MARQUETTE, MI - Joan D. Blondeau, 90, of Marquette, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2026, at UP Health System - Marquette. Joan was born on June 13, 1935, in Marquette, Michigan, to Walter and Margaret (Smith) Fassbender. She was a graduate of Bishop Baraga High School. In June of 1952, ...
ARNOLD, MI - William Ray “Bill” DeShambo, age 87, lovingly known to many as Bill, Willard, or “Old Man Bill,” passed away peacefully at home in Arnold, Michigan on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in the log cabin he proudly built with his own hands what he simply called “The Shack” ...
SKANDIA, MI - Ronald Eugene “Ron” McGrady, age 79, of Skandia, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2026 at home. Ron was born on September 8, 1946 in Bluefield, West Virginia, the son of Claude and Mary (Taylor) McGrady. He was raised in Bluefield, West Virginia. Following his graduation ...
ISHPEMING, MI – Betty A. (Van Driessche) Larson, age 93, passed away at her home on Monday May 25, 2026, while in the comforting care of her family. Betty was born April 5, 1933, to Marcella (De Clark) and Edmond Van Driessche in Norway, MI. She lived on a farm in Vulcan until 1941 when the family then moved to Chicago, Ill. In 1947, they moved to Negaunee. After completing high school at St. Paul’s, Class of 1951 she worked at the Mining Journal office in Negaunee for a time before moving to Chicago where she worked for a suite of 16 doctors on Michigan Ave. On February 19, 1955, ...
MARQUETTE, MI - Helen Lou “Pets” Todd, age 97, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 25, 2026, at Trillium House in Marquette. She lived a full and beautiful life, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, family, and cherished memories. Born December 1, 1928, in Escanaba, Michigan, ...
GWINN, MI - Joyce M. (Babcock) Sleeter, 83, of Gwinn, Michigan went home to be with her lord. She was born February 27, 1943 at Ishpeming Hospital to Chester and Myrtle Babcock. She attended Gravereat High School and was a lifetime resident of the Marquette area. In 1961, she married Walter ...
