Obituaries

South Range, MI – Evelyn M. “Evy” Petrelius, 80, a resident of South Range, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, February 3, 2018, at the Omega House in Houghton surrounded by her family. Funeral services for Evelyn will be held at 11 am Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at the Range Apostolic …

Bootjack: James E. Stevens, 66, of Bootjack, passed away on February 4, 2018. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 4, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Linden. The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is in charge of arrangements. Bootjack: James …

MANCELONA Funeral services for Joseph R. “Joey” Manninen, who died January 28, 2018, in Mancelona, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at the Jukuri-Antila Funeral Home in Hancock, with Pastor Arvo Onermaa to officiate. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service on Saturday …

Dover Location      Judith F. (Chester) Aho, 77, a resident of Dover, passed away Sunday evening February 4, 2018, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock.      She was born on July 22, 1940, in Laurium, MI, on July 22, 1940, a daughter of the late Edmund and Viola (Wirsu) Koskiniemi.  Judy was …

Lake Linden: Clarence William ”Chris” Little, 76, of Lake Linden, passed away on January 25, 2018. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 17, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Linden. The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is in charge of …

Stanley S. “Stan” Duda, age 88, of L’Anse, MI passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at The Lighthouse at Hancock in Hancock, MI. He was born in L’Anse, MI on November 19, 1929 the son of the late John P. and Kathrean (Egnarskie) Duda. Stan graduated from L’Anse High School …

Mildred Evelyn (Evens) Tepsa died peacefully on January 30, 2018, at Franklin House, Portage Pointe, where she resided for the past 3 years. She was born on July 6, 1921, in Marilla, Michigan, the daughter of Marian and Lucile (Votaw) Evens. Her childhood was spent in the Cadillac/Traverse City area. …

Patricia S. (Waara) Anderson, age 73, of Mohawk passed away on January 29, 2018 at the Omega House in Houghton. Patricia is survived by cousin Brian (Carol) Isaacson of Mohawk and their children Teri (Tom) Haataja and family of Watertown, MN, Mark (JoLinda) Isaacson and family of Hancock, Kurt Isaacson …

Dollar Bay:  John J. Thornton, 90, of Dollar Bay, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock. He was born at St. Paul, Minnesota on March 4, 1927 to the late Patrick M. and Violet D. (King) Thornton. Following Houghton High School …

Calumet: Leo Gruber, 46, of Calumet, passed away as a result of a fire at his residence on January 27, 2018. He was born on June 7, 1971, a daughter of George and Nancy Gruber. He graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools. He worked as a residential painter. Leo liked to …