Obituaries

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Carol Olson, 76, passed away peacefully on Wednesday July 7, 2021 at Mission Point of Hancock. She was born on April 21, 1945, in Laurium to the late Henry and Helen (Parikka) Olson. She attended church at the Lutheran Church in …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Tapiola, Michigan: Richard “Dick” Rulison, 66, passed away of a heart attack on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at his home on Cabbage Road, Tapiola. He was born in Charlotte, Michigan and was the son of Katherine and Robert Rulison. He was preceded in …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Eleanor Sutinen, 88, of Dover Location, passed away peacefully on Friday July 9, 2021 at Canal View of Houghton.She was born on April 27, 1933 in Laurium to Jacob and Elizabeth (Hella) Maatta. She graduated from Calumet High School with the …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: The graveside service for Frank & Betty Hollich will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday July 16, 2021 in Calvary Cemetery in Ahmeek with Pastor Larry Malloy to officiate and the veterans service to be officiated by the Copper Country …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Houghton: Patricia Cavosie Fisher of Houghton, Michigan died July 8, 2021 in her home. Pat was born July 18th, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Virginia (Hill) Cavosie and John Clement Cavosie. She attended Butler University and earned a teaching degree in 1962. During …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: James Frank Burcar, 73, passed on July 8th, 2021 in Houghton Michigan. Jim was born on May 14th, 1948 in Winona Michigan. Jim Burcar founded Burcar Logging and Burcar Construction in the early 1980s which employed more than 90 U.P. workers during their …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – Nora Lee Stella-Perala age 69, passed away on Thursday July 8th at her home. She was born in Detroit, Michigan a daughter of Dominic and Margaret (Taiplus) Stella. She served in the U.S. Army as a nurse and was honorably discharged. …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Hancock: Theodore “Ted” Monticello, age 78, of Quincy Hill, well known local business owner, passed away peacefully, at his home, on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. He was born on April 10, 1943, a son of Albert and Bruna (DeCesare) Monticello.  He attended Hancock …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Betty Ann (Mytty) Pyhtila passed away on Friday, July 2, 2021 at Mill Creek Memory Care in Marquette. She was born in Highland Park, MI on January 20, 1947. She graduated from Warren High School in 1965 and continued her education …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Lindsey Rae Loonsfoot, age 35 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Monday, July 5, 2021 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. She was born April 4, 1986 in Hancock, MI daughter to Reynold Furr and Tracy Emery. Lindsey graduated from L’Anse High School in …