Obituaries

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Dean R. Cote, 78, a resident of Sturgeon River Road in Chassell, passed away unexpectedly Monday, May 11, 2020 at his home. Dean was born on October 24, 1941 in L’Anse, MI to Ray and Aunie (Wirtanen) Cote. He attended …

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Elaine J. Lampinen, 89, of Onnela, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2020 at Canal View Houghton County with her family by her side. She had been a resident/patient there for the past three and a half years. ​She is …

As received from the  Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Otter Lake Rev Rodney A Johnson, 79, a resident of Otter Lake and currently residing at the Wellstead of Rogers and Diamond Crest Senior Living in Minnesota went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 10, 2020. …

As received from the  Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Marilyn A. Manninen 83, a former resident of Chassell, passed away with her family by her side Friday May 8, 2020, at The Lighthouse of Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past five years. She was …

As received from the  Jacobson Funeral Home: Philomena Mary Ekdahl, age 86 of Baraga, MI peacefully began her journey on Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 at The Lighthouse in Hancock, MI with her family at her side. She was born December 1, 1933 in Assinins, MI daughter of James and Marcella …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Carol Ann Geshel, 78 of Calumet died on Wednesday January 8, 2020 at Aspirus Hospital in Laurium. Carol was born on September 12, 1941 in Calumet to Antonia and Ed Ozanich. She worked in her fathers grocery store, she also assisted …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Laurium – Rita C. (Zunich) Moilanen age 86, took God’s hand and left this earth on Wednesday May 6, 2020, to join her love Clifford whom has been gone since 1988. Rita was a devoted member of the Sacred Heart Church of Calumet, …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Lake Linden: Debra “Debbie” Beiring, 68, of Lake Linden passed away at the Lighthouse at Hancock on May 5, 2020.                 She was born on September 6, 1951, a daughter of Leonard and Lucille (Zubiena) Crouch.  She attended Saint Joseph Catholic School and graduated from …

As received from the  Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Arthur J Hill, 75, a resident of Mohawk passed away after a brief illness, on Saturday April 11, 2020 at UP Health System- Marquette. He was born on February 1, 1945 in Skanee to John and Aino (Olkkonen) Hill. He attended …

As received from the  Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Nancy Carol Sayner, passed away on April 27, 2020 in Eufaula, Alabama. She was the daughter of Laurence Sayner and Ruth Blake Sayner and was born in Cleveland, Ohio. The family moved a few years later to Detroit and subsequently to …