All Obituaries

David Franklin Bier, age 75, of Aura, Michigan died peacefully at his home on February 8th, 2021 surrounded by his loving family who loved him dearly. Dave was born on February 4, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan son of Lawrence and Rosalia (Gauden) Bier. Dave met Cathy Walters in the 10th grade where they courted through high school and married August 20, 1965. Dave and Cathy moved from Royal Oak, Michigan to L'Anse, in the early 70's, where they raised their family. Dave spent his life...

Wayne Arno Nygord, age 68 of Aura, MI passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. He was born November 4, 1952 in Hancock, MI son of William and Pearl (Sjoblom) Nygord. Wayne married the former Faye Pesola on November 28, 1970. Wayne was a foreman for a cement company in Fort Collins, CO and when they moved back to the area he worked for another cement company out of Hancock. He then worked at Celotex and worked for many years as a logger/sawyer for LeClaire...

Delores Jeanette Mervar, age 86 of Sterling Heights, MI passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Bayside Village in L'Anse where she had been residing since 2018. Delores was born February 22, 1934 in Skanee, MI daughter of George and Hazel (Barnett) Loosemore. She graduated from L'Anse High School in 1951. Delores married Emanuel Mervar on August 11, 1951 in Skanee, MI. They resided in Sterling Heights where they raised their family. After raising her family, she returned to...

James Richard Cayanus, age 75 of L'Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at U.P. Health System, Marquette, MI. He was born September 8, 1945 in L'Anse, son of Alfred and Dorothy (Sullivan) Cayanus. He graduated from Baraga High School in 1963. Jim joined the Army and was stationed in Fort Gordon, Georgia, Fort Lewis Washington and Dreaux Air Force Base in France. While in service he married Pauline Hautamaki on May 16, 1964 in Greenland, MI. After the service he...

Viola Esther Wilhelmina Manninen, age 91 and formerly of Covington, MI, was called to her heavenly home on Friday, January 8, 2021. She died peacefully at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, where she had resided since April, 2018. Viola was born on September 4, 1929, in Covington, the 9th child and last survivor of Julius and Aino (Horsma) Johnson. She attended the local Covington schools. With the exception of the last 11 years, she resided in Covington. Prior to moving to the...

Ronald Douglas Bishop Sr. age 79 of L'Anse, MI passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at his daughter's home. He was born July 30, 1941 in L'Anse son of Richard and Pearl (Mattila) Bishop. He graduated from L'Anse High School in 1961, and then received an Electrician/Electronic Technician certificate from Coyne Electronics Institute in Chicago in 1966. Ron married Helen Eskel and together they had three children. After Helen passed away he had married Nelda McIntyre at St. Ignatius in...

Jennifer Patterson, 78, of Independence, Missouri, died peacefully at home on December 27, 2020 in Hastings, Minnesota, with her family by her side. Jennifer was born on December 6, 1942 in Baraga, MI, the daughter of John W. and Rose M. (Alatalo) Jestila. She graduated from Baraga High School in 1960 and later earned an accounting degree and worked for the State of Missouri and for the IRS.  Jennifer loved to be active. She walked every day, rode her bike and was an avid golfer. She...

Douglas Paul Welsh enjoyed making his presence known, he finished his earthly journey, entering his eternal resting place with ancestors, relatives, the day before we celebrate our Savior's birthday. He enjoyed all visits, and he would truly look forward to each outing, whether it would be to a garage sale, local sporting event, or even just to go "Bumming" and catch the sights of the area. Any day you would stop by to see him, you could find Douglas enjoying some classic...

John Mark Cadeau, age 75 of Baraga, MI passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his home with his wife. He was born on April 11, 1945 in Baraga, MI son of John and Rosella Cadeau, Sr. John graduated from Baraga High School in 1963. While serving in the U.S. Army he met and married Mary Briscoe on June 17, 1967 at Fort Polk, Louisiana. John received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Michigan Technological University and worked towards a master’s degree at Northern Michigan...

Chris Ann Paulos, age 69 of L’Anse, Mi passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Bayside Village in L’Anse. Chris was born on May 31, 1951, the daughter of Dorothy and Chris Paulos, in Detroit, MI. She lived in Detroit until the age of 14. Her parents then moved to L’Anse and Chris attended and graduated from L’Anse High School in 1969. While in school she excelled at academics and was a top student. She was awarded the Betty Crocker Homemaker of the year at L’Anse High...