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Richard “Dick” Zimmerman

SKANDIA, MI - Richard “Dick” Zimmerman, age 74, of Carlshend Road, Skandia, passed away Thursday evening, July 6, 2023, at home. A service will be held at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the Community Covenant Church in Skandia. A meal will follow the service in the church fellowship hall. Pastor Todd Spranger will officiate. 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.

Shirley M. Smith

MARQUETTE, MI - Teacher. Mother. Wife. Friend. It’s the final curtain. Shirley M. Smith passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, WI, following a short illness. Those who knew her will remember her as a true friend. Her students, with respect and love, will remember her as “Smitty.” Shirley taught Drama and Speech at Marquette Senior High School for 29 years plus 13 years as a sub. During that tenure, she received many awards, but a few closest to her heart were the Michigan International Forensics Theatre Teacher of the year, the naming of the ...

Francis Edwin “Toss” Tossava

ALSTON, MI - Francis Edwin “Toss” Tossava, age 84 of Alston, MI passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at UP Health System, Marquette, MI with his loving family by his side. Toss’s complete obituary may be viewed and condolences sent to the family at www.reidfuneralservicec hapel.com. The Reid Funeral Service and Chapel L’Anse has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

Ward Williams

ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP, MI - Ward Williams, age 85, longtime Ishpeming Twp. resident passed away on Monday July 3, 2023, at UP Health System Bell in Ishpeming. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. A complete obituary will be forthcoming and will be announced by the Bjork & Zhulkie Funeral Home.

Robert Hill

NEWBERRY, MI - Longtime Newberry resident, Robert Lee Hill, 86, died suddenly but peacefully Wednesday morning July 5, 2023 at his residence. Born June 26, 1937 in Wells, Michigan, son of the late Robert and Edna (Polkey) Hill, Bob was a 1955 graduate of Baraga High School and attended Suomi ...

Mary Paulson

MARQUETTE, MI - Mary Ann Paulson, 81, of Marquette, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home on June 17, 2023, after a lengthy illness. She was surrounded by family and under the compassionate care of Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice. Mary Ann was born in Baraga on May 8, 1942, and moved ...