Obituaries

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 …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Deborah Michael M.D. , 71, a former resident of Calumet, Michigan passed away peacefully with her devoted sister, Martitia, and her loving cat, Mittens, by her side on Monday, April 15, 2019 in Scottsdale, AZ. Deborah (Debi) was born on January …

As received from the Memorial Chapel and Plowe Funeral Homes: Dorene C. Butler, 74, a former resident of Laurium, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family Saturday evening May 4, 2019, at the Delaware House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Kenneth LaCasse, 87, former resident of Lake Linden, passed away at his home in Marquette on April 30, 2019. He was born on March 30, 1932, in Lake Linden, a son of Roland and Isabelle (LeBlanc) LaCasse.  He was very close to his …