Obituaries
Robert Brunet
Mar 11, 2012
Obituary of Robert Joseph Brunet Ripley Robert J. Brunet, 69, a resident of Ripley passed away Sunday March 11, 2012, at the Portage Hospital in Hancock following a courageous battle with lung disease. He was born on July 5, 1942, in Laurium, a son of the late George and Mabel (Bonefant) Brunet. Bob was raised in Ahmeek and attended the...
John Leskela
Mar 10, 2012
Obituary of John Andrew Leskela Boston Location John A. Leskela, 94, of Boston Location passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Our Lady of Mercy Health & Rehab in Hubbell where he had been a resident-patient since August of 2006. John was born on February 19, 1918 in Painesdale, a son of the late Matthew & Hanna (Saily) Leskela....
Doris Kyllonen
Mar 9, 2012
Obituary of Doris Kyllonen South RangeDoris V. Kyllonen, 80, a former resident of South Range and presently a resident patient at Portage Pointe in Hancock passed away Friday afternoon March 9, 2012, at the Portage Hospital following a lengthy illness.She was born on February 19, 1932, in Hancock, a daughter of the late John and Mayme (Kuru) Sutinen. Doris was...
Mary Harvey (Brunette)
Mar 6, 2012
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William Jurva
Mar 4, 2012
Obituary of William Jurva Cass City, MI William W. (Bill) Jurva, 91, of Cass City, MI and former area resident passed away March 4, 2012, in Cass City. He was born on January 24, 1921, a son of the late August and Hildur Jurva. Bill attended the EL Wright School in Hancock, Ferris Institute in Big Rapids, MI, and graduated...
Wiliam Jurva
Mar 4, 2012
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Milma Carlson
Mar 3, 2012
Obituary of Milma Carlson HOUGHTONMilma H. Carlson, 92, a resident of Heritage Manor in Houghton passed away Saturday March 3, 2012, at the Portage Hospital in Hancock where she had been a patient.She was born on July 1, 1919, in Liminga, a daughter of the late John and Hannah (Lustig) Porkka. Milma was raised in Liminga and graduated from the...
John Hermanson
Feb 28, 2012
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Helen Mikesch
Feb 26, 2012
Obituary of Helen Mikesch Hancock Mrs. Helen T. Mikesch, 92 of Hancock, a resident of Portage Pointe, died at Portage Hospital in Hancock on Sunday, February 26, 2012, following a short illness.She was born in Hancock on August 17, 1919, a daughter of the late Eric and Johanna (Klujala) Lundy.She was married to Clayton Mikesch in 1939 and they raised...
Gloria LaBelle (Picotte)
Feb 26, 2012
Obituary of Gloria LaBelle HoughtonGloria M. (James) LaBelle, 81, a resident of Houghton passed away Sunday evening February 26, 2012, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness.She was born on July 29, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan a child of the late Louis and Almeda (Falerios) Picotte. As a child, she moved to Lake Linden where she graduated...
Roger Lorenz
Feb 22, 2012
Obituary of Roger Lorenz Painesdale Roger J. Lorenz, 66, a resident of Painesdale passed away Friday morning June 22, 2012, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness. He was born on September 16, 1945 in Hancock a son of the late William and Glennis (Collette) Lorenz. He was raised in Tri-Mountain and graduated from the Jeffers High...
Nancy Lohela (Makela)
Feb 20, 2012
Obituary of Nancy Jane Lohela Hancock Canal Nancy J. (William) Lohela, 76, of the Hancock Canal died peacefully at the Omega House in Houghton on February 20, 2012, where she was a patient for the past three weeks. She was born on April 28, 1935, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Yalmer and Hilda (Sinkonen) Makela. Nancy was a...
Carl Nelson
Feb 16, 2012
Obituary of Carl Kenneth Nelson Hancock Carl K. Nelson, 73, a resident of Hancock passed away Thursday morning February 16, 2012, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born June 20, 1937, in Laurium, to the late Elwood and Mary (Tapani) Nelson. At a young age, the family moved to Hancock where he attended the local schools, graduating...
Marvin Luusua
Feb 15, 2012
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Leo Ureel
Feb 12, 2012
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Robert Kari
Feb 12, 2012
Obituary of Robert Kari HoughtonRobert R. Kari, 71, a resident of Houghton passed away Sunday afternoon February 12, 2012, at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital where he had been a patient for the past two days.He was born on July 24, 1940, in Superior, Wisconsin, a son of the late Reino and Eva (Kokko) Kari. He attended Superior Central High School in...
Marina Giannelli-Sirekis
Feb 8, 2012
Obituary of Marina Giannelli-Sirekis Buckeye, AZ On February 8, 2012, Marina E. Giannelli-sirekis, 49, slept peacefully away at her home in Buckeye, AZ, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 28, 1962, in Hancock, MI, and raised in Painesdale, MI. A daughter of Estelle M. (Lahti) Riutta and the late Ralph Giannelli. Marina graduated from the...
LaVerne Rintala (Maatta)
Feb 6, 2012
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Michael Hauswirth
Feb 5, 2012
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Clara Rose
Feb 3, 2012
Obituary of Clara Rose Dollar BayClara L. Rose, 87, a former resident of Dollar Bay, passed away Friday morning February 3, 2012, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, where she had been a resident patient for the past year and a half.She was born on July 29, 1924, in Baltic, a daughter of the late Andrew and...


