Obituaries
Helen Bastion (Erickson)
Sep 25, 2022
Hancock Helen Ingrid Bastion, 77, a resident of Hancock, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022, surrounded by her husband, children, and grandchildren. She was born on January 15, 1945, in Detroit Michigan, a daughter of the late Andrew and Sylvia (Paso) Erickson. Helen was raised in Livonia and was a graduate of Bentley High School. On September 8, 1966,...
Ann Heckel (Colombe)
Sep 23, 2022
Chassell Ann T. Heckel, 73, a resident of Chassell, went home to her Lord on Friday September 23, 2022 at UP Health Systems Marquette Hospital with family beside her following a short illness. “Annie” was born on December 28, 1948 in Chassell, Michigan, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Cecilia (Beauchamp) Colombe, and raised in the Houghton-Chassell area. The...
Margaret Roth
Sep 22, 2022
Dodgeville Margaret “Pitty Ann” Roth, 65, a resident of Dodgeville, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Westgate Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ironwood following a lengthy illness. Margaret was born on December 11, 1956, in Hancock, to the late Thomas and Margaret (Beauchamp) Golden. She was raised in Dodgeville and attended St. Ignatius Schools before attending Houghton High School,...
Rosemary Manderfield (Manderfield)
Sep 21, 2022
Houghton Rosemary Claire Manderfield, age 72, longtime resident of Houghton, Michigan passed away Wednesday September 21, 2022, shortly after being admitted to U.P-Health Portage, in Hancock. One of six daughters and family of 12 children, Rosemary was born March 20, 1950 at St. Joseph Hospital in Hancock to Florence (Kratt) and Matthias N. Manderfield Sr, and raised on the Manderfield...
Rita Geshel (Lorasch)
Sep 18, 2022
Coburntown Rita M. Geshel, 81, a resident of Coburntown, passed away Sunday September 18, 2022, at Medilodge of Traverse City, MI, where she had been a resident since this past February. She was born on March 5, 1941, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Bernard and Agnes (LaFreniere) Lorasch. Rita was raised in Houghton and was a graduate of...
Daniel Juntunen
Sep 15, 2022
Gwinn Daniel W. Juntunen, 56, a resident of Gwinn and former Houghton Canal resident passed away at his home in Gwinn. He was born on August 7, 1966, in Hancock, MI, a son of Donald Juntunen and the late Elaine (Ylitalo) Juntunen. Dan was raised on the Houghton Canal and was a graduate of the Houghton High School. He then...
Michael Manninen
Sep 14, 2022
Dodgeville Michael R. Manninen, 68, a resident of Dodgeville, entered his heavenly home on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, with his family by his side. Mike was born on November 4, 1953, in Hancock, to the late Rudolph and Virginia (Telin) Manninen. He was raised in Dodgeville and attended the Houghton Schools. At age 18, He enlisted with the United States...
David Aittama
Sep 12, 2022
Chassell David C. Aittama, 65, a resident of Chassell passed away Monday, September 12, 2022, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness. He was born on August 21, 1957, in Detroit, MI, a son of the late Philip and Lucille (Nelson) Aittama. David was raised in the Detroit area and was a graduate of Redford Union High...
Scott Zenner
Sep 12, 2022
Hurontown Scott F. Zenner, 58, a resident of Hurontown passed away Monday, September 12, 2022. He was born on August 2, 1964, in Hancock, The first son of the late Frederick and Carol (Korpinen) Zenner. Scott had resided in Hurontown and attended the Houghton Schools. Scott had a variety of jobs throughout his early years. He worked for Herman Gundlach...
Barbara Carter (Newell)
Sep 6, 2022
Hancock Barbara A. Carter a resident of Hancock fell asleep in death on September 6, 2022, at the UP Health Systems-Portage Hospital. She was born on February 13, 1936, in Minneapolis, MN, a daughter of the late Loftus and Ethel Newll. In 1951, the family moved to the area of Dallas, Texas. Barbara graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in...
Nina Backon
Sep 4, 2022
Houghton Nina M. Backon, 47, a resident of Houghton, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at home due to a pulmonary embolism. She was born on February 26, 1975, in Hancock, to Robert and the late Sandra (Rintala) Backon. She was raised in Houghton and graduated from Houghton High School with the class of 1993. Following school, Nina...
Jane Kiiskila (Normand)
Sep 4, 2022
Calumet Jane L. Kiiskila, 82, a resident of Calumet, and former 60-year resident of Kiiskila Rd. on Quincy Hill passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022, at the UP Health Systems - Marquette Hospital following a short illness. She was born on May 21, 1940, in Lake Linden, MI, the daughter of the late Douglas and Helen (Hebert) Normand. Jane was...
Leo Mattila
Sep 1, 2022
Toivola Leo Isaac Mattila of Toivola, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, cousin, and friend, passed from this world on Thursday, September 1 at the age of 84 in Traverse City, MI after a brief battle with bladder cancer. He was born on July 31, 1938 in Toivola, Michigan, the son of Samuel and Laura (Johnson) Mattila. He was the twelfth...
Rose Gemignani
Aug 20, 2022
Hancock After a long battle with cancer, Rosemarie (Rose) Louise Gemignani, 59, of Hancock, MI passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at her home surrounded by family. Rose was born November 26, 1962, in Hancock, MI to Rose Marie and Tony Pleshe. She graduated in 1981 from Jeffers High School, where she played basketball for four years and...
Robert Snortland
Aug 18, 2022
Hancock Robert K. Snortland, 87, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Portage Pointe in Hancock, MI. He was born a twin on April 6, 1935, in Sharon, ND, son of the late Olaus E. and Ethel (Kloster). He was raised in Sharon and then graduated from the University of North Dakota. He moved to California to begin his life-long passion of...
Roy Raatikka
Aug 18, 2022
Houghton Roy ‘Ron” Raatikka, 88, a resident of the Arbor Green Senior Living Community passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness. He was born on August 11, 1934, in Bruce Crossing, MI, a son of the late Matthew and Gertrude (Mukari) Raatikka. Ron was raised on the family farm in Bruce...
Bertha Rossberg (Haapala)
Aug 15, 2022
Chassell Bertha I. Rossberg, 90, a lifelong Chassell resident passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Monday, August 15, 2022, while residing at Our House senior living center in New Richmond, Wisconsin. She was born on February 4, 1932, in Chassell, MI, a daughter of the late Jacob and Sanna (Smed) Haapala. Bertha was born and raised in Chassell...
Collin Hagan (Hagan)
Aug 10, 2022
Craig, Co Collin James O. Hagan, 27, based out of Craig, CO, and resident of Twin Lakes passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022, from injuries received while fighting the Big Swamp Fire on the Willamette National Forest near Oakridge, Oregon. He was born on July 20, 1995, in Hancock, MI, the son of Shawn and Jeanmarie (Militello) Hagan. Collin was...
Bernice Rock (Kemppainen)
Aug 9, 2022
Baraga Bernice Florence Rock, age 97 of Baraga, MI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Bayside Village in L’Anse with family by her side. She was born January 27, 1925, daughter of Emil and Aane (Peterson) Kemppainen on her family’s farm in Elo, MI. She graduated from Doelle High School in 1943 and shortly after, worked at...
Joseph Mihal
Aug 9, 2022
Calumet Joseph Mikhail Mihal passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at the age of 70. Joseph was born on March 23, 1952, in Elmhurst, IL. He grew up in Dallas, TX and moved to Calumet, MI in 1991. Joseph was passionate about architecture and historical preservation. He worked tirelessly, along with his partner Susan Rokicki, to maintain and restore...
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