Obituaries

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: UPDATE: Graveside services for Ronald S. Kaiponen will be held 1:00 pm Friday July 1, 2022, at the Mt. View Cemetery of South Range with Rev. Micah Cavaleri to officiate. Ronald S. Kaiponen, 78, a resident of Baltic passed away …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: David C. Wiitanen, 87, a well-known area personality passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Green Tree of Hubbell where he had been a patient. He was born on June 28, 1934, in Hancock, MI, a son of the …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Anita C. Raasio, 85, a former resident of Baraga passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at Canal View – Houghton County in Hancock where she had been a resident patient. She was born on June 25, 1936, in Laurium, a …

Robert A. Fricke, 99, a resident of Hurontown and the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the UP Health Systems Portage Hospital, in Hancock. He was born on March 18, 1922, in Hurontown, MI, a son of the late August E. and Ethel …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Dorothy Mae Loman, age 94 of Skanee, MI passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. Dorothy was born July 3, 1927 in L’Anse, the daughter of George and Mamie (Rohlin) Tuttle. She graduated from L’Anse High School …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Jannetta I. Kinnunen, age 84 of Watton, MI passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at her home in Watton with her loving family by her side. She was born in Glidden, WI on March 10, 1937 the daughter of the late …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Albert John Pardini, 91, a longtime resident of Hancock, passed away at Mission Pointe in Hancock following a lengthy illness. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is in charge of his cremation arrangements.

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: John Eric “Goody” Goodman passed away at his home on January 18, 2022. He was born and raised in Calumet to Ralph and Anita (Vorman) on July 10, 1959He graduated with the Calumet Class of 77. He worked for Calumet Electronics …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Margie L. Vogt, 92, a former resident of the Arbor Green Senior Living community passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the Delaware House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient. She was born on …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Donald Keith Beck, age 90 of Sidnaw, MI passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born June 4, 1931 in Dollarville, MI son of Walter and Vivian (Newland) Beck. Don grew up in Sidnaw and graduated …