All Obituaries

Donald Keith Beck, age 90 of Sidnaw, MI passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born June 4, 1931 in Dollarville, MI son of Walter and Vivian (Newland) Beck. Don grew up in Sidnaw and graduated from Trout Creek High School in 1949. Following graduation Don went to Detroit and worked for Dodge. After a couple year there, he returned to Sidnaw and worked in a sawmill. He then returned to Detroit area only to be laid off. With the initiation of the...

Dorothy Mae Loman, age 94 of Skanee, MI passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Bayside Village in L'Anse, MI. Dorothy was born July 3, 1927 in L'Anse, the daughter of George and Mamie (Rohlin) Tuttle. She graduated from L'Anse High School in 1945. Dorothy married Clyde Loman in September of 1946. She and Clyde moved to Roseville in 1956 to raise their children while continuing to summer in Skanee. While in Roseville, Dorothy taught adult education classes in sewing. In 1976...

Raymond William Bellaire, age 61 of Baraga, MI passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022 as a result of an accident at work. Ray was born October 18, 1960 in L'Anse, MI son of Richard and Elizabeth (Jarvey) Bellaire. He was raised in Baraga on the family farm on Bellaire Road, the area known as Section 12. Ray first met his wife Roxanne Heath in 1971. When they were in High School they fell in love. A love that never ended. Together they raised their two sons, Phillip and Robert...

Kenneth Richard Hammerberg, age 78 of Baraga, MI passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born November 28, 1943 in Escanaba, MI son of Ivan Sr. and Antoinette (Wojtowicz) Hammerberg. Ken was raised in Wilson, MI and graduated from Bark RIver-Harris High School in 1962. Part of his senior year he worked the 2-11 p.m. shift at Harnischfeger in Escanaba and continued when he attended Bay de Noc College where he received an Associate degree and was...

Jeanette Arlene Lepola, age 84 of Covington, MI passed away on Saturday, January 15th, 2022 at Bayside Village in L'Anse, MI. She was born May 17, 1937 in Watton, MI daughter of Waino and Mildred (Penttinen) Norback. In 1955 she graduated from L'Anse High School. After graduation Jeanette moved to Detroit to work for S. S. Kresge Co. She married Melvin Lepola on May 26, 1956 and they established their home in the Wayne/Westland area raising five children. Upon her husband’s...

Martha Marion Pelto, age 89, went to be with her Lord Jesus on January 9, 2022 at her home on Upper Pine Lake. Martha was born on October 26, 1932 in her parent’s home in Nisula, MI. She was the second of eight children born to John and Selma Lindrus. Martha graduated from Baraga High School at the age of 16 in 1949. She began work as a billing clerk at the Upper Peninsula Power Company until she married Mervin Pelto in 1953 in Nisula, MI. She then transitioned to being a...

James Earl Cook (Jim), age 58, passed away on Wednesday, 01/05/2022 at the Aurora House in L'anse Michigan under Hospice care. Survived by his sister Lorraine Trish of Pellston, Michigan and Mary Cook of Grifton, North Carolina and his extended loving family at the Aurora House. Jim is preceded in death by his mother Cecelia Cook, sister Lucille Rennick, brothers Donald Messer and John Messer. Memorials may be given to the residents at the Aurora House, 125 Woods Avenue, L'anse...

Carl W. Mantila, 57, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022, at Mid-Michigan Medical Center, Mt. Pleasant, MI. Carl was born in L’Anse, Michigan to Edward and Barbara (Spruce) Mantila. He attended the Pelkie and Baraga Twp. Schools. After earning his high school diploma, he attended the Culinary Arts Program at Northern Michigan University’s Career Technical Education Center. Everyone knew of Carl’s love for baking, and all delighted in his culinary creations. He was also a...

Martha Florence Koskela, age 105, of L’Anse, MI, died peacefully in her sleep at home on December 25, 2021. Martha was born on November 27, 1916, to Karl and Brita Liisa (Jumisko) Hanson in Paynesville, MI, and graduated from Ewen High School in 1935. In 1942 she graduated from Henry Ford School of Nursing in Detroit, MI, and in 1951 earned a degree in Nursing Administration from Wayne State University. She was employed at Henry Ford Hospital for 11 years in teaching and supervisory...

Elsie Felix, age 78 of Dearborn Heights, MI passed away on Friday, November 26th. She is the beloved wife of the late Raymond. Loving mother of Julie (Aaron) Nelson and Lisa Felix. Cherished grandmother of Caleb and Isabella. Dear sister of Marlene (the late Ernie) Orchard. A visitation was held on Tuesday, Nov. 30th at 3pm until the 7pm Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, in Garden City, MI. Visitation will be on Wednesday, December 15th from 11-12 PM at Bethany...