Obituaries

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Rita Hutchinson, 81, died on August 3rd at her home in Hancock, MI surrounded by her family after her second courageous battle with cancer. Rita was born to the late Ralph and Clara (Monkoski) Butkovich on February 2, 1940. She …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Bret Pieti, 48, of Calumet passed away on August 1, 2021. He was born July 11, 1973 in White Pine, Michigan to David and Patricia (Wanhala) Pieti. He attended high school in Lakewood, Colorado. Following high school, Bret married Sara (Johnson) …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: George P. Kausie, 86, a resident of Calumet passed away peacefully with his wife and daughter by his side on Monday August 2, 2021. He was born on December 14, 1934 in Lake Linden to Katherine Kausie. He attended the local …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Patricia Ann Simonsen passed peacefully in her sleep on July 30, 2021 in L’Anse, MI. Over the course of her 94 years, Pat, as she was known by friends and family, wore many hats. Born Patricia Ann Poole in 1926 in …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Bruce A. Foreman, 61, a resident of Hancock unexpectedly passed away Tuesday July 20, 2021, at his home.      He was born on June 2, 1960, in Calumet, MI, a son of Kay (Lahti) Kerttu and the late Francis Foreman.  …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Ronald W. Lawrence, 87, a former resident of the Douglas House Apartments in Houghton passed away Saturday July 24, 2021, at the Canal View – Houghton County in Hancock where he had been a resident patient since 2019.  He was …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Joseph E Reilly, 91, of Bootjack, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home with his wife Barbara of 70 years, by his side. Joe married his beloved wife on May 26,1951 at St. Mary’s Church in Calumet, Michigan. He was a graduate of …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Carole Faye Kemppainen Miller died at the home she was born and raised in, on Quincy Hill in Hancock’s Newtown Location, on July 24, 2021. She was born on August 7, 1936. Carole was the epitome of kindness. She personified …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Bernice June Haapala, age 83 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021 unexpectedly at her home. She was born February 28, 1938 in L’Anse, MI daughter of Arnie and Martha (Walitalo) Haanpaa. Bernice attended school in L’Anse. She married Uhro …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Antila Funeral Homes: Dorothy A. Fraki, 78, a resident of Coles Creek, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at home peacefully in her bed. She was born on November 9, 1942, in Hancock.  A daughter of the late Lawrence and Dorothy (Moyle) Hagwell,  …