Obituaries

Bertha Anderson, a resident of Calumet, passed away on July 27, 2019 at the Omega House. Bertha was born on June 9, 1935 in Fulton location. Bertha is the daughter of the late Adolph and Mathilda Kanniainen. After graduating high school, she moved to the Detroit area and was employed …

Hancock: Charles Nels “Chuck” Juntunen, 71, formerly of Hancock, passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at his residence at Hubbell Haven in Hubbell, Michigan. He was born on August 1, 1947 in Hancock to the late Nels and Ruth (Sincock) Juntunen.  He was a 1966 graduate of Hancock High …

Paul Milanowski, of Dollar Bay, passed away peacefully at home at 2:40 p.m. on Sunday July 28, 2019, following a brief sudden bout with multiple cancers. That time was the precise instant a son finished reading I Corinthians 15:58, having read the entire chapter from verse 1. That concluding verse …

Lake Linden: Florence Bashaw, 96, of Lake Linden, passed away on July 25, 2019, at The Green Tree of Hubbell, where she had been a resident for the past 7 years. She was born on August 12, 1922, a daughter of Oscar and Mary Jane Paquin. She was a graduate …

Gordon Hunter Bohochik, age 68, of L’Anse, MI passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse, MI. He was born in Cudahy, Wisconsin on August 25, 1950, the son of George and Loraine (Lueneburg) Bohochik. Gordon graduated from Oakcreek High School in Wisconsin. He was …

Ripley: Marie Susan Dennis, 90, a long-time resident of Ripley, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2019 at Brookdale Senior Living in Portage, Michigan following a long illness. She was born on April 17, 1929 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a daughter of the late Adolph and Cecelia (Schwartz) Ziebarth. At age …

William A. Herstrom 66 a resident of Calumet passed away on Tuesday, July 23rd in Milwaukee WI from complications following a bone marrow transplant. He was born Nov. 11th 1952 in Detroit to Marvin & Annette (Wahtola) Herstrom. Bill was a graduate of Calumet High School & a Navy veteran. …

Chassell: John F. “Jack” Poynter, 69, of Chassell, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 21, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born on March 29, 1950 in Howell, Michigan, a son of the late James and Aileen (Sullivan) Poynter.  He graduated from Hancock High School in 1968.  …

William “Bill” Foreman, 80, a resident of Calumet, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2019 after a lengthy illness, with his family by his side during his last days. He was born on August 24, 1938 in Calumet, the son of the late Willard and Mary (Hall) Foreman. He was …

Hancock: Mary Jean (Schoos) Wiitanen, 80, of Hancock, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. She was born in Hancock on August 29, 1938, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Angeline (Baril) Schoos. She graduated from Hancock High School, and …