Obituaries

HANCOCK – Melvyn Gerald Mikkola, 77, and former Dollar Bay resident, went home to be with the Lord on April 8, 2018. He was a resident at Houghton County Medical Care Facility for the last 11 months, as a result of an extended battle with dementia. He was born on …

Calumet–Helen A. Gareau, 91, passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Lighthouse at Hubbell.  She had been a patient there for the past two years.  Helen was a daughter of John and Evaline Gareau and attended local schools.  She was employed with the Peninsula Gas Company and J.C. …

Houghton: Judith P. Macdonald, 77, of Quincy Cove Road in Houghton, passed away on Thursday morning, April 5, 2018 at the Omega House following a year long illness. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is assisting her family with her arrangements.

North Grosse Pointe Shores KATHLEEN LAHIKAINEN    Kathy passed away on Wednesday April 4th, 2018.  She was born in Brawley, California in 1948 on July 20th. Kathy worked as an X-Ray Tech for all of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard & Martha Korpi, her husband Charles …

DOLLAR BAY Harvey Gene Filppula, 80, a former Dollar Bay resident, died on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018, at the Angels Touch Assisted Living for Dementia in DePere, Wisconsin, after a long and difficult battle with vascular dementia. He was born on April 2, 1937, in Mass City, Michigan, to …

Mildred M. “Millie” Hill, age 90, of Baraga, Michigan died on March 30, 2018 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. She was born in Pelkie, MI on December 23, 1927, daughter of the late John and Anna (Kokko) Pesonen. Millie graduated from Baraga High School in 1945. She married Melvin …

Christopher Michael Harden age 19 of Alston went home to his heavenly father after a courageous battle with chronic depression. March 31, 2018 is the day he lost the battle and ended his life. Chris donated himself to the gift of life, which is no surprise for those of us …

Lake Linden: Virginia Lee (Campeau) Codere, 76, of Lake Linden, passed away at the Lighthouse of Hubbell on Thursday evening, March 29, 2018. Virginia was born in Laurium on March 24, 1942, the daughter of the late Clarence and Elma (Erkkila) Campeau of Gay, Michigan. In addition to her parents …

Houghton: Ray Clayton Roberts, Jr, 94, of Houghton, passed away on Thursday afternoon, March 29, 2018 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. He was born on November 10, 1923 in Changsha, China to the late Ray Clayton and Eva (Rewalt) Roberts. Following high school graduation, he received …

Mohawk–James M. “Jigga” Nowicki, 81, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at The Lighthouse at Hubbell, where he had been a patient for the past 9 years. Jim was born in Mohawk on June 15, 1936, the son of the late Martin and Anna (Supanich) Nowicki. He was a …