Obituaries

Frederick Edmond Ojala, age 85 of Baraga, MI passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018 at his home. He was born July 1, 1932 in Nisula, MI son of Toivo and Ethel (Pirkola) Ojala. Fred graduated from Hancock High School. He was honorably discharged from the US Navy. Fred married …

Ronald W Haka, age 78 of Pelkie, MI passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born April 14, 1940 in L’Anse, MI son of Wesley and Yvonne (Brazeau) Haka. Ron graduated from Baraga High School in 1959. In 1963 he joined the Army …

Phyllis N. Kangas, 81, formerly of Toivola, died Thursday, April 19, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. She was born July 13, 1936, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Toivo and Ellen (Keranen) Kangas, and was a 1954 graduate of the Jeffers High School. Phyllis …

Houghton Canal Dorothy M. Ranta, 87, a resident of the Houghton Canal passed away Sunday morning April 22, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a patient for the past two weeks. Dorothy was born on April 11, 1931, to Charles and Marie …

Felicita Anna Boggio, age 89, formerly of Laurium passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Garden View Assisted Living in Calumet. Felicita was born to Dominic and Pauline (Torreano) Marolla in Laurium on July 11, 1928. She attended local schools graduating from Calumet High School with the class of …

Hancock Flora Chronowski, 88, a resident of Medora House of Portage Pointe in Hancock and former resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton passed away Tuesday evening April 17, 2018. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes are assisting the family with the local arrangements.

Janet Myrna Magnant, age 86 formerly of Skanee, MI passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Shulstad’s Leisure Living in Baraga, MI. Visitation will be on Saturday, April 21st from 10-11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Skanee.  A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at Zion …

Chassell Patricia A. Isakson, 87, a resident of South Entry Lane, Chassell, passed away at home with her family by her side on Monday, April 16, 2018. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Chassell are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later …

Calumet: Arbutus Bleise, 91, went home to her Lord and Savior on April 13, 2018 The memorial service will be at 11:00 AM on June 9th at the Shining Light Church of Laurium. Visitation will be for an hour before the service at the church. The Pearce Funeral Home is …

Lac La Belle Thomas Joseph Rozich, born on August 11, 1943 in Highland Park, Michigan, was the son of the late Joseph and Agnes Rozich, passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Lac LaBelle, Michigan on April 6, 2018. Tom spent his entire life in Michigan having grown up in …