GWINN, MI - Jack Thurston, 91, passed away on May 27, 2026 at Michigan Veteran Homes- D.J. Jacobetti, where he had been a resident for two months. Jack was born on May 21, 1935 to his parents, Roy and Julia (Micklow) Thurston in Gwinn, MI, where he was a lifelong resident. Jack is survived ...
MARQUETTE, MI - Born August 25, 1934, Clareen was raised in Owosso, Michigan, where she graduated from Owosso High School in 1952. She continued her education at Central Michigan University and was an active member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. After graduating in May 1956, Clareen accepted ...
MARQUETTE, MI - Joan D. Blondeau, 90, of Marquette, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2026, at UP Health System - Marquette. Joan was born on June 13, 1935, in Marquette, Michigan, to Walter and Margaret (Smith) Fassbender. She was a graduate of Bishop Baraga High School. In June of 1952, ...
ARNOLD, MI - William Ray “Bill” DeShambo, age 87, lovingly known to many as Bill, Willard, or “Old Man Bill,” passed away peacefully at home in Arnold, Michigan on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in the log cabin he proudly built with his own hands what he simply called “The Shack” ...
SKANDIA, MI - Ronald Eugene “Ron” McGrady, age 79, of Skandia, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2026 at home. Ron was born on September 8, 1946 in Bluefield, West Virginia, the son of Claude and Mary (Taylor) McGrady. He was raised in Bluefield, West Virginia. Following his graduation ...
ISHPEMING, MI – Betty A. (Van Driessche) Larson, age 93, passed away at her home on Monday May 25, 2026, while in the comforting care of her family. Betty was born April 5, 1933, to Marcella (De Clark) and Edmond Van Driessche in Norway, MI. She lived on a farm in Vulcan until 1941 when the family then moved to Chicago, Ill. In 1947, they moved to Negaunee. After completing high school at St. Paul’s, Class of 1951 she worked at the Mining Journal office in Negaunee for a time before moving to Chicago where she worked for a suite of 16 doctors on Michigan Ave. On February 19, 1955, ...
