Obituaries

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Houghton Joseph C. Jakovic, 95 a former Houghton resident passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Canal View Houghton county, after being a resident there for 5 years. He was born on March 31, 1925, in Dodgeville Mi., a son …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Eugene Paul Sullivan, age 61 of Covington, MI passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at his home. He was born November 27, 1958 son of Gerald and Kay (Salonen) Sullivan. Gene graduated from L’Anse High School in 1976. He worked as an …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Bootjack: Charles Bonini, 88, of Bootjack, passed away at his home on June 16, 2020. Charlie was born on March 4, 1932 in Hancock, MI, son of the late James and Stella Pearl (Gale) Bonini. Charlie married Paulette Bonini (Cleckner) on October 7, …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Dennis Raymond Jolgren, 69 of Pelkie, Michigan passed away on Sunday June 14th, 2020 in Ann Arbor, Michigan after a six month battle with leukemia. He was born December 12, 1950 in Detroit Michigan to Raymond and Lillian (Autio) Jolgren. Dennis was a …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Orrene Evelyn Titus, known to everyone as Evelyn, passed to her heavenly reward at the Bishop Noa Home in Escanaba on June 14. She was born on July 19, 1919, the daughter of Thomas “Ed” Robeson and Lena (Summerfeldt) Robeson on a farm …

 As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Cheryl “Sissy” Morin, passed peacefully with her sister Marianne Wickstrom at her side on Saturday, June 13, 2020 in Milwaukee, WI. She was born on April 4,1964 in L’Anse, MI daughter to Hubert and Darlene (Norback) Morin. Sissy was a 1982 graduate of …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Franklin Township: Cheryl “Sherry” Saarinen, 71, of Franklin Township, passed away on Sunday morning, June 14, 2020 at U.P. Health System Marquette Hospital after a short illness.      She was born in Hancock on April 3, 1949 to the late Frank and Phyllis …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Donald Edwin Simula, age 89 of Keweenaw Bay, MI passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020 at U.P. Health System Marquette, MI.  He was born August 7, 1930 in Keweenaw Bay son of Elmer and Helen (Kinnunen) Simula.  Don graduated from Baraga High …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – Virginia Anne Jacka Durst “Ginny” was reunited with her beloved husband Brian Edward Durst on June 5, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband and mother Nancy Kingston Jacka. Born December 20, 1962 to Nancy Kingston Jacka and William …

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Houghton Ingrid E. Puuri, 89, a resident of the Bluff’s Senior Living Community and former Liminga resident passed away Thursday morning June 11, 2020, at her home following a short illness. She was born on September 16, 1930, in Jacobsville, …