Obituaries

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: James Spehar, age 76, passed away on Friday April 8, 2022, at UP Health Systems Portage. After years spent battling Lymphoma thought to be due to exposure to Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. James was born in Detroit, Michigan on …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Hancock-  Lucille (Vitton) Armitage, former Copper Country Resident, passed away in California on April 5, 2022. Complete Funeral Arrangements will be announced by the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home in Hancock.

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – John F. “Jack” MacDonald age 90, passed away on Thursday April 7th at the Canalview-Houghton County. He was born in Laurium on Februay 21, 1932 a son of the late John J. and Elzear “Dolly” (Francis) MacDonald. Jack attended the Sacred …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: CALUMET – Janet Ann Locatelli, 85, passed to eternal life on April 6th, 2022, at Gardenview Assisted Living, where she had been a resident for six months following a lengthy battle with cancer. Janet was born in Laurium on October 7th, 1936, the …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Ryan Bessolo, 32, a resident of Calumet passed away due to heart complications on Tuesday April 5, 2022 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium, MI. Ryan was an organ and tissue donor through Michigan Gift of Life. Ryan was born on …

As received from Memorial Chapel: San Tan Valley, AZ June N. Britz, 93, a resident of San Tan Valley, AZ, and former resident of Houghton passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in San Tan Valley, AZ. She was born on September 29, 1928, in Gilman, CO, a daughter of the …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Lois Arlene Robinson, age 81 of Baraga, MI passed away on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 at her home. She was born October 8, 1940 in Baraga, daughter of Eugene and Isabelle (Shelafoe) Chosa. Arlene graduated from Baraga High School in 1958. She then …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Stanton Township: Dr. Robert F. Ginn, 90, of rural Stanton Township, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at Canal View – Houghton County in Hancock. He was born on August 13, 1931 in Alamosa, Colorado to the late Merrill and Pearl (Rainbolt) …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Sandra Johnson, 54, a resident of Calumet passed away following a lengthy illness on Sunday April 3, 2022. She was born on October 29, 1967 in Laurium to Kenneth and Ethel (Maatta) Mills. She attended the local schools. Sandra worked for …

As received from Memorial Chapel: Mary L. Bianchi, 105, a former resident of Chassell passed away Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Canal View –Houghton County where she had been a resident. She was born on September 19,1916, in Painesdale, MI, a daughter of the late Anton and Anna (Sikonja) …