Obituaries

Hancock Mildred H. Maki, age 91, passed away peacefully with her son and daughter-in-law by her side Monday morning, July 16, 2018. Millie was born in Hubbell, MI on February 10, 1927 to the late Hjalmer and Hilda Anderson. As a very young child, the family moved to the Rauhala …

Verna E. Helminen Daavettila, age 85, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Omega House in Houghton. She was most recently a resident of Laurium and Gardenview Assisted Living and Memory Care. She was born on March 20, 1933 in Highway Location to Gust and Cecilia (Kaukinen) Peterson. …

Dodgeville Mary M. Marino, 88, a former resident of Dodgeville passed away Saturday evening July 14, 2018, at The Light House at Hancock Health & Rehab where she had been a resident patient for the past nine years. She was born on May 10, 1930, in Hancock, MI, a daughter …

Chassell Christopher David Marchese, aged 60, passed away unexpectedly on July 14th, 2018 in Chassell, MI. He was the husband of Linda Marchese (Harkonen), sharing 25 years of marriage together. Born in Detroit, MI., to Sam and Matilda Marchese, brother to John, Sam, Joseph and David, he was brought into …

Columbia, Maryland–Lassie comes home.  Anne Lasio McEvoy, age 78, passed away from cancer complications on July 7, 2018 at Gilchrist Hospice near her home in Columbia, Maryland. She was born in the Laurium Hospital on October 18, 1939.  A 1957 Calumet High School graduate, she always cherished her band membership.  …

HOUGHTON Timothy J. Gerdeen, age 51, of Houghton, Michigan, died July 11, 2018, at UP Health System-Marquette. Tim was born November 27, 1966, in Columbus, Ohio, and lived most of his life in Houghton. He was a 1985 graduate of Houghton High School and a 1990 graduate of Michigan Tech …

Lois Marie Tembreull, age 87, of L’Anse, MI, passed away on Friday, July 6, 2018, at Omega House in Houghton, MI. A lifelong resident of L’Anse, Lois was born on May 28, 1931, to the late Earl and Mildred (Sands) Daust. She graduated from L’Anse High School in 1949 and …

Atlantic Mine Caleb L. Dorvinen, 19, a resident of Atlantic Mine, unexpectedly passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at home. He was born on July 29, 1998, in Hancock a son of David Dorvinen and Cindy (Beachamp) Dorvinen. Caleb was raised in Atlantic Mine and was a graduate of the …

A loving husband and father, Kenneth Frederick Bowers, 75, passed away suddenly during the early morning on the 4th of July, 2018. He will be immensely missed by friends and family alike. Kenneth was born on October 30, 1942 in Northville, MI to Jesse and Mary Jane Bowers. In 1960, …

Calumet–Vera Picchiottino, age 86, passed away on Saturday, June 30th in Milwaukee. She was preceded in death by her husband Douglas. Vera was survived by sons Bob (Joey), Mike (Judy), daughters Kae (Jeff) Shober and Lisa (the late Paul) Grubor. Also surviving are her brother Tony (Maryanne) Shuty, sisters Mary …