Obituaries
Alice Kivari (Luusua)
May 2, 2013
Obituary of Alice Margaret Kivari Chassell Alice M. Kivari, 91, a former resident of Chassell passed away Thursday morning May 2, 2013, at the Delaware House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past 4years. She was born on January 16, 1922, in the Snake River Hill area a daughter of the late...
Caroline Messner
Apr 26, 2013
Obituary of Caroline Messner Houghton Caroline M. (Archambeau) Messner, 75, a resident of Houghton, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, April 26, 2013. Caroline was born on September 18, 1937 in Chassell, Michigan, a daughter of the late Ernest and Laura (Perrow) Archambeau. She attended the Jeffers schools. On June 1, 1957, she married Alvord F. Messner. He...
Sue Unzens
Apr 13, 2013
Obituary of Sue Unzens ChassellSue (Isbell) Unzens passed away April 13, 2013, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility, having been a resident for several years. Sue was born February 3, 1935 in Melvindale, Michigan. She is survived by her daughter Colleen (Ken) Wollenberg of Cave Creek, Arizona, her son Mike (Emely) Gaunt of Chassell, and her grandchildren, Matt, Ben,...
James Ruotsala
Apr 10, 2013
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Albin Liimatta
Apr 4, 2013
Obituary of Albin Liimatta Albin Liimatta, 84, of Chassell, passed away Thursday, April 04, 2013, at the Cypress Manor Health and Rehab Center in Hancock. He was born on February 18, 1929, in Chassell, the son of Frank and Mary (Raisanen) Liimatta and he attended the Chassell Schools. Albin spent most of his life on the farm in Klingville. Some...
Betty Fort
Apr 3, 2013
Obituary of Betty Fort Betty T. Fort, 85, a resident/patient at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013. She was born in Houghton on October 10, 1927, the daughter of Charles and Susanna (Hakala) Taurianen and attended the local schools. Betty worked in Chicago and Florida, retired, and moved to the Marquette/Ishpeming area....
Nicholas Persha
Mar 30, 2013
Obituary of Nicholas Persha PainesdaleNicholas P. "Buddy" Persha, 85, a resident of Painesdale, passed away Saturday March 30, 2013, at the Marquette General Hospital following a lengthy illness.He was born on July 12, 1927, in Painesdale, a son of the late Nicholas and Josephine (Cor) Persha. He attended the Painesdale School. Mr. Persha was a veteran having served with the...
Herta Sporalski
Mar 29, 2013
Obituary of Herta Sporalski Painesdale Herta F. Sporalski, 99, a former resident of Painesdale passed away Friday March 29, 2013, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home of Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past nine months. She was born on August 27, 1913, in Wernigerode, Germany, a daughter of the late Gustav and Frieda (Niemann) Grohmann....
Edwin Dove
Mar 28, 2013
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Rudolph Larson
Mar 25, 2013
Obituary of Rudolph Larson Portage TownshipRudolph L. Larson, 92, a former resident of Portage Township, passed away Monday evening March 25, 2013, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock where he had been a resident patient for the past four years.He was born on December 9, 1920, in Onnela, a son of the late Andrew and Lillian (Lampinen) Larson....
Howard Marcotte
Mar 19, 2013
Obituary of Howard Marcotte CovingtonHoward O. Marcotte, 70, passed away Tuesday evening March 19, 2013, at the Rolling Meadows Assisted Living in Covington, where he had been a resident for the past 5 months.The Memorial Chapel 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...
June P
Mar 19, 2013
Obituary of June P Hancock June P. Kus, 89 a former resident of Hancock & Our Lady of Mercy Convalescent Home in Hubbell, passed away Tuesday afternoon March 19, 2013, at the Portage Hospital in Hancock where she had been a patient for the past day. She was born on June 28, 1923, in Hancock a daughter of the late...
Viola Mayworm
Mar 18, 2013
Obituary of Viola Mayworm Isle Royal Location Viola I. Mayworm, 87, a former resident of Isle Royal Location, passed away Monday morning March 18, 2013, at the Winona House of Portage Pointe where she had been a resident patient for the past three years. She was born on May 12, 1925, in Rockland, MI, a daughter of the late John...
Dorothy Love (Cochrahe)
Mar 14, 2013
Obituary of Dorothy Love HoughtonDorothy Helen Cochrane Courtney Love, 89, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Omega House in Houghton, Michigan.Dorothy was born on August 15, 1923 in Warsaw, Poland, to Leon Cochrane, a US trade diplomat stationed in Poland who later served in Washington, DC and helped found the Social Security system, and Irene Cochrane (nee Kowalski),...
Richard Wiitanen
Mar 10, 2013
Obituary of Richard Wiitanen Burien, WA Richard M. Wiitanen, 72, a resident of Burien, WA, and former Hancock resident passed away March 10, 2013, following a 4 month illness. He was born on February 14, 1941, in Hancock, a son of the late Axel and Siami (Saari) Wiitanen. He was a graduate of the Hancock High School and Michigan Technological...
Robert Peterson
Mar 9, 2013
Obituary of Robert Peterson Robert (Bob) J. Peterson, Professional Engineer, passed away peacefully at the Omega House in Houghton on March 9, 2013, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Ironwood in 1923 to Leonard and Mary (Carli) Peterson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Dolores Peterson, his brothers, John (Kathleen) Peterson, Melvin Peterson, Raymond...
Ralph Raffaelli
Mar 7, 2013
Obituary of Ralph H. Raffaelli South Range Ralph H. Raffaelli, 73, a resident of South Range and former City of Houghton Police Chief passed away suddenly Thursday March 7, 2013. He was born on December 19, 1939, in South Range, MI, son of the late Mario and Lillian (Lewis) Raffaelli. Ralph attended the Jeffers Schools and the NMU Police Academy....
James Williams
Mar 7, 2013
Obituary of James Williams HoughtonJames R. "Willy" Williams, 55, a resident of Houghton passed away Thursday March 7, 2013, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness.He was born on February 12, 1958, in Hancock a son of the late Reginald and Margaret (Poirier) Williams. Jim was a lifelong Houghton resident and graduated from the Houghton High School.Mr....
Martha Hermanson
Mar 2, 2013
Obituary of Martha Hermanson Oskar Bay Martha J. Hermanson, 96, a former resident of the Oskar Bay passed away Saturday evening March 2, 2013, at the Medora House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past six years. She was born on May 23, 1916, in Heinola, MI, a daughter of the late...
Reino Hakala
Feb 25, 2013
Obituary of Reino Hakala Snake River Hill Reino F. Hakala, 90, a resident of Snake River Hill passed away early Monday morning February 25, 2013, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock where he had been a resident patient for the past month. He was born on July 2, 1922, in Hurontown, a son of the late Nels and...
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