Kai Orion was born on June 25, 1979 and died on February 20, 2019. All we can plan for now is being together. We invite you to join us at Gino’s Restaurant in Hancock from 2:00 until 5:00pm on Saturday, March 2, 2019. We love you, Kai. Please send photos …
Read More »Obituary: Robert I. Jarvis Jr.
Robert I. Jarvis Jr., 81, a resident of Calumet passed away peacefully with his daughter by his side on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium. He was born on July 25, 1937 on Quincy Hill in Hancock. A son of the late Robert and Gwendolyn (Gill) …
Read More »Obituary: Donald Isaac “Don” Holso
Donald Isaac “Don” Holso, 87, of L’Anse, Michigan, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019. Born March 9, 1931, Don was the son of the late Isaac and Tyyne (Ahonen) Holso. Don graduated from L’Anse High School in 1949 and was a lifelong resident of the L’Anse area. As a young …
Read More »Obituary: Marlys Elaine Bacon
CALUMET – Marlys Elaine Bacon – age 74 – of Calumet, passed away peacefully in her home on the evening of February 19th, 2019. Marlys was born on August 20, 1944 in Washington D.C. to parents Lloyal and Elaine (Pearson) Bacon. Their family arrived in the Copper Country when her …
Read More »Obituary: David P. Mickelsen
UPDARE: HANCOCK David P. Mickelsen, 80, of Hancock, passed away peacefully February 18, 2019, in Wesley Chapel, Florida. Visitation will be Thursday, April 18, 2019, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Jukuri-Antila Funeral Home in Hancock A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April …
Read More »Obituary: Hilja T. Kokko
Pelkie/Arnheim Hilja T. Kokko, 96, a resident of DesRochers Rd., Pelkie/Arnheim, passed away Saturday morning February 23, 2019, at the Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse following a short illness. She was born on October 8, 1922, in Kivijarvella, Finland, a daughter of the late Emil and Hilma …
Read More »Obituary: Mary M. Hatcher
Ripley Mary M. Hatcher, 77, a resident of Ripley passed away Sunday February 24, 2019, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe in Hancock following a short illness. She was born on April 5, 1941, in Laurium, MI, a daughter of the late John B. and …
Read More »Obituary: Joanne L. Marttila
Atlantic Mine Joanne L. Marttila, 74, a resident of Atlantic Mine passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019. She was born April 8, 1944, in Hancock, daughter of Alfred and Flora (Ruonavaara) Hendrickson. She graduated from Hancock High School with the class of 1962. She worked at Vollwerth’s for several …
Read More »Obituary: William “Bill” Coponen
ATLANTIC MINE William (Bill) John Coponen, 85, a resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away on February 25, 2019, at the UP Health System in Marquette, Mich., after a brief illness. He was born March 28, 1933, in Painesdale, to the late Martha and Urho Coponen. Bill was a veteran of the …
Read More »Obituary: Jackie R. Rauch
Jackie R. Rauch, 90, a resident of Calumet passed away at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming. He was born on July 25, 1928 in Raymbaultown a son of the late Joseph and Rose (Sustrich) Rauch. Jackie graduated with the class of 1946 from Sacred Heart High School …
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