HOUGHTON — The Memorial Service for Harold (Hal) Seppala will be at Evangel Community Church in Houghton on Friday, March 28. Visitation is 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. with the service at 1 p.m. Coffee and cookies (only) will be served afterward. Pastors Travis Williams and John Kastamo will be ...

LAKE LINDEN — Martin Pelland, 98, former resident of Lake Linden, passed away in Greenfield, Wisconsin, on March 25, 2025. Graveside services will be held at the Lakeview Cemetery in Calumet in the spring.  The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is in charge of arrangements.

Have you ever heard of the Winter War? In 1939-40, Finland resisted the vastly superior armaments and manpower of the invading Soviet Union for far longer than any observer thought possible. Their secret: a uniquely Finnish form of endurance and grit called Sisu, the ability to keep fighting ...

James (Jim) Clarence Gerdeen went to be with the Lord on March 18, 2025, at the age of 87, after a long battle with cancer and lymphedema. He was born to Clarence and Barbara Gerdeen and grew up in Escanaba. At an early age, Jim gave his life to Jesus as his personal Savior and trusted in Him ...

Mal crossed the bar, sailed away from sight and completed his Earthly journey. He was born in Hancock, and lived his youthful years on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where he enjoyed summers at Eagle Harbor on the shore of Lake Superior. He studied at Holy Cross, served as an officer in ...

BARAGA — Shirley J. Clisch, age 88, of Baraga, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at UP Health System - Marquette. Shirley was born on Dec. 2, 1936, the daughter of the late Arthur and Isabelle (Demgen) LaBeau. She graduated from L’Anse High School in 1957. On May ...