Obituaries

Lower Point Mills Joseph D. Carne, 73, a resident of Lower Point Mills, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019, at his home. A graveside blessing for Joseph will be held 11 am Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Forest Hill Cemetery of Houghton with Fr. John Martignon to preside. To …

Lake Linden: Carol (Haataja) Codere, 78, of Lake Linden, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at UP Health Systems-Marquette.                 She was born on April 26, 1941, the daughter of Edward and Edna Haataja.  She was a graduate of Lake Linden-Hubbell High School.  She worked at the school food …

Marvin R. Allen, 90, a resident of Calumet passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Omega House in Houghton. He was born on January 7, 1929 to Cephas and Edna (Jackson) Allen. Marvin spent his childhood on the family farm in Gratiot County during the Great Depression. In …

Houghton Wilson A. Alder, 66, a resident of Houghton passed away at this home following a short illness. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

Houghton     Gail M. Laajala, 73, a former resident of Heritage Manor in Houghton passed away Friday morning May 10, 2019, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital following a short illness.      She was born on January 8, 1946, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of the late Alfred and Irene (Olive) …

Jacobsville: Pamela Joy Zurvalec, 68, of the Jacobsville area, passed away at her home on May 9, 2019. At her request, there will be no public services.  The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is in charge of arrangements.  Online condolences may be left at pearcefuneralhome.com

Houghton    A memorial service for John Lowther, who passed away May 9, 2019,will be held Saturday, June 22 at 2:00 P.M. at Portage Lake United Church in Houghton.     Friends are invited to visit with the family at 1:00 and for refreshments after the service.      To view …

Hancock Loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Sister, Shirley M. Zerbst, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the age of 79. She was born July 15, 1939 in Southfield, MI to the late Charles and Anna (Binoniemi) Kempainen. As a young child, her family had moved to …

Sharon C. Quinlan, 67, a resident of Venice, Florida, and former Tapiola resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at the Venice Hospice House with her husband Jim, by her side. She died unexpectedly after a brief hospitalization for an infection that led to an acute cerebral vascular accident. …

Calvin E. Ojanen passed away peacefully at his Livonia, MI home Saturday, May 4, 2019. Born August 28, 1926 in Chassell, Calvin was proud of his Finnish heritage and growing up in the rugged upper peninsula of Michigan. He served as an Army drill sergeant in WWII. Thanks to the …