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Obituaries

James Louis Maino

SALT LAKE CITY, UT- James Louis Maino passed away February 10th in Salt Lake City, Utah, following a 14-month battle with cancer, surrounded by family. He was 86. Jim was born on November 19, 1939, in Ishpeming, Michigan, to James and Josephine (Pezzotti) Maino. He graduated from St. Paul’s ...

Jeffrey “Jeff” MacDonald

MARQUETTE, MI - The life that graced this world so beautifully, now shines bright and new in heaven. Jeffrey "Jeff" MacDonald, age 56, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility. He died in the loving care of his mother, Judy Caldwell, and the ...

Edward William Wales

CHAMPION TOWNSHIP, MI - Edward William Wales, age 79 of Champion Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at UP Health System Marquette. Ed was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December 14, 1946, and raised in Allen Park, Michigan, a son of Raymond and Kathleen (Huddlestone) ...

Kenneth A. Nelson

ISHPEMING, MI – Kenneth A. Nelson, age 75, of Ishpeming, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 19, 2026. Ken was born on December 27, 1950, in Ishpeming, to Alvin Nelson and Gail Annear. He attended Ishpeming High School and graduated in the class of 1969. It was during his high ...

Paul Richard Smith, Jr.

MARQUETTE, MI - Paul Richard Smith, Jr., 55, of Marquette, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on February 22, 2026. He was born on June 3, 1970, in Dayton, Ohio.Paul was raised in a military family, born to two proud members of the United States Air Force. This upbringing took him to ...

Susan L. Breining

CHATHAM- After a 7-year battle with breast cancer, Susan Lee (Johnson) Breining, age 57, died peacefully on February 19, 2026, surrounded by love at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Charlotte, North Carolina. Susan was born in Munising, MI on July 30, 1968. She grew up in Chatham, MI and ...