Obituaries
Roy Rajala
Mar 4, 2017
Obituary of Roy Raymond Rajala Dollar Bay/Atlantic MineRoy R. Rajala died peacefully in Marquette County Medical Care Facility on March 4, 2017, in Marquette, MI at the age of 83. The family thanks the staff at Marquette County Medical Care Facility for their support and loving care of Roy.Roy was born on October 3, 1933, in Atlantic Mine, MI to...
Laurie Monticello (Lassila)
Mar 4, 2017
Obituary of Laurie Jean Monticello Dollar BayLaurie (John) Monticello, 47, of Dollar Bay, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer on March 4, 2017, at the Omega House in Houghton, MI.Laurie was born on February 10, 1970, in Hancock, MI, to James and the late Pat (Dreis) Lassila. As a child, she...
Arthur DeMars
Mar 4, 2017
Obituary of Arthur Fredrick DeMars HoughtonArthur F. DeMars, 87, a resident of Houghton passed away Saturday March 4, 2017, at the Light House in Hancock where he had been a patent for the past day.He was born on May 13, 1929, in Houghton, a son of the late Arthur J. and Carrie (Spearman) DeMars. Arthur attended the St. Ignatius Loyola...
Jaysen Salo
Mar 1, 2017
Obituary of Jaysen Donald Salo Chassell/HoughtonJaysen D. Salo, 51, a resident of Chassell and Houghton, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 1, 2017 from an apparent heart attack.He was born on November 24, 1965, in Hancock, a son of the late Donald J. Salo and Sharon (Komula-Salo) Berner. Jaysen was a graduate of the Houghton High School Class of 1983.His working...
Robert Bickmore
Feb 27, 2017
Obituary of Robert Washington Bickmore Quincy HillDr. Robert W. Bickmore, 93, a former resident of Quincy Hill passed away Monday afternoon February 27, 2017, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital following a short illness.He was born on November 8, 1923, in San Francisco, CA, a son of the late George and Dora (Boradt) Bickmore. He graduated from Balboa High School in...
Tuovi Kinnunen
Feb 27, 2017
Obituary of Tuovi Sofie Kinnunen Kent, CTTuovi Sofie Kinnunen died peacefully February 27, 2017, at her home in Kent, CT. Tuovi was born on November 30, 1922, in Painesdale, MI, to Jophn and Adolfiina Wiitala. She was raised in Tapiola, MI, attended the John Doelle High School, then received her BS from Northern Michigan University in 1947. She briefly interrupted...
Doris Niemela
Feb 22, 2017
Obituary of Doris Marie Niemela Chassell Doris Marie Niemela, 84, a former resident of Chassell passed away Wednesday morning February 22, 2017, at the Winona House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been residing for the past fifteen months. She was born on April 10, 1932, in Ewen, MI, a daughter of the late Hubert Swande and Olga...
Robert Waltanen
Feb 21, 2017
Obituary of Robert J. Waltanen Dodgeville Robert J. Waltanen, 67, a resident of Dodgeville passed away late Tuesday evening February 21, 2017, at the UP-Health Marquette Hospital where he had been a patient for the past week. He was born on December 10, 1949, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late Eino and Ann (Paskvan) Waltanen. Robert was raised...
Sylvin Ott
Feb 16, 2017
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Irene Kokko
Feb 16, 2017
Obituary of Irene Ida Kokko South Range Irene Ida Kokko, age 92, died Thursday, February 16, 2017 at PortagePointe where she had been a resident for the past 4 years. Irene was born February 26, 1924 in Baltic, Michigan, a daughter of Erick and Ida (Perala) Karna. The family moved to Painesdale, Michigan when Irene was 4. She was a...
Leonard Pelto
Feb 11, 2017
Tapiola, Leonard Pelto, 96, died Saturday, February 11, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility, in Hancock, where he had been a resident for one and one-half years. He was born on the family farm near Pelkie, the son of Edward and Ilmi (Aho) Pelto. Leonard attended the Pelkie schools. On May 6, 1944, he married Irene Torro of Tapiola....
Thomas Gallagher
Feb 10, 2017
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Phyllis Spellich (Geror)
Feb 7, 2017
Obituary of Phyllis Loraine Spellich Obituary not available.Service Information To send flowers to the family of Phyllis Spellich, please visit Tribute Store
Pauline Heinonen (Nordstrom)
Jan 28, 2017
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Rose Maki
Jan 25, 2017
Obituary of Rose Frances Maki Dodgeville Rose F. Maki, 92, a resident of Dodgeville, passed away Wednesday January 25, 2017, at The Light House of Hancock following a short illness. She was born on June 15, 1924, in Dodgeville, MI, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Pleshe) Gasperich. Rose was a graduate of the Houghton High School with...
Gladys Wiitanen (Spiegel)
Jan 12, 2017
Obituary of Gladys Mae Wiitanen HancockGladys M. (David) Wiitanen, 82, a resident of Hancock passed away Thursday evening January 12, 2017, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness.She was born on May 9, 1934, in Misery Bay, MI a daughter of the late Charles and Pearl (Spiegel) Kemppa. Gladys was raised in Hancock, and was a graduate...
Anne Fisher
Jan 10, 2017
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Anne Fisher (Fisher)
Jan 6, 2017
Obituary of Anne Maureen Fisher Houghton Anne M. Fisher, 71, a resident of Houghton passed away at home from an apparent heart attack earlier this month. As requested no service will take place at this time. To view Annes notice or to send condolences to the family please visit www.plowefuneralhome.com The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Houghton are...
Bonita "Bonnie" Este (Miller)
Jan 3, 2017
Obituary of Bonita Kaye Este Hancock Bonnie "George" Este, 73, a resident of Hancock and former Dollar Bay resident passed away Tuesday evening January 3, 2017, at her home following a lengthy illness.A private memorial service for Bonnie will be held at a later time.The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock have been assisting the family with arrangements.Service...
Kenneth Steiner
Jan 1, 2017
Obituary of Kenneth John Mark Steiner Houghton Kenneth Steiner, 66, a resident of Houghton passed away Sunday morning January 1, 2017, at the UP Health – Marquette Hospital where he had been a patient for the past four days. Ken was born on November 3, 1950, in Pittsburg, PA, a son of the late Carl and Lois (Koch) Steiner. He...
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