Obituaries

Lake Linden: Mary M. (Seppala) Normand, 80, of Lake Linden, passed away at the Omega House on June 7, 2018, after a short battle with ALS. She was born on December 27, 1937 in Spokane, Washington, a daughter of Edward and Margaret Seppala. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School in …

Traprock Valley Richard Woodford, age 62, died Sunday, June 10, 2018. Preceding him in death were his parents, John and Ruth (Wisuri) Woodford; and a brother, David Woodford. He was born in Detroit in 1956. He married Lynn Kempeinen in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Lynn Woodford; their …

Hancock Jean E. Pernaski, 86, a resident of Hancock, passed away Sunday evening June 10, 2018, at the Winona House of Portage Pointe with her loving family at her side. Jean was born on January 20, 1932, the daughter of the late Emil and Aliida Niemi of Atlantic Mine. She …

Mark Heikkinen, age 61, of Calumet passed away on June 5, 2018 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital. Mark was born to Charles and Althea (Rowe) Heikkinen on June 28, 1956 in Laurium.  He attended Calumet High School graduating with the class of 1975.  He worked as an exploratory driller for American …

Diane Marie Isola, 79, a resident of Calumet passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Omega House in Houghton. She was born on July 30, 1938 in Detroit, to William and Sylvia (Kemppainen) Allen. She attended the local schools and graduated with the Class of 1957. Diane worked …

EVA LEONE KOMULA Eva Leone Komula, 95, of Mohawk passed away on June 4, 2018. Eva was born on August 2, 1922, the daughter of Minnie (Lampi) Koljonen and Albert Koljonen. Eva was salutatorian of the Calumet High School class of 1939, the largest class ever from Calumet with 220 …

PLYMOUTH. MINN Funeral services for Dr. Albert “Al” Saari, 81, of Plymouth, Minn., who died March 14, 2018, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the Tapiola Apostolic Lutheran Church with Dr. Charles Korhonen and Pastor Rodney Johnson to officiate. Visitation will be 1 hour …

Hancock: Justus Watia, 73, of Hancock, passed away on Monday afternoon, June 4, 2018 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is assisting with the arrangements which are still incomplete.

Derek John Klobucher, age 36, of Princeton, Minnesota passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018. He was born in L’Anse, MI on October 15, 1981 the son of Emil J. “John” and Karen (Michaels) Klobucher. Derek graduated from Baraga High School in 2000. He served his country in the United States …

Robert Paul Karvonen, age 73 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Friday, June 1, 2018 at Bayside Village in L’Anse. He was born June 17, 1944 in Kalamazoo, MI son of Edwin and Martha (Partanen) Karvonen.  Robert grew up in Arnheim and graduated from L’Anse High School.  He attended college …