Obituaries

Houghton Michael P. Hatton, Sr., aged 70, passed peacefully in Houghton, Michigan on August 3, 2019.to fly with the angels. He was the beloved husband of Mary Jane (Connelly) Hatton whom he was married to for 40 years. Michael was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 22, 1949, to Julian …

Hancock Harold S. “PA” Paavola, 85, a resident of Lakeview Manor in Hancock and former South Range resident passed away Tuesday August 6, 2019, at home. He was born on August 27, 1933, in Adams Township a son of the late Waino and Ellen (Erickson) Paavola. Harold attended the Adams …

Catherine Sarah Velmer, age 46 of Zeba, MI passed away on Sunday, August 4th, 2019 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. She was born December 5, 1972 in L’Anse, MI daughter of Virginia (Emery) and Frederick Shelifoe. Catherine married Lawrence Velmer on October 28, 2011 and they have been together over …

Nancy Dean McCabe of Laurium, Michigan passed away peacefully on August 2, 2019. Nancy was born in Laurium, Michigan on April 11, 1925 to Milton and Marion (Stannard) Wiggins. She met her future husband Glenn in Calumet High School and they married when he returned from serving in World War …

Hancock: Elsie “Dusty” Coleman of Hancock passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Portage Pointe at U.P. Health System-Portage. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock.

Houghton: Willie Melton, III, PhD, 73, of Houghton passed away at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on July 24, 2019 from complications of a serious illness.  He was surrounded by his family. His memorial service arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock.

Hancock: Isabelle Lillian Rule, 85, of Hancock, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. She was born in Hancock on June 26, 1934 to the late Thomas and Annie (Phillippi) Rule. She was a graduate of Hancock High School in 1955 …

Hancock: Minnie N. Link of Hancock, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Portage Pointe of U.P. Health System Portage. Private funeral services will be held at the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock with Reverend Aaron Gehrke of Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church of Houghton to officiate. Burial …

Jeanne L. (Pelto) Isaacson Terry died April 6, 2019, in Modesto, CA following a lengthy illness. She was born February 16, 1930 in Pelkie, the only child of the late Alfred and Laina (Johnson) Pelto. Jeanne attended the Pelkie Elementary School and graduated from Baraga High School in 1947. She …

Houghton James Edward Boyce passed peacefully on August 1st at Portage Pointe nursing home in Hancock at the age of 97. Jim was born on July 17, 1922, in Buffalo, New York, the son of James G. Boyce and Nina Pilkenton Boyce. He grew up in Bronxville, New York, where …