Obituaries

Elmer Kunnath

Elmer Kunnath

Feb 24, 2018

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George Stockero

George Stockero

Feb 23, 2018

Obituary of George Guido Stockero George Guido Stockero, Sr. George Guido Stockero, Sr., 77, Caspian, passed away at Omega House hospice facility in Houghton on Friday, February 23. He was born on February 25, 1940 in Hermansville, the son of the late Guido and Emma (Marana) Stockero. On September 4, 2001 George married Barbara (nee Woons) and the couple resided...

George Stockero Sr.

George Stockero Sr.

Feb 23, 2018

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Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson

Feb 20, 2018

Obituary of Andrew Ward Johnson Houghton Andrew W. Johnson, 67, a resident of Houghton passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at his home. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Houghton is assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time. To send flowers to the family of Andrew Johnson, please visit Tribute Store

Charles Manninen

Charles Manninen

Feb 20, 2018

Obituary of Charles Paul Manninen Isle Royal Location Charles P. Manninen, 61, a resident of Isle Royal Location, passed away Tuesday morning February 20, 2018, at the Omega House in Houghton. He was born on May 1, 1956, in Hancock, a son of June (Tauriainen) Manninen and the late Earl Manninen. Chuck was raised in Isle Royal Location and was...

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson

Feb 19, 2018

Obituary of Andrew Ward Johnson Houghton Andrew W. Johnson, 67, a resident of Houghton passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at his home. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Houghton is assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time. To send flowers to the family of Andrew Johnson, please visit Tribute Store

Martin Ylitalo

Martin Ylitalo

Feb 18, 2018

Obituary of Martin Harold Ylitalo Baltic Martin Ylitalo, 55, a resident of Baltic passed away Sunday February 18, 2018, at the Light House of Hancock where he had been a resident for the past week. He was born on December 20, 1962, in Hancock, a son of the late Wilfred and Beverly (Marshall) Ylitalo. Marty was raised in South Range...

Myra Walman (Wirtanen)

Myra Walman (Wirtanen)

Feb 11, 2018

Obituary of Myra M. Walman Houghton Myra M. Walman, 81, a resident of Houghton passed away Sunday February 11, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a patient for the past three months. She was born on June 22, 1936, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Edward and Lydia (Wanhatalo) Wirtanen. Myra...

Craig Wilson

Craig Wilson

Feb 10, 2018

Obituary of Craig E. Wilson Dollar Bay Craig E. Wilson, 79, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018, at his home with his family by his side. He was born on February 11, 1938, in Lincoln, MI, a son of the late Forrest and Florence (Doriet) Wilson. As a child, he moved with his family to...

Bertha Smith (Jackovich)

Bertha Smith (Jackovich)

Feb 10, 2018

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Scott Rutherford

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thomas Lockhart

Jan 12, 2018

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