Obituaries
Arlene Vuorinen
Oct 7, 2021
Houghton Arlene (Huhta) Vuorinen, 77, a resident of Houghton, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, following a courageous battle with leukemia.She was born on August 12, 1944, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of the late Arvo and Pearl (Kilpela) Huhta. Arlene was raised in Portage Entry and attended the Chassell Schools.On April 7, 1962, she...
Ryan Ruotsala
Oct 7, 2021
Hancock CanalRyan W. Ruotsala, 70, a resident of the Hancock Canal, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, with his family by his side.Ryan was born in Highland Park, Michigan, on April 6, 1951, to Lloyd and Dorothy (Ollanketo) Ruotsala. He was raised in Royal Oak until age 15 when he moved with his family to Hancock, where he graduated from...
Sharon Torgeson
Oct 5, 2021
Hancock Sharon L. Mrs. T Torgeson, 85, a resident of Hancock passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past three weeks. She was born on August 6, 1936, in Elgin, IL, the daughter of the late Arthur and Anna (Peters) Rehberg.Sharon was raised...
Elaine LaFernier
Sep 29, 2021
Hancock Elaine S. LaFernier, 75, a resident of Hancock passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 29, 2021.She was born on January 3, 1946, in Askel, MI, a daughter of the late Waino and Hilma (Moilanen) Juntunen. Elaine was raised in Askel and was a graduate of the John A. Doelle High School. She was a veteran having served with the United...
Daniel Bennett
Sep 29, 2021
HoughtonDaniel Patrick Bennett, devoted husband, and father of six, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the age of 59. His decade-long battle with multiple cancers ended in a draw.Dan was born on October 25, 1961, in Goose Bay Labrador Air Force Base, Newfoundland, Canada to Lt. Col. Vincent Byron and Lucile Bennett. Dan traveled the world with his family...
Edith Maki (Niska)
Sep 26, 2021
Franklin Township Edith I. (Edward) Maki, 71, a resident of Franklin Township, passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium following a short illness. She was born on December 9, 1949, in Elk River, MN, a daughter of the late Melvin and Linda (Hendrickson) Niska. Edith was raised in Montrose, MN, and was a graduate...
Kathy Helms (Mattson)
Sep 25, 2021
Hancock Kathy (Mike) Helms, 50, a resident of Hancock passed away Saturday September 25, 2021, at UP Health- Marquette Hospital following a short illness. She was born on December 23, 1970, in Hancock a daughter of Roy and Carolyn (Carlson) Mattson. Kathy was raised in Superior Location and was a graduate of the Houghton High School with he class of...
Alice Reynolds (Reynolds)
Sep 9, 2021
Pointe Mills Alice Al Kay Reynolds, daughter of the late George and Mary Lou (Zenner) Reynolds, warrior, artist, mentor, survivor of life did not leave this world unmarked. She was a force, strong and steadfast in her passions including her career at Copper Country Mental Health. She graduated from Soumi College, aka Finlandia University, and received a certificate in Human...
Howard Sten
Sep 8, 2021
Oskar Howard Sten, 81, a resident of Oskar passed away Wednesday September 8, 2021, at the UP-Health Portage Hospital with Sisu and grace. He was born on September 1, 1940, in Trimountain, MI,a son of the late Eino and Lempi (Anttila) Sten. Howard was raised in Painesdale and was a graduate of the Jeffers High School with the class of...
Michael Aho
Sep 6, 2021
South Range Michael J. Aho, 57, a resident of South Range, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021, at the Baraga County Memorial Hospital in LAnse, following a short illness He was born on September 24, 1963, in Hancock a son of the late Roy and Elma (Beckman) Aho. Mike was raised in Calumet and attended the Calumet Schools. Mr. Aho...
Raymond Bertolli
Sep 5, 2021
Painesdale Raymond Bertolli, 81, a resident of Painesdale unexpectedly passed away Sunday September 5, 2021, at his home. A prayer service for Ray will be held at 11:00 am Friday September 10, 2021, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home - Mountain View Chapel of South Range with Fr. John Maritgnon to officiate. Followed by Military honor preformed by the Copper...
Eleanor Hughes (Komula)
Sep 4, 2021
Indian Rocks Beach, FL Eleanor J Hughes, a longtime local resident, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, September 4, 2021, at her home in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida after a short illness. Eleanor was born August 8, 1928, in Baraga, Michigan to parents Waino Komula and Hannah Yoki Komula. She graduated from Baraga Highschool at age 15...
Clarence Raasio
Sep 1, 2021
South RangeClarence Arvid Raasio, 83, passed away on September 1, 2021 at his home in South Range.Clarence was born on November 3, 1937 to Arvid and Nelma (Pelto) Raasio in Franklin Township. He spent a lot of his early years in and out of hospitals until moving to the Stanton House in South Range in 1984. Once there, Clarence began...
Zelda Peryam
Sep 1, 2021
Hancock. MI Zelda (Zel) Irene Peryam, 72 of Hancock, MI passed away peacefully Wednesday September 1, 2021. She was born on November 18, 1948 and was a graduate of the Hancock High School. Zelda worked as a nurse aid at The Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock for many years until her retirement. She loved caring for her patients....
Charles Aho
Aug 30, 2021
Chassell Charles E. Chuck Aho, 70, a resident of the Creamery Road in Chassell passed away August 30, 2021, at UP Health System – Portage following a short illness. Chuck was born on November 22, 1950, in Waukegan, Illinois to the late Charles P. and Dorothy (Manuelson) Aho. He was raised in Mundelein, Illinois where he graduated from Mundelein High...
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...
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