Obituaries

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Livonia, MI Donald S. Manninen, 91, a resident of Livonia, MI and former Copper Country resident, went home to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. He was born on March 15, 1929, in Dodgeville, a son …

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Houghton Steven C. Waisanen, 52, a resident of Houghton passed away Friday April 10, 2020, at UP Health – Marquette hospital following a short battle with cancer. He was born on December 23, 1967, in Lansing, MI, a son of …

As received from the  Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Virginia M. Massoglia, 92, originally from Laurium, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020. She was a resident of Garden View Assisted Living in Calumet for the past 3 years. Virginia was born on February 2, 1928 in Hancock, a …

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Houghton Harold A. Kangas, 86, a resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton and former Chassell resident passed away Thursday April 9, 2020, at Canal View — Houghton County following a short illness. He was born on March …

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Our precious daughter, Lynne Marie Kuivanen, 53, of Tapiola, Michigan was called by our Lord unto eternal life on Monday, April 6, 2020 at UP Health System- Portage in Hancock. Lynne was born on February 17, 1967 in Hancock, the …

William Sluyter Fredendall, 92, of L’Anse, Michigan died on March 30, 2020, at Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse. Bill is survived by his daughters, Phyllis Fredendall (Hannu Leppänen), of Hancock, MI, Laura Fredendall (Karl Barnebey), of Terre Haute, IN, and Nancy Ahrenholtz (Ted), Minnetonka, MN; grandchildren, Dan Brennan (Brittany), …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Barbara Jean Brodbeck, age 89, formerly of Keweenaw Bay, MI passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. She was born January 19, 1931 in Chicago, IL daughter of Fred and Edith (Willson) Clement.  Barbara graduated from Peoria …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Thomas L. “Tom” DesRochers, age 82, of Pelkie, MI passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse. Tom was born in Hancock, Michigan on the 29th of September 1937 to Lawrence and Dorothy DesRochers. When Tom was …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – Mary Patricia Ryan, age 92, entered into Eternal Life and Everlasting Peace on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 , following a lengthy illness at her home in Sheboygan. Mary (Pat) was born in Calumet, MI on September 14, 1927, daughter of Charles …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – Rudolph G. “Rudy” Kump age 85 passed away on Tuesday March 31, 2020 at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital. Ryan Funeral Home is serving the family.