Obituaries
Jeanne Terry
Apr 6, 2019
Obituary of Jeanne LaVene Terry Jeanne L. (Pelto) Isaacson Terry Jeanne L. Pelto Isaacson Terry died April 6, 2019, in Modesto, CA following a lengthy illness. She was born February 16, 1930 in Pelkie, the only child of the late Alfred and Laina (Johnson) Pelto. Jeanne attended the Pelkie Elementary School and graduated from Baraga High School in 1947. She...
Waino Niva
Mar 31, 2019
Obituary of Waino J. Niva Sing Sing, Location Waino J. Niva, 92, a resident of Sing Sing Location, passed away Sunday morning March 31, 2019, at the Winona House of Portage Pointe following a short illness. He was born on July 19, 1926, in Keweenaw Bay, MI, a son of the late Waino and Mary (Kaupila) Niva. He attended the...
Norma Laine
Mar 26, 2019
Obituary of Norma Rachel Laine Norma Rachel Laine a longtime resident of Garden City, Michigan passed from this life on March 26, 2019 with family near her side. Norma was born on a farm in Bruce Crossing, Michigan on July 21, 1932 where she learned the importance and value of hard work and family during The Great Depression and World...
Mary Masters
Mar 21, 2019
Obituary of Mary Kay Masters Laurium Mary Kay Masters, 30, a resident of Laurium, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019, at the UP Health Systems – Marquette Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born September 10, 1988, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of John and Gail (Niva) Masters. Mary Kay was raised in Laurium and was a graduate of...
Mark McClannahan
Mar 21, 2019
Obituary of Mark Lawrence McClannahan Hancock Mark McClannahan, 63, a resident of Hancock passed away Thursday morning March 21, 2019, at the UP Health Systems – Marquette Hospital following a short illness. He was born on July 14, 1955, in Lake Forest, IL, a son of the late Lawrence and Francis (Majewski) McClannahan. Following high school, Mark attended Michigan Technological...
Steven Johnson
Mar 17, 2019
Obituary of Steve Johnson Fulton, MI Steven B. Johnson, 28, a resident of Fulton, passed away of natural causes, March 17, 2019. He was born on November 1, 1990, in Hancock, a son of Charles and Julie (Haataja) Johnson. Steven was a graduate of the Hancock High School with the class of 2009. He received his Criminal Justice Degree from...
Guyla Komula (Collette)
Mar 13, 2019
An obituary is not available at this time for Guyla Komula (Collette). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Guyla Komula (Collette), please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .
Katie Komula
Mar 13, 2019
Obituary of Katie Komula Chassell A Mass of Christian Burial for Kathryn Katy Komula, 101, of Chassell who died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at the Lighthouse of Hancock, will be held 11 am Monday, March 18, at St. Annes Catholic Church in Chassell with Fr. Dustin Larson to officiate. Spring burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery of Houghton....
Patricia DeVoe
Mar 12, 2019
Obituary of Patricia Anne DeVoe Tamarack City Patricia Anne DeVoe, 68, passed away recently at her home in Tamarack City, MI. She was raised in Prospect Park, New Jersey, the daughter of Arthur and Mae DeVoe, formerly the wife of William Wallerius Jr. and loving mother of Kevin Wallerius of Totowa, NJ and Kayla Wallerius of Zion, IL. Surviving also...
Aloysius Britz
Mar 7, 2019
Sun Tan Valley, AZ Aloysius H. Britz, 88, a resident of Sun Tan Valley, AZ and former Houghton resident, passed away Thursday March 7, 2019, at the Banner Baywood Heart Hospital, in Mesa, AZ. He was born on November 21, 1930, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late Aloysius N. and Ailiin (Kolehmainen) Britz. Aloysius was raised in Houghton...
Katherine Saari (Hodge)
Mar 1, 2019
Obituary of Katherine Saari Hancock Katherine Saari 93, a resident of Hancock passed away Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe where she had been a resident patient for the past year. She was born on February 7, 1926, in Houghton, MI, a daughter of the late Jack and Florence (Chapman) Hodge. Katherine was raised in...
Rowon Kinnunen
Feb 28, 2019
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Timothy Young
Feb 28, 2019
Obituary of Timothy Daniel Young Houghton Timothy D. Young, 63, a resident of Houghton passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, from injuries received in a snowmobiling accident. He was born on April 28, 1955, in Hancock, son of Sheila Beattie. Tim was raised in Houghton and was a graduate of the Houghton High School. He then worked for Formatics in...
Mary Hatcher (Herres)
Feb 24, 2019
Obituary of Mary M. Hatcher Ripley Mary M. Hatcher, 77, a resident of Ripley passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe in Hancock following a short illness. She was born on April 5, 1941, in Laurium, MI, a daughter of the late John B. and Margaret (Lehman) Herres. Mary was raised in Hancock and...
Joanne Marttila (Hendrickson)
Feb 23, 2019
Obituary of Joanne L. Marttila Atlantic MineJoanne L. Marttila, 74, a resident of Atlantic Mine passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019.She was born April 8, 1944, in Hancock, daughter of Alfred and Flora (Ruonavaara) Hendrickson. She graduated from Hancock High School with the class of 1962. She worked at Vollwerths for several years as a bookkeeper. On May 6, 1967,...
Hilja Kokko (Tutipaa)
Feb 23, 2019
Obituary of Hilja Tuulikki Kokko Pelkie/Arnheim Hilja T. Kokko, 96, a resident of DesRochers Rd., Pelkie/Arnheim, passed away Saturday morning February 23, 2019, at the Baraga County Memorial Hospital in LAnse following a short illness. She was born on October 8, 1922, in Kivijarvella, Finland, a daughter of the late Emil and Hilma (Klein) Tutipaa. Hilja moved to the United...
Sylvia Gagnon (Maki)
Feb 19, 2019
Obituary of Sylvia Lydia Gagnon Chassell Sylvia L. Gagnon of Chassell passed away on February 19, 2019, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe. Sylvia was born Sylvia Lydia Maki on August 11, 1926 in Trimountain, Michigan to John K. and Lydia (Lundi) Maki. In 1944 Sylvia graduated from Jeffers H.S. and then in 1946 from the Upper Peninsula Beauty...
Suzanne Heikkila (Oja)
Feb 16, 2019
Obituary of Suzanne Marie Heikkila Laurium Suzanne M. Heikkila, 77, a resident of Laurium passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium. She was born on September 1, 1941, in Calumet, a daughter of the late Robert and Lyla (Simula) Oja. Suzanne attended the Calumet Schools. Suzanne was a lifelong member of the Old Apostolic...
William Jameson
Feb 16, 2019
An obituary is not available at this time for William Jameson. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of William Jameson, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .
Esther Tervo (Angman)
Feb 14, 2019
Obituary of Esther Mary Tervo Chassell Esther M. Tervo, 89, a resident of Snake River Hill, Chassell, passed away Thursday morning February 14, 2019, at the Omega House in Houghton. She was born on July 26, 1929, in Trap Rock Valley a daughter of the late Edward and Ellen (Isaacson) Angman. Esther was a 1947 graduate of the Lake Linden...
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