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Peter Y. LaVoy

SARASOTA, FL - An informal celebration of life for Peter Y. LaVoy, former Marquette resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Marquette American Legion Post 44. He died November 17, 2025, in Sarasota, Fla., at age 79. He was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and moved to Marquette in the early 1960s. He graduated from Marquette Senior High School and Northern Michigan University. Peter served in the U.S. Army including 1970-71 in Vietnam. He returned to Marquette and worked for Marquette School District. Survivors include his sister, Ruth LaVoy Nerhaugen of Red Wing, Mn.; a ...

Donald Aho

APPLETON, WI - Donald "Don" Aho, age 76, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2026. He was born on September 3, 1949, to Edwin and Katherine (Bessonen) Aho in Laurium, Michigan. Don graduated from Wakefield High School and went on to attend Northland College, where he played football and ...

Jill Bocklund Hughes

EAGAN, MN - Jill Bocklund Hughes, née Anderson, passed peacefully into eternal life on July 28, 2026 at the age of 90. Jill was born in Marquette, Michigan, on April 10, 1936. A complete obituary was published on August 3, 2026 and can be found at the Mining Journal’s website. A ...

Thomas L. Niles

THE VILLAGES, FL - Thomas L. Niles, 91, from Marquette MI, passed away Monday morning, August 17, 2026 at the Cypress Care Nursing Center in Wildwood FL. Tom was born on September 12, 1934 in Marquette Michigan, son of the late Lew and Mildred (Thomas) Niles. He graduated from Graveraet ...

Ruth L. Hubbard

GWINN, MI - Ruth L. Hubbard, 92, of Gwinn, died August 17, 2026, at Norlite Nursing Center in Marquette. Ruth was born August 19, 1933, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Carl Frederick and Nora Bornheimer. She graduated from Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw and attended Central Michigan University ...

Cheryl D. Rittenger

TRAUNIK, MI - Cheryl D. Rittenger, age 80, of Traunik and formerly of Alto, Michigan, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, August 16, 2026, under the loving care of her family and North Woods Home Hospice. Cheryl was born in Marquette, Michigan, on February 8, 1946, to the late Darwin ...