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Donald E. Hooper

TUCSON, AZ- Donald E. Hooper passed away October 12, 2023, at home in Tucson, AZ, surrounded by family. He was born on August 4, 1936, in Ann Arbor, MI to Albert Webster Hooper, and Margaret Eleanor (Protrude) Hooper. He worked for Wausau Insurance Company for 30 years, and was a member of ...

Marjorie C. Vidlund

MARQUETTE, MI - Marjorie C. Vidlund, Marquette, Michigan, 96 years old, died peacefully on November 30, 2023, at Trillium House in the loving presence of family and staff from Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice. In lieu of flowers, gifts of remembrance may be given to Messiah Lutheran Church, the Michigan Veterans Home D.J. Jacobetti Life Enrichment Fund, or the Alzheimer’s Association. A complete obituary will be forthcoming. Fassbender Swanson Hansen Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family, where condolences may be expressed online at fassbenderswansonhansen.com

Erich Eiben

MARQUETTE, MI- Erich Eiben passed away unexpectedly on October 29th of this year. He was 36 years old. Erich was born and raised in Marquette. He was a curious and precocious child with many friends. He had a sophisticated ear for contemporary music across many genres and loved gaming and computers from an early age. Erich graduated from Marquette Senior High School where he played several years on the MSHS soccer team. He began his undergraduate degree at NMU but completed a BS degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Minnesota. He then moved to Denver to ...

Clyde A. “Buck” Carlson

NORTH LAKE LOC, MI -Clyde A. “Buck” Carlson, age 89, lifelong North Lake resident, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, while under the loving care of his family at the Teal Lake Senior Living Community in Negaunee, Buck was born in the family home in North Lake location on August 7, 1934, a son of the late Emma (Hanson) and John Carlson. He was a graduate of the Ishpeming High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, having been stationed in Japan as a Personnel Clerk. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to North Lake and worked as a technician ...

Richard William Reader

GREEN GARDEN, MI- Richard William Reader, age 78, of Green Garden Location, entered eternal life Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at home, in the loving care of his family and Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice. Born January 18, 1945, in Marquette, a son of Ernest and Edna (Zerbel) Reader, Richard was raised in Marquette and graduated from Graveraet High School, Class of 1963. He attended Northern Michigan University for two years and then entered the machinist apprenticeship training for four years. For over 40 years, Richard was employed as a machinist with the Lake Superior and ...

Ruth M. Carr

MUNISING, MI- Ruth M. Carr of Munising, died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 102 early in the morning of Tuesday, November 28, 2023. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated by Father Michael Ocran on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Munising. Interment will be in 2024 at the Maple Grove Cemetery where the Alger County Veterans Honor Guard will render military honors for Alger County’s oldest veteran. Ruth’s obituary will be in this weekend’s paper and may be found at bowermanfuneralhome.net