Obituaries

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: William “Bill” Clyde Sewell, 84, a resident of Houghton, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021, at Aspirus Hospice House in Wausau, WI. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Delbert and Walter and a sister Nancy. He is …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Ruth E. Maki, 94, passed away on November 24, 2021, at her home in Hancock with her family by her side. She was born on April 13, 1927, in Hancock, the daughter of the late Edward and Mari (Tamminen) Heinonen. …

Jerry Dale DeLoach 76, passed away on Thursday, November 25th, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital. Ryan Funeral Home is serving the family.

Thomas A. “Tom” Stenson, age 90 of Sidnaw, MI passed away Monday, November 22, 2021 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse. He was born in Ishpeming, MI on July 21, 1931, the son of the late Sten Thomas A. and Edith (Anderson) Stenson. Tom graduated from L’Anse High School in …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Michael Eric Este, 65, of Dollar Bay, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at U.P. Health System-Portage after a short illness. He was born in Hancock on June 2, 1956, attending Dollar Bay Schools and graduating in 1974. This is where he …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Marion Helen Talvensaari; age 97; 1 month shy of her 98th birthday, went to heaven to be with her departed family and her God on November 23rd. Marion battled cancer for 5 months at the Omega House. She was born on …

James (Jim) Adolph Brusse, 87, a resident of Hancock, MI and Naples, FL, died peacefully on November 21, 2021 at his home in Hancock. Jim was born on October 30, 1934, in Barranquilla, Colombia, with the given name Jaime (pronounced “Hi May”) Adolfo. He was raised by his late mother, …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Michael Stoyanoff, age 55, of Calumet MI, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2021, at UP Health Systems Marquette.Michael will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle and dear friend. Michael was born on January 17, 1966, in Fort …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Bertin Thomas, 90, a resident of Calumet passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday November 20, 2021.He was born on September 29, 1931 in Laurium to Henry and Dorothy (Giles) Thomas. He attended the local schools and graduated from Sacred …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Karen Louise Swanson, age 73 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. She was born January 2, 1948, in St. Petersburg, FL daughter of Ralph Sherman and Helmi Turpeinen. She spent her younger years growing …