ISHPEMING, MI-Joseph C. Belanger, 85, a longtime Ishpeming area resident and U.S. Navy veteran, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at U.P. Health System ­ Marquette, while in the loving care of his family and hospital staff. Joseph C. Belanger was born in Champion, Michigan, on ...

MUSKEGON, MI-Ruthann Boutell, age 77, passed away peacefully at the Poppen House on Sunday, September 14, 2025, in Muskegon, MI. She was born to Fred and Ruth (Faneuff) Rettenberger on September 1, 1948, in Oregon, OH. Ruthann was known for her love of her family and their annual trips to ...

IRON MOUNTAIN, MI-John R. Raade of Iron River, MI passed away on Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, MI. He was born on October 3, 1942, in Detroit, MI and moved to Marquette in September 1945. He attended Froebel Elementary School in ...

September 20, 1940 ­ September 6, 2025 BIG BAY, MI-William (Bill) J. Bystrom, 84, of Big Bay, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, with his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Cindy, at his side. Bill’s life was marked by hard ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI-Ralph Steven Hintsala, age 82, of Traverse City, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025. Ralph was proud of his Finnish heritage. He loved his Lutheran upbringing and clung to his savior, Jesus Christ. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church of Interlochen. Ralph ...

REPUBLIC, MI- Margaret A. Lahtela (Peggy), age 79, a lifelong area resident, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025, at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, while surrounded by her loving family and the compassionate hospital staff. Peggy was born in Marquette on June 28, 1946, the daughter of the late ...