Obituaries

Mark Hackmann

Mark Hackmann

Apr 12, 2018

Obituary of Mark Allan Hackmann Houghton Mark A. Hackmann, 60, a resident of Douglas House Apartments in Houghton passed away peacefully Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Omega House where he had been a patient for the past month. He was born on February 27, 1958, in Marquette MI, a son of the late Allan and Viola (Liimatta) Hackmann. Mark...

Melvyn Mikkola

Melvyn Mikkola

Apr 8, 2018

Obituary of Melvyn Gerald Mikkola HANCOCK – Melvyn Gerald Mikkola, 77, and former Dollar Bay resident, went home to be with the Lord on April 8, 2018. He was a resident at Houghton County Medical Care Facility for the last 11 months, as a result of an extended battle with dementia. He was born on September 4, 1940 in Coburntown...

Melvin Mikkola

Melvin Mikkola

Apr 8, 2018

Obituary of Mel Mikkola HANCOCK – Melvyn Gerald Mikkola, 77, and former Dollar Bay resident, went home to be with the Lord on April 8, 2018. He was a resident at Houghton County Medical Care Facility for the last 11 months, as a result of an extended battle with dementia. He was born on September 4, 1940 in Coburntown to...

Kathleen Lahikainen

Kathleen Lahikainen

Apr 4, 2018

Obituary of Kathleen Lahikainen KATHLEEN LAHIKAINEN Kathy passed away on Wednesday April 4th, 2018. She was born in Brawley, California in 1948 on July 20th. Kathy worked as an X-Ray Tech for all of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard & Martha Korpi, her husband Charles Richard Taliaferro, and her sister Pamela (Peter) Vitas of...

William Brotherton

William Brotherton

Mar 29, 2018

Hancock   William Brotherton, 89, a resident of Forsman Rd., Hancock and former resident of Houghton and well-known retired teacher from Houghton High School passed away at his home Thursday morning March 29, 2018.   He was born on November 14, 1928, in Baltimore, MD, a son of the late Kenneth and Florence (Cunzeman) Brotherton. Bill grew up as an...

Signe Bakkila

Signe Bakkila

Mar 27, 2018

Obituary of Signe Eleanore Bakkila Chassell Signe E. Bakkila, 90, a resident of Chassell, passed away Tuesday morning March 27, 2018, at the Omega House in Houghton where she had been residing for the past month. She was born on July 11, 1927, in Tapiola, MI, a daughter of the late Soloman and Jennie (Haataja) Rintala. Signe was a graduate...

Alvin Gagnon

Alvin Gagnon

Mar 22, 2018

Obituary of Alvin Walter Gagnon, Sr Atlantic Mine/Onnela Location Alvin Walter Gagnon Sr., 93, a resident of Atlantic Mine/Onnela Location,passed away Thursday March 22, 2018 at his daughter Paulines home in Rapid River, MI. He was born on January 15, 1925, a son of the late Walter Gagnon and the late Jennie L. Vaataja.He married the former June L. Papke,...

Alvin Gagnon, Sr

Alvin Gagnon, Sr

Mar 22, 2018

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Robert Roy

Robert Roy

Mar 22, 2018

Obituary of Robert Leo Roy . Hancock, Robert Leo (Rob) Roy passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility with his family by his side. He was born on July 24, 1933 in Hancock, Michigan, a son of Leo and Dorothy Roy. Rob graduated from St. Joseph-St. Patrick School, Hancock High School in 1951, and...

Jeanette VonMilla (Schoonover)

Jeanette VonMilla (Schoonover)

Mar 21, 2018

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Dolores Maki (Audett)

Dolores Maki (Audett)

Mar 19, 2018

Obituary of Dolores C. Maki Baltic Dolores Celeste Audet-Maki, 92, formerly of Baltic passed away March 19, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, with her family by her side. Born to Charles and Eva (Leveque) Audet, joining a brother and sister. They raised their family in Ontonagon and later moved to Boston Mass. Dolores met and...

Deborah Aho (Olson)

Deborah Aho (Olson)

Mar 17, 2018

Obituary of Deborah J. Aho Hancock Deborah Joy Aho, 64, a resident of Hancock, passed away at home surrounded by her family early Saturday morning March 17, 2018. Deborah was the second youngest in a family of 12 siblings. She grew up in Chassell, MI and graduated from Chassell High School in 1971. After graduation she moved to New Hampshire...

Mary Maki (Priestap)

Mary Maki (Priestap)

Mar 16, 2018

Obituary of Mary Lou Maki Houghton Mary Lou Maki, 79, a former resident of Houghton passed away Friday evening March 16, 2018, at the Medora House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident. She was born on October 29, 1938, in Detroit, MI, a daughter of the late Lillian (McLean) Adams.As a child, she moved to...

Marylou Maki

Marylou Maki

Mar 16, 2018

Obituary of Marylou Maki Houghton Mary Lou Maki, 79, a former resident of Houghton passed away Friday evening March 16, 2018, at the Medora House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident. She was born on October 29, 1938, in Detroit, MI, a daughter of the late Lillian (McLean) Adams. As a child, she moved to...

Julia Hongisto (Tuomi)

Julia Hongisto (Tuomi)

Mar 15, 2018

Obituary of Julia Helen Hongisto Chassell Julia Hongisto of Chassell and a resident of the Houghton County Medical Care Facility since 2008 passed away March 15, 2018. Julia was born on November 7, 1920 in Chassell to the late Michael and Hilda Tuomi. She was a member of the First Apostolic Lutheran Church in Houghton. She was united in marriage...

Edward Kokkila

Edward Kokkila

Mar 8, 2018

Obituary of Edward C. Kokkila Hancock Edward C. Kokkila, 83, a resident of Hancock, passed away Thursday March 8, 2018, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 8, 1934, in Highland Park, MI, a son of the late Edward A. and Estelle (Heikkinen) Kokkila. Ed was raised in Detroit and was a graduate of the...

Allen Carter

Allen Carter

Mar 2, 2018

Obituary of Allen E. Carter Chassell/Morongo Valley, CA Allen E. Carter, 79, a resident of Chassell and Morongo Valley, CA, passed away Friday March 2, 2018, in Bluefield, WV, while visiting family. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral homes of Chassell are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time. To send flowers to...

Marvin Luokka

Marvin Luokka

Feb 27, 2018

Obituary of Marvin Eugene Luokka Dollar BayMarvin E. Luokka, 82, a resident of Dollar Bay passed away Tuesday morning February 27, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where he had been a patient for the past 2 1/2 years. He was born on September 10, 1935, in Houghton, a son of the late Hjalmer and Lempi...

Martha Isaacson

Martha Isaacson

Feb 27, 2018

Obituary of Martha Caroline Isaacson Hancock Martha C. Isaacson a resident of Houghton County Medical Care Facility passed away February 27, 2018 at the age of 100 years old. She was born December 6, 1917, the daughter of Adolph and Lempi Hannu Nelson. She attended the local schools. She worked for Oak Manufacturing and Stewart Warner in Illinois and also...

Martha Isaaacson

Martha Isaaacson

Feb 27, 2018

Obituary of Martha Caroline Isaaacson Hancock Martha C. Isaacson a resident of Houghton County Medical Care Facility passed away February 27, 2018 at the age of 100 years old. She was born December 6, 1917, the daughter of Adolph and Lempi Hannu Nelson. She attended the local schools. She worked for Oak Manufacturing and Stewart Warner in Illinois and also...