Obituaries

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 …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Robert (Bob) D. Patterson, 95, from Houghton, Michigan, passed away on February 9, 2021 at the Omega House after a short illness. He was born on October 6, 1925 in Flint, Michigan to David and Lemoine (Gordon) Patterson and graduated from Flint Northern …

As received from Antila Funeral Service: Wilmer Wilho Wiitala, 87, a resident of South Range, passed away Saturday,February 6, 2021, at Mission Point of Hancock. He was born in Misery Bay on June 3, 1933, the son of Wilho and Lilja (Wiideman) Wiitala. As a third-generation Finnish American, he was …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Alan B. Stockton, age 65, of Pelkie, MI passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse. He was born in Morrison, IL on March 7, 1955 the son of the late Leslie E. and Ruth E. (Salzmann) …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: David Franklin Bier, age 75, of Aura, Michigan died peacefully at his home on February 8th, 2021 surrounded by his loving family who loved him dearly. Dave was born on February 4, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan son of Lawrence and Rosalia (Gauden) Bier. …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Debra Novak, 59, a resident of Calumet passed away peacefully at home on Monday February 8, 2021. She was born on June 13, 1961 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin to Lawrence and Sharmein (Walloch) Harris. During her younger years, she and her family …

As received from theMemorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Agnes Irene (DesJardin) Ahola, a former resident of Pilgrim Road, Houghton; Woodside Lane, Dollar Bay; and The Bluffs, Houghton; left for her heavenly home on Sunday, February 7, 2021, with her daughter at her side. Born on March 24, 1937, in …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Fred Lassila, 93, a resident of Klingville passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021, at the Woodland Haven of Canal View – Houghton County Medical Care Facility where he had been a resident patient since this past November. He was born …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – Marc S. Foissotte age 65, formerly of Laurium , passed away on Friday, February 5 2021 at the Canal View Houghton County. He had been a resident there for ten years. He was born in Waukegan, Illinois, a son of Perry …