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03/28/2026

MARQUETTE-Helen Miriam Johnson, age 95, a lifelong resident of Marquette, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2026, at Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee.
Born on July 6, 1930, in Marquette, Helen was the daughter of Matt and Vieano (Tuuri) Maki and was raised in Marquette. Following her schoolin...

03/27/2026

Ann Bernard Roberts passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026, at home with her family.

Ann was born July 8, 1935, in Marquette, MI to Lowell and Gertrude (Miller) Bernard, who both preceded her in death.

Ann graduated from Negaunee High School in 1953, went on to attend Michigan State Co...

03/25/2026

MARQUETTE, MI – Kenneth Charles “Charlie” Wright, MD, age 99, of Marquette, passed away peacefully at his home on March 19, 2026.

Born November 15, 1926, in Evansville, Indiana, he was the son of Kenneth Snyder and Laura Ann (Johann) Wright. He was raised in Evansville and graduated from Bosse ...

03/24/2026

Mary Lou Young, 80, a woman of deep faith and gentle spirit, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2026. She was surrounded by the love of her family at her daughter’s home in Oshkosh, under the compassionate care of Aurora Hospice.

Born March 4, 1946, in Springfield, Ohio, Mary Lou ...

03/20/2026

LaVerne Evelyn Sommers Locke of Marquette died peacefully at Trillium House on March 14th.

LaVerne was born in Republic on September 17, 1934, the second of five children to Evald and Tyyne (Hangas) Sommers. She spent her early years in Republic before moving to Marquette as a young girl. Sh...

03/20/2026

Gary A. Bourdeau, 79, of Marquette, passed away on March 15, 2026, at Michigan Veteran Homes D.J. Jacobetti, Memory Care Unit.

Gary was born in June of 1946 in Lake Linden, Michigan, to George E. and Lorraine A. (Dessellier) Bourdeau. He attended Lake Linden-Hubbell High School. He was very ...

03/17/2026

03/14/2026

MARQUETTE, MI - Patricia “Pat” Gilger Freberg Remillard, age 77, passed away peacefully at Mill Creek Assisted Living with her family by her side on March 8, 2026.
Pat was born on October 7, 1948, in Munising, Michigan, to Lula Eliina (Kuja) Freberg Dhondt and Norman Andrew Freberg, although Franc...

03/11/2026

SKANDIA- Claudine Ann Contois, age 89, of Skandia, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2026, at her
home in Skandia in the loving care of her family and the caregivers of Lake Superior Life Care and
Hospice.
She was born on February 18, 1937, in Iron Mountain, Michigan, the daughter of Nello an...

03/11/2026

Kathy L. Bull, age 65, of Marquette, passed away on March 6, 2026, at her home surrounded by family, friends and under the care of Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice.

Kathy was born on March 9, 1960, in Bemidji, Minnesota, to Richard L. and Helen E. (Conklin) Bull. She was a 1978 graduate o...