Obituaries

UPDATE:  A memorial service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the Bluffs ballroom in Houghton with Rev. Aaron Gehrke, pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church officiating.  Family interment services will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Upson, Wisconsin. A time of fellowship …

Hancock: Mildred “Millie” Lampinen, 98, formerly of Hancock and Arbor Green, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at PortagePointe in Hancock. She was born on September 24, 1920 in Onnela (Stanton Township) to the late Arthur and Hilma (Jampsa) Lampinen and she attended the Onnela school. Millie was trained …

Tamarack City A time to remember Patricia Anne DeVoe, 68, who passed away this past March at her home in Tamarack City, will be held Friday, June 7, 2019, from 4 to 6:00 pm at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Hancock with a memorial service to begin at 6 …

Maria Rachel Sturos, age 81, of Laurium passed away unexpectedly on Sunday June 2, 2019. Maria was born on April 10, 1938 in L’Anse, Michigan to the late Aaron and Martha (Waara) Storm. She attended L’Anse Schools prior to moving to Detroit in 1954, and then graduated from Cody High …

Hancock: Paul E. Coon, Sr., 81, of Hancock, died on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at the Omega House in Houghton. Paul was born on July 8, 1937 at the Hancock Canal area to the late Charles E. and Ethel (Tucker) Coon.  He was employed at Coon’s 66 Gas Station in …

Winona, Joyce L. Leppanen, 88, a former resident of Winona, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019, at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital where she had been a resident in the long-term care unit. She was born on September 20, 1930, in Greenland, MI, the first-born child of the late Willard and …

SOUTH RANGE Reino J. Tuominen, 90, a resident of South Range, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 3, 2019, at the Mountain View Mortuary in South Range. Visitation will be 1 hour …

Calumet Thomas A. Manniko, 85, a resident of Calumet, passed away on Monday April 15. 2019. He was born on January 1, 1934 in Calumet to Albert and Katherine (McPhillips) Manniko. He attended the local schools. On June 10, 1961 he married Janet Johnson in Calumet. For the 52 years …

Houghton –James G. Floyd, 51 a resident of Toivola passed away unexpectedly at his place of employment, Superior Block Co. on the morning of Wednesday, May 29th, 2019. He was born in Ontonagon on September 8, 1967, son of the late June and Jim Floyd. Jim’s early schooling took place …

Hancock George M. Burich, 94, a resident of Hancock, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Lighthouse at Hancock following a lengthy illness. He was born April 24, 1925 in Dodgeville, the son of the late Frank and Pauline (Herlevich) Burich. He was raised in Dodgeville and attended local …