Obituaries

HOUGHTON Henry G. “Hank” Turcotte, 87, a resident of Heritage Manor, Houghton, and former Atlantic Mine resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at UP Health System-Marquette with family by his side. He was born March 31, 1930, in Trimountain, Michigan, a son of the late Henry and …

Beth Elaine Rice, age 90, of L’Anse Michigan passed away on Thursday February 15, 2018 at Alpha Senior Concepts in Suamico, Wisconsin surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 22, 1927 in Gaylord, Michigan, daughter to Ira and Ella Warner. Elaine married Howard Rice on May 27, …

Yolanda A. “Lonnie” Nagele, 48, of L’Anse, died peacefully Wednesday morning, February 14, 2018, at her home, with her family by her side. She was born January 12, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan to Daniel Pobur and Marilyn Puroll and later adopted by Chris and Therese (Fitzgerald) LaMarra.  She graduated from …

Calumet: Jerome William Plute, age 57, passed away at his home on February 11, 2018. He was born July 29, 1960 in Laurium, a son of the late Leo and Alberta (Baril) Plute.  Jerry loved to travel, go fishing, picking agates,  precious stones.  He could smell copper and silver a …

Hancock: Betty J. Matlock, age 82, passed away at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Ryan Funeral Home is serving the family.

HANCOCK John E. Niemela, 62, of Hancock, passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 10, 2018. He was born August 10, 1955, in Detroit, Michigan, to Marvin and Joan (Hall) Niemela. John spent his early years in the Detroit area and the family returned to the Copper Country in 1969. John …

HOUGHTON Henry G. “Hank” Turcotte, 87, of Houghton, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at UP Health System-Marquette. Arrangements will be announced by the Mountain View Mortuary of South Range, Antila Funeral Service, Inc.

Carolyn B. Kuivinen, age 68, of Alston, MI, passed away at her son’s home with her loving family by her side on Saturday, February 10, 2018. She was born in Calumet, MI on May 19, 1949, the daughter of the late Samuel and Marian (Santti) McClung. Carolyn attended schools in …

Hancock: Laura V. Swenson, 72, of Hancock, passed away early on Monday morning, February 12, 2018 at U.P. Health System-Portage Hospital. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is assisting with the arrangements which are still incomplete.

Elsebet Jegstrup, 80, a resident of Copper Harbor passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, Michigan. Arrangements will be announced by the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home in Calumet, Michigan.