Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: UPDATE: A memorial service will be held at 11am on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is Chassell with Rev. Soren Schmidt to officiate. Military Honors and Post Everlasting tributes conducted by the Copper Country Veterans Association and …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Robert Joseph Velmer, also known as, “Travellin’ Man”, 87 of Baraga, MI passed away Saturday June 8, 2024 at his home while being surrounded by the love of his family and with his son Michael at his side. Robert was born June 4, …

As submitted by the family: UPDATE: A celebration of life will be held Saturday June 29th from 12:00pm till 3:00pm at Calumet Waterworks Pavilion 1 by the gazebo. In case of inclement weather, it will be moved to Millers Recreation in Laurium. Danny Paul Antilla, 56, of Newberry, passed away …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home:  UPDATE: Graveside inurnment services will be held at the Lake View Cemetery Section AA on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Robert B. Neale, MD age 84, passed away in Ontonagon Township on November 15, 2023 from a fatal accident at the …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  James Alan Kuru, age 67 of Covington, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, June 4th, 2024at Rolling Meadows in Covington. He was born October 18, 1956 in Hancock, MI son of Kenneth and Dorothy (Seppala) Kuru. James graduated from Jeffers High School in 1975. …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Brian Ralph Grenley of Calumet, MI passed away on June 2, 2024 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital. Brian was born on March 28, 1958 in Calumet, MI to Ralph Walter Grenley & Geraldine Genevieve Blau. Brian was “one-of-a-kind.” He held many jobs …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Barbara Jean Becker, 73, of Hancock, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2024 at U.P. Health System-Marquette Hospital after a prolonged illness. She was born in Hancock on April 30, 1951 to the late Paul and Katherine (Zerbst) Oikarinen. She attended Hancock Schools …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Our mom, grandma and great grandma Joan passed away peacefully on May 18th, 2024. She was born on November 26th, 1942, in Hancock to Byrnolf Olson and Olga Heitala Olson. She had two older brothers, John Olson and Carl Olson both …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Wilson A. Hoy, 83, former longtime resident of Greenville, MI, peacefully passed away on Monday, May 27, 2024 at Canal View in Hancock, MI. Wilson was born in Greenville, MI, on May 14, 1941, to Harry C. and Patricia (Noxon) Hoy. …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: UPDATE: A graveside service for Paul and Patricia Tussing will be held at 11:00 on Friday, June 7, 2024 in Section 40 of Forest Hill Cemetery in Houghton. Following the service, a fellowship gathering with a light lunch will be served at Holy …