Obituaries

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Liam Lewis, born Lily Mae Makenzie Lewis, life came to an end on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. Born a two spirited person on November 16, 2007 to Joseph and Raven (Pelcher) Lewis. Liam was an up and coming …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Donna Marie Velmer, age 70 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse. She was born on May 15, 1952 in Norfolk, Virginia daughter to Joseph and Donna (Newland) Blood. Donna married Richard Velmer …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Edward J. Gardner, 81, of Lake Linden, passed away on November 1, 2022 at the Omega House in Houghton, after a long illness. He was born on May 29, 1941, in Detroit, a son of Irene and Kyran Gardner.  He was a graduate of …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Evelyn Louise (Knudson) Albrecht, 87, went to be with the Lord and reunited with her husband Dean, and her son Craig on Monday, November 1, 2022. Evelyn was born and raised in Ephraim, Wisconsin (Door County). She, along with her three …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Joseph John Bard, age 77, died in Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 26, 2022. He was a lifelong visual artist and videographer who previously resided in Chicago, Illinois, Dallas, Texas and Hancock, Michigan. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on December …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Roy Wilhard Dahl was born January 4, 1927, the second son of Herman and Ester (Taipale) Dahl in Dollar Bay, Michigan.  Roy was welcomed by stepsister, Signe and older brother, Toivo. The Great Depression and WWII shaped his life.  He joined the Navy on …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Sandra Lee Aittama (Kukkonen), 70, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Hancock, MI, daughter of the late Edward Kukkonen.  A devoted mother, she is survived by her four children, Gary (Rebecca) …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: James R. “Jim” Shannon, age 71 of Baraga, MI passed away at his home on Thursday, October 27, 2022. He was born in Hancock, MI on May 29, 1951 the son of the late James R. and Helen (Madosh) Shannon. Jim …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: George Peter Van Straten, age 94 of Baraga, Ml passed away on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022 at UP Health System-Portage in Hancock, MI. He was born November 26, 1927 in Baraga, Ml son of George and Gertrude (Schmidt) Van Straten. Pete graduated from …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Melanie Harmala, 54, a resident of Calumet passed away at her home on Monday October 24, 2022. She was born on August 17, 1968 in Laurium a daughter to Wesley and Cheryl (Anderson) Kangas. She graduated from Calumet High School with …