MARQUETTE, MI - Samuel Albert Beckius, Lance Corporal USMC, chose to leave this world on 9 March 2026. Sam was 29, but he lived such a life. He traveled abroad and learned a second language. He loved the outdoors and embraced it through running, biking, hiking, and sailing. He had the heart of ...

MARQUETTE, MI - Gayl L. Johnson, age 79, of Marquette, Michigan, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, March 15, 2026, following a sudden fall while visiting family in Pennsylvania. She was born on February 10, 1947, in Bradford, PA, to the late Donald and Betty Weilacher Phillips. ...

MUNISING, MI- Michael A. Rautanen, age 71, of Munising, died Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at the home he grew up in, surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born in Munising to the late Arne and Eva (Root) Rautanen on September 30, 1954. ...

NATIONAL MINE, MI - Dean Eric Manty, 53, of National Mine, passed away early Friday evening, March 13, 2026 at his home. Dean was born September 23, 1972 in Washington, D.C. to Peter Lee and Rita Marie (Culbert) Manty while his father was stationed there following the Vietnam War. Dean ...

CHATHAM, MI - Toivo E. Luoma, age 101, of Chatham, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Brookridge Assisted Living in Marquette. He was born on March 2, 1925 to Solomon and Selma (Torma) Luoma on their farm near Chatham, Michigan. Toivo was the fifth of six children and at the age of three his ...

MARQUETTE, MI - Judith P. “Judy” Fry, age 78, walked on into eternity, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at Mill Creek Assisted Living, in the loving, comforting care of her family and UP Home Health and Hospice. Judy was born February 13, 1948 in Munising, a daughter of John William and Marjorie ...