Obituaries

Houghton Clyde K. “Larry” Lawrence, Lieutenant Colonel USA Ret., 96, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019 at Portage Pointe in Hancock. He was born June 17, 1922 in Louisville, KY, the second son of William and Mary Lawrence. After graduating from Thornton Fractional High School, Calumet City, Illinois in 1940, …

Ronald J. “Ron” Niemisto, age 72 of Pelkie, MI passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the Baraga County Memorial Hospital. Ron was born in L’Anse, MI on July 12, 1946 the son of the late Bruno and Hilma (Ylitalo) Niemisto. He graduated from Baraga High School in 1964 …

Lake Linden- Bob Kolkka, 64 passed peacefully among friends and family on Easter Sunday, April 21st. Bob succumbed to aspiration pneumonia as a result of Parkinson’s Disease. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 6th at Houghton County Historical Society Railroad Museum 53102 Hwy M-26 Lake Linden, …

Hancock: Roger P. Masters, 85, a long-time resident of Hancock, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin following an illness of several months. He was born in Hancock on June 6, 1933 to the late John and Irene (Laurin) Masters, later graduating from …

Tapiola/Dollar Bay      Florence M. Hill, 90, a former resident of Tapiola and Dollar Bay, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe where she had been a resident patient for over the past two years.      She was born on January 25, 1929, in …

Twin Lakes/Baltic      Jack Parker, 88, a resident of Twin Lakes and Baltic, went to be with his Lord, with his loving wife and family by his side Saturday morning April 20, 2019, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness.      He was born on July 14, …

Jacobsville: John Martin, Sr., 86, longtime resident of Jacobsville, passed away at the Omega House in Houghton, on April 17, 2019. John was born, August 5th 1932, in Detroit Michigan, a son of Samuel and Mildred (Patterson) Martin.   He attended St. James School in Ferndale, MI.    He served in …

James A Kokko, age 65 of Baraga, MI passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, WI. He was born August 30, 1953 in Ishpeming, MI son of Raymond and Elizabeth (Haataja) Kokko.  Jim graduated from Baraga High School in 1971.  He married the …

Irma Mildred Haanpaa age 92 of L’Anse passed away on April 15, 2019, at Baraga County Memorial Hospital with family by her side.  She was born February 11, 1927, in Ann Arbor, MI the daughter of Hilma (Tikkanen) and Nestor Leppanen.  Irma was married to Robert Haanpaa on June 9, …

Kenosha, WI      Randolph M. Swed, 77, a resident of Kenosha, WI, and former Dollar Bay resident passed away Monday, April 15, 2019, at the Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha, WI.      He was born on August 17, 1941, in Dollar Bay, MI, a son of the late Maurice and …