Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Rita M. Geshel, 81, a resident of Coburntown, passed away Sunday September 18, 2022, at Medilodge of Traverse City, MI, where she had been a resident since this past February. She was born on March 5, 1941, in Hancock, a daughter …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Theresa C. Cousineau Barnett, age 77 of L’Anse, MI passed away September 17th, 2022 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. She was born on March 22nd, 1945 in Manistique, MI to Stacy and Lilly (Asp) Cousineau Crossley. She was united in marriage to …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Allan Verner Eskel, age 80 of Covington, MI, passed away on the afternoon of September 18, 2022 on his childhood farm. He was born in Covington, MI on April 4, 1942 to Verner and Julia (Saarinen) Eskel. He was a graduate …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Clarence “Duke” John Seavoy, age 84 of Skanee, MI passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 28, 1938 in L’Anse, son of Walter and Eleanor (Skuggen) Seavoy. Duke graduated from L’Anse High School …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Deb Jezek     1/22/1955 – 9/19/2022      What can we say about the “dash” in Deb’s life?  She was born in South Bend, IN the daughter of Frank and Delores (Dee) Jezek.  The first 13 years of her life were spent in Lakeside, MI, enjoying swimming in Lake …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Daniel W. Juntunen, 56, a resident of Gwinn and former Houghton Canal resident passed away at his home in Gwinn. He was born on August 7, 1966, in Hancock, MI, a son of Donald Juntunen and the late Elaine (Ylitalo) Juntunen. …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Michael R. Manninen, 68, a resident of Dodgeville, entered his heavenly home on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, with his family by his side. Mike was born on November 4, 1953, in Hancock, to the late Rudolph and Virginia (Telin) Manninen. He …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Brad “Bunts” Helminen, 46, a resident of High Point, North Carolina passed away at his home after a courageous battle with a lengthy illness on Friday September 16, 2022. He was born on January 30, 1976 in Hancock to Thomas and …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: “Augie” Stanley O. Krolik, age 82 of Baraga, MI passed away at his home on Thursday, September 15, 2022 with his loving family by his side. He was born in L’Anse, MI on August 7, 1940, the son of the late …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Max Seel, a Professor Emeritus of the Physics Department of Michigan Technological University, died in Milwaukee on September 14, 2022 surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. He was born on October 12, 1949 in Koesching, Germany, son of Andreas and …