Obituaries

UPDATE: The funeral Liturgy will be at 4:30 P.M. on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at the Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden with Father Gracious Pulimoottil to officiate. As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Justin VanGarsse, 33, lifelong resident of Calumet, passed away unexpectedly on December 4, 2021 with …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Jessie Josephine “Jo” Hannula, 88, passed away on Sunday, December 5th at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital, with her family by her side.She is preceded in death by her sweetheart of 65 years, Charles “Don” Hannula, who has been waiting to walk her home again.She …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Nestor Leander Linden, age 87, passed away peacefully on Sunday November 28, 2021, at Mission Point of Hancock. Nestor was born on September 19th, 1934, in Calumet Michigan, to parents Nestor and Mary Linden. He is Survived by his sisters; Carol …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Oliver F. Manzini, D.D.S., a resident of Laurium Michigan, passed away on Friday November 26, 2021, at the age of 101. He was born on June 24, 1920, in Calumet, a son of the late John and Eufemia (Bianchi) Manzini. Oliver …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Wesley (Ettu) Hannula, age 97, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2021, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium, MI. Ettu was born on December 26, 1923, to parents John and Alma (Niska) Hannula at the farm on Cloverland Road in …

Dr. Bela T. Lanczy, age 69, of Herman, passed away on November 30th, 2021.He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved him. His smile. His laugh. His hugs. His compassion. Dr. Bela was one of a kind, and life without him will never be the same. “God …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Louis E. “Louie” Curtis, age 43 of Baraga, MI passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at his home in Baraga. He was born in L’Anse, MI on July 11, 1978 the son of Robert D. Sr. and Gerlinde (Picard) Curtis. Louie …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Hieromonk Basil, Hegumen (Fr. Basil) entered eternity at 4:13 a.m. on the Feast of St. Andrew, the First-Called Apostle of our Lord (November 30) after a brief illness. Fr. Basil was born Peter Joseph Paris on April 19, 1947 to Joseph …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: John Joseph Desiatto Jr., 66, a resident of Calumet passed away peacefully at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital on Wednesday, December 1st, 2021.He was born on October 24th, 1955 in Laurium to John and Anna (Colombo) Desiatto. He graduated from Calumet High School with the …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Freya McGrath, 89, passed away peacefully into the presence of the Lord on Monday, November 29, 2021 at Friends Care Community in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She was born on January 23, 1932 in Eberbach, Germany to Heinrich and Frieda Kappes. She was the …