Obituaries

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Calumet: Twila J. Apger, 84, formerly of Calumet, passed away at Canal View Houghton County on Wednesday, January 1, 2020.      She was born in California, Pennsylvania on April 24, 1935 to the late Kenneth and Barbara (McNeal) Harden. Much of her life …

Calumet: Carolyn Brouillette, 85, of Calumet, current resident of Canal View, passed away at UP Health System-Portage on January 1, 2020.                 She was born on November 19, 1934, a daughter of James and Vera Lynn Adams. She attended Calumet High School and graduated in 1955.                 She worked at the Calumet …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Kearsarge Terry Herstrom, 62, a resident of Kearsarge passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 19, 2019. Terry was born on January 7, 1957 in Laurium a son to Marvin and Annette (Wahotola) Herstrom. He graduated from Calumet High School …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Hancock Laurie Huhta, 58, a resident of Hancock passed away on December 28, 2019 at UP Health System-Portage. Laurie was born to Joy and Arthur Huhta in Detroit on March 28, 1961. She moved to Calumet when her father retired, and …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Luella Ann Ryti, 73, a former resident of Calumet passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Lighthouse in Hancock with her loved ones by her side. She was born April 13, 1946 in Hancock to the late Alfred and Flora (Ruonavaara) Hendrickson.  She graduated from …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Calumet: Douglas A. Johnson, 93, formerly of Calumet and Dodgeville, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the Greentree of Hubbell.      He was born on February 28, 1926 in Swedetown location near Calumet to the late Mae and Herman Johnson. Following …

As submitted by the R. Galer Funeral Home in Pickford, Michigan: Alison Magdalene Spencer, age 49, of Hancock, Michigan, died on December 26, 2019 in Hancock. She was born on September 4, 1970 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Thomas Clifford and Celeste (Arjay) Spencer. Alison grew up in Rudyard, …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Copper CityGordon J. Peterson, 78, a resident of Copper City passed away on Sunday December 22, 2019 at his home.He was born on September 5, 1941 in Raymbaultown to George and Verna (Carlson) Peterson. He attended the local schools and graduated …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Lee Andrew Vannewkirk, 53, a resident of Chassell, passed away Sunday December 29, 2019, at the Light House of Hancock where he had been a patient for the past 2 months. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Chassell …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Raymbaultown – Jean Clare LaRoux Boggio passed away on December 27, 2019. She was born January 1, 1943 in Hubbell to Norbert Sr. and Clara (Senglaub) LaRoux. On June 1, 1968 she was married to Dominic James Boggio at Bethany Lutheran Church in …