Obituaries

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Mary Louise Kostamo, age 59, of Pelkie, MI passed away on Saturday, August 13th, 2022 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. She was born March 7, 1963 in L’Anse, MI daughter of George and Betty (Barbano) Rantanen. Mary graduated from …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Houghton – Cynthia Lou Daavettila was born in St. Paul Minnesota, August 11th 1962, to Loren Krueger and Kathy Ostenson. Cindy found rest in the comfort of her home on August 15th, 2022. She found much joy and passion in healing practices and …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Gregory P. Salo, age 59, a resident of Calumet passed August 15, 2022 at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin after a short battle with cancer. Greg was born in Highland Park, MI on January 4, 1963 to the late …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Madonna Mae “Donna” Maijala, 90, formerly of Houghton, passed away at a hospice facility near Milwaukee on October 16, 2021. She was born on August 23, 1931 to the late Ernest and Jenny Neault and lived much of her life in the Copper …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Elizabeth Ann Maki, age 61, of L’Anse, Michigan went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, August 11th, 2022. She was currently a resident of Bayside Village in L’Anse. Elizabeth had been in poor health for many years, but …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Collin James O. Hagan, 27, based out of Craig, CO, and resident of Twin Lakes passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022, from injuries received while fighting the Big Swamp Fire on the Willamette National Forest near Oakridge, Oregon. He was born …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Joseph M. Mihal, 70, a resident of Calumet, unexpectedly passed away at his home Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service – Hancock Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Marianne Lou Peterson, age 86, a lifelong resident of Calumet, passed away Tuesday August 9, 2022 at Canal View in Hancock, Michigan. Marianne was born on March 31, 1936, to Martha (Ulvinen) and Arne Sturos in Laurium. She attended Calumet High …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Harold Nikka, age 96, a resident of Calumet, Michigan, passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday August 10, 2022.  A private family service will be held at a later date.  The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home is assisting the family …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Bernice Florence Rock, age 97 of Baraga, MI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Bayside Village in L’Anse with family by her side. She was born January 27, 1925, daughter of Emil and Aane (Peterson) Kemppainen on her …