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Hilda Otowadjiwan

NEGAUNEE TWP, MI - Hilda Shirley Marcella Otowadjiwan, 80, of Negaunee Township, walked on peacefully Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit in the comfort of her loving family. Visitation will begin at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, June 5th at Koskey Funeral Home in Negaunee and will continue through the night. Traditional Native American services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 10:00 am prior to burial services in the Negaunee Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the Negaunee Elks. A complete obituary is forthcoming. Hilda’s memorial page may be viewed at ...

Bruce Allen Reynolds

SUSSEX, WI/MARQUETTE, MI - Bruce Allen Reynolds, age 70, began an amazing new adventure in space and time on May 25th, 2024, after passing away at Dandelion Cottage (”camp in town”) in Marquette. He is survived by his wife Kathleen (Kathy) Pohl, with whom he spent nearly 42 years on ...

Norman Walter Richardson

MARQUETTE, MI - Norman Walter Richardson, age 88, of Marquette, passed away Monday, May 27, 2024 at home in the loving care of his family and caregivers at Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice. A cherished family man, dedicated patriot, and friend to many, Norman was born on March 26, 1936, in ...

Rosella Antonia Nies

DE PERE, WI - Rosella Antonia (Kabat) Nies (G Rose, GG Rose) De Pere, WI died Saturday, May 25, 2024. Rosella was born on December 28, 1927 to the late Frank and Caroline (Tikalsky) Kabat in the town of East Wrightstown (Greenleaf). Rosella was the youngest of nine children and grew up in the family cheese factory (Kabat’s Cheese) on the corner of highways 96 and PP. She and her siblings helped operate the cheese factory with their father as their mother passed away when Rosella was 12 years old. On May 4, 1948, Rosella married Joseph F. Nies at St. Mary Church in East Wrightstown. ...

Leslie Scheuren

MARSHALL, WI - Leslie “Hook” Scheuren, age 84, passed away on May 27, 2024, unexpectedly of natural causes. He was born in Escanaba, MI to Howard and Evelyn (Way) Scheuren in the hot summer months of 1939. Leslie grew up on the family farm in Cornell, MI until he moved to Wisconsin to ...

Julie Kay Freeman

NEWBERRY, MI - Longtime Engadine and Newberry resident, Julie Kay Freeman, 62, died Tuesday morning May 28, 2024 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit in the presence of her loving family. Born March 19, 1962 in Manistique, daughter of the late William and Edna (Zenker) Rushford, Julie was a ...