Obituaries

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: UPDATE: A graveside and burial will be held for George on Monday May 6, 2024, at 10:00 am in the Lake View Cemetery, Section 35. Father Gracious Pulimoottil will be performing the services. George Rudolph Thurner, W8FWG, of 225 Kearsarge St., …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: UPDATE: A graveside service and burial will take place on Friday May 3, 2024, at 11:00 am in the Lake View Cemetery located in Calumet, Michigan. Pastor Bryan Lundqiust and the CCVA will be performing the service. Joe Cook, 88, a …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home:  Donald R. Rosenberger passed away on April 26, 2024, at the Omega House where he’d been a resident for a little over one year. Don was born on February 20, 1937, in a log cabin in Fulton, MI.  He was the son of …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:   Don R. Chamberlain, 87, a resident of Hancock unexpectedly passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024, at his home with his wife by his side.     He was born on February 28, 1937, in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI.      As requested …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Lillian E. Kilpela, 97, a former resident of Hancock passed away Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness.     She was born on September 13, 1926, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Oscar and …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Norman K. Makela  Calumet. Norm passed away April 16, 2024.  He was born June 14, 1939 in Hancock, the son of Elmer and Allie (Lehtola) Makela. He attended Hancock Schools graduating with the Hancock high School, Class of 1957. On August …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  William Howard Paquet, age 73, of L’Anse, Michigan passed away on Thursday, April 25th, 2024 at Bayside Village in L’Anse. He was born July 29, 1950 in Hancock, MI son of Mylo and Elsie (Ellis) Paquet. Bill graduated from L’Anse High School in …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Toivola Jane Martinez-Naasko passed away at UP Health Systems Portage on Saturday, the 20th of April 2024, and thus began her final adventure. Jane was always on an adventure. Sometimes, it looked like a walk past the zoo in her small …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Virginia “Ginny” Eileen (Anderson) Erkkila, 80, of Calumet passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday April 23, 2024. Ginny was born on November 1, 1943 to Abram and Aili Anderson. She grew up working hard and creating many memories with …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Edward A. Hickey (76), of Aura, Michigan, passed away on April 21, 2024. Edward, fondly known as Mike, was born to Edward (Ned) and Charlotte, on February 2, 1948 inBig Rapids, Michigan. At the age of 17, his love of the water and …