Obituaries

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: James Gherna, 91, a resident of Laurium, passed away on Friday April 9, 2021 at the Omega House in Houghton. He was born on February 24, 1930 in Calumet to Victor and Angelina (Colombo) Gherna. Jim attended the local schools and …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home:  James “Jim” Germain, 78, of Lake Linden, passed away while enjoying his daily walk on April 10, 2021.  Jim was born on November 19, 1942, a son of Clarence and Mariette (Gagnon) Germain.  He graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School in 1960.  Jim struggled, …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Kenneth R. Therrian, Jr, 64, of Hubbell, passed away at home with family by his side, on April 9, 2021.  He was born on November 24, 1956, a son of Kenneth E. and Berniece (Satterley) Therrian. He graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Thomas Richard Mleko, age 53 of Pelkie, MI passed away suddenly do to natural causes on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in Fort Myers, FL. He was born June 24, 1967 in Lansing, MI son of Joseph and Margaret (Spitzley) Mleko. Tom graduated from …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Martin A. “Marty” McGrath, 57, formerly of Houghton, passed away in Stevensville on March 20, 2021 after a long illness. He was born to Martin D. and Elba (Ylitalo) McGrath in Hubbell. He graduated from Houghton High School with the class of 1982. …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Pamla M. Loonsfoot, age 56 of Kaukauna, Wisconsin and formerly of Baraga, Michigan passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021. She was born in Chicago, IL on February 4, 1965 the daughter of Joseph and Rosemary (Williams) Loonsfoot. Pamla May Loonsfoot was …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Dr. Milton L. Olsson, age 80, died Saturday, April 3 at Portage Health from complications resulting from catastrophic injuries he sustained in October. Milt was born in Anderson, Indiana on September 21,1940 and spent his early years in Rochester, Michigan. Milt met Trudy …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Judith Haataja, 82, of Sedar Bay passed away Friday April 2, 2021 at her home after a short illness. She was born on January 7, 1939 in Laurium a daughter of the late Walter and Aili (Harju) Torola. Judith graduated from …

As received from Antila Funeral Service: Coletta Jean Rose, 91, of Houghton, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at UP Health System-Portage with family by her side. Coletta was born in Dollar Bay, Michigan, on December 31, 1929, the eleventh of thirteen children to …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Michael Messner III (also known by loved ones as Pops) passed away on March 31st, 2021 at the age of 76. He is survived by his son Michael Messner IV, daughter-in-law Stacey Messner, sister Sally Ehlers and brother-in-law Clarence Ehlers, …