Obituaries

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Ronald Aittama, 77, of Hubbell, passed away at his home on March 15, 2021, after a lengthy battle with cancer.  He was born on November 3, 1943, a son of Henry and Hilma (Kesti) Aittama.  He was a graduate of Hancock Central High …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Kenneth Samuel Spruce, age 46 of L’Anse, MI passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at his home. He was born December 8, 1974 in New London, WI son of Ronald and Elizabeth (Quaintance) Spruce. Ken attended New London Senior High. He …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Nancy L. “Nicky” Caspary, 78, a former Ripley resident, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at the Woodland Haven unit of Canal View Houghton County in Hancock. She was born on April 14, 1942 at the former St. Joseph Hospital in Hancock …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Helen Baril, 88, a resident of Calumet passed away on Wednesday March 10, 2021 at Canal View – Houghton County. She was born on November 6, 1932 in Calumet to Benhardt and Lempi (Lukima) Dextrom. She attended the local schools. Helen …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Paul J. Baroni, 64, a resident of Calumet passed away on Wednesday March 10, 2021. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday March 16, 2021 at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Calumet with Father Gracious Pulimoottil …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Dorothy “Dolly” Marie Reilly, 83 a resident of Calumet, passed away at her home on March 6, 2021. She was born on May 16, 1937 in Laurium, a daughter of Stanley and Hilja (Korhonen) Richards. She attended Calumet Public Schools and graduated with …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Paula Jean Hazel Lundy, age 68 of L’Anse, MI was taken by our Lord on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. She was born October 8, 1952 in Hancock, MI daughter of John and Elsie (Korpinen) Lundy. Paula attended L’Anse …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Lawrence F. Parolini, 99, a resident of Baltic, passed away Friday morning March 5, 2021, at his home following a short battle with cancer.      He was born on November 1, 1921, in Paradise Location, a son of the late …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Terry Gariepy, 71, of Lake Linden, passed away at Canal View-Houghton County on March 5, 2021, after a lengthy battle with MS. He was born on November 24, 1949, a son of Reuben “Jake” and Lois (Vivian) Gariepy.  He graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Sharon K. Manninen, 74, a resident of Hancock, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021, at her home following a short illness.       She was born on April 16, 1946, in Hancock, the daughter of the late Felix and …