Obituaries

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: John A. Liuska, Sr. age 87, passed away in L’Anse on Tuesday November 9, 2021. He was formerly of Nisula, MI. John was born in Mass City, MI on February 19, 1934, the son of the late Eino and Aili (Martala) …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Raymond N. Aho, passed away on 11/9/21 at Canal View Nursing Home in Hancock, Michigan.  He was born on 10/14/1932 to Matt V. Aho and Annie V. Aho.Ray grew up in Calumet, Michigan.   After high school he enlisted in the United …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Peter James Manderfield, 62, of Houghton, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021 at U.P. Health System – Marquette, surrounded by his family. Peter was born in Hancock on January 23, 1959 to the late Matthias and Florence (Kratt) Manderfield. Following graduation from …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Robert J. Asiala, 64, a resident of the Hancock Canal, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021, at home with his family by his side. He was born on June 23, 1957, in Hancock, the son of the late Oliver and …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Helen Clare Wisuri, 91, of Livonia, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Theodore, loving mother of Dianne (the late Thomas) Pietila, Debra (Jeffrey) Niemi, William (Wendy) Wisuri, the late Chris (Molly) Wisuri, the …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: John “Henry” Cummings, 68, of Lake Linden, passed away November 5th, 2021 at UP Health System-Marquette after a battle with COPD and respiratory issues. He was born on March 21, 1953, a son of Andrew and Betty Cummings. He graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Ethan James “Jim” Newland, Jr. age 82 of L’Anse, MI passed away Friday, November 5, 2021 at UP Health System, Marquette, MI with his family by his side. He was born in L’Anse, MI on May 22, 1939 the son of …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Beverly Cole, 87, a former resident of Eagle Harbor, Eagle River and Houghton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Woodland Haven at Canal View in Houghton County. She was born on October 12, 1934 in Detroit to Joseph …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Our dear mother, Ann Theresa Newman, 91 passed away peacefully with family by her side at Portage Pointe on November 6, 2021. Ann was born on July 29, 1930, the daughter of Samuel and Anna Luzaich. She was raised in Calumet and attended …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Danny Noble, 69, of Chassell, MI, was promoted to Glory on Saturday, November 6 after a brief illness. Dan was born, March 10, 1952 in Battle Creek, MI to Henry and Janet (Smith) Noble. He graduated from Vicksburg High School …