Obituaries

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, …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Houghton Robert B. Cox, 73, a resident of the Douglass House in Houghton, passed away unexpectedly at home Thursday, June 11, 2020. Robert was born on April 18, 1947 in Calumet, the son of the late Robert and Luella (Lander) …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Lake Linden: Florence Elizabeth Clouthier, 86, a resident of Lake Linden and Betsy, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2020 at Portage Pointe in Hancock.She was born March 2, 1934, a daughter of Gust and Laura (Whitford) Mikko.She attended Calumet High School. She …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: KC Rantanen, age 33 of Baraga, MI passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse, MI. She was born February 17, 1987 in L’Anse, daughter of Paula Rantanen and Eugene Jermac. KC worked at the Ojibwa Casino …

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 …