Obituaries

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 …

Katharyn Frances Bishop, age 57 of Covington, MI passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at U. P. Health System Marquette, MI. She was born September 19, 1960 in Oak Lawn, IL daughter of Richard and Bernadette Bishop.  Katharyn graduated from Mount Assisi High School in Lamont, IL and then …

Rochelle Ann Moore, age 80 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018 at Bayside Village in L’Anse. She was born April 2, 1938 in Saginaw, MI daughter of George and Laura (Creller) Goodboo.  Rochelle graduated from Saginaw High School in 1956.  She married Stanley Moore, her beloved …

Louise Aho went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on April 7, 2018. She passed away at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility where she had been a resident since November, 2011. She was born Myrtle Louise Archer on February 6, 1920, to Jacob and Laura Archer in …

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.