Obituaries

Robert Counley

Robert Counley

Dec 5, 2015

Obituary of Robert Allan Counley Atlantic Mine, Robert A. Counley, 63, a resident of Atlantic Mine passed away Saturday December 5, 2015, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 7, 1952, in McHenry, IL, a son of the late Wilbur and Frances (Smith) Counley. Bob was a graduate of the McHenry High School and received...

Olga Seppanen

Olga Seppanen

Dec 2, 2015

Obituary of Olga Amelia Seppanen Houghton Olga A. Seppanen, 91, a former resident of Houghton passed away Wednesday afternoon December 2, 2015, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past year. She was born on June 8, 1924, in Pilgrim Location, a daughter of the late Rhyno and Ida...

Betty Mattila

Betty Mattila

Nov 26, 2015

Obituary of Betty Jeanne Mattila Painesdale Betty (Robert) Mattila, 71, a resident of Painesdale, passed away Thursday evening November 26, 2015, at the UP Health Systems - Portage following a short illness. She was born on July 29, 1944, in Trimountain, a daughter of the late Alva Babe and Verna (Linna) Smith. Betty was raised in Painesdale and was a...

Larry Falstad

Larry Falstad

Nov 23, 2015

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William Longacre

William Longacre

Nov 18, 2015

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Helen Sullivan (Carter)

Helen Sullivan (Carter)

Nov 8, 2015

Obituary of Helen Frances Sullivan HoughtonHelen F. (John) Sullivan, 70, of Houghton, passed away on November 8, 2015 at her home.Helen was born on August 17, 1945, in Detroit, MI – a daughter of the late Arthur and Frances (Rounds) Carter. She was a graduate of the Pershing High School, class of 1963.Helen was born and raised in Detroit; her...

Amber Fisher

Amber Fisher

Nov 8, 2015

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Michael Humes

Michael Humes

Nov 4, 2015

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Micahel Humes

Micahel Humes

Nov 4, 2015

Obituary of Micahel Wendell Humes Houghton Michael W. Humes, 51, a resident of Houghton, passed away Wednesday morning November 4, 2015, at the Omega House in Houghton following a Epic four year battle with brain cancer. He was born on December 8, 1963, in Racine, WI, a son of the Evelyn (Bizzy) Humes and the late John Humes. Mike was...

Leo Marttila

Leo Marttila

Nov 3, 2015

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Philip Foltz

Philip Foltz

Oct 30, 2015

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Wesley Manninen

Wesley Manninen

Oct 24, 2015

Obituary of Wesley R. Manninen Chassell Wesley R. Manninen, 82, a resident of Chassell passed away Saturday October 24, 2015, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock where he had been a patient of the past month. He was born on March 21, 1933, in Trimountain, a son of the late Edward and Martha (Koski) Manninen. As a child,...

Estella Peterson

Estella Peterson

Oct 21, 2015

Obituary of Estella Helen Peterson Houghton Canal Estella H. Peterson, 86, a resident of the Houghton Canal, passed away Wednesday morning October 21, 2015, at home following a short illness. She was born on March 6, 1929, in Calumet, a daughter of the late August and Hilja (Halonen) Kotila. Estella was raised in Calumet, Hancock, and Pewabic. She had attended...

Kenneth "Kenny" Maki

Kenneth "Kenny" Maki

Oct 18, 2015

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Florence Suo

Florence Suo

Oct 15, 2015

Obituary of Florence Elaine Suo Houghton Florence Suo, 82, a resident of Houghton passed away Thursday evening October 15, 2015, at the UP Health Systems – Marquette, where she had been a patient since Sunday. She was born on July 15, 1933, on the Houghton Canal a daughter of the late Oscar and Hannah (Riippi) Romppainen. Florence was a graduate...

Julia Williams

Julia Williams

Oct 12, 2015

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Kenneth Nerg

Kenneth Nerg

Oct 11, 2015

Obituary of Kenneth William Nerg Chassell Kenneth W. Nerg, 85, a resident of Chassell passed away Sunday evening October 11, 2015, at UP Health – Portage where he had been a patient for the past six days. Since this past April he was a resident patient at the Houghton County Medical care facility in Hancock. He was born on September...

David Tauriainen

David Tauriainen

Oct 10, 2015

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Lucille Proulx (Krieger)

Lucille Proulx (Krieger)

Oct 9, 2015

Obituary of Lucille Katherine Proulx PelkieLucille K. Proulx, 91, a resident of Pelkie, passed away Friday evening October 9, 2015, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock.She was born on June 22, 1924, in Bay County, MI, a daughter of the late Theodore and Rose (Pfenninger) Krieger. As a child, Lou attended the local schools.During World War II...

Ruth Jurva (Maki)

Ruth Jurva (Maki)

Oct 6, 2015

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