HANCOCK — Friends and family of William R Kilponen, join us for a Memorial Service on June 20, 2026, at Zion Lutheran Church, 400 Ingot Street, Hancock MI. Service begins at 3 p.m. and we will provide coffee, cookies and conversation in the church social hall from 4-6 p.m.

Jeffrey Paul (Bosko) Kobasic, age 68, passed away on April 15, 2026 at Cristian Park Village. He was born June 18, 1957, in Escanaba, the youngest child of Mary Grace (Ammel) and Ivan Anthony Kobasic. A memorial service will be held in Ludington Park Pavillion on Thursday, June 18 from 4-7 ...

GLADSTONE — Alma Jean ("Jean") Jondrow, age 99½, of Gladstone, Michigan, passed away peacefully while in the care of Transitions Assisted Living with her dear friends Denise Dufek and Julie Aschbacher at her side on December 6, 2025. Born on July 4, 1926, in Billings, Montana, Jean was the ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Janet Clare Reiffers, 67, of Traverse City, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026 in the care of the Munson Hospice House in Traverse City. Among survivors include her siblings, Jim (Margaret) Reiffers, Mary Kay Reiffers, Lisa Gilbert, Gerald (Rhonda) Reiffers, and Paul ...

ESCANABA — Henry "Happy Hank" Hoier, age 82, of Escanaba, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, April 21, 2026, with his loving family by his side. A military service is scheduled for June 20, 2026 at 11:30 AM at the Escanaba Township Cemetery in Flat Rock. Friends may join on June 20, ...

COOKS — Dale Edwin Carley, age 92, of Cooks, passed away unexpectedly at his home on November 27, 2025. He was born on December 28, 1932, in Cooks Mi, the son of Fred and Opal (Rivers) Carley. Dale attended school in Soo Hill and later graduated in Escanaba Mi. Following graduation, he ...