Obituaries

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: A graveside service Russell Aro, 92, a resident of Garden City, MI former resident of South Range who passed away November 24, 2019, will be held 11 am Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at the Mt. View Cemetery of South Range …

A graveside service Irene Naasko, 101, a resident of Wixom and former Toivola resident who passed away January 27, 2021, at her home in Wixom will be held 10 am Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at the Toivola Cemetery with Rev. Miach Cavaleri to officiate.The Memorial Chapel-Mountain View Chapel of South …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Karen Vuorinen, 65, a resident of Champion Michigan passed away on Tuesday August 17, 2021 at UP Health System Marquette Hospital. She was Born on June 1, 1956 in Larium To Wilhelm and Alice (Moilanen) Horsma. In her youth, she lived …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Robert F. “Bob” Filer, 78, passed away peacefully in the presence of his wife Debby on July 2, 2020 at Canal View Houghton County in Hancock due to complications of Parkinson’s Disease. He had been residing there for a year. A memorial service …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Frank Stewart Carlton 87, a longtime resident of Eagle Harbor, Michigan died on August 27, 2021. Frank was born on December 1, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Henry and Enid Polkinghorn Carlton who were both …

Marvin W. Usimaki, age 92 of Pelkie, MI passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Mission Point Health Care in Hancock, MI. He was born July 20, 1929 in Laurium, MI son of Niilo and Aili (Rantanen) Usimaki. Marvin served in the U.S. Army from January 1951 until December …

Harm John Bennink Sr. left his worldly home and ascended to his eternal home on August 19th, 2021. During his final days, he was surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren. Harm was born December 12, 1937 in Keweenaw Bay, MI, son of Garrett and Lila (Pirkola) Bennink. In 1955 …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Joyce M. Rimpela, 83, a former resident of Chassell passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at the Canal View—Houghton County where she had been a resident patient for the past 4 years.Joyce was born on July 21, 1938, in Detroit, …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Carol Ann (Buis) Cooley, age 85, of Skanee, MI died on Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 at the Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. Carol was born September 3, 1935 in Van Buren County, MI to Bert and Viola (Shaw) Buis. In 1953 she graduated …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Doris Helen Peltier, 66, of Houghton, passed away at U.P Health System-Marquette after an accidental fall on August 24, 2021. Doris was born on November 15, 1954 in Hancock to the late Elmira and Lawrence Peltier, later graduating from Hancock High School in …