Obituaries
Barbara Adams (Beaudoin)
Aug 28, 2021
South Range Barbara J. Adams, 71, a former South Range resident, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021, at Mission Pointe of Hancock with her family by her side. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place and private services will be held at a later time. The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home - Mt. View of South Range is assisting the family...
Joyce Rimpela
Aug 25, 2021
Chassell Joyce M. Rimpela, 83, a former resident of Chassell passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at the Canal View—Houghton County where she had been a resident patient for the past 4 years. Joyce was born on July 21, 1938, in Detroit, MI, daughter of the late Gust and Ellen (Tapio) Bjorklund. As a child, she moved with her family...
Eric Paavilainen
Aug 24, 2021
HancockEric J. Paavilainen, 74, a resident of Hancock, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at Canal View -- Houghton County where he had been a resident for the past 2 years.The Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Services of Hancock is assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.
James Kemppainen
Aug 24, 2021
James Richard Roy Kemppainen, a philosophical, master barber whose Church Street Barbers became an Ann Arbor institution, died peacefully on Tuesday morning at Arbor Hospice in Saline, Michigan. In his 40 + years of service to the UofM community, Jim developed a following, including the sons and grandsons of loyal clients. Jim, a soft spoken man, with many stories to...
Mamie Karpinen
Aug 21, 2021
Calumet, Mamie D. Karpinen, 95, a resident of Calumet, passed away Saturday August 21, 2021, at Green Tree of Hubbell Health and Rehab where she had been a resident patient for the past six months.She was born on July 10, 1926, in Painesdale, MI, a daughter of the late Dominic and Josephine (Aimone) Feira. Mamie was raised in Painesdale and...
Peter Roberts
Aug 19, 2021
Chassell Peter William Roberts, age 66, passed away suddenly from an apparent heart attack on August 19th at his home in Chassell, MI. Peter was born to Richard and Marty Roberts on October 16, 1954, in Warroad, MN. He graduated from Warroad High School in 1972. He went on to college at Michigan Technological University and graduated 1978. He married...
Marlene Beaudoin
Aug 16, 2021
Calumet, Marlene M. Beaudoin, 40, a resident of Calumet, passed away Monday, August 16, 2021, from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born on August 14, 1981, in Laurium a daughter of Lawrence and Gail (Hongisto) Beaudoin. Marlene was raised in Lake Linden and attended the Lake Linden Schools. For the past 20 years she has owned and...
Donald Mikkola
Aug 16, 2021
Dollar Bay Donald E. Mikkola, a resident of Dollar Bay and formerly of Twin Lakes, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 16th. Don was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on July 30, 1938 to Emil and Lillian (Aho) Mikkola. He grew up in Champion, Michigan and graduated from Michigan Tech University in 1959 with a Bachelors degree in Metallurgical Engineering. He...
Paul Keskimaki
Aug 14, 2021
Big Traverse Bay Paul Keskimaki, 68, a resident of Big Traverse Bay and former Chassell resident passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, at his home following a short illness. He was born on February 5, 1953, in Marquette, MI, a son of the late Arnold and Helen (Maki) Keskimaki. Paul was raised in Chatham and was a graduate of the...
Melvin Kangas
Aug 13, 2021
Pelkie Melvin C. Kangas, 88, a resident of Pelkie, passed away Friday, August 13, 2021, at the Green Tree Health & Rehab of Hubbell where he had been a resident patient for the past two months.Melvin C. Kangas Melvin was born on July 17, 1933, at St Joseph's Hospital in Hancock and was the eldest son of Carl and Selma...
Dave
Aug 10, 2021
HANCOCKGerald David Jukuri, 81, a well-known local business man, passed away Tuesday afternoon at UP Health System-Portage surrounded by his family.Dave was born on November 21, 1939, in Calumet, the middle son of Emil and Lempi (Hendrickson) Jukuri and graduated from Calumet High School in 1957. He attended Michigan Tech University and later graduated from the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary...
Frank Pouttu
Aug 7, 2021
Chassell Frank W. Pouttu, 62, a resident of Chassell died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, August 7, 2021. He was born on November 15, 1958, in Highland Park, MI, a son of Lillian (Pelto) Pouttu and the late Veikko M. Pouttu. As a child, he moved with the family to Tapiola and attended the Doelle School before graduating from...
Jack Kolehmainen
Aug 5, 2021
Houghton Canal Jack Kolehmainen age 87, passed away peacefully at his home on August 5, 2021. He was born in Chassell and raised in Redridge, Mi. Preceding him in death were his parents Henry and Olga (Marttila)Kolehmainen, brother Gordon and sister Jean. At 17, Jack joined the U.S. Naval Reserves. He graduated from Michigan Tech and took employment with Ford...
Francis Prince
Aug 4, 2021
Hancock Richard Dick Prince, 78, a resident of Hancock passed away Wednesday August 4, 2021, at the Omega House following a long illness. He was born on March 4, 1943, in Detroit, MI, a son of the late Francois and Helen (Piotrowski) Prince. Dick was raised in the Detroit area. Mr. Prince received his business degree from Michigan Technological University....
Rita Hutchinson
Aug 3, 2021
Hancock Rita Hutchinson, 81, died on August 3rd at her home in Hancock, MI surrounded by her family after her second courageous battle with cancer. Rita was born to the late Ralph and Clara (Monkoski) Butkovich on February 2, 1940. She was raised in Hurontown, MI and attended Houghton schools.She worked at Houghton County Medical Care Facility (Canal View) as...
Lillian Lehto
Aug 1, 2021
Birmingham, MI Lillian Katherine Lehto of Birmingham, Michigan passed away at age 95 on August 1, 2021. She was born in Trimountain, Michigan on June 24, 1926, the oldest child of Michael and Hilda (Kiviranta) Heikkila of Nisula, Michigan. She was the beloved wife of Paul N Lehto for more than 68 years. Together they raised six sons, Ken, Bruce...
Paul Hill
Jul 25, 2021
Obenhoff Paul M. Hill, 74, a resident of Obenhoff, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021, at his home following a short illness. He was born on April 13, 1947, a son of the late John and Mayme (Taavola) Hill. Paul was raised in Atlantic Mine and Houghton. He was a graduate of the Houghton High School. On August 29, 1970,...
Ronald Lawrence
Jul 24, 2021
Houghton Ronald W. Lawrence, 87, a former resident of the Douglas House Apartments in Houghton passed away Saturday July 24, 2021, at the Canal View – Houghton County in Hancock where he had been a resident patient since 2019. He was born on June 2, 1934, in Northville, MI, a son of the late George and Rose (LaPearl) Lawrence. Ronald...
Carole Miller
Jul 24, 2021
Carole Faye Kemppainen Miller died at the home she was born and raised in, on Quincy Hill in Hancocks Newtown Location, on July 24, 2021. She was born on August 7, 1936.Carole was the epitome of kindness. She personified sisu and never, ever complained. Everyone who knew her loved her for her sweet personality, delicious orange cupcakes and the wonderful...
Helen Tomasic
Jul 23, 2021
Valley Glen, CAHelen Tomasic was born on April 18, 1922, in Detroit Michigan and passed away peacefully at her home in Valley Glen, CA on July 23, 2021. She was the daughter of Josefa and Walter Pawlowski and the youngest of five children. In 1928, her mother died unexpectedly, and the family was forced to move from their beautiful farm...
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