Obituaries

Elaine McCarthy

Elaine McCarthy

Sep 5, 2015

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Adele Masters (Johnson)

Adele Masters (Johnson)

Sep 4, 2015

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Donald Peryam

Donald Peryam

Aug 29, 2015

Obituary of Donald Albert Peryam Hancock Donald A. Peryam, 67, a lifetime resident of Hancock passed away on August 29th peacefully at home with his family by his side. He was born on May 18th, 1948 in Hancock Michigan, the son of John and Betty (Sullivan) Peryam. Don was a graduate of Hancock High School in 1966 where he then...

James Bronczyk

James Bronczyk

Aug 27, 2015

Obituary of James Michael Bronczyk Dollar Bay James M. Bronczyk, 68, a resident of Dollar Bay unexpectedly passed away at his home. Jim was born on September 22, 1946, in Norway, MI, a son of the late John and Adeline (DeBernardi) Bronczyk. He was a graduate of the Norway High School with the class of 1964. Mr. Bronczyk was a...

Kathryn Brown

Kathryn Brown

Aug 24, 2015

Obituary of Kathryn Brown Kathryn Lockwood Brown of San Lorenzo, NM and Heinola, MI passed away Sunday, August 23rd at Casa De Oro Medical Care Facility in Dona Ana, NM after a brave struggle with cancer. She was born July 29, 1952 in Bad Axe, MI, the daughter of Franklin and Marie (Ziemba) Kladzyk. She attended nursing school at Michigan...

Mark Mattila

Mark Mattila

Aug 16, 2015

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Sigrid Bartelli

Sigrid Bartelli

Aug 14, 2015

Obituary of Sigrid Aliina Bartelli HANCOCK Sigrid Aliina Ojala Bartelli, 96, a past resident of Cedar Street, Hancock, passed away at the Winona House of PortagePointe on Friday, August 14, 2015. She was born on October 28, 1918, in South Range, MI to Anna (Sivonen) and John Ojala, the youngest of 6 children. She was preceded in death by her...

LaVerne Anderson

LaVerne Anderson

Aug 11, 2015

Obituary of LaVerne Viola Anderson Houghton LaVerne (Jean Andrew) Anderson, 91, a resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Community and former long-time Hancock resident passed away Tuesday afternoon August 11, 2015, at her apartment in Houghton. She was born on November 10, 1923, in Wauwatosa, WI, a daughter of the late R. Ralph and Viola (Ollenberg) Mertz. LaVerne was a...

Melida Wallstrom (Rova)

Melida Wallstrom (Rova)

Aug 8, 2015

Obituary of Melida Elsie Wallstrom Obenhoff Melida E. Wallstrom, 97, a former resident of Obenhoff, passed away Saturday evening August 8, 2015, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past six years. She was born on August 20, 1917, in Obenhoff, a daughter of the late John and Matilda...

Margaret Cooper

Margaret Cooper

Aug 7, 2015

Obituary of Margaret Elizabeth Cooper Margaret S. Cooper Margaret S. Cooper died peacefully in her sleep at Portage Pointe on Friday, August 7, 2015, just a month shy of her 97th birthday. She was born on September 8, 1918, in Mount Clemens, Michigan, the third daughter of Matilda Coppersmith and John M. Simmons. On December 22, 1940, she was engaged...

Robert Saari

Robert Saari

Aug 3, 2015

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Ruth Landis

Ruth Landis

Aug 2, 2015

Obituary of Ruth Caroline Landis Hancock Ruth C. (George) Landis, 81, a resident of Hancock passed away Sunday evening August 2, 2015, at her home following a lengthy illness. Ruth was born on November 30, 1933, in Mohawk, MI, a daughter of the late Matt and Lempi (Kemppainen) Kuivanen. As a child, She was raised in Calumet and Tapiola where...

Robert Aho

Robert Aho

Jul 29, 2015

Obituary of Robert M. Aho Robert M. Aho 82 passed away July 29th, 2015 in Union City, Ca. Bob was born March 24th,1933 to the late Eino Aho and Irene Niemi formerly of Greenland. He grew up and graduated in Detroit, Mi. Following graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and after being discharged moved to California to work...

Marie Kotila

Marie Kotila

Jul 29, 2015

Obituary of Marie Helen Kotila Houghton Marie H. Kotila, 89, a resident of the Arbor Green Apartments in Houghton unexpectedly passed away Monday July 27, 2015, at her home.Marie was born on October 25, 1925, in Hancock a daughter of the late Oscar and Esther (Juntunen) Fredd. She was a graduate of the Hancock High School with the class of...

Tauno Stone

Tauno Stone

Jul 29, 2015

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Barbara Ruohonen

Barbara Ruohonen

Jul 29, 2015

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Marie Kotila (Fredd)

Marie Kotila (Fredd)

Jul 27, 2015

Obituary of Marie Helen Kotila HoughtonMarie H. Kotila, 89, a resident of the Arbor Green Apartments in Houghton unexpectedly passed away Monday July 27, 2015, at her home.Marie was born on October 25, 1925, in Hancock a daughter of the late Oscar and Esther (Juntunen) Fredd. She was a graduate of the Hancock High School with the class of 1943.Mrs....

Andrew Bolf

Andrew Bolf

Jul 25, 2015

Obituary of Andrew Borshaw Bolf Trimountain Andrew Andy B. Bolf, 97, a former resident of Trimountain and the Bluffs Senior Living Community passed away July 25, 2015 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where he had been a resident patient for the past three years. He was born on December 8, 1917, in Greenland, MI, a son...

Robert Gertcher

Robert Gertcher

Jul 17, 2015

Obituary of Robert Gertcher Dollar Bay Robert Gertcher, 76, a resident of Dollar Bay passed away Friday morning July 17, 2015, at UP Health – Marquette. He was born on March 9, 1939, in Lyford, Indiana, a son of the late Joseph and Charlotte (Cornell) Gertcher. As a child, his family moved to Southfield, MI, where Bob attended the Birmingham...

Baby Manninen

Baby Manninen

Jul 8, 2015

An obituary is not available at this time for Baby Manninen. 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 Baby Manninen, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .