Obituaries

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.

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: South Range June E. Jenkins, 71, a resident of South Range, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at the Omega House in Houghton following a battle with ALS. She was born on March 1, 1949, in Hancock, a daughter of …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: March 27, 2020 Ahmeek Mark J. Vichich, 65, a resident of Ahmeek passed away at his home on Friday, March 27, 2020. He was born on August 9, 1954, in Hancock, a son to the late Thomas E. and Margaret (Hribljan) …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Dodgeville Florence Katherine (Little) Burich, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2020, following a brief illness. She was born in Dodgeville on August 19, 1923 to Charles and Pearl (Hearn) Little. Florence attended the Isle Royale School and was a …