Obituaries
Marie Tuohimaa (Romppainen)
Jul 22, 2017
Obituary of Marie Alice Tuohimaa Houghton Marie A. Tuohimaa, 86, a resident of the Douglass House Apartments and former resident of the Houghton Canal, passed away Saturday evening July 22, 2017, at the UP Health - Portage Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 15, 1931, in Oskar, MI, a daughter of the late Oscar and Hannah...
Gisela Kangas (Kocksch)
Jul 21, 2017
Obituary of Gisela Brigitte Kangas Chassell Gisela Brigitte Kangas, better known as Gigi, was born to the late Gunther Kocksch and Irmgard Otto Kocksch in Berlin Germany. After surviving World War II, she married U.S. Air Force Master Sargent Toivo Kangas and the two of them traveled extensively, ultimately making the Copper Country their home. Gigi was a business woman...
John Hamar
Jul 17, 2017
Obituary of John Chantry Hamar John C. Hamar, a long time Chassell resident and well-known area businessman, passed away at his home on July 17, 2017, after a lengthy illness, his loving family at his side throughout the battle. John was born on March 18, 1930, in Cloquet, Minnesota, son of Marcella (Miller) Hamar and H. Kenneth Hamar. He attended...
Sharon Leutz (Cousino)
Jul 17, 2017
Obituary of Sharon Lou Leutz Chassell Sharon L. (Carl) Leutz, 79, a resident of Chassell passed away Monday July 17, 2017, at her home. She was born on March 25, 1938, in Monroe, MI, a daughter of the late Addison and Leona (Shinnevar) Cousino. Sharon was a student of St. Josephs High School in Monroe. On July 11, 1956, she...
Tim Test
Jul 6, 2017
An obituary is not available at this time for Tim Test. 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 Tim Test, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .
Milton Harvey
Jul 1, 2017
Obituary of Milton Roy Harvey Marquette Milton Roy Harvey, 91, of Marquette and former Houghton resident passed away on July 1, 2017, at the Marquette General Hospital. Milt was born on June 20, 1926 in Hancock, the son of Roy and Mildred (Bonds) Harvey, and attended the Hancock Public Schools before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War 11....
Marie Saunders
Jun 28, 2017
Obituary of Marie Ann Saunders Chassell, Marie Ann (David) Saunders, 76, a resident of Chassell, passed away Wednesday June 28, 2017, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor following a short illness. She was born on May 5, 1941, in Marquette, MI. A daughter of the late William and Bertha (Tyrvainen) Luusua. She was raised in Chassell and...
Patricia Spain (Mann)
Jun 25, 2017
An obituary is not available at this time for Patricia Spain (Mann). 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 Patricia Spain (Mann), please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .
Shawn Leche
Jun 22, 2017
Obituary of Shawn Francis Leche CalumetShawn Francis Leche died on June 22, 2017, in Calumet at age 64. He had served as director of the Portage Lake District Library from 2008 - 2015. Prior to coming to Calumet, he consulted on library issues while living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. From 1999 to 2007 he served as director of the...
Sandra Henkel
Jun 8, 2017
Obituary of Sandra Lee Henkel Pelkie Sandra L. (Jonathan) Henkel, 75, a resident of Pelkie, passed away June 8, 2017 in Petersburg Alaska while on vacation. She was born on October 13, 1941, in Bethlehem, PA, a daughter of the late Donald and Shirley (Beil) Taylor. Sandra was raised in the Bethlehem, PA, area and was a graduate of Muhlenberg...
Lee Henkel (Taylor)
Jun 8, 2017
An obituary is not available at this time for Lee Henkel (Taylor). 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 Lee Henkel (Taylor), please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .
Kathryn Sauvola
Jun 6, 2017
Obituary of Kathryn Rose Sauvola Chassell Kathryn R. Sauvola, 81, a former resident of Chassell passed away at the Light House at Hubbell where she had been a resident patient for the past four years. She was born on March 23, 1936, in Hancock a daughter of the late Lawrence and Cecilia (Beauchamp) Colombe. She attended the Houghton Schools. For...
Joan Nicholls
May 31, 2017
Obituary of Joan Kathleen Nicholls HOUGHTON Joan Kathleen Nicholls passed away May 31, 2017. She was born in Hancock on November 25, 1931 to Edward and Ann (Manderfield) Cahoon. A graduate of Houghton High School, she also attended Suomi College (Finlandia University) and Michigan Technological University. Kathleen was united in marriage to William L. (Red) Nicholls in 1950 and lived...
Steven Daavettila
May 27, 2017
An obituary is not available at this time for Steven Daavettila. 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 Steven Daavettila, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .
Pauline Grier
May 23, 2017
Obituary of Pauline Mae Grier Tapiola, Pauline Mae (Thompson) Grier, the loving mother of 5 daughters, 12 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren passed away at Houghton County Medical Care Facility on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017. She was born August 17th, 1920 in Benton Township Michigan. She was the oldest daughter of Joy and Katie Thompson. Pauline grew up on a...
Nadine Zuelke (Neher)
May 21, 2017
Obituary of Nadine Kay Zuelke Hancock Nadine K. Zuelke, 60, a resident of Hancock passed away Sunday evening May 21, 2017, at her home following a battle with cancer. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Home of Hancock is assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.Service Information To send flowers to the family...
Barbara Robillard
May 19, 2017
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Edward Saari
May 17, 2017
Obituary of Edward E. Saari Cross City, FL Edward E. Saari, 82, a resident of Cross City, FL and former Hancock resident passed away May 17, 2017 in Cross City. He was born on June 3, 1934, in Hancock son of the late Edward and Hilja "Jill" (Kotila) Saari. Ed was a graduate of the Hancock High School with the...
Brenhilde Homola
May 14, 2017
Obituary of Brenhilde Alice Homola Hancock Alice Brenhilde Homola, 87, a resident of Hancock passed away Sunday May 14, 2017, at UP Health - Portage Hospital following a short illness. Alice was born on October 23, 1929 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of the late Alfred and Ebba (Puranen) Johnston. She was raised in Chassell and Traprock and attended both...
Michael Jutila
May 13, 2017
Obituary of Michael John Jutila Dollar Bay Michael J. Jutila, 62, a resident of Dollar Bay and area businessman, unexpectedly passed away Saturday May 13, 2017, at UP Health - Marquette. He was born on March 18, 1955, in Hancock a son of the late Sulo and Helen (Jarvi) Jutila. Mike was raised in Ripley and graduated from Hancock High...
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