MARQUETTE, MI- Melany (Arntsen) Nelson passed away at home on January 16, 2026. Melany was preceded in death by her parents George (Ron) and Mary (Jean) Arntsen of Marquette. She is survived by sisters, Trina Arntsen Young (Jim Young), Rhonda Arntsen, nieces Hadley Young (Aaron) and Lucy ...

CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP, MI - Julia Dorothea Liubakka, age 83, of Harvey, passed away peacefully at her home on February 27, 2026, surrounded by the loving care of her family. Julia was born in Marquette on August 19, 1942 at St. Luke’s Hospital, the daughter of Herbert and Vieno (Lampi) Maves, ...

Mary (Mae) McCarthy passed away peacefully on Friday, February 27, 2026. Mary was born August 27, 1931, in Mossblown, Ayshire, Scotland, to William and Mary Price. She was raised alongside her sister, Veronica (Robert) Adair, and her brother, William Price. In her youth, Mary attended St. ...

Murietta, CA - Richard Melvin Lainson died after a long illness on January 30, 2026, at 89 years of age in Murrieta, California. He was born on February 27, 1936, in York, Nebraska, to Clarence Ray Lainson (a WWI veteran) and Dorthy Alice (Sherman) Lainson. “Dick” was the youngest of three ...

WATERSMEET, MI - Don Parling, age 89, a resident of Watersmeet, MI since 1993, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 22, 2026 at the Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff, WI. Don was born in Ithaca, MI on July 14, 1936 to Vern and Cordie Parling. He married his wife ...

CHASSELL, MI- The world lost a good man when Byrd Kramer passed away on February 20 at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. He was kind, gentle, honest, generous, funny, and well loved by everyone who knew him. He was born Richard L. Kramer in Bradford, PA and enrolled in the US Air Force after ...