Obituaries

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: South RangeMichael H. Pyhtila, 55, a resident of South Range, passed away Friday January 10, 2020, at the Lighthouse of Hancock where he had been a patient since this past December following a lengthy illness.He was born on July 8, …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Hancock: Shirley J. Drake, 89, a resident at Canal View-Houghton County, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is assisting with the arrangements which are still incomplete.

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Oskar Bay Donald Oskar Hermanson, 78, of Oskar Bay died January 7, 2020 at the Omega House of Houghton. He was born in Hancock as the son of the late Harold and Martha (Ruohonen) Hermanson. Don will be remembered as …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Chassell Martha E. Hill, 82, a former resident of Chassell, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe in Hancock.  She was born on February 20, 1937, in Humbolt Twp., MI, a daughter of the …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Carol A. Geshel, 78, a resident of Calumet passed away on Wednesday morning January 8, 2020 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium. She was born on September 12, 1941 to the late Edward and Antonia Ozanich. She attended and graduated from …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Anthony Michael McKasy, age 76 of Baraga, MI passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at U.P. Health System in Marquette, MI. He was born October 5, 1943 in St. Paul, MN son of George and Eleanor (Friedmann) McKasy. Tony graduated from Benilde …

Paul Adams, 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday January 4, 2020 at Omega House in Houghton, Michigan from long-term heart disease and recently-diagnosed acute myelogenous leukemia. In the last week of his life he was surrounded by family and friends, many of which traveled long distances to be with him. …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Travis Erick Halonen, 2, passed away on Saturday January 4, 2020 following a short illness at Mayo Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. He was born on September 25, 2017 in Hancock to Matthew and Maretta (Huotari) Halonen. He is preceded in death …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Chassell Barbara R. Wells, 73, a resident of Chassell passed away Friday January 3, 2020, at the Omega House in Houghton following a battle with cancer. A memorial service for Barbara is tentatively planned for later this spring.The Memorial Chapel …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Hancock      William E. Witt, 90, a resident of Hancock passed away Friday, January 3, 2020, at the UofM Hospital in Ann Arbor, following a short illness.      He was born on June 28, 1929, in Waukegan, Il, a son …