Obituaries

Carl Olson

Carl Olson

Nov 4, 2011

Obituary of Carl Olson Painesdale Carl B. Olson, 81, a former resident of Painesdale passed away Friday afternoon November 4, 2011, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where he had been a resident patient for the past two years. He was born on September 9, 1930, in Hancock a son of the late Carl B. and Olga...

Ann Kotila (Michaelson)

Ann Kotila (Michaelson)

Nov 1, 2011

Obituary of Ann Eleanor Kotila Hancock Ann E. (Gerald) Kotila, 76, a resident of Hancock passed away Tuesday November 1, 2011, at the Omega House in Houghton after a brave fight against cancer. She was born on April 9, 1935, in Askel, MI, a daughter of the late John and Saimi (Lundy) Michaelson. Ann graduated from the John A. Doelle...

Lillian Houser

Lillian Houser

Nov 1, 2011

Obituary of Lillian Houser Atlantic MineLillian E. Houser, 82, a resident of Atlantic Mine passed away Tuesday morning November 1, 2011, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a patient for the past month.MemoriesHold a favorite memory, hug it to you tight.Dream of it fondly, as you drift asleep tonight.Don't let it slip away...

Daniel Cooney

Daniel Cooney

Oct 31, 2011

Obituary of Daniel Cooney HoughtonDaniel Richard Cooney, 68, loving grandfather of Ryan, Steven and Madeline, passed away October 31, 2011 at home. He will reunite with his three beautiful sisters who died too soon from the same illness. Dan was born on March 9, 1943 and was raised in Hurontown, lived in Stanton Township and Green Bay for a time,...

Wilfred Torvinen

Wilfred Torvinen

Oct 28, 2011

Obituary of Wilfred Torvinen HoughtonWilfred W. Torvinen, 89, of Houghton, MI passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side on Friday morning October 28, 2011 at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock, MI where he had been a resident patient since July.Wilfred Torvinen was born on March 21, 1922 in Atlantic Mine, the son of the late...

Julie Christian

Julie Christian

Oct 28, 2011

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

Charles Simonson

Charles Simonson

Oct 19, 2011

Obituary of Charles Simonson Hancock Charles H. Simonson, 94, a resident of Hancock passed away at the Medora House of Portage Pointe where he had been a resident patient for the past five months. He was born on July 2, 1917, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late August and Sandra (Wilen) Simonson. Charles attended the Hancock Schools. Mr....

Lloyd Liljequist

Lloyd Liljequist

Oct 16, 2011

Obituary of Lloyd Elmer Liljequist Hancock Lloyd E. Liljequest, 90, a well-known area resident formerly of Hancock and the Bluffs Senior Living Community passed away Sunday October 16, 2011, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 3, 1921, in Ironwood, MI, a son of the late Elmer and Irene (Backlund) Liljequist. He...

George Whisenhunt

George Whisenhunt

Oct 10, 2011

Obituary of George Whisenhunt Chassell,George P. Whisenhunt Jr., 54, a former resident of Chassell passed away Monday October 10, 2011, at the Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI.As requested no service will be held at this time and the Plowe Funeral Home of Houghton is assisting the family with the arrangements.Service Information To send flowers to the family of George Whisenhunt,...

Julie Christian (Baakko)

Julie Christian (Baakko)

Oct 8, 2011

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Julie Christian

Julie Christian

Oct 8, 2011

Obituary of Julie Christian HANCOCKMrs. Julie Ann (Baakko) Christian, age 53, a former Hancock resident, passed away unexpectedly on October 8, 2011 at her home in Muskegon.She was born on March 17, 1958 to James and Shirley (Archambeau) Baakko in Hancock and moved to Muskegon from Colorado in 2000. On April 4, 1987 she married John J. Christian.Julie worked for...

Kathleen Peltier (Heikkinen)

Kathleen Peltier (Heikkinen)

Oct 4, 2011

An obituary is not available at this time for Kathleen Peltier (Heikkinen). 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 Kathleen Peltier (Heikkinen), please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .

Cheryl Bibbs

Cheryl Bibbs

Oct 4, 2011

Obituary of Cheryl Bibbs Lower Pewabic Cheryl A. Bibbs, 48, a resident of Lower Pewabic, passed away Tuesday afternoon October 4, 2011, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness. She was born on November 24, 1962 in Detroit, Michigan, and was raised by the former Ferris and Mabel (Fifield) Snover. Cheryl was united in marriage to Chuck...

Cheryl Bibbs (Snover)

Cheryl Bibbs (Snover)

Oct 4, 2011

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Verna Johnson

Verna Johnson

Oct 1, 2011

Obituary of Verna Johnson HoughtonVerna D. Johnson, 83, a resident of Houghton passed away Saturday October 1, 2011, at the Marquette General Hospital where she had been a patient for the past week.She was born on January 15, 1928, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Eino and Hilda (Anderson) Riutta. Verna was raised in Hancock and graduated from the...

Verna Johnson (Riutta)

Verna Johnson (Riutta)

Oct 1, 2011

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David Mikkola

David Mikkola

Sep 30, 2011

Obituary of David Mikkola David Ronald Mikkola, age 39, of Hancock passed away on Friday, September 30, 2011 at Portage Health Hospital surrounded by many loving family members and friends. David was born on November 20, 1971 in Hancock, the first-born son of Ronald and Mary Beth( Carlson) Mikkola. He attended the Copper Country Learning Center starting as a preschooler...

David Mikkola

David Mikkola

Sep 30, 2011

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Gary Komula

Gary Komula

Sep 21, 2011

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Gary Komula

Gary Komula

Sep 21, 2011

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