Obituaries

Gene Matt Sutinen, 81, of Calumet passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the Lighthouse of Hancock. Gene was born to Matt and Ailene (Seppanen) Sutinen on November 14, 1935 in Osceola, Michigan. Gene grew up in Osceola, and graduated from Calumet High School in 1954. On July 27, …

Agate Harbor A memorial service will be held for Mary Metler Thomas on Saturday, May 26, 2018 in Eagle Harbor, Michigan. The service will be at St. Peter’s by-the-Sea at 11:00 AM, with interment following in the Pine Grove Cemetery and a luncheon following in the Eagle Harbor Inn. Mary …

DOLLAR BAY Margaret Eileen “Cookie” Kiiskila, 74, a long-time resident of Dollar Bay, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the Omega House. She was born September 7, 1942, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Woodrow and Margaret (Grahel) Bugge, and was a 1960 graduate of the Dollar Bay High …

Houghton, MI Jeremiah “Jerry” Stone passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at his home. He was born in Alma, Michigan on May 4, 1934 he was the only child of Frank B. and Lois M. (Stacy) Stone of Ithaca, Michigan. He graduated from Ithaca High School in 1952 and …

Lake Linden:  Madonna (DesJardin) Kajander, 86, of Lake Linden, passed away at her apartment in Lakeview Manor in Hancock on July 7, 2017. Complete funeral arrangements will be announced by the Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden.

Chassell Louis R. Menara, 31, a resident of Chassell passed away Wednesday evening July 5, 2017, at the UP Health System – Marquette Hospital. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Chassell are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

James A Franklin, a.k.a. “What a guy”, age 64 of Pelkie, MI passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2017 at The Lighthouse in Hancock, MI., after a short battle with cancer. He was born June 18, 1953 in Detroit, MI son of Sherrill and Dorothy (Holderfield) Franklin.  James graduated from …

Julia Simila, 88, a resident of Calumet passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 8, 2017 at the Lighthouse of Hubbell. I was born on February 12, 1929, to Blaz Pintar and Paulina Safar Pintar with the help of a midwife in the family home in Ahmeek, MI. My father immigrated …

Judith “Judy” Rota, 73, a resident of Phoenix passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Friday, February 10, 2017. A celebration of her life will take place on Saturday, July 8, 2017 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Siskiwit Reception Hall in …

HOUGHTON Helen Julia Karsama, 86, a resident of the Bluffs in Houghton, who returned to the area after 20 years of retirement in Florida, died at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, on ­­­­­Sunday, July 2, 2017. She was born Helen J. Pesola on May 29, 1931, to …