Obituaries

Homer W. “Smokey” Collins, Jr., age 71, of Skanee, passed away at his home on Sunday, November 5, 2017 with his family by his side. He was born in Skanee, Michigan on October 11, 1946, the son of the late Homer and Dorothy (Glover) Collins. Smokey attended school in Skanee. …

Timothy K. “Tim” Kristo, age 50, of L’Anse passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse. He was born in Marquette, MI on April 3, 1967, the son of Kenneth and Karen (Godell) Kristo. Tim graduated from L’Anse High School in 1985. He married the …

November 7, 2017              Laurium   Marvin Berg, 77, a resident of Red Jacket Street in Laurium passed away at Woodland Haven in the Houghton County Medical Care Facility. He was born on May 31, 1940 in Florida Location a son of the late Ronald and Agnes (Luttinen) Berg. He grew up …

Beatrice A. Niemi, 81, a resident of Calumet passed away on Tuesday November 7, 2017 in Lake Linden. She was born on August 11, 1936 to Thomas C Thompson and Laura (Katisko) Dreyer in Detroit. She was later adopted by her stepfather Anthony Dreyer. She attended the local schools, and …

Arlene Bykkonen, 65, a resident of Calumet passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium. Arrangements will be announced by the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home.

EAGLE HARBOR — Bruce Edward Olson, 85, of Eagle Harbor Township, died Thursday, November 2, 2017, at Garden View Assisted Living in Calumet. Bruce was born in Hancock, on January 17, 1932, to Edward and Emma Olson who lived on the Hancock Canal. Bruce graduated from Hancock High School in …

Dollar Bay Martha S. Kemppainen, 95, a former resident of Dollar Bay, passed away Monday evening November 6, 2017, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a resident for the past 5 years. She was born on July 7, 1922, in Franklin Mine, a …

HANCOCK — Christopher John Koski, 53, of Hancock passed away peacefully at the Portage Health System, on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Christopher was born on September 1, 1964, a son of Norman and Corinne (Blau) Koski. He was employed for many years at Osceola Fiberglass Mfg. He was also employed …

Chassell Spring graveside services for John H. Pyykkonen, 77, a resident of Chassell who passed away November 3, 2017, at the Omega House in Houghton, will be held 11 am Friday July 7, 2018 at the Chassell Cemetery with Rev. Soren Schmidt to officiate. To view John’s obituary or to …

Hancock      Edsel Johnson, 92, a resident of Hancock passed away Saturday November 4, 2017, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness.      He was born on June 11, 1925, in Mass City, MI, a son of the late Victor and Hulda (Aho) Johnson.  As …