Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Lisa Ann Haataja, 59, of Baraga, MI passed away peacefully; surrounded by loved ones, on Thursday, November 9th, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI, weeks after receiving a diagnosis of MDS, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Lisa …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Patricia Fern Korkko passed away on Wednesday November 8th, 2023 at Canal View Skilled Nursing Facility where she has been a resident for the past seven years. She was born in Laurium, MI on March 16, 1946 to Sulo and Adele …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Albert “Pudgy” Perreault, 78, passed away on November 10, 2023. He was born on June 12, 1945 and raised in Lake Linden.  He graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School in 1963.  Pudgy was a stellar athlete in football and track.  He worked for Calumet & Hecla …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Daniel John Maki, age 68 of Pelkie, MI passed away on Friday, November 10th, 2023 at Bayside Village in L’anse, MI. He was born June 23, 1955 in L’Anse, son of Arne and Margaret (Seelye) Maki. Dan graduated from Great Lakes Adventist Academy …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Carol Patrick, age 83, a resident of Calumet, Michigan, passed away on Thursday November 9, 2023, at the Aspirus Keweenaw hospital in Laurium, Michigan.  A full obituary will be posted at a later date.  The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home is …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Jeffrey Scott Binkley, born October 6, 1962, left us unexpectedly at the age of 61 on Saturday, November 4, 2023.  He was successful in all the ways that truly matter. He lived a full life and was well loved. He was …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Robert “Bob” Richard Good, 76, of Lac La Belle, MI passed away on November 9, 2023 at Aspirus Hospital in Laurium, MI.  Born in Cicero, IL, he was the son of the late Anthony and Genevieve (Gradomski) Good.  Robert graduated from Palatine High …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      William J. Locher III, 84, a resident of L’Anse, passed away Monday, November 6, 2023, at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital following a brief illness.      He was born on October 6, 1939, in Ishpeming, MI, a son of the late William …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: George Ellis Kargela, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on November 2, 2023, in Hancock, Michigan at Canal View.  He was born on March 25, 1936, in Calumet, Michigan, to Elma and William Kargela. George is survived by …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Joann Marie Kriege, 88, of Hancock, passed away at her home on Friday evening, November 3, 2023. Joann was born on August 17, 1935 in Athens, Wisconsin, the second of ten children of Florence (Chamberlain) and John Schaetzl. She entered the Sisters of …