Obituaries

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Edward Earl Gray Jr., age 52 of Baraga, MI passed away on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born May 21, 1968 in Chicago, IL son of Edward Gray Sr. and Patricia (Crowder) Tuschen. Ed grew up in …

As received from Antila Funeral Service: Vincent J.”Vinny” Kaster, 55, of Lake Linden and formerly of Trimountain, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020, at UP Health System-Portage. He had been a resident patient at Canal View Houghton County since March 2019. Vinny was born April 18, 1965, in Hancock, a …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Hancock: James E. Murphy, 83, of Hancock, passed away peacefully, at his home, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer, on July 7, 2020. He was born October 18, 1936, a son of Hal F. and Harriet G. (LeCrone) Murphy. He …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Portage Township: Ruth E. Normand, 83, of Portage Township, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at the home of her daughter with her family by her side.      She was born on August 6, 1936, in Nisula, a daughter of the late …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – Robert John Zander 76, of Calumet passed away peacefully at his home on July 6, 2020. Bob was a well known and respected businessman as owner of the LeVeque Agency and an active member of the community, serving on several boards …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Nicole “Nikki” Marie Rantanen, 32 was born in L’Anse August 19, 1987 and walked on unexpectedly on July 4, 2020. She is the daughter of Barbara Dakota and Randal Rantanen. Nikki graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 2006 alongside her twin sister …

As received from the  Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: MOHAWK – David (Dave) Paul Latvala, 69, passed away peacefully at his home on July 5, 2020, with family by his side, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Dave was born on May 26, 1951 in Laurium, the son of the …

As received from the  Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Teresa Mohar Krats, 77, a resident of Tucson, AZ passed away peacefully on June 9, 2020. She was born on September 23, 1942, daughter of Florian and Frances (Jenich) Mohar in Calumet. She attended and graduated from the Sacred Heart High …

As received from the  Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Jill VanderMeer 65, a resident of Allouez passed away peacefully on Wednesday July 1, 2020 at the Omega House in Houghton. She was born on August 21, 1954 in Lansing to Peter and Jean (Petrie) VanderMeer. She grew up in Okemos …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Bootjack-Linda Kay (Corrigan) Schneller, 58, of Bootjack, passed away at The Omega House in Houghton, on July 3, 2020.                 She was born on January 13, 1962, a daughter of Thomas and Jeanette (Johnson) Corrigan.  She attended Dollar Bay High School.                 Linda Worked at Vollwerth’s, …