Obituaries
Gloria Mayra (Aho)
Feb 7, 2019
Obituary of Gloria Marie Mayra Delafield, WI Gloria M. Mayra, 83 a resident of Delafield, Wisconsin, and former resident of Hancock passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Angels Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. She was born on January 15, 1936 in Hancock, the daughter of the late Aimo and Dolores (Johnson) Aho. Gloria was raised in Hancock and was...
John Hilgers
Feb 5, 2019
Obituary of John Wilson Hilgers HancockJohn W. Hilgers, 73, a resident of Hancock and former longtime Houghton resident, passed away Tuesday evening February 5, 2019, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness.John was born on February 27, 1945 in Madison, Wisconsin to Jack and Liane (Faust) Hilgers. He graduated from Whitnall High School in Greenfield, Wisconsin where...
Nancy Olson (Kokko)
Feb 1, 2019
Obituary of Nancy Sarah Lillian Olson Hancock Nancy (Tom) Olson, 86, a resident of Hancock passed away Friday afternoon February 1, 2019, at home surrounded by her loving family, following a lengthy & Courageous battle with dementia. She was born on November 28, 1932, in Pewabic Location, a daughter of the late Matt and Hilda (Kinnunen) Kokko. Nancy was raised...
Brenda Thompson (Thompson)
Jan 28, 2019
Obituary of Brenda Grace Thompson LauriumBrenda G. Thompson, 60, a resident of Laurium, passed away Monday morning January 27, 2019, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 27, 1958, in Laurium, MI, a daughter of the late Stanley and Carol (Anderson) Thompson. Brenda was raised in Laurium, Indianapolis, Indiana,...
James Mickelsen
Jan 22, 2019
Obituary of James Andrew Mickelsen ChassellJames A. Mickelsen, 92, of Chassell, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2019, at his home.He was born January 7, 1927, in Minneapolis, MN, son of Rev. Andrew Mickelsen and Mary Bikkie Mickelsen. Jim was a graduate of Hancock Central High School with the class of 1945. He graduated from Michigan Technological University with a...
David Butkovich
Jan 18, 2019
Obituary of David Peter Butkovich Hurontown David P. Butkovich, 79, a resident of Hurontown passed away Friday morning January 18, 2019, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. He was born on February 4, 1939, in Dodgeville, a son of the late Peter and Lucille (Philpott) Butkovich. David attended the St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic School. On August 25,...
Bonnie Kukkonen (Champion)
Jan 15, 2019
Obituary of Bonnie Jean Kukkonen Hancock Bonnie Jean Champion Kukkonen was born in Ironwood, Michigan, a daughter of the late Bill and Jean Champion and graduated from Luther L. Wright in 1964. She went on to graduate from Northern Michigan University in 1968 and became a teacher in Harper Woods and employment counselor in Highland Park. Bonnie later served as...
Earl Nelson
Jan 3, 2019
Obituary of Earl G. Nelson Baltic Earl G. Nelson 79, a resident of Baltic, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 13, 1939, in Baltic, MI, a son of the late Gunnar and Nancy (Kovala) Nelson. Earl was raised in Baltic and the...
Eleanor Sauvola (Colombe)
Jan 3, 2019
Obituary of Eleanor Cecelia Sauvola Houghton/Chassell Eleanor C. Sauvola, 79, a resident of Houghton and former Chassell resident, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 28, 1939, in Chassell, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Cecilia (Beauchamp) Colombe. On September 6, 1958, she was united in marriage...
Frederick Williamson
Jan 2, 2019
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Eva McKenzie (Thompson)
Dec 27, 2018
Obituary of Eva Elaine McKenzie Hancock Eva Elaine McKenzie had a glorious run of her 101 years. She was born Eva Elaine Thompson in Blythedale, Missouri on 7/11/1917 and grew up in Eagleville, Missouri on the Iowa border with older sister Neva and younger sister Mary. Tragically, their mother died in 1920, at the end of the Spanish flu epidemic,...
Paul Abb
Dec 26, 2018
Obituary of Paul Anthony Abb Hurontown Paul A. Abb, 81 a resident of Hurontown, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where he had been a resident for the past three months. He was born on September 11, 1937, in Houghton, MI, a son of the late Joseph and Marie (Carpenter) Abb....
Eleanor Johnson
Dec 25, 2018
Obituary of Cookie Johnson Houghton Eleanor "Cookie" Johnson, 76, a resident of Houghton for many years, passed away Tuesday December 25, 2018, attheMayoClinic-St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN, where she had been a patient for the past two andahalf weeks. She was born on August 30, 1942, in Traverse City, MI, a daughter of the late Delvin and Crystal (Jaquays)Housding....
Jennifer Joyal (Joyal)
Dec 14, 2018
Obituary of Jennifer Lynn Joyal Houghton Jennifer Joyal, 46, a resident of Houghton passed away at her home for the past 27 years, the Portage House in Houghton, Friday morning December 14, 2018, following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 25, 1972, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of Aldred and Gail (Carlson) Joyal. Jennifer had resided in Newberry,...
Nedra Wilcox (O'Neil)
Dec 13, 2018
Obituary of Nedra Lorraine Wilcox Houghton Lorraine Wilcox, 98, a former resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton passed away Thursday morning December 13, 2018, at the Pewabic House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident for the past four years. Lorraine was born in Glendive, MT, a daughter of the late John and...
Lorraine Wilcox
Dec 13, 2018
Obituary of Lorraine Wilcox Houghton Lorraine Wilcox, 98, a former resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton passed away Thursday morning December 13, 2018, at the Pewabic House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident for the past four years. Lorraine was born in Glendive, MT, a daughter of the late John and Cecile...
Margaret Keating (Kestner)
Dec 12, 2018
Obituary of Margaret Mary Keating Houghton Margaret (Kestner) Keating, 86, passed away on Dec. 12, 2018, with her loving son, Jay, by her side. Margaret was born June 16, 1932, in Houghton, MI, to loving parents, Steve and Molly (Marzene) Kestner and was raised in Houghton with her siblings; Bob, Paul, Harold, Helen, Ray and Jerry. Margaret is survived by...
Dennis Puuri
Dec 12, 2018
Obituary of Dennis Dean Puuri Houghton Dennis D. Puuri, 57, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday December 12, 2018, at home from an apparent heart attack. He was born on January 6, 1961, a son of Marie (OConnor) Puuri and the late Robert Puuri. Dennis was a graduate of the Houghton High School. Mr. Puuri started working at the family farm in...
Diane Gertcher (Oksanen)
Dec 4, 2018
Obituary of Diane May Gertcher Dollar Bay Diane Gertcher, 79, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at the UP – Health Marquette Hospital shortly after being admitted. She was born on May 19, 1939, in Laurium, MI, a daughter of the late Leslie and Martha (Heikkala) Oksanen. Diane was raised in Laurium and Berkley, MI...
Patricia Anderson (Sullivan)
Dec 2, 2018
Obituary of Patricia Anne Anderson Houghton Patricia A. Anderson, 82, a resident of Houghton went to be with her Lord on Sunday morning December 2, 2018, shortly after being admitted to the UP Health Portage Hospital. She was born on September 18, 1936, in Houghton. She was the daughter of the late Eugene and Helen (Woods) Sullivan. Pat grew up...
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