Obituaries

John Gagnon

John Gagnon

May 16, 2007

Obituary of John Joseph Gagnon Chassell John J. Gagnon, 86, a resident of Willson Memorial Dr., Chassell, passed away Wednesday evening May 16, 2007, at Bayside Village in L'Anse where he had been a resident patient for over the past 3 years. He was born on August 5, 1920, in Chassell a son of the late John and Mary (Belhumer)...

David Lahti

David Lahti

May 13, 2007

Obituary of David Lahti Hancock David M. Lahti, 42, a resident of Hancock, passed away suddenly Sunday May 13, 2007. He was born on April 15, 1965, in Hancock a son of Bruce and Carol (Sleeman) Lahti. As a child Dave attended and graduated from Hancock Schools with the Class of 1983. He graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1989...

Arthur Michaelson

Arthur Michaelson

May 6, 2007

Obituary of Arthur J. Michaelson Chassell Arthur J. Michaelson, 73, a resident of Wilson Memorial Dr., Chassell, passed away Sunday afternoon May 6, 2007, at his home with his family at his side, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on December 14, 1933, in Houghton, a son of Saima (Lundy) Michaelson and the late John Michaelson. As...

Elfie Tapio

Elfie Tapio

May 5, 2007

Obituary of Elfie C. Tapio Chassell Elfie C. (Albert) Tapio, 78, a resident of the Chassell Painesdale Rd., Chassell, passed away Saturday May 5, 2007, at the Portage Health Hospital where she had been a patient for the past month. She was born on May 28, 1928, in Atlantic Mine, MI, a daughter of the late Ernest B. and Amanda...

William Bingham

William Bingham

May 3, 2007

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Brie Willette

Brie Willette

May 2, 2007

Obituary of Brie Willette Houghton Brie Marie Willette, infant daughter of Hannah and Aaron Willette, passed away early Tuesday morning May 2, 2007, at the Portage Health Systems Hospital shortly after birth. A Memorial services for Brie will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday May 5, 2007, at Hope Fellowship Church of Houghton, with Rev. Paul Marin to officiate. Private...

Henry Rimpela

Henry Rimpela

Apr 30, 2007

Obituary of Heny Rimpela Chassell Henry B. Rimpela, 93, a resident of Worham Rd., Chassell passed away Monday April 30, 2007, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock where he had been a resident patient for the past month. He was born on August 16, 1913, in South Range, a son of the late Henry and Minnie (Karppinen) Rimpela....

Leo Niemela

Leo Niemela

Apr 25, 2007

Obituary of Leo Leonard Niemela Skanee Leo Leonard Niemela, 78, a resident of Skanee passed away Wednesday morning April 25, 2007, at the Marquette General Hospital. He was born on February 16, 1929, in Pilgrim District, a son of the late John and Ina (Hongisto) Niemela, as a child he attended the Pilgrim School. He was a veteran having served...

Bertha McCullough

Bertha McCullough

Apr 24, 2007

Obituary of Bertha McCullough Houghton Bertha V. McCullough, 92, a former resident of Dollar Bay and Arbor Green, Houghton, passed away Tuesday April 24, 2007, at the Omega House in Houghton where she had been a resident patient for the past month. She was born on October 22, 1914, in Mohawk, a daughter of the late Karl and Elizabeth (Manninen)...

Henry Kivari

Henry Kivari

Apr 23, 2007

Obituary of Henry E. Kivari Chassell Henry Kivari, 91, a resident of Lehtola Rd., Chassell, passed away Monday morning April 23, 2007, at Portage Pointe in Hancock were he had been a resident patient for the past 3 months. He was born on February 8, 1916, in Chassell a son of the late John and Kaisa Sofia (Isoviita) Kivari. As...

Lillian Luusua

Lillian Luusua

Apr 19, 2007

Obituary of Lillian Luusua Keweenaw Bay Lillian Luusua, 90, a resident of Keweenaw Bay passed away Thursday April 19, 2007, at the Baraga County Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 28, 1917, in Osceola, a daughter of the late Eseri and Emma (Molander) Lahti. As a child she moved with her family to Tapiola and...

Jean Tauriainen

Jean Tauriainen

Apr 11, 2007

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Gertrude Pekkala

Gertrude Pekkala

Apr 5, 2007

Obituary of Gertrude V. Pekkala Hancock Gertrude V. Pekkala, 89, of Hancock passed away Thursday afternoon April 5, 2007, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past 6 years. She was born in the Cloverland District on August 18, 1917, a daughter of the late Peter and Hilma (Holappa)...

Arlene Pastick

Arlene Pastick

Mar 27, 2007

Obituary of Arlene Pastick Houghton Arlene R. Pastick, 81, a former resident of Houghton passed away Tuesday March 27, 2007, at the Mather Nursing Home of Ishpeming, where she had been a resident patient for the past three and one half years. Graveside services in the Forest Hill Cemetery of Houghton for Arlene will be announced later this spring. The...

Laura Cote

Laura Cote

Mar 25, 2007

Obituary of Laura L. Cote Chassell Laura L. Cote, 89, a resident of Sturgeon River Rd., Chassell, passed away Sunday March 25, 2007, at the Portage Health Systems Hospital in Hancock where she had been a patient for the past day. She was born on December 20, 1917, in Dodgeville, a daughter of the late Alex and Ethel (Saarela) Pakkala....

Raymond Porkka

Raymond Porkka

Mar 25, 2007

Obituary of Raymond Porkka Liminga Raymond L. Porkka, 80, a resident of Liminga Rd., passed away Sunday morning March 25, 2007, at Omega House in Houghton where he had been a resident for the past week. He was born on June 1, 1926, in Liminga a son of the late John and Hannah (Lustig) Porkka. As a child he attended...

Harry Cobb

Harry Cobb

Mar 17, 2007

Obituary of Harry C. Cobb Hancock Harry C. Cobb, of Hancock, MI & formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away Saturday evening March 17, 2007, at the Omega House in Houghton, MI. He was born on November 22, 1921, in Torrington, CT, son of the late Lawton & Ida (Oscar) Cobb. He graduated with a BS degree from Ferris State College...

Ray Sampson

Ray Sampson

Mar 6, 2007

Obituary of Ray Sampson Houghton Ray G. Sampson Jr., 83 passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 while in residence at Omega House in Houghton. He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Sylvia (Ruohonen) Sampson. He is survived by his two daughters, Susan Sampson of Tucson Arizona and Sherry Caserta of Kansas City, Missouri; and...

Patricia Jaehnig

Patricia Jaehnig

Mar 4, 2007

Obituary of Patricia Jaehnig Houghton Patricia C. Jaehnig, 41, a resident of Waterworks Dr., Houghton, passed away Sunday afternoon March 4, 2007, at the Marquette General Hospital where she had been a patient for over the past 3 weeks. She was born on April 4, 1965, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Wallace and Sylvia (Kobe) Rintala. Patty attended...

Clayton Frantti

Clayton Frantti

Feb 21, 2007

Obituary of Clayton Earl Frantti Chassell Clayton E. Frantti, 84, a resident of Marinette, St., Chassell, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where he had been a resident patient for over the past 2 months. He was born on June 26, 1922, in Chassell, a son of the late John and...