DIORITE LOCATION, MI- Gary P. Bjorne, 68, of 3236 Co. Rd. CKK, Champion, passed away at his home after a short illness on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, while in the loving care of his daughters Kori and Brooke and U.P. Home Health &Hospice. Gary was born in Ishpeming on August 25, 1955, a son ...
SKANDIA TOWNSHIP MI- Robert “Bob” Armas Haara, aged 81, of Skandia Township, MI, passed away on August 20, 2024, at UP Health System Marquette. Born on January 2, 1943, the son of Hilho and Gloria (Koski) Haara, Bob was a man whose life was as rich and vibrant as the Upper Peninsula’s ...
CHAMPION, MI- Timothy Kurt Simula, age 84, Champion resident, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at his home while in the loving care of his family and U.P. Home Health and Hospice. Timothy was born in Highland Park, MI on May 2, 1940, a son of the late Ethel Marie (Glancy) and Carl ...
LITTLE LAKE, MI- Vernon “Butch” Noel, 81, of Little Lake, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at his home. He was born August 28, 1942, in Ishpeming, a son of the late John B. And Ethel (Mahaffey) Noel. He was raised in Sands Township and was a 1959 graduate of Gwinn High ...
PALMER, MI- Donna E. (Dryge) Joki, age 81, former Palmer resident passed away on Friday, August 9, 2024, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls. Donna was born in Calumet, Michigan on December 11, 1942, a daughter of the late Axel S. and Margaret V. (Beauchamp) Dryge. She ...
CHOCOLAY TWP, MI – Karla Ann Rushford, age 73, of Chocolay Township, entered eternal life August 22, 2024, at home, in the loving, comforting care of her family and caregivers of U.P. Home Health and Hospice. Karla is survived by her son, Mark (Katrina) Rushford; grandchildren, Kylie Underwood, Ryan Bryant, and Tyler Bryant; her siblings, Karen Strughold and Kathy Strughold; niece, Jessica Sharland; great nieces and nephews, Cecilia (Colbie) Root, Nora (Caleb) Parker, Spencer Sharland, and Reece Sharland. Karla was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Dorothy (Burke) ...
