EAGAN, MN - Timothy James Kivela, age 67 of Eagan, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 in White Bear Lake, MN. Tim was born on July 23, 1958 in Escanaba, MI to Jack and Kathleen (Kepler) Kivela Tauch and spent his early life in Marquette, MI. He grew up making lifelong ...

SALT LAKE CITY, UT- James Louis Maino passed away February 10th in Salt Lake City, Utah, following a 14-month battle with cancer, surrounded by family. He was 86. Jim was born on November 19, 1939, in Ishpeming, Michigan, to James and Josephine (Pezzotti) Maino. He graduated from St. Paul’s ...

MARQUETTE, MI - Paul Richard Smith, Jr., 55, of Marquette, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on February 22, 2026. He was born on June 3, 1970, in Dayton, Ohio.Paul was raised in a military family, born to two proud members of the United States Air Force. This upbringing took him to ...

ISHPEMING, MI – Kenneth A. Nelson, age 75, of Ishpeming, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 19, 2026. Ken was born on December 27, 1950, in Ishpeming, to Alvin Nelson and Gail Annear. He attended Ishpeming High School and graduated in the class of 1969. It was during his high ...

CHATHAM- After a 7-year battle with breast cancer, Susan Lee (Johnson) Breining, age 57, died peacefully on February 19, 2026, surrounded by love at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Charlotte, North Carolina. Susan was born in Munising, MI on July 30, 1968. She grew up in Chatham, MI and ...

CHAMPION TOWNSHIP, MI - Edward William Wales, age 79 of Champion Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at UP Health System Marquette. Ed was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December 14, 1946, and raised in Allen Park, Michigan, a son of Raymond and Kathleen (Huddlestone) ...