Obituaries

Michael J. Aho, 57, a resident of South Range, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021, at the Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse, following a short illness He was born on September 24, 1963, in Hancock a son of the late Roy and Elma (Beckman) Aho. Mike was raised in …

Charles A. Loonsfoot, Sr. age 82 of Baraga, MI passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Charles was surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Baraga on April 24, 1939 the son of the late Joseph and Pearl (Nedeau) Loonsfoot. Charles graduated from Baraga High …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Charles Forest Sliger, age 86 of Covington, MI passed away on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021 at U.P. Health System in Marquette, MI. He was born February 9, 1935 in Trout Creek, MI son of Fred and Lauretta (Aslin) Sliger. Charlie graduated from Trout …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Louise I. Erva, 82, a resident of the Houghton Canal, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021, at UP Health System – Portage. She was born on November 10, 1938, in Liminga, a daughter of the late Hjalmer and Hilda (Seppala) …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Frederica A. Verville, 101, a life-long resident of Hancock, passed away on Tuesday evening, October 12, 2021 at Canal View – Houghton County. She was born in Hancock on November 30, 1919 to the late Wilfred and Augusta (Brohn) Verville. She was a …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Walter Scott Seavoy, age 84 of L’Anse and White Lake, MI, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021 in L’Anse. He was born November 9, 1936 in L’Anse, son of Walter and Eleanor (Skuggen) Seavoy. Scott graduated from L’Anse High School in 1954. …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Larry Clifford LeClaire, age 78 of Watton, MI passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 8th, 2021 in Appleton, WI. He was born October 28, 1942 in Hancock, MI son of Clifford and Loretta (Girard) LeClaire. Larry graduated from Baraga High School in 1960 …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Donald L. Laplander, 76, a resident of Calumet passed away on Tuesday October 5, 2021 at the Marshfield Clinic.He was born on November 24, 1944 in Highland Park, Michigan to Uno and Elsie (Linquist) Laplander. He attended the local schools. Following …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Samantha Rae Tolonen “Maanidoonsikwe”, age 25 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, October 7th, 2021in Romulus, MI. She was born August 21, 1996 in Hancock, MI daughter of Raeanne Gauthier and Glenn Tolonen Sr. Samantha attended grade school at L’Anse Area Schools …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Edward “Eddie” John Karinen, 72, a resident of L’Anse passed away peacefully on Friday, October 8, 2021, at Mission Point of Hancock following a lengthy illness. Eddie was born on January 27, 1949, in Detroit, to Robert Martin and Ilmi …