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Joseph McCormick

NEGAUNEE, MI - Joseph G. McCormick, 82, of Negaunee, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon, December 18, 2023 at the Trillium Hospice House, Marquette, under the care of his loving family and UP Home Health and Hospice. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 22nd at St. Paul Catholic Church, Negaunee, with Rev. Larry Van Damme officiating. Interment will be in the Negaunee Cemetery. The family will greet relatives and friends from 10:00 am until the start of Mass at noon at the church on Friday, and also at a luncheon immediately following ...

Walter C. Devonshire

MESA, AZ - Walter C. Devonshire (Wally) 86 years young a resident of Mesa, Arizona passed away on October 9, 2023. Born in Marquette, Michigan April 23, 1937, the son of Charles and Florence. He was preceded in death by both Mom, Dad, two sisters, Charlene and Jill, and one brother, Tom. He is survived by four sisters, Patricia, Nancy, Karen and Judy, and one brother, Jim and many nieces and nephews. Wally was actively involved in his church and helping his neighbors. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge and Shriners and a supporter of the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital. ...

Diane Louise Alexander

SANDS TOWNSHIP, MI - Diane Louise Alexander, age 75, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023, at home, in the loving care of her family. Born September 16, 1948, in Marquette, a daughter of Leonard and Irene (Silverstein) Fluette, Diane was raised in Marquette and attended Bishop Baraga High ...

Charles E. “Chuck” Riley, Sr.

SHINGLETON, MI- Charles E. “Chuck” Riley, Sr., age 79, of Shingleton, entered eternal life early Tuesday morning, December 12, 2023 at the Trillium House in Marquette surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 6, 1944 in Manistique, Michigan, and was lovingly adopted by Ernest ...

Gordon Harlow Lawry

ISHPEMING, MI- Gordon Harlow Lawry, 90, passed away Dec. 6, 2023. He was born Aug. 28, 1933, in Ishpeming to the late Gordon A. and Dorothy Lawry. The family moved to Marquette where Gordon graduated from Graveraet High School in 1951. During the Korean War, he served in the Navy as a ...

Linda J. Norman

CHATHAM, MI- Linda J. Norman, age 72,of Chatham, died Wednesday evening, December 13, 2023 at UPHS Marquette. She was born in Highland Park, Michigan on April 24, 1951, the oldest of five daughters to Jerome “Joe” and Edna “Mickey” (McMillan) Peterson. Growing up in a commercial ...