Obituaries

Hancock Fredrick L. Mathes, 65, a resident of the Quincy House in Hancock, passed away Wednesday morning, September 5, 2018, at home following a short illness. Fred was born on August 20, 1953, the son of the late Donald and Juanita (LaBelle) Mathes. He was raised in L’Anse and had …

Calumet–Margaret Helen Jones (Meyers) 84, lost a short battle with cancer on Friday, August 31st surrounded by her family. She graced the world with her presence on October 19, 1933, when she became the daughter of Carl and Helen Meyers of Calumet and little sister to Maryann Battersby (Meyers).  She …

Hancock: Ellen Louise Hocking, RN, 82, of Hancock, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at the Woodland Haven Unit of the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. She was born in Calumet on August 25, 1936, a daughter of the late Edward and Edna (Hoog) Beiswanger. She was …

Hancock Henry E. Fredd, 96, a lifelong resident of Hancock, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where he had been a resident for the past year. Henry was born on March 20, 1922 in Hancock, the son of the late Victor …

William “Bill” F. Degowski, 64, a resident of Copper Harbor, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 2, 2018. He was born on May 10, 1954 in Detroit to Joseph and Elizabeth (Kozlowski) Degowski. He attended the local Detroit area schools and graduated with the Class of 1972. Bill was an …

Painesdale Helen Lorraine (Kiviniemi) Liimatta, 83, passed away peacefully at the Lighthouse of Hancock on Monday, September 3, 2018. She was born on March 4, 1935 in Newtown Location, Hancock, Michigan and grew up in Painesdale, Michigan. She is a 1954 graduate of Jeffers High School. In June 1955, she …

FLAGER BEACH, FLORIDA Ross Maxwell Wolfe, 86, former resident of Hancock resident, passed away on August 26, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Memory Care Center in Palm, Coast, FL, where he had been a resident for three years due to Alzheimer’s disease, of which he suffered for 12 years. He …

Michele Annette Perry, age 49 of Watton, MI passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018 with her family by her side. She was born December 18, 1968 in L’Anse, MI daughter of Leslie and Elaine (King) Franti. Michele graduated from L’Anse High School in 1987. She married Donald Perry on …

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 …