Obituaries

Lake Linden: Virginia Lee (Campeau) Codere, 76, of Lake Linden, passed away at the Lighthouse of Hubbell on Thursday evening, March 29, 2018. Virginia was born in Laurium on March 24, 1942, the daughter of the late Clarence and Elma (Erkkila) Campeau of Gay, Michigan. In addition to her parents …

Houghton: Ray Clayton Roberts, Jr, 94, of Houghton, passed away on Thursday afternoon, March 29, 2018 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. He was born on November 10, 1923 in Changsha, China to the late Ray Clayton and Eva (Rewalt) Roberts. Following high school graduation, he received …

Mohawk–James M. “Jigga” Nowicki, 81, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at The Lighthouse at Hubbell, where he had been a patient for the past 9 years. Jim was born in Mohawk on June 15, 1936, the son of the late Martin and Anna (Supanich) Nowicki. He was a …

Hancock William Brotherton, 89, a resident of Forsman Rd., Hancock and former resident of Houghton and well-known retired teacher from Houghton High School passed away at his home Thursday morning March 29, 2018. He was born on November 14, 1928, in Baltimore, MD, a son of the late Kenneth and …

Hancock: David W. Sereno, 59, formerly of Ontonagon, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at the Lighthouse at Hancock, where he resided for the past four years. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later from the Pearce Funeral Home of Lake Linden.

Chassell Signe E. Bakkila, 90, a resident of Chassell, passed away Tuesday morning March 27, 2018, at the Omega House in Houghton where she had been residing for the past month. She was born on July 11, 1927, in Tapiola, MI, a daughter of the late Soloman and Jennie (Haataja) …

Steven George Loosemore, age 71 of Houghton, MI passed away at U.P. Health System Marquette on Sunday, March 25th, 2018 after a difficult struggle with esophageal cancer. Steve was born in 1947 in Hancock, MI son of Wesley and Helmi (Wayrynen) Loosemore. He graduated from Berkley Hight School in 1963 …

Bootjack March 22, 2018 Sever Elmer Dixon, age 87, of Bootjack passed away at his home on March 22, 2018. Elmer was born to Sever and Esther (Pelotola) Dixon on February 5, 1931 in Painesdale, Michigan. He attended the Jacobsville School. In his early 20’s he joined the United States …

ATLANTIC MINE Floyd D. LaRue. 90, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018, at home in Atlantic Mine with family present. He was born in Chassell to Louis and Eileen (Tahtinen) LaRue on March 6, 1928. Floyd was employed for 63 years at White Pine Copper Company (Assay Lab). After retirement, …

Atlantic Mine/ Onnela Location Graveside services with military honors for Alvin W. Gagnon, Sr., who passed away March 22, 2018 will be held Monday, May 21, 2018 at 2pm in the Liminga Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the E.B. Holman School in the cafeteria. To view Alvin’s obituary or …