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Janis Akers

QUINNESEC — Janis Jean Akers, 70, of Quinnesec, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at the Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson in Iron Mountain. Janis was born Aug. 25, 1955, in Marquette, daughter of Marvin and Barbara Jean Williamson. A 1973 Negaunee High School graduate, Janis ...

Hilda Menard

HERMANSVILLE — Hilda Angeline Menard, 97, Hermansville, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson in Iron Mountain. She was born on Oct. 6, 1928, in Hermansville, daughter of the late Angelo and Placida (Satori) Maule. On Oct. 16, 1948, she married ...

Jeanne Doucette

KINGSFORD — Jeanne Elizabeth Doucette, 79, of Kingsford, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, at the Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson in Iron Mountain. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain with services to follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Father Greg Heikkala will officiate and burial will be in Iron Mountain Cemetery Park. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

John Willard

FLORENCE, Wis. — John William Willard, 94, of Florence, Wis., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 900 Central Ave., Florence. A meal served at First Presbyterian Church, 409 Lake Ave., Florence, will follow after the service. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

Charles E. Cain Jr.

IRON MOUNTAIN — Charles E. Cain Jr., 78, of Iron Mountain, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at D.J. Jacobetti Veterans Facility in Marquette. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain.

Ronald C. Brisson

DURHAM, Conn. — Ronald C. Brisson, 86, of Durham, Conn., died at home on hospice early Sunday morning, Aug. 31, 2025, after a year of battling lymphoma and three months of metastatic brain cancer. He was born in Norway and survived by his wife, Janet; son Jeffrey; sister Carol Zechlin of Norway; and other family members. A Celebration of Life Service was held on Saturday, Sept. 13, at First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Conn. Memorial donations may be made to: First Church of Christ, Wethersfield, Benevolent Fund: www.FirstChurch.org; Connecticut Hospice: www.Hospice.com; ...