Obituaries
Joan Niemela (Hall)
Oct 19, 2020
Hancock "Joan Agnes Niemela, 86, died peacefully on October 19, 2020 at Canal View in Hancock where she had been a resident for the past few years. Joan was born on November 3, 1933, in Detroit the only child to William and Ingrid Hall. She attended Detroit schools and earned her degree as an RN, working in the Detroit area...
Barbara Koski (Yeakel)
Oct 18, 2020
Houghton Canal Barbara J. (Ozzie) Koski, 76, a resident of Osma Plat Rd., Houghton passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020, at her home following a courageous four-year battle with cancer. She was born on June 10, 1944, in Ann Arbor, MI, a daughter of the late John and Ethel (Allen) Yeakel. Barb was raised in Dexter, MI, where she graduated...
John Wilcox
Oct 17, 2020
Houghton John H. Wilcox, 88, a resident of the Douglas House Apartments in Houghton passed away Saturday October 17, 2020. Surviving John are his wife the former Sara Nuranen a resident patient at Mission Pointe Health and rehabilitation of Hancock and his daughter Teri Gilpin-Wilcox of Rabbit Bay, a special niece Linda Bilich of Hancock. Along with several nieces and...
Jack Bates
Oct 17, 2020
Chassell Jack Aron Bates infant son to Ryan and Tricia Bates begun his life with the Lord before it could begin here on earth, Saturday October 17, 2020. A private graveside service for him will be held at a later time in the Keweenaw Bay Cemetery. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Chassell are assisting the family with...
Janet Rantamaki (Tepsa)
Oct 12, 2020
Houghton Janet A. Rantamaki, 83, a resident of the Arbor Green Senior Living Community in Houghton passed away Monday October 12, 2020, at UP Health – Portage Hospital following a short illness. She was born on May 6, 1937, a daughter of the late Alex and Charlotte (Hendrickson) Tepsa. Janet was raised in Houghton and attended the Houghton Schools. On...
Mary Lou Mattila (Eckloff)
Oct 10, 2020
Houghton Canal Mary Lou Mattila, 93, a resident of the Houghton Canal Road passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Canal View- Houghton County where she had been a resident for the past 11 months. She was born on March 12, 1927, in Copper City, to the late John and Evelyn (Martin) Eckloff. She was raised in Copper City and...
Mary Mattila
Oct 10, 2020
Houghton Canal Mary Lou Mattila, 93, a resident of the Houghton Canal Road passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Canal View- Houghton County where she had been a resident for the past 11 months. She was born on March 12, 1927, in Copper City, to the late John and Evelyn (Martin) Eckloff. She was raised in Copper City and...
Thomas Olson
Oct 9, 2020
Hancock Thomas Richard Olson, Sr., 88 of Hancock passed away of an apparent heart attack on Friday, October 9, 2020. He was born in Hancock, Michigan on December 23, 1931 and graduated from Hancock Central High School in 1950. He was united in marriage to Nancy S. L. Kokko on July 16, 1960 and was married for 58 years before...
Gary Paavola
Oct 7, 2020
Hancock, Gary D. Paavola, 55, a resident of Hancock and former South Range resident passed away Wednesday October 7, 2020, at the UP Health – Portage Hospital following a short illness. He was born on August 19, 1965, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late Harold PA and Catherine Dolly (Ravasz) Paavola. Gary was raised in South Range and...
Bernie Walker
Oct 5, 2020
Pelkie Bernie L. Walker, 82, a resident of Pelkie, passed away Monday, October 5, 2020 at Bayside Village in LAnse where he had been a resident since this past summer. Bernie was born on May 4, 1938 in Mason, MI to the late Enock and Mildred (Cole) Walker. He was raised and had gone to school in Mason. Following school,...
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...
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