Obituaries

Arnheim Gudrun Emma Holstein, 74, a resident of Arnheim passed away Wednesday morning August 29, 2018, following a short illness. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral homes of Chassell are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

Ramona Estelle LeClaire, age 83, of L’Anse, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018 after a long illness, at the Lighthouse of Hancock. She was born on August 22, 1934, the daughter of the late Peter and Stella (Rock) Getzen. Ramona graduate from Baraga High School in 1952. She had worked …

Cross Plains, WI: Lesley E. “Les” Hinkle, 56, of Cross Plains, Wisconsin, formerly of Hancock, passed away unexpectedly on Friday August 24, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1966 at the age of four, he and his family moved to live in Ripley. Les attended Hancock Schools and graduated from Hancock …

Florence Anna Kunick, celebrating 103 years of life, of Baraga, MI passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 12, 1915 in Calvin, North Dakota daughter to Joseph and Dora (Wetheralt) Sipe. Florence was lived in North …

William G. Haller, 76, “Bill” passed away at home on August 27, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Eloise; daughter Stephanie of Portland, OR; stepsons Darren Olson (Amy) of Chicago, IL and Garrett Olson (Cathleen) of River Forest, IL; and his beloved step grandchildren Alessia, Bruno, Jonathan, and Julia. …

Mary Jane Ruth Nankervis, age 88 of Aura, MI passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Bayside Village in L’Anse. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 13th at 1:00 p.m. in the Skanee Cemetery. Pastor Peter Suomela will officiate. A luncheon will immediately follow at the …

August 11, 2018 L’Anse Jacob Dixon, 14, a resident of L’Anse passed away unexpectedly on Saturday August 11, 2018 while on vacation with his dad in California. He was born on July 17, 2004 in Laurium to Ryan Dixon and Tammy Thyrion. He was entering into his freshman year at …

Hancock Rosa Maria Waatti, 87, a resident of Hancock passed away Tuesday morning August 28, 2018, at the Delaware House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past four years. She was born on July 20, 1931, in Royal Oak, MI, a daughter …

Lake Linden: Edward Koepel, 84, of Lake Linden passed peacefully Friday August 24, 2018 at the Omega House in Houghton, Michigan. Ed, the eldest child of Louis and Helen Koepel was born on August 5, 1934 at St. Joseph Hospital in Hancock, MI. Ed was a 1952 graduate of Lake …

ATLANTIC MINE Gloria A. Karvonen, 87, of Atlantic Mine, died Thursday, August 23, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. She was born November 2, 1930, in Hubbell, Michigan, a daughter of the late Elden and Lanelda (King) Dulong. She attended school in Hancock and Painesdale, and …