Obituaries

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Lillian “Lil” (Pini) Lang, 82 of Lake Linden passed away on January 19, 2021 at UP Health System- Portage due to complications from Covid19. She passed away peacefully with her loving daughters at her side. Lillian was born September 13, 1938 in Hubbell, …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Theresa A. (Thomas) Lantto, 72, a resident of Painesdale, passed away Tuesday January 19, 2021, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness. She was born on December 10, 1948, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Henry …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Olivia E. LaRue, 97, a resident of Houghton passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Woodland Heaven of Canal View –Houghton County, in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past two years. She was born on …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Carl W. Laitila, 84, a resident of South Range passed away on Saturday January 16, 2021. He was born on August 23, 1936 in Baltic a son of the late Waino and Lydia (Lambert) Laitila. Carl graduated from Houghton High School …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Nancy (Victor) Chartier, 87, a resident of Houghton passed away Monday, January 18, 2021, at Up Health Systems – Portage following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 21, 1933, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of the late Clyde …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Cameron “Charlotte” Jenkins, 20, a resident of Fenton, MI and current Michigan Tech student, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021, following injuries received in an automobile accident in Marquette County. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Home is assisting the …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Ethan Mitchell Pleshe (Emily Ann Pleshe) Ethan was born on August 7, 1976 to his single mom Theresa Pleshe at Calumet Public Hospital in Laurium, Michigan. He was raised by his mom in Laurium along with the help of many but …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Edward Jack Rossberg, 92, of Chassell passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 12 at the home of his daughter, Kathy, in Hudson, WI surrounded by his family. He was born on December 9, 1928, in Calumet, MI, son of the …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: James Richard Cayanus, age 75 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at U.P. Health System, Marquette, MI. He was born September 8, 1945 in L’Anse, son of Alfred and Dorothy (Sullivan) Cayanus. He graduated from Baraga High School in …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Emil A. Kinnunen, 88, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 of natural causes. As he would probably say, from being an old feller. Emil was predeceased by his parents, Henry and Anna, his brothers Uno, Wayne, Edward, Wilho, and Donald, …