Obituaries

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 …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Marian Alice Kipfer Eagle Harbor Alice, as she was known, passed away peacefully at home on August 25, 2019. She was born December 10, 1921 in Kalamazoo to Guy J and Julia (Hoejka) Fooy (Foy), both of Dutch ancestry. While growing …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Marcia E. Viegelahn, 79, died Tuesday August 27th at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility.  She was born May 1, 1940 in Stanton, Michigan, the daughter of Eldon and Esther Jones. Upon graduating from Stanton High School in 1958 Marcia enrolled …

As received from the Memorial Chapel and Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock: Edwin F. Wuorinen 91 a resident of The Bluffs Senior Community, Houghton Michigan passed away from an apparent heart attack Monday, August 26, 2019. He was born on September 16, 1927, to the late Frank and Katherine (Lieviska) …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Marilyn Helen (Barnett) Majeski, age 77 of Skanee, MI passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019 at her home. She was born October 12, 1941 in Dearborn, MI daughter of Raymond and Helen (Koski) Barnett. Marilyn married Joseph Majeski on September 5, 1959 …

JoAnn Marie (Cavanaugh) Hilsendager, age 59 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019 as a result of an automobile accident. She was born November 1, 1959 in L’Anse, MI daughter of Bernard and Arlene (Jukkala) Cavanaugh. JoAnn graduated from L’Anse High School in 1978. She married Leo …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Houghon: Mary E. Thebo, 97, formerly of Houghton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 22, 2019 in Surprise, Arizona. Mary was born on May 9, 1922 in Houghton, Michigan to the late Claude and Ivy Voght. She met Chuck Thebo while he was …

As submitted by The Memorial Chapel and Plowe Funeral Homes of Chassell: Bryan R. (Phyllis Hunt) Johnson, 63, a resident of Chassell, passed away Monday, August 26, 2019, at UP Health System Portage in Hancock.             He was born on July 29, 1956, in Columbia, South Carolina to the late Charles …

Alma Ruth Ranta, age 91, of L’Anse, MI passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, August 23, 2019. She was born in Pequaming, MI on October 13, 1927. Ruth graduated from L’Anse High School in 1945. She married Leonard Ranta on May 15, 1954. He preceded her in death …

Calumet: Gale Jean Makolin, 60, passed away Friday morning at her home.  Ryan Funeral Home is serving the family.