Obituaries

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Donald J. Lewis, 89, a former Copper Country resident, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. He was born on February 26, 1932, in Hubbell, Michigan to W. Allen and Bertha Lewis. He attended the local schools and graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Suzanne Georgianna “Susie” Tollefson, age 77 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse with her loving family by her side. Susie was born in Alberta, MI on March 19, 1944, and eventually …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: UPDATE: The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 A.M. on July 2, 2022 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Dollar Bay, with burial to follow. Adam Joseph Marvar died January 15, 2022. He was 92 years old. Adam …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Shirley LaVerne Rasmussen, a resident of Portage Pointe in Hancock and recent long-time resident of The Bluffs of Houghton, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2022. Shirley was born March 28,1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a daughter of Frank E. (Ted) and Lydia E. …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: John R. (Jack) Ketola passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital. Jack was born on April 29,1931 in Mohawk to Ronald and Ethel (Tolonen) Ketola. Jack graduated from Calumet High School in 1949. He served 2 years …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: William J. Bykkonen of Calumet passed on January 19, 2022. Bill was born on June 12, 1935 in Phoenix, MI to William and Beatrice (Hoffenbecker) Bykkonen. On April 25, 1964 he was united in marriage to Doroth Gawronski in Detroit, MI. …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Raymond William Bellaire, age 61 of Baraga, MI passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022 as a result of an accident at work. Ray was born October 18, 1960 in L’Anse, MI son of Richard and Elizabeth (Jarvey) Bellaire. He was raised in …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Kenneth Richard Hammerberg, age 78 of Baraga, MI passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born November 28, 1943 in Escanaba, MI son of Ivan Sr. and Antoinette (Wojtowicz) Hammerberg. Ken was raised in Wilson, MI …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Cynthia L. “Cindy” Selden, age 66 of L’Anse, MI passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at UP Health System, Marquette in Marquette, MI. She was born in Beech Grove, Indiana on August 8, 1955 the daughter of the late Henry and …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Jeanette Arlene Lepola, age 84 of Covington, MI passed away on Saturday, January 15th, 2022 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. She was born May 17, 1937 in Watton, MI daughter of Waino and Mildred (Penttinen) Norback. In 1955 she graduated from L’Anse …