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Valerie Hill

MARQUETTE, MI - Valerie Kay Hill, 69, of Marquette, passed away peacefully Monday, September 14, 2026 at UPHS-Marquette in the care of her loving family. Valerie was born October 19, 1956 in Ishpeming to Robert and Evelyn (Hebert) Valella and was a proud graduate of Ishpeming High School, ...

Steve B. Niemi

APPLETON, WI - Steve Brian Niemi, 54, of Appleton, Wisconsin, passed away on September 12, 2026, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, with his wife and children by his side. He was born December 31, 1971, in Ishpeming, Michigan, to Toivo “Jake” and Eleanore (Heikkila) Niemi. Being the ...

Stephen P. Nault

ISHPEMING, MI - Stephen P. “Yutch” Nault, age 73, longtime Ishpeming resident, passed away on Thursday September 10, 2026 at his home surrounded by the love of his wife, daughters, granddaughter Allie, and UP Home Health and Hospice. Steve was born in Marquette on June 14, 1953, son of ...

Timothy “Tim” Preston

MARQUETTE, MI - Timothy "Tim" Preston passed away at U.P. Health Systems hospital after a long illness. Knowing death was near, several of his longtime friends and his wife gathered in his ICU room to celebrate his life. Raised in Ohio, his family has historical roots in Clark Lake in lower ...

Donna Gwenn Springstead (Anderson)

ISHPEMING, MI - Donna Gwenn Springstead (Anderson), 77, met her Lord in heaven on September 10, 2026, after passing away peacefully in her home in Ishpeming, Michigan. Donna was born September 16, 1948, in Gary, Indiana, and adopted by Perry O. Springstead and Barbara B. Buckmaster. She spent ...

Viola Evelyn Williams

ISHPEMING, MI - The family of Viola Evelyn Williams would like to share the news that Viola was called home to heaven on Wednesday September 9, 2026, at the age of 101. She was blessed with a long life surrounded by the love of family and friends. Viola was preceded in death by her beloved ...