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Eleanor T. Johnson

HARVEY, MI – Eleanor T. Johnson, age 98, of Harvey, entered eternal life Thursday morning, September 17, 2026, at the Norlite Nursing Center, in the loving, comforting care of her family. Born May 26, 1928, in Marquette, a daughter of Samuel and Eva (Cota) Longtine, Eleanor was raised in ...

Susan Mary Blomgren

MARQUETTE, MI - Susan Mary "Sue" Blomgren, aged 88, Marquette, passed peacefully on September 10, 2026 at her home with her children at her side. At the time she passed, she was a patient of U.P. Home Health and Hospice, who provided amazing care. Susan was born April 10, 1938, at her ...

Joanne Marie Kingston

GRAND HAVEN, MI Joanne Marie Kingston, age 90, passed away at Lakeshore Assisted Living in Grand Haven, MI on Monday, September 14, 2026. Joanne was born in Mountain Lake, MN to Amund and Elsie (Hahn) Sandbo on October 12, 1935. After her father’s death just before she was born, Elsie, Joanne, and her two sisters moved to Ormsby, MN to be closer to family. Joanne graduated from University of Minnesota with a degree in business education. She took a teaching job in Durham, NH where she met her husband David on a ski trip. After marriage, they moved to Arizona where their son John was ...

Marcia Kay Grigg McCracken

MARQUETTE, MI - Marcia Kay Grigg McCracken, 81, of Marquette, passed away Thursday morning, September 17, 2026, at Teal Lake Senior Living Community under the care of U.P. Home Health and Hospice. Marcia was born prematurely with cerebral palsy on November 5, 1944, in Lansing, Michigan, to ...

Conrad Kontio

CHAMPION, MI - Conrad Charles Kontio, 87, of Fish Lake in Champion, passed away Thursday morning, September 17, 2026 at Marquette County Medical Care Facility while in the care of his loving family. Conrad was born August 27, 1939 in Ishpeming to Arthur and Mildred (Kalus) Kontio and ...

Mary Ann Kilberg

NEW PRAGUE, MN - Mary Ann Kilberg, age 95, passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 12, 2026 at her daughters home in New Prague, MN. Mary was born in Calumet, MI on October 5, 1930 to Clarence and Leona Lantto and was raised along with her two sisters in Calumet. She was a graduate ...