Obituaries

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Houghton: Mary P. Thayer, 72, residing at the Bluffs in Houghton, passed away at her home on Saturday, June 6, 2020. She was born on March 12, 1948 in Hancock to the late Leonard and Elmi (Wayrynen) Jukkala. She attended the John A. …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – Rudolph “Rudy” George Kump, age 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital where he had been a patient for four days. He was born on February 22, 1935 in Raymbaultown, the son of Rudolph and …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Otto Garrett Bennink, age 82 of Baraga, MI passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at his home in Baraga. He was born December 12, 1937 on the family farm in Keweenaw Bay, MI son of Garrett and Lila (Pirkola) Bennink. Otto graduated …

As received from the  Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Mary Ann Randell  passed away June 4, 2020 at the age of 88 at Garden View Assisted Living In Calumet where she was a resident in memory care for the last four years. Mary Ann graduated from Calumet High and worked …

As received from the  Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Karen E Sirvio, 86, of Calumet, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the Lighthouse of Hancock. Karen was born on November 1, 1933, in Detroit, Mi to the late Howard and Eleanor (Larson) Aho. As a child, they moved to …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Hancock: Bernard C. Deziel, Jr., 76, passed away on Thursday morning, June 4, 2020 at Canal View Houghton County in Hancock. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is in charge of his arrangements which are still incomplete.

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Dollar Bay: Patrick Jay Beyers, 66, of Dollar Bay, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital.     He was born in Hancock on December 14, 1953 to Francis and Edith (Somero) Beyers. He attended Saint Ignatius Loyola School in …

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Ontonagon Hazel Aileen (Coponen) Torvinen, 91, went to be with her Savior on June 2, 2020, while at Woodland Heaven of Canal View – Houghton County. She has resided there for the past 31/2 years. Hazel was born in Painesdale, …

As received from the  Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Joyce Joan Nakkula, 75, of Calumet, passed away into the immortal arms of God at UP health system Marquette on the morning of May 31st surrounded by her two surviving children, Ted/Laura Nakkula and Michelle/Scott Pastor. Joyce Nakkula was born on …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Ruth Ann (Lundy) LeClaire, age 88 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the Omega House in Houghton, MI with her family by her side. She was born on August 23, 1931 in L’Anse, daughter of George and Rosetta …