Obituaries

As submitted by the family: Joyce June Karinen, 91, resident of Brighton Michigan, passed away March 2, 2024 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Livonia, MI. She was born February 20, 1933 in Painesdale, MI, daughter to Arnold Kauppila and Amanda Bollard. Joyce graduated on June 2, 1950 from Jeffers High …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:  Carrie J. (Ken) Hodges, 64, a resident of Hancock passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at the Aspirus Wausau.      She was born on November 17, 1959, in Milwaukee, WI, a daughter of William and Donna (Young) Regalado.  Carrie was …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Margret M. (Houle) Cuffe, 102, of Hancock, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at Canal View – Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. She was born at St. Joseph Hospital in Hancock, (the only one of the 12 Houle children …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Joyce Virginia (Anderson) Usitalo a resident of Sedar bay, Michigan died on February 29, 2024, at Portage Pointe Nursing Home located in Hancock, Michigan. Joyce was born on may 5, 1929, in Calumet, Michigan to parents Henry and Olga (Jova) Anderson. …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Carter Wesley Gordon Curtis, 19 months old, died on Saturday, February 24th, 2024 at Milwaukee Children’s Hospital.  Carter is the son of Taylor Curtis and Eugene Rantanen.  He was a very happy baby, loved everyone, and enjoyed showing off for people and making …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Don W. Kilpela, 69, resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, in his home surrounded by family. He was born on June 17, 1954, in Hancock, the son of the late Tauno and Toini (Wiitala) Kilpela. Don graduated …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Marilyn Carole Carlson, 83, a cherished mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, passed away on February 29, 2024, in Houghton, MI, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 27, 1940, in Detroit, MI. Left to cherish her memory are …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Joseph “Joe” E. Sayen III, age 70, of Hancock, Michigan, passed away on February 26, 2024. He was born on September 14, 1953, in Tillamook,  Oregon. His family moved to the Upper Peninsula when he was very young and the Keweenaw …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Clifford Warren Hill, 88, a resident of Hancock and former Ontonagon resident passed away peacefully at Canal View in Hancock, Michigan, with family by his side. He was born in Peeksville, Wisconsin, on January 5, 1936, to Warren and Lila (Doers) Hill. …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Dean R. Korby, age 85, a resident of Mohawk, Michigan passed away on February 26, 1938 at Canal-View located in Hancock, Michigan. He was born on March 10, 1938 in Allouez to Robert and Aino (Hill) Korby. Dean was preceded in …