Obituaries
Rueben Huhta
Nov 1, 2012
Obituary of Rueben Huhta Chassell Rueben E. Huhta, 77, a resident of Chassell, passed away Thursday afternoon November 1, 2012, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock following a lengthy illness. He was born on May 2, 1935, in Keweenaw Bay, a son of the late Kuno and Martha (Hendrickson) Huhta. Rueben was a graduate of the Chassell...
Shirley Lessun
Nov 1, 2012
Obituary of Shirley Lessun Houghton Shirley Lessun, 91, formerly of the Douglass House Apartments in Houghton passed away Thursday evening , November 1, 2012, at Portage Pointe, Franklin House in Hancock, where she had been a resident for the past 1 ½ years. Shirley was born on May 21, 1921, in West Damascus, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Clarence and...
John Riutta
Oct 25, 2012
Obituary of John Elmer Riutta Hancock John E. Riutta, 86, a resident of Hancock passed away Thursday October 25, 2012, at Cypress Manor in Hancock where he had been a resident patient. He was born on July 29, 1926, in Houghton, a son of the late Wilhard and Naimi (Kurula) Riutta. John was raised in Hancock and attended the Hancock...
Rose Hooper (Hussey)
Oct 25, 2012
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Carl Nordstrom
Oct 22, 2012
Obituary of Carl Nordstrom Chassell Carl (Sonny) Nordstrom, 70, a resident of Chassell, passed away at home, of an apparent heart attack early Monday morning October 22, 2012. He was born on June 5, 1942, in Detroit, MI, a son of the late Paul and Laila (Heikkinen) Nordstrom. He spent most of his life residing between Elo and the Detorit...
Clarice Narhi
Oct 22, 2012
Obituary of Clarice Narhi HancockClarice A. Narhi, 75, a former resident of San Dimas, CA, and presently of Hancock, went to be with the Lord Monday October 22, 2012, at the Portage Hospital in Hancock following a lengthy illness.She was born on August 27, 1937, in Tamarack City a daughter of the late Arvid and Lena (Oja) Narhi. She attended...
George Auger
Oct 18, 2012
Obituary of George Auger HOUGHTONGeorge A. Auger, 82, a resident of Houghton, passed away suddenly at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI, Wednesday evening October 10, 2012.He was born on December 17, 1929, in South Range, MI, a son of the late George and Eva (Chaput) Auger. George was a graduate of Jeffers High School.Mr. Auger moved to Milwaukee, WI,...
Paul Trautman
Oct 15, 2012
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George Auger
Oct 10, 2012
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Ray Huhta
Oct 10, 2012
Obituary of Ray Huhta Boston Location/Greenville, TXRay Huhta, 82, a former longtime resident of Boston Location and presently of Greenville, TX passed away October 10, 2012, in Greenville, TX.He is survived by his wife Doris, 8 sons, Mike, Mark, Matt, Carl, Duane, Dean, Leland 6 daughters: Beth, Jennifer, Kaye, Gail, Paula & Mona. As requested no services will be held....
Edwin Huhta
Oct 10, 2012
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Betty Korby-Winnen
Oct 8, 2012
Obituary of Betty Korby-Winnen Hancock/CalumetBetty Marcella Korby-Winnen, 86, a resident of Hancock and formerly of Calumet, passed away Monday morning October 8, 2012. She resided at the Winona House of Portage Pointe where she has been an Elder there for almost 2 years and has been in their loving care. The aides and nurses that cared for her at Portage...
Barbara Sarau
Oct 5, 2012
Obituary of Barbara Sarau Chassell Barbara J. Sarau, 78, a resident of Chassell passed away Friday evening October 5, 2012, at the Portage Hospital shortly after being admitted. She was born on January 19, 1934, in Joliet, IL, a daughter of the late Melvin and Elizabeth (Ostermeyer) Saggan. Barbara was raised in Blue Island, IL and attended Wilson Junior College....
Jean Kotila
Oct 4, 2012
Obituary of Jean E. Kotila Quincy Location Jean E. (William) Kotila, 81, a resident of Quincy Township passed away early Thursday morning October 4, 2012, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium following a short illness. She was born on May 3, 1931, in Quincy, a daughter of the late John and Anna (Ollila) Baakko. She was raised in the...
Helen Anderson
Sep 28, 2012
Obituary of Helen Anderson Atlantic Mine Helen P. (Paul) Anderson, 78, a resident of Atlantic Mine passed away Friday evening September 28, 2012, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a resident patient since February. She was born on December 27, 1933, in Pelkie, a daughter of the late Matt and Lyyli (Pulkki) Oja....
Rachel Marcheski
Sep 26, 2012
Obituary of Rachel Marcheski HoughtonRachel V. Marcheski, 96, a former resident of Heritage Manor, Houghton passed away Wednesday morning September 26, 2012, at Houghton County Medical Care Facility where she had been a resident patient for the past two years. She was born on February 28, 1916, in Allouez, MI, a daughter of the late Jack and Emilla (Sarya) Kristo....
Lilian Armbrust
Sep 14, 2012
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Rita Peterson
Sep 9, 2012
Obituary of Rita Peterson Chassell Rita J. (Bishop) Peterson passed away peacefully at the Omega House in Houghton on September 9, 2012 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Chassell in 1923 to Albert and Bertha (Fish) Bishop. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Lesley (Elynore) Bishop and John (Berenice) Bishop. Rita attended St....
Katri Laakso
Sep 5, 2012
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Karl Laajala
Aug 24, 2012
Obituary of Karl Herbert Laajala Houghton Karl H. Laajala, 77, a resident of Heritage Manor in Houghton and former Hancock resident passed away Friday August 24, 2012, following a short battle with cancer. As requested no service will take place. To send condolences to Karl's family please visit www.memorialchapel.net. The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Hancock has been assisting the...


