All Obituaries

Emma Faye Glover, 95, long-time resident of Herman, passed away at Bayside Village in L'Anse, MI on November 24, 2020. Faye was born on October 2, 1925 in Milford, Michigan, the only child of Leon Vern and Ona Dort (Post) Smith. After spending her childhood in Milan, Michigan, her family moved to Duck Lake, Highland Township. She was a 1943 graduate of Milford High School. In 1946, Faye married Thomas Morgan Glover and together they raised four children. In the early 1960’s, the...

In the beautiful Ottawa National Forest with the sun shining on the snow covered trees, Rodger K. Wood of Brown City, took his last breath on earth November 15th, 2020. It was his 61st year of deer hunting in Kenton, MI- a very special town so dear to his heart. He often said, ‘This is God’s country’. Rodger was born on June 20, 1944 to Claude and Velma Wood. He graduated from Brown City High School, Class of 1962. He married Shirley Himmel on August 13, 1966. They were...

Jerry Dwaine Hershey, age 86 of Sidnaw, MI passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at his home. He was born April 13, 1934 in Sturgis, MI son of Jerry and Opal (Plattner) Hershey. Jerry graduated in 1952 from Sturgis High School. He married Alyce Patricia Andrews and they had 5 children. Residing in Colon, MI he worked as a brick and stone mason, and home builder. He was active as a youth baseball coach as his boys grew up. As a young boy Jerry joined his father and grandfather, hunting...

Alan Edward Taipalus, age 58 of L'Anse, MI passed away due to Covid-19 on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born September 12, 1962 in L'Anse, MI son of Edward and Joyce (Miilu) Taipalus. Alan graduated in 1980 from L'Anse High School. He played baseball at all levels, in Little League he was a pitcher and often was a home run hitter. Along with being an avid sports fan he loved his truck and being with friends. Alan worked at Fraki's,...

Linda Fay Wadaga, age 66 of Baraga, MI passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at UPHS-Marquette General Hospital. She was born in L'Anse, MI on March 29, 1954 to Arne and Frances (Thomas) Takalo. Linda graduated from Baraga High School in 1972 and received her bachelor's degree in Nursing from Suomi College as a Registered Nurse. Linda dedicated her life to helping others and worked at Baraga Memorial Hospital for over 2 decades, working in the ER, OR and cardiac...

Rita Jane Mukka, age 83 of L'Anse, MI passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. She was born March 24, 1937 daughter of Richard and Pearl (Mattila) Bishop. She graduated from L'Anse High School. Rita married Jack Gordon Mukka on November 13, 1955. They met when she was 16 and married him at age 18. They resided in Chicago for 8 years and began raising their family, moving back to L'Anse in 1965. Along with helping raise her siblings and her...

Gordon D Sellers, age 76, of L'Anse, MI passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born June 11, 1944 in Inglewood, CA son of William and Pauline (Kaylor) Sellers. Gordy graduated in 1962 from Midland High School, and then attended Michigan Technological University. He married the former Kathleen Schutz on December 5, 1964 in Houghton, MI, and they celebrated 55 years of marriage this past year. The couple resided in Midland, MI for 10 years...

Roger Andrew Wiik, age 77 of Aura, MI passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at his daughter's home with his family by his side. He was born October 3, 1943 in Detroit, MI son of George and Siama (Raappana) Wiik. Roger graduated from Baraga High School in 1961. He married the former Roxanne Sandbank on December 12, 1964 in Detroit, MI. They resided in Madison Heights, and he worked for Chrysler and picked up various other jobs to support his growing family. In 1973 they moved back...

Sally Jo Outinen, age 66 of Baraga, MI, passed away after a long and resilient battle with cancer on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Omega House in Houghton, MI. She was born October 11, 1954 in Ishpeming, MI, daughter of William and Bertha (Haka) Mustonen. Sally graduated from Baraga High School in 1972 and received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from NMU in 1975. She married Paul Outinen on May 10, 1975 in Pelkie. Sally worked her entire career as an RN at Bell Memorial Hospital...

Patricia Ann Carmody, age 77 of L'Anse, MI passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI. She was born February 26, 1943 in Detroit, MI, daughter of Robert and Helen (Vine) Riopelle. Pat graduated from L'Anse High School in 1960. She then earned a bachelors in social work from Albion College where she graduated with honors in 1964. While at Albion College she was President of her sorority, Delta Zeta, and was also on the Homecoming Court....