Obituaries
Delores Keranen (Anttila)
Apr 16, 2022
Trimountain Delores Virginia Keranen, 88, formerly of Trimountain, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at her home in Hancock. She was born on July 28, 1933, in Hancock to Arnold and Cecelia (Mikkola) Anttila. She attended local schools and graduated from Jeffers High School in 1951. She was married to Wilbert J. Keranen on June 2, 1951. Preceding her...
June Kauppi (Styrk)
Apr 13, 2022
Hancock June M. Kauppi, 94, a former resident of Hancock and the Arbor Green Senior Living Community passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Pewabic House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient since this past June. She was born on June 1, 1927, at the family farm on the Hancock Canal a daughter...
June Britz (Frey)
Apr 6, 2022
San Tan Valley, AZ June N. Britz, 93, a resident of San Tan Valley, AZ, and former resident of Houghton passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in San Tan Valley, AZ. She was born on September 29, 1928, in Gilman, CO, a daughter of the late George and May (Fairchild) Frey. June was raised in Gilman and was a graduate...
Mary Bianchi (Pintar)
Apr 4, 2022
Chassell Mary L. Bianchi, 105, a former resident of Chassell passed away Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Canal View – Houghton County where she had been a resident. She was born on September 19,1916, in Painesdale, MI, a daughter of the late Anton and Anna (Sikonja) Pintar. Mary was raised in Painesdale and was a graduate of the Jeffers...
Betty Sajdak
Mar 29, 2022
Betty Ann (Boness) Sajdak, 90, passed away on March 29, 2022, at Portage Pointe in Hancock following numerous health issues. There is now a final peace with her Lord and Savior. Betty was born on November 23, 1931, the only child of Walter and Frances (Rode) Boness. On November 4, 1950, she was united in marriage to Robert Sajdak. The...
Elizabeth "Betty" Gaff (Hafer)
Mar 27, 2022
Elizabeth “Betty” Gaff Elizabeth Ann Gaff, a resident of Dollar Bay, unexpectedly passed away Sunday March 27, 2022, at home. Betty was born on March 23, 1949, in Honolulu Hawaii, and raised in Fort Wayne Indiana where she graduated from Fort Wayne High School. Betty was united marriage to Fred Gaff and the couple resided in various places of the...
Mary Foltz (Gemignani)
Mar 22, 2022
Houghton Mary J. (Gemignani) Foltz, 85 of Houghton, Michigan passed away on March 22 nd , 2022, with loving support from her eldest son Phil (Buck), and his wife Karen. Mary was born to the late Gino and Bianca Gemignani in Hancock Michigan on September 7 th , 1936. She was a graduate of Hancock High School and earned her...
Patricia Hanner (Rastello)
Mar 21, 2022
Trimountain Patricia Hanner, 83, a resident of Trimountain, passed away peacefully Monday, March 21, 2022, at her home. She was born on February 22, 1939, in Calumet, MI, a daughter of the late Peter and Rose (Huot) Rastello. Patricia was raised in Calumet and attended the Calumet Schools. Pat was united in marriage and the couple had three children. After...
Paul Marin
Mar 18, 2022
Atlantic Mine Paul Marin, 76, a well known area retired minister passed away Friday morning March 18, 2022, at his home with his family by his side. A graveside service for Paul will be held at a later date in the Atlantic mine Cemetery. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service Mountain View Chapel of South Range is assisting the...
Roger Karsama
Mar 13, 2022
Elo, Roger Dale Karsama, 69, of Elo, fell asleep in death on March 13, 2022 in Plantation, Florida, where he always enjoyed an annual escape from winter at his sister's home. He fought a courageous battle with cancer since 2020. Roger was born in December, 1952, to Gordon and Helen Karsama of Elo. He attended John A. Doelle school, Houghton...
Eric Trapp
Mar 11, 2022
Hancock Eric Trapp, 44, a resident of Hancock passed away Friday evening, March 11, 2022, at his home. He was born on March 21, 1977, in Hillsdale, MI, the son of Ronald Trapp and the late Dianne (Koljonen) Trapp. At a young age, he moved with his family to make their home in Mohawk and briefly in Eagle Harbor as...
Gary Cote
Mar 7, 2022
Chassell Gary D. Cote, 56, a resident of Chassell passed away Monday, March 7, at his home following a tenacious battle with cancer. Gary was born on August 7, 1965, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, a son to Rose (Maijala) Cote and the late Dean Cote. Gary was raised in Chassell and was a 1983 graduate of Chassell High School....
Edward Parolini Sr.
Mar 6, 2022
Baltic Edward Joseph Parolini, 96, of Baltic, Michigan died on March 6, 2022, at the Canal View skilled nursing facility, where he had been a resident patient since September 2021. Ed was born on June 15, 1925, in the Suo District of Houghton County, Michigan, to the late James and Celina (Chaput) Parolini. He was raised at Onkalo’s Corner and...
Rhoda Brandt (Baakko)
Mar 4, 2022
Donken Rhoda J. Brandt, 86, a resident of Donken passed away at her home Friday March 4, 2022, following a short illness. She was born on October 15, 1935, in Winona, MI, a daughter of the late William and Ina (Lammi) Baakko. Rhoda was raised in Winona and was a graduate of the Winona High School. On October 24, 1953,...
Margaret Salmi (Eskelinen)
Mar 2, 2022
Hancock Margert L. Salmi, 98, a former resident of Hancock passed away Wednesday March 2, 2022, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe where she had been a resident patient. She was born on November 24, 1923, in Houghton, MI to Hilda and Andrew (Anttila) Eskelinen. She was the youngest of four children. Margaret is survived be her daughter Kathryn...
Ulrike Beach (Muth)
Mar 1, 2022
South Range Ulrike M. Beach, 77, a resident of South Range passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at her home. She was born on January 21, 1945, in Germany a daughter of the late Herman and Gertrude Muth. On June 5, 1991, she was united in marriage to Tony Beach in Reino, NV. The couple moved to Hancock and since...
Gregory "Greg" Peterson
Feb 28, 2022
Chassell Gregory Peterson, 50, a resident of Chassell passed away Monday, February 28, 2022, at the Omega House in Houghton Following a short battle with cancer. He was born on March 20, 1971, in Medina, OH, a son of Dale and Karan (Higgins) Peterson. The family resided in Medina, OH, and Glen Ellyn, IL, until moving to make their home...
Beverly Hyttinen (Wampler)
Feb 25, 2022
Redridge Beverly J. (Butch) Hyttinen, 76, a resident of Redridge, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, at Mission Point of Hancock following a short illness. Beverly Joann Wampler Cook Hyttinen was born on March 25, 1945, to Robert and Irene Wampler at home on the farm in Hecla, SD. She was the youngest of the identical twin girls. She lived...
Roberta Noetzel
Feb 25, 2022
Chassell Roberta C. Noetzel, 82, a resident of Chassell passed away on February 25th at her home with family by her side. She was born on December 23, 1939, in Tri-Mountain, Michigan, the daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Richard) Noetzel. Roberta was raised in Houghton and graduated from the Houghton High School in 1958. She then attended the...
Michael Immonen
Feb 24, 2022
Atlantic Mine Michael J. Immonen, 69, a resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away suddenly Thursday, February 24, 2022, following an apparent heart attack. He was born on December 7, 1952, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late Felix and Aileen (Mattila) Immonen. Mike was raised in Atlantic Mine and was a graduate of the Jeffers High School with the...
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