Obituaries

STANTON TOWNSHIP Rodney F. “Rod” Mattila, 62, a resident of the Houghton Canal Road, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday evening, December 5, 2018, with his loving family by his side. He was born August 3, 1956, in Calumet, a son of Frederick and Mary Lou (Eckloff) Mattila, and …

Verna Lynn Funke, 67, of L’Anse, died Monday morning, December 3, 2018, at her home following an illness. She was born August 21, 1951 in L’Anse, a daughter of the late Alec and Gertrude (Tolonen) Maki. She was raised in L’Anse and was a 1969 graduate of L’Anse High School. …

Dollar Bay Diane Gertcher, 79, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away Tuesday December 4, 2018, at the UP – Health Marquette Hospital shortly after being admitted. She was born on May 19, 1939, in Laurium, MI, a daughter of the late Leslie and Martha (Heikkala) Oksanen. Diane was raised …

LAURIUM — Matthew J. Banovetz, 79, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at the Lighthouse at Hubbell. He was born in Calumet on June 1, 1939, a son of Matthew and Agnes Banovetz and attended Sacred Heart School. Matt was employed in numerous jobs in the local area and …

November 28, 2018 Calumet Susan Grant, 54, a resident of Calumet passed away at U.P. Health System Marquette on November 28, 2018. She was born on July 27, 1964 in Royal Oak, MI a daughter of the late Jerome and Darlene (Schmidlin) Hitlunen. She graduated from Kimball High School in …

Mary “Frankie” Verville, 98, long time resident of Hancock, passed away early Friday morning at Portage Pointe Nursing Home. She joins her husband of over 60 years, and her eldest daughter Patty to be with our Lord. She was born in Calumet, on March 9, 1920, the daughter of Joseph …

On Friday, November 30, 2018, Elizabeth (“Betty”) Blohm Moore, age 91, passed away at The Lighthouse of Hancock, MI. Betty was born in 1927 to Charles and Mamie Leppanen Miettunen. She was raised in Marquette and attended Messiah Lutheran Church. She graduated from Graveraet High School in 1945 and received …

Lydia M. Chiomenti, 95, a resident of Calumet passed away on November 30, 2018 at Portage Pointe in Hancock. She was born on January 11, 1923 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to Vidal and Carmen Medina. When her family moved from Puerto Rico to New York, where she attended local schools. …

Helmi Ida Loosemore, age 95 of Skanee, MI, passed away on Thursday, November 29th at Bayside Village in L’Anse, surrounded by loving family. She had been a resident at Bayside for over 5 years, due to Alzheimer’s disease. Helmi was born September 16th, 1923 in South Range, MI, daughter of …

Houghton Joseph E. DeForge, 89, a former resident of Superior Location, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where he had been a resident for the past five years. He was born on January 5, 1929, in Painesdale, MI, a son of …