Obituaries

Chassell Gordon W. Hietala, 83, a resident of Chassell passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Omega House with his family by his side. He was born in Hancock on June 29, 1935, the son of the late Edward and Impi (Lehto) Hietala. He was raised in Chassell and …

Hubbell: Edmund J. Beauchamp, 91, of Hubbell, passed away at The Omega House in Houghton, on April 6, 2019, with family by his side. He was born on November 15, 1927, in Ripley, a son of Peter and Theresa (Decker) Beauchamp.  He attended local schools. He served in the US …

Calumet – Heaven was blessed with another angel today. On April 3rd, Kelly Suzanne Newman passed away. Kelly was born on October 21, 1984 to Bill and Carrie Newman. She attended the Calumet Public Schools and graduated from Calumet High School with the class of 2003. She furthered her education …

Thomas E. Disney, age 84, of Covington, MI passed away Monday, April 1, 2019. He was born in Dearborn, MI on September 12, 1934 the son of the late Ralph and Nellie (Loughlin) Disney. Tom graduated from Dearborn High School. He married the former Mary O. Moore in Toledo, Ohio …

Evelyn “Evie” Newman, 91, a resident of Calumet passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the Lighthouse of Hancock. She was born on May 21, 1927 in Calumet to Fred and Mayme (Tervo) Hella. During her childhood she moved with her family to Munising. After school Evie began working …

Laurium: Jerene J. (Bousu) Salmi, 77 of Laurium, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2019 while in comfort care at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock.      She was born on October 9, 1941 in Detroit, the daughter of Richard J. and Eva (Tyvela) Bousu. She loved to …

On Friday, March 29th, Ian James Hosking left this Earth at the age  of 37 years old. Ian was born on July 20th, 1981 to Valerie Le Mieux and James Hosking, in the Copper Country. Ian enjoyed talking about his son and how proud of him he was, rock hounding, …

Hubbell: Ruth Sibilsky LeBlanc of Hubbell, passed away in Duluth, Minnesota on April 1, 2019. Her kind heart and sweet presence were known to many in our small community.  It has been some time, but Ruth’s front door was always open, the coffee was always on, there were always goodies …

Gratiot Lake: Joann Marutz, 79, of Gratiot Lake, passed away at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital on April 2, 2019. Complete funeral arrangements will be announced by the Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden.

Mass City: Jeffrey Trevorrow, 65, of Mass City, passed away at his father’s home in Mohawk on March 29, 2019. He was born January 12, 1954, in Flint, MI, a son of Jan (Marczi) and Bill Trevorrow. He was preceded in death by his mother. He is survived by: his …