As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Dodgeville Dorothy L. (Bill) Hanner, 69, a former resident of Dodgeville passed away Wednesday evening September 11, 2019, at the Canal View—Houghton County following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 24, 1950, in Laurium, MI, a …
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As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Toivola Kathryn Mae (Leonard) Luoma, 66, a resident of Toivola, “Kananen’s Corner”, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at the Omega House in Houghton. She was born on September 6, 1953, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of the …
Read More »Obituary: Willie Melton, III
As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Willie Melton, III, 73, a resident of Houghton, passed away at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, on July 24, 2019, following complications of a serious illness. He was born on September 28, 1945, to Effie and Willie Melton, II. Growing up in …
Read More »Obituary: Eugene “Pat” Roth
Eugene “Pat” Roth, age 85 of L’Anse MI passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at his home on the Indian Cemetery Road. He was born June 12, 1934 in Birnamwood, WI son of George and Malinda (Smith) Roth. Eugene married Miriam Barnett on August 4, 1962 in Skanee. He …
Read More »Obituary: Dan Tuohimaa
As received from the Memorial Chapel and Plowe Funeral Home: Houghton Canal Dan Tuohimaa, 55, a resident of the Houghton Canal passed away Monday September 9, 2019, at UP Health Marquette Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born on September 22, 1963, in Hancock a son …
Read More »Obituary: Michelle Murphy
As received from the Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden: Michelle Murphy, 53, of Bootjack passed away on September 9, 2019, at the Omega House in Houghton. Complete funeral arrangements will be announced by the Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden.
Read More »Obituary: William A. Hammary
As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – William Andrew Hammary 71 of Calumet passed away on September 4, 2019. Bill was born on May 17, 1948 in Laurium Michigan to William M. and Erma V. Hammary. Bill served in the U.S. …
Read More »Obituary: Albert L. Chaput
As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Albert Lawrence Chaput passed away September 5, 2019, at the DJ Jacobetti Home for Veteran’s in Marquette where he had been a resident since this past May. He was born February 26, 1929, in the family farmhouse in Chassell, MI, …
Read More »Obituary: Linda Beckner
As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Linda Beckner, 71, a resident of Copper City passed away on Tuesday September 2, 2019 at her home. She was born in August of 1948 in Laurium to Adolph and Gewndolyn (Zigman) Kuivinen. She attended Calumet High School and graduated with …
Read More »Obituary: Viola “Vi” Karvakko
As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Viola “Vi” Karvakko, 90, of Baraga, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI, where she had been a resident for the past year. She was born in a sauna in Pelkie on March 21, 1929, the …
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