Obituaries
George Manninen
Sep 30, 2020
Chassell George Henry Manninen, 91, died Sept. 30, 2020, at PortagePointe in Hancock where he had been a resident since 2018. George was born March 26, 1929, in Tapiola, Mich., the seventh of eight children of Ilmari and Flora (Kangas) Manninen. He grew up on the family farm on Otter Lake and graduated in 1947 from Doelle High School in...
Thomas Heltunen
Sep 29, 2020
Houghton Thomas J. Heltunen, 80, a resident of Houghton, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at UP Health System Portage in Hancock following a short illness. He was born on March 22, 1940, in Highland Park, Michigan to the late John and Ida (Naasko) Heltunen. He grew up in Aura, MI and attended LAnse area schools. He graduated from downstate...
Susan Hooker (Hooker)
Sep 26, 2020
Hancock, MI. Susan Ellen Hooker, 71, born April 16, 1949 in Houghton, Michigan passed away on September 26, 2020 in Houghton, Michigan. Susan was the daughter of Lee and Francis Hooker and sibling of Charles Austin and Nancy Nelson. Susan graduated from Houghton High School and went on to receive a bachelors in business from Michigan State University. Upon graduation,...
Shirley Sheehan (Sorvisto)
Sep 21, 2020
Toivola/Estero, FL Shirley Sheehan, 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2020, in Ft, Meyers, FL. She was born on May 12, 1937, to the late Emil and Margaret Sorvisto. Shirley was a graduate of Hancock Central High School. Preceding her in death were her husband Norbert Sheehan, her parents Emil and Margaret Sorvisto and her brother William Bill...
Constance Soumis-Olson (Durand)
Sep 17, 2020
Chassell Constance Connie Soumis Olson, 94, a resident of Chassell, passed away September 17th, 2020, surrounded by her family at home. She was born September 9th, 1926, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and later moved to Freda, Michigan with her family, Napoleon and Irene Durand. She graduated from Houghton High School and prior to marriage was employed at the Kirkish West End...
Donna Perreault (Tauriainen)
Sep 11, 2020
Traprock Valley, Donna Perreault, 69, a resident of Traprock Valley, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital following a short illness. She was born on March 12, 1951, in Detroit, MI, a daughter of the late Fritz and Betty (Tuohy) Tauriainen. As a child, her family moved to make their home in Hurontown and Donna attended...
Elisha Kitchen
Sep 8, 2020
HANCOCK — Elisha Ann Kitchen, 37, a lifelong resident of Hancock, passed away on September 8, 2020, in Hancock, of complications from an accident she suffered as a child. She was born on December 8, 1982, in Hancock, the third child of Diane (Ristila) Kitchen and the late Dennis Kitchen. On February 14, 1989, Elisha was struck by a car...
Dennis Tolsdorf
Sep 8, 2020
Chassell Township Dennis E. Tolsdorf, 81, a resident of Chassell Township, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. He was born on January 26, 1939, in Detroit, MI, a son of the late Edward and Helen (Mysliwiec) Tolsdorf. Dennis was raised in the Detroit area and graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1957. Dennis was...
Katherine Persha (DeForge)
Sep 6, 2020
Liminga, Katherine T. Persha, 92, of Liminga and a former resident of Painesdale passed away Sunday September 6, 2020, at the home of her daughter & son-in-law following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 16, 1927, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of the late Joseph and Kathryn (Grentz) DeForge. Katherine was raised in Painesdale and was a graduate...
Carole Makela
Aug 30, 2020
Dodgeville Carole A. (Wes) Makela, 75, a resident former resident of Dodgeville passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020, at UP Health - Portage Hospital shortly after being admitted. She was born on January 14, 1945, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Werner and Ann (Zorich) Uitto. Carole was raised on the Boundary Rd. and attended the Isle Royale and...
Larry Julien
Aug 27, 2020
Larry Marlin Julien passed away August 27, 2020 at home in Houghton, Mi with family at his side after a 4 year battle with brain cancer and Parkinsons. Larry was born August 16, 1937 in Nora Springs, Iowa to George and Lorette (Swartwood) Julien. When he was 11 years old, he moved with his family to a farm near Fairchild,...
Kenneth Saari
Aug 26, 2020
Winona Kenneth A. Saari, 65, was called to Heaven on August 26, 2020 after a brief battle with cancer. Ken was born on May 7, 1955 in Hancock, the son of the late Ronald and Edna (Pyhtila) Saari. He was raised in Winona and graduated from Jeffers High School with the Class of 1973. In 1986, he was united in...
Thomas VanMarter
Aug 24, 2020
Houghton Thomas E. VanMarter, 84, a resident of Houghton, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at Canal View – Houghton County following a short illness. Tom was born on February 26, 1936, in Burbank, CA to the late Edson and Gladys (Coughlin) VanMarter. He grew up in Burbank and was a graduate of John Burroughs High School with the Class...
Thomas Peterson
Aug 18, 2020
Hancock Thomas A. Peterson, 64, a resident of Hancock, MI, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 12, 1956, in Hancock to Ralph and Dorothy (Davey) Peterson. Tom was a graduate of the Houghton School with the class of 1974. Tom began working at Jims...
Phyllis Johnson (Hunt)
Aug 10, 2020
Chassell Phyllis Hunt Johnson, 79, a resident of Halfmoon Beach Road in Chassell passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness. She was born on October 10, 1940, in San Francisco, California to the late Newell and Rosalind (Browder) Hunt. Having grown up in a military family, she moved often and eventually...
Norman Legault
Aug 8, 2020
Ontonagon Norman W. Legault, 92, a resident of Ontonagon passed away Saturday August 8, 2020, at the Garden View Assisted Living Facility in Calumet where he had been a resident since this past June. Norman was born on April 17, 1928, in Gladestone, MI a son of the late Wallace and Ruth (Larson) Legault. He resided in Gladestone until enlisting...
Laurie Elenbaas (Heemstra)
Aug 7, 2020
Laurie S. Elenbaas, age 64, of Lake Lindon, MI, went to join her Father in Heaven peacefully due to congestive heart failure on Friday, 7 August 2020 in Houghton, MI. Laurie was born on 22 February 1956 in Grand Rapids, MI, the eldest daughter of late Hollis Duane Heemstra and Mary Ellen (Tinholt) Heemstra. Laurie was born and raised in...
Timothy Halkola
Aug 5, 2020
Franklin Twp. Timothy Laine Halkola, age 69 passed away on August 5, 2020 at UP Health System in Marquette following a brief illness. He was born on October 25, 1950 to David T. and Viola E. Halkola. Tim was the last baby born at the original St. Joseph Hospital on Hancock Street. He was intrigued by the ongoing connection with...
Ralph Hietala
Aug 4, 2020
Chassell Ralph E. Hietala, 86, a resident of Chassell passed away Monday, August 4, 2020, at the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton where he had been residing for the past three months. He was born on May 8, 1934, in Hancock a son of the late Edward and Impi (Lehto) Hietala. Ralph was raised in Chassell and was a...
Thomas LeMieux
Jul 25, 2020
Kearsarge, MI On Saturday July 25th, Thomas Eugene Lemieux left this earth at the age of 53 at UP Health – Marquette Hospital following a short battle with cancer. Thomas was born October 25th, 1966 to Jean Ongie (Niemi) & Ronald Lemieux. Tom enjoyed rock hunting, hunting, hiking, and being out in nature. Tom was known to make people laugh...
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