Obituaries

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Gerald H. “Jerry” Friisvall MSGT, Ret., age 62, of Zeba, MI passed away Friday, February 4, 2022 at UP Health System, Marquette, MI. He was born in Hancock, MI on February 23, 1959, the son of the late Kenneth Howard and …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Ashlee H. Harvey, 38, a resident of Coburntown, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, January 24, 2022, at her home. She was born in Hancock, MI on June 9, 1983, the daughter of Ruth Richard and the late David Harvey, Sr. She …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Ruth Joann Fraki Frankovich, 86, of Houghton, passed away at home, surrounded by family on February 1, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer. Ruth was born on April 19, 1935, in Hancock, the daughter of Martha and Ben Fraki. She …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Patricia J. Salani, 84, a longtime resident of Hancock, passed away on Thursday evening, February 3, 2022 at Portage Pointe in Hancock. She was born on March 17, 1937 in Ontonagon, the daughter of the late Edward and Violet (Sain) Voss. Following graduation …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Eric Michael Fredrickson, 50, a resident of Greenville, Michigan, passed away on February 2, 2022, in Marshall, Michigan. He was born on June 23, 1971 in Laurium , Michigan , the first son of George Rudy and Janet (Ruonavaara) Fredrickson. Eric was a …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: David W. Carlborn, 84, formerly of Ripley and well known local business man, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Canal View – Houghton County. He was born in Ironwood on July 31, 1937 to the late Arne and Elsie (Swanbeck) Carlborn. …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Linda Givens, 85, a resident of Hancock, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at the Medora House of Portage Point where she had been a resident for the past 3 years. She was born on September 7, 1936, in Chassell, …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Susan Linda LeBlanc, 87, resident of Kearsarge, MI died on January 30, 2022 at the Omega House following a long and grateful life.She was born in Wolverine (Kearsarge) on October 3, 1934, the daughter of late Toivo Peter and Linda (Koopikka) …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Hubert J. Wuori, age 83, a former resident of Gay, passed away on January 29, 2022, at the Lighthouse of Hubbell. He was born on September 1, 1938, in Laurium to Hubert A. and Alida (Hendrickson) Wuori. He attended the local …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Bill (Dr Wilbur H) Campbell died unexpectedly at home early on 30 Jan 2022. He was born in 1945 in Santa Ana, CA and earned his PhD in Biochemistry from UW Madison in (1972). A series of post-doctoral positions in different parts of …