Obituaries

Chassell             Julia Hongisto of Chassell and a resident of the Houghton County Medical Care Facility since 2008 passed away March 15, 2018.             Julia was born on November 7, 1920 in Chassell to the late Michael and Hilda Tuomi. She was a member of the First Apostolic Lutheran Church in Houghton. …

Hancock: Donald G. Lundin, 89, of Hancock, passed away on Wednesday morning, March 14, 2018 at Portage Pointe of U.P. Health System- Portage in Hancock. He was born in Calumet on October 25, 1928, a son of the late Carl “Ed” and Anna (Rompainen) Lundin.  He attended local schools and …

HOUGHTON Dennis John Gedvillas, 62, a resident of the Houghton Canal area, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at his home with family by his side. He was born April 21, 1955, in Ironwood, Michigan, to Joseph and Ruth (Schnabel) Gedvillas. Dennis graduated from Houghton High School and attended Suomi …

Kevin Eric Aho, age 61 of Houghton, MI passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at UP Health Marquette. He was born April 15, 1956 in Aurora, IL son of Reuben and Bertha (Lahti) Aho.  Kevin moved to Elo in 1965 where he attended the John A. Doelle School in …

Joan Johnson, age 75, passed away on Monday March 12, 2018 at the Delaware House in Portage Pointe. The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home in Calumet is assisting the family with arrangements.

Hubbell: David R. Perreault died on March 7, 2018. He was 51 years old. Born and raised in Hubbell, David, a multi-sport athlete, graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School, where his considerable foot speed was outshone only by a quick wit and an easy smile. He spent most of his …

HOUGHTON CANAL Robert A. “Bob” Usitalo, 84, a resident of the Houghton Canal area, died Monday, March 12, 2018, with his loving family by his side. He was born July 24, 1933, in Oskar, a son of the late Herbert and Violet (Mayra) Usitalo, and was a graduate of the …

Funeral mass for Francis Cloutier will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 11:30am at the Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Fr. Abraham Mupparathara to officiate.  Visitation will be on Friday, March 23rd from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at the Ryan Funeral Home with parish prayers at 6:00pm. In lieu …

Lola Theresa Hebert, age 84 of Baraga, MI passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. She was born October 15, 1933 in Michigamme, MI daughter to Alcide and Clara (Dompier) LaCosse.  Lola graduated from L’Anse High School in 1950.  She married Lowell Hebert November …

Roman H. Huffman, age 84, of Calumet passed away on March 6, 2018 at the Lighthouse of Hubbell. He was born to Merrill and Myrtle (Davis) Huffman on June 20, 1933 in Phoenix, Michigan. Roman finished his high school education while serving in the United States Army being discharged in …