Obituaries

The burial for Effie Hallstrom will be Monday, June 4 at noon at the Whispering Pine Cemetery in Chatham, Michigan. Lunch will be provided at Old Apostolic Lutheran Church E3636 Onota Street, Chatham, Michigan following the burial. To view Effie’s obituary or to send condolences, please visit www.memorialchapel.net The Memorial …

As received from the Memorial Chapel and Plowe Funeral Homes: Dorothy Katherine Lampinen, 88, of Coburntown passed away December 28, 2017, and is now together with her late husband of 65 years, William Werner Lampinen in heaven. Dorothy was born in Paavola to parents David and Albina Pyykkonen. Dorothy is …

As submitted by the Pearce Funeral Home: Duane Estenberg, 89, of Oneco Road in Calumet, passed away on December 27, 2017 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium. At the request of the deceased, there will be no public funeral services. Burial will be in the Spring at the Lakeview Cemetery …

As received from the Antila Funeral Home: Lois Irene Rintala, 84 of Chassell, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 26, 2017, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 26, 1933, in Hancock to Waino and Irene (Alaniva) Junttonen. She grew up …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Edward Ralph VanWert passed away December 25, 2017 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, at 94 years of age. He was born October 3, 1923 in Port Huron, MI son of Edward and Clara (Socier) VanWert. In 1948 he married Edna Willett, who passed …

As submitted by the Jacobson Funeral Home: John Roger Voakes, Jr. age 70 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at UP Health System Marquette, MI. He was born November 12, 1947 in L’Anse, MI son of John and Pherol (LaBar) Voakes Sr. John graduated from L’Anse …

Houghton A Memorial service for Barbara J. Voltz, a former resident of Pelkie who passed away December 24, 2017, will be held Saturday morning May 19, 2018 at Grace Free Lutheran Church in Pelkie at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be at the Pelkie Cemetery. A celebration of her life and …

Steven Francis Lancour, 42 of Hancock, beloved husband of Emilie, and father of Michael, Brian, and Matthew, passed away peacefully due to complications following a recent surgery. Steve, son of Douglas and Juliette Lancour and brother to Stacy was born on June 23, 1975 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hancock, …

Frances Hella, age 86 formerly of L’Anse, MI passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Texas Health in Allen, TX. She was born October 25, 1931 in Detroit, MI daughter of Thomas and Virginia (Calandra) Culmone. Frances graduated from Dearborn High School in 1949 and in 1986 received a …

As submitted by the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Linda C. Mattson, 70, a resident of North Florida Street in Laurium passed away on Thursday December 21, 2017 at the Lighthouse of Hancock. She was born on October 18, 1947 in Laurium a daughter of the late Otto and Lucille (Dimmer) …