Obituaries

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: John Hanke, 90, a lifetime resident of the Copper Country, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away after a long illness surrounded by his wife Lu (Lorraine) and family by his bedside at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center, Community Living Center …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Jolene Harter – age 54, a resident of Calumet passed away Sunday August 21st, after an extended stay at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Calumet Michigan. Jolene was born on January 5th, 1968 to Wayland Novak and Harriette Ross in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. She graduated …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Lt . Co. A.J. “Andy” Murtagh (RCAF RTED) Andy Murtagh of Rabbit Bay, Age 92, passed away at Omega House in Houghton on August 17, 2022.  He is predeceased by his wife, and daughters Aundrea and Mary Jane. Andy was born …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: After a long battle with cancer, Rosemarie (Rose) Louise Gemignani, 59, of Hancock, MI passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at her home surrounded by family. Rose was born November 26, 1962, in Hancock, MI to Rose Marie and …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home:  Calumet – Thomas Robert Harju, 67 of Calumet passed away on August 16th 2022. He is preceded by his wife Donna A (Cane) Harju of Copper City, father Robert E. Harju of Copper City, and mother Mary J (Irwin) Harju of Phoenix, Arizona. …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Roy ‘Ron” Raatikka, 88, a resident of the Arbor Green Senior Living Community passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness. He was born on August 11, 1934, in Bruce Crossing, MI, a …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Gloria J. Duschene, age 81 of L’Anse, Michigan passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 at UP Health System, Marquette, Michigan. She was born in Waukegan, Illinois on September 27, 1940 the daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Engler) Radke. Gloria …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Robert K. Snortland, 87, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Portage Pointe inHancock, MI. He was born a twin on April 6, 1935, in Sharon, ND, son of the late Olaus E. and Ethel(Kloster).  He was raised in Sharon and then …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Judy Swetich, age 62 passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Judy was born on April 11, 1960 to the late Norma (Joyal) Maatta and William Maatta of Coburntown. Judy has left behind her husband of 26 years, Gary …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Joseph Tembreull of South Bend, Indiana went home to the Lord on August 3, 2022 after a lengthy illness. He was born in L’Anse, Michigan on November 10, 1963, the son of James D. Tembreull and Janet (Bennink) Tembreull. He attended …