Obituaries

Howard Edwin Nevala, age 75 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at the Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, MI. He was born June 15, 1942 in L’Anse, MI son of Edwin and Elsie (Heikkinen) Nevala. Howard graduated from L’Anse High School in …

Wilmer J. “Will” Loonsfoot, age 75, of Baraga, MI passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at his home with his loving wife by his side. Will was born in L’Anse, MI on July 24, 1942 the son of the late Simon and Charlotte (Kishketog) Loonsfoot. He attended school in Brimley, …

Houghton Mark A. Hackmann, 60, a resident of Douglas House Apartments in Houghton passed away peacefully Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Omega House where he had been a patient for the past month. He was born on February 27, 1958, in Marquette MI, a son of the late Allan …

Genevieve White, age 89, a resident of Calumet passed away peacefully at Houghton County Medical Care Facility on April 12, 2018 with her family by her side. A Memorial service will be held on May 19 at 12:00 at the Calumet United Methodist Church with Pastor Jayme Palaszeski to officiate. …

Calumet   Terry A. Ruohonen-Hongisto, 67, a resident of Calumet, passed away Friday morning April 13, 2018, at home following a short illness.      She was born on May 29, 1950, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Peter and Barbara (Patana) Ruohonen.  Terry attended the Stanton Township Schools and graduated from Houghton …

Calumet Sharon Harter, 65, a resident of Calumet passed away on Tuesday April 10, 2018 at the Lighthouse of Hubbell. She was born on July 17, 1952 in Laurium a daughter of the late LeRoy and Carrie (Johnson) Fretter. Sharon graduated from Calumet High School with the class of 1971. …

Lake Linden: Jack Robert Wetton, 12, of Lake Linden, passed away at UP Health System Portage after complications from a brief illness on April 8, 2018. He was born in Escanaba on September 5, 2005 a son of Scott and Kathy (Loukus) Wetton. Jack attended Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Schools beginning …

ATLANTIC MINE Ronald William Ranta, 81, of Atlantic Mine, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. He was born September 19, 1936, in Baltic, Michigan, to William and Veino (Kemppainen) Laitala. Shortly after his birth, Ron’s …

Lake Linden: Jean (Stoel) Brooks, 81, of Lake Linden, passed away at Woodland Haven in Hancock on April 9, 2018. She was born in Painesdale on February 17, 1937, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Moilanen) Holappa. She graduated from Doelle High School. She worked as a nurse’s aide at …

Robert Arthur Larson, age 81 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 5, 1937 in Chicago, IL son of Arthur and Signe (Hanson) Larson.  Robert graduated in 1955 from …