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Obituaries

Kathleen ‘Kathy’ Colombo

COLUMBUS, OH-Kathleen 'Kathy' Colombo, age 78, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away at home on July 15, 2025. Kathy was born in Marquette and raised in Gwinn, the daughter of Louis and Sylvia (Arbelius) Colombo. Kathy graduated from Gwinn High School in 1965. She went on to attend Northern Michigan ...

Stephen W.J. Dupras

MARQUETTE, MI-Stephen WJ Dupras, 77, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at UP Health Systems--Marquette. Born August 21, 1947, in Marquette, the only child of Clarence and Margherita (Bollero) Dupras, Stephen spent his early years in the Marquette area, graduating in 1965 from Bishop Baraga ...

Jack Gauthier

LITTLE LAKE, MI-Jack Allen Gauthier, 16, of Little Lake, Michigan, passed away on July 30, 2025 due to an accidental drowning, one day before his 17th birthday. Born on July 31, 2008, to Billy Jack Gauthier and Nicole (Hytinen) Gauthier, Jack was an amazing young man whose love for his family ...

Mary Ellen Ries

MARQUETTE TWP, MI-Mary Ellen Ries, 67, of Marquette Township, passed away peacefully at home Friday, August 1st, 2025, surrounded by her loving family and caregivers at Lake Superior Hospice. Services will be held at the Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah's Witnesses located at 2245 US-41 S, Marquette, ...

Donald J. Hebert

IRON MOUNTAIN, MI-Donald J. Hebert, 87, of Iron River, MI passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson. He was born on August 7, 1937, in Stambaugh, MI, the son of the late Dominic and Lorraine (Bomaster) Hebert. Donald attended the Stambaugh Schools, ...

John Ovink

ISHPEMING, MI-John Henry Ovink, 75, of Ishpeming, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 8, 2025, at his home with his wife and daughter Lori at his side. John was born June 25, 1949 in Pontiac, Michigan to Henry and Ethel (White) Ovink and graduated from Southfield High School. He attended ...