Obituaries

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Wester Rudolph Rintala, a former resident of Tapiola, passed away on November 6, 2021, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium, MI after a short hospital stay.He was born at home in Tapiola, MI on February 11, 1926, to Salomon …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Stanley R Michaelson, PE, age 84, passed away at his Tapiola home surrounded by family following a short illness. Stan was born on May 21, 1937, in a farmhouse bedroom in Baraga. Son of Caroline “Carrie” Maki and Rupert Michaelson, …

William D. Jackson, PhD, 83, of Stanton Township, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday morning, November 5, 2021. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is assisting with his arrangements.

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Elsie was born on 29 Aug. 1940 at the family farm in Laminga Mich. She passed away in her home in Bossier City LA on 2 Nov. 2021 surrounded by her loving children. Elsie was a devoted and loving Mother to …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: John Muzzin, 60 a resident of Laurium passed away on Tuesday November 2, 2021 at his home following a year long battle of cancer. He was born on September 30, 1961 in Dearborn to Arthur and Elizabeth (Rule) Muzzin. He attended …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Robert “Bud” Maynarich, age 85, of Gay Heights, passed away November 4th. He was born October 2, 1936 to John and Florence Maynarich. Bud was an avid outdoorsman and a “Tinkerer”. He loved to find deals, fix things up and sell or trade …

Stephen J. Dumont, 67, of South Range, passed away at Mission Point Nursing Home in Hancock on October 27, 2021.The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is in charge of arrangements.Online condolences may be left at pearcefuneralhome.com

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: John “Jack” Laux, 86, a resident of Atlantic Mine and former Houghton business owner passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness.He was born on March 7, 1935, in Houghton, MI, a …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Laurence Stevens, 89, of Jacobsville, passed away in Tucson, Arizona, on October 30, 2021.The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is in charge of arrangements.Online condolences may be left at pearcefuneralhome.com

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Jerome Joseph “Jerry” Greenleaf, 81, a resident of Hancock passed away Monday, November 1, 2021, at his home following a short illness. Jerry was born in Dollar Bay on May 12, 1940, to the late Michael and Evelyn (Smith) Greenleaf. …