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Obituaries

Kim Ann Kee

MARQUETTE, MI - Kim Ann Kee, age 65, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at home, in the loving, comforting care of her family. How do you put an entire lifetime, let alone an entire lifetime of Light, Love and Laughter into one small set of words? Magic, that’s how. And like magic, ...

Marilyn K. Kotel

GWINN, MI-Marilyn K. Kotel, age 87, of Gwinn, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2025, at Eastwood Nursing Center. Born on January 2, 1938, in Princeton, Michigan, Marilyn was the daughter of Desmond and Dorothy (Larsh) Connors. A lifelong resident of the Gwinn area, she was deeply rooted ...

Kenneth Pringle

MARQUETTE, MI- Kenneth Bernard Pringle, lovingly known as 'Papa Ken' age 89, of Marquette, Michigan, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on October 15, 2025. Ken was born at home in Sagola, Michigan, on August 9, 1936, to Bernard ('Bernie') and Elizabeth ('Betty') Pringle, both ...

Rose (Rosie) Cecchini

ISHPMEING, MI-Rose Marie (Rosie) Cecchini age 82, a lifelong resident, passed away on October 14, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Rosie was born in Ishpeming on February 4, 1943. The daughter of Nicholas Donato and Evelyn (Matheson) Donato. She attended school in Ishpeming ...

Robert ‘Sawbones’ Maki

ISHPEMING, MI - Robert Marvin 'Sawbones' Maki, age 90, went home to The Lord on Saturday, October 10, 2025 at Marquette County Medical Care Facility surrounded by family and the compassionate care of Lake Superior Hospice. Born September 22, 1935 in Gwinn, MI to Victor and Siri Maki. Robert ...

Keith Ihamaki

NEGAUNEE, MI-Keith Toivo Ihamaki, 73, long-time resident of Negaunee, entered eternal life Sunday evening, October 12, 2025, at UP Health System in Marquette, surrounded by his loving family and special friends, Glenda and Tammy Green. Keith was born January 12, 1952, in Marquette to Toivo and ...