Obituaries
Scott Rutherford
Feb 7, 2018
Obituary of Scott V. Rutherford Hancock Scott V. Rutherford Jr., 84, a resident of Hancock passed away Wednesday February 7, 2018, at the Omega House in Houghton. He was born in 1933 in Lansing Michigan. After graduating from Lansing Eastern High School, he attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1955. He joined the US Navy, serving as an officer with the...
Judith Aho (Koskiniemi)
Feb 5, 2018
Obituary of Judith F. Aho Dover Location Judith F. (Chester) Aho, 77, a resident of Dover, passed away Sunday evening February 4, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. She was born on July 22, 1940, in Laurium, MI, on July 22, 1940, a daughter of the late Edmund and Viola (Wirsu) Koskiniemi. Judy was raised in...
Robert Carlson
Feb 3, 2018
Obituary of Bob Carlson Superior Location Robert A. Carlson,72, of Superior Location, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock.Bob was born on May 4, 1945, to Harry and Tunie {Kangas} Carlson and attended Houghton High School.Bob served in the U.S. Army from Nov. 1962 to Nov. 1964. He worked for Futuremill...
Evelyn Petrelius (Pesonen)
Feb 3, 2018
Obituary of Evelyn Marie Petrelius South Range, MI – Evelyn M. Evy Petrelius, 80, a resident of South Range, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, February 3, 2018, at the Omega House in Houghton surrounded by her family.Funeral services for Evelyn will be held at 11 am Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at the Range Apostolic Lutheran Church with Reverend Ernest Bylkas...
Walter Soumis
Jan 27, 2018
Obituary of Walt Soumis Chassell Walter H. Soumis, 88, a longtime resident of Chassell passed away Saturday morning January 27, 2018, at Bayside Village in LAnse, where he had been a resident patient for the past six months. He was born on April 19, 1929, in Chassell, a son of the late Eugene and Ida (Gibeault) Soumis. Walter was a...
George Fassbender
Jan 24, 2018
Obituary of George Fassbender Houghton George A. Fassbender, 97, a resident of Houghton passed away Wednesday morning January 24, 2018, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness. He was born on November 25, 1920, in Marquette, MI, a son of the late Louis and Louise (Doll) Fassbender. George was a graduate of Graveret High School in Marquette....
Jack Eberhard
Jan 22, 2018
Obituary of Jack Eberhard Hancock- Jack William Eberhard, 66, of Hancock, passed away after a six-year battle with cancer on Monday, January 22, 2018 while with relatives in Charleston, South Carolina. A visitation will take place on Friday, February 2nd, 2018 at Memorial Chapel in Hancock from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. His funeral service will be held Saturday, February 3rd,...
Robert Ruonavaara
Jan 13, 2018
Obituary of Robert William Ruonavaara Kalispell, MT Robert William Ruonavaara, 101, of Kalispell, Montana passed away in the early hours on January 13, 2018. Robert was born on August 3, 1916 in Jacobsville, Michigan, a son of the late Nils and Hilda (Muonio) Ruonavaara. He lived in Jacobsville until his father died in 1920. Then his mother moved the family...
Helen Obst
Jan 13, 2018
Obituary of Helen Obst Houghton Helen Martha Obst entered eternal rest on January 13, 2018. Helen was born on December 12, 1927, in Laurium, Michigan. She worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for 25 years and at Michigan Tech and retired in 1990. In her life, Helen enjoyed needlework, reading(mostly English gothic mysteries), bowling and church volunteer work. Helen is...
Thomas Lockhart
Jan 12, 2018
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Andrew Lockhart
Jan 12, 2018
Obituary of Andrew Lockhart Ontonagon Andrew Lockhart, 75, Ontonagon, died January 12th, 2018, at the Aspirus Long Term Care facility in Ontonagon after a prolonged illness. Born Thomas Andrew Lockhart III on October 15, 1942, at Ontonagon, Michigan, he was a son of the late Thomas A. and Genevieve M. (Dowd) Lockhart. He was named after his father and his...
Ruth Campbell
Jan 10, 2018
Obituary of Ruth Barbara Campbell Lakeland, FL Ruth Swift Campbell passed away January 10, 2018, at Carpenters Home in Lakeland Florida, at the age of 97 years. Ruth was born on March 24, 1920, in Houghton Michigan. She graduated from Houghton High School and then Purdue University, where she earned a Bachelors Degree in Home Economics. After college, Ruth returned...
Roy Wakeham
Jan 6, 2018
Obituary of Roy Wakeham Hancock Roy S. Wakeham, 77, a resident of Hancock passed away Saturday January 6, 2018, at the UP-Health Portage Hospital in Hancock shortly after being admitted. He was born on August 11, 1940, in Liminga, MI, a son of the late William and Eva (Ylitalo) Wakeham. Roy was raised in Liminga, attended the Redridge Schools and...
Jerome Danis
Jan 6, 2018
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Irene Forsell (Taskila)
Jan 4, 2018
An obituary is not available at this time for Irene Forsell (Taskila). 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 Irene Forsell (Taskila), please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .
Ellen Laitinen
Jan 2, 2018
Obituary of Ellen Christine Laitinen HoughtonEllen C. Laitinen, 88, a resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at her home. She was born on October 2, 1929, in South Range, MI, a daughter of the late Albin and Katri (Pyykkonen) Laitinen. Ellen was a graduate of the Jeffers High School. Ms....
Effie Hallstrom (Simonson)
Dec 31, 2017
Hancock Effie V. Hallstrom, 102, passed away peacefully at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe in Hancock, where she was a resident for six months. She was born on October 26, 1915, in Hancock, the daughter of August and Sandra Simonson. On May 30, 1938, she was married to Matt Hallstrom of Chatham, Michigan where she resided for 60 years....
Patricia Kinnee (Pamanet)
Dec 31, 2017
Obituary of Patricia M Kinnee Pelkie Patricia M. Kinnee, 80, a former resident of Pelkie passed away Sunday evening December 31, 2017, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a resident for the past three years. She was born on February 9, 1937, in Keshena, WI, a daughter of the late Louis and Bertha...
Gary Worrall
Dec 30, 2017
Obituary of Gary Worrall Chassell Gary Lee Worrall, 75, of Chassell, man of God & Barbs best friend & husband, died on Dec. 30 at UPHS-Marquette, where he was air-lifted after suffering a massive stroke on Dec. 22. He was born to Hazel (Epkey) & Richard Worrall in St. Johns on August 26, 1942. He graduated from Rodney B. Wilson...
Dorothy Lampinen (Pyykkonen)
Dec 28, 2017
Obituary of Dorothy Katherine Lampinen Coburntown Dorothy Katherine Lampinen, 88, of Coburntown passed away December 28, 2017, and is now together with her late husband of 65 years, William Werner Lampinen in heaven. Dorothy was born in Paavola to parents David and Albina Pyykkonen. Dorothy is survived by Susan (Keith) Williams. She is also survived by numerous nieces & nephews....
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