BARAGA — Janine Marie (Niemi) Barrett, age 67 of Baraga, MI passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2024 after a courageous yearlong battle with cancer. She was born in Laurium, MI on July 14, 1957 the daughter of the late Fred and Barbara (Rovano) Niemi. Growing up in Eagle River and Mohawk, she ...

EAGLE HARBOR — John Sherwood Wakeman, of Eagle Harbor, Michigan, and Venice, Florida, died on October 15, 2024, in Jacksonville, FL, at the McGraw Hospice House with his wife, Nancy Lee, holding his hand. John was born in Lansing, MI, on May 21, 1933. He was the son of the late Lucille ...

HOUGHTON — James Wade, 77, a resident of Houghton, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay following a short illness. He was born on January 24, 1947, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late James D. and Gloria (Schutz) Wade. Jim was raised in Houghton and ...

CALUMET — Daryl Ernest Puuri, 41, a beloved son, nephew, brother, father and grandfather, unexpectedly passed away at his home in Calumet. He was born on May 19, 1983, in Hancock, MI, to his loving parents Duane and Brenda (Olson) Puuri. Daryl was raised in Houghton and attended the ...

April 7, 1950 - Oct. 7, 2024 HANCOCK - April Lee Rank Barry was born in Chicago on Good Friday afternoon on April 7, 1950, the daughter of Shirley Knobloch Rank and James Roger Rank. April Lee’s mother died eight years and five months later. Her father died 15 years later to the day, ...

On September 13, 2024, James Edwin (Jim) Puuri went to be with the Lord. He was born in Hancock, Michigan on October 29, 1955, to Edwin and Ingrid Puuri. Jim grew up on a dairy farm in Liminga, milking cows, haymaking, and doing the usual chores that come with running a farm. A 1973 graduate ...