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Obituaries

William “Bill” G. Rautanen Sr.

NUGENT LAKE, MI - William “Bill” G. Rautanen, Sr., age 79, of Nugent Lake died following a lengthy illness, on Monday, April 3rd, 2023, at UPHS Marquette. He was born on July 15th, 1943, in Munising, Michigan, to Arne and Eva (Root) Rautanen. Bill grew up in Melstrand and Munising and ...

June E. Almli

ISHPEMING, MI - June E. Almli, 74, a former resident of Ishpeming passed away Saturday, April 1st, 2023, at the Omega House in Houghton. She was born on February 9th, 1949, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Felix and Lea (Riikonen) Kemppainen. June was raised in the Baraga area and was a ...

Shirleane Elizabeth Luokkala

GOODVIEW, VA - Shirleane Elizabeth Luokkala entered into eternal rest on Sunday, April 2nd, 2023, at her home in Goodview, VA, surrounded by her loving family. Shirleane will be interned in the Westview Cemetery of Blacksburg, VA, her childhood home next to her father and mother. A ...

Jessica Marie Richardson

MUNISING, MI - Jessica Marie Richardson, age 42, of Miller Road in Munising, died at 5:30 a.m., at her home under the loving care of her family. Services will be held at the Bowerman Funeral Home on Friday, April 7th, 2023. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. Pastor James ...

Carol Erickson

GWINN, MI - Carol Erickson, 65, of Gwinn, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family and under the care of U.P. Home Health & Hospice. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Canale-Gwinn Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Ruth Ann (Spearman) Revord

MUNISING, MI - Ruth Ann (Spearman) Revord, died surrounded by her family on April 1st, 2023, after a brave but private multi-year battle with cancer. Ruth was born on January 20th, 1940, in Houghton Michigan to Russell Joseph Spearman and Muriel Helen (Schumacher) Spearman, the youngest of ...