Obituaries

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: James R. Noetzel Sr., 74, of Houghton and former Hancock resident passed away on Wednesday February 17, 2021, following a short illness. He was born on May 24, 1946, in Hancock, a son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Richard) …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Marian Tallman, 89, a former resident of the Bluff’s Senior Living Community in Houghton passed away Monday, February 15, 2021, at Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past 5½ years.      She …

Superior, WI: Lester “Butch” Nettell, 69, of Superior, Wisconsin, formerly of the Copper Country, passed away on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, February 14, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota after a lingering illness. He was born in Hancock on October 17, 1951 the son of the late Lester R. …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Robert M. Supanich, 90, a resident of Copper City passed away on Saturday February 13, 2021. He was born on August 7, 1930 in Mohawk a son of the late Michael and Gertrude (Granville) Supanich. He attended the Mohawk School and …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: David J. Sundberg, 73, a resident of Ahmeek died on Friday, February 12, 2021 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on August 30, 1947 in Laurium, a son of the late Robert and Lena (Vairus) Sundberg. Dave …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Joseph John Rowe, 57, a resident of Calumet passed away at his home on Thursday, February 11th, 2021. He was born on May 26, 1963, in Laurium to John “Jack” Rowe and Mary (Meneguzzo) Rowe. He attended the local schools and …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Henry Simon Santeford, 78, of Houghton, MI, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, February 14, 2021 after a long illness. He was born July 25, 1942 and grew up in Chicago Heights, IL. He was …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Linda L. Muir, age 65 of L’Anse, MI passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at UP Health System, Marquette, MI. She was born in Wichita, Kansas on July 22, 1955 the daughter of the late Bobby and Bonnie (Saunders) Wager. Linda …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Lorraine (Lynn) Watt of Houghton passed away on Friday February 5, 2021, from injuries received in an automobile accident.       Lorraine was born December 3, 1941 in Boston Location to parents Peter and Evelyn (Lovelace) Hilton.  She was a graduate …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Floyd F. Bergeron, age 85 of Keweenaw Bay, MI passed away at his residence on Monday, February 8, 2021. He was born in Keweenaw Bay on February 17, 1935 the son of the late Theodore and Dorothy (Aubin) Bergeron. Floyd graduated …