Obituaries

Carl Allan Kukkonen, 96, a former Hancock, MI, resident and current resident of Chassell, MI, and Phoenix, AZ, passed away in Arizona on November 22, 2018 of natural causes. Born July 29, 1922 in Trimountain MI, he was the son of Charles and Aminda Kukkonen. His wife of 73 years, …

PAINESDALE Keith A. Hackman, 62, of Painesdale, died Friday, November 23, 2018, at UP Health System-Portage. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 1st at the Mountain View Mortuary in South Range. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service on Saturday. …

TOIVOLA Stuart A. Olson, 92, of Misery Bay, passed away peacefully at the Omega House on Sunday, November 25, 2018. He was born November 28, 1925, in Tapiola, a son of the late Axel and Eva (Kallungi) Olson and attended the John A. Doelle School in Tapiola. Stuart was a …

David Koski, a resident of Calumet passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium. Arrangements will be announced by the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home.

On November 16, 2018, Lawrence “Tex” Erickson was made an offer he could not refuse. It came with a sign on bonus, a reunion with family and friends he hadn’t seen in a long time. His offer takes him to a wonderful place where he will be socializing, hunting and …

November 17, 2018 Copper City Jeffrey E. Koski, 56, a resident of Copper City passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday November 17, 2018. He was born on November 28, 1961 in Highland Park, Michigan a son to Oliver Edward and Peggy (Riley) Koski. He graduated from Berkley High …

Toivola Marian G. Schumacher, 94, a former resident of Toivola, passed away Thursday evening November 15, 2018, at the Medora House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past three years. Marian was born on July 27, 1924, in Houghton, the daughter of …

November 13, 2018 Calumet Ronald B. Toupin, 76, a resident of Calumet passed away on Tuesday November 13, 2018 at the Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin following a short illness. He was born on July 1, 1942 in Detroit a son of the late Bernard and Christine (Novak) Toupin. He …

South Range: Charles D. Kilpela, 56, of South Range, died at The Lighthouse at Hancock Health Center on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 following a courageous battle with cancer. Burial with military honors from the Copper Country Veterans Association will be held at the Elo Cemetery. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of …

LAURIUM — Ralph John Bammert, Jr. passed away peacefully on November 8, 2018, at UP Health System-Marquette at the age of 85. Ralph was born on June 5, 1933, in Laurium, and was the son of Ralph John Bammert, Sr. and Cecelia (Hebert) Bammert, of Mohawk. He graduated from Calumet …