Obituaries

PAINESDALE — Donald J. Heikkila, 74, a resident of Painesdale, died Saturday, July 22, 2017, at UP Health System-Marquette, with family by his side. He was born in Liminga, on June 1, 1943, a son of the late, William and Inez (Strang) Heikkila. He was raised in Liminga and attended …

HOUGHTON — William “Bill” Toivonen, 101, a long-time Houghton resident, died July 24, 2017, at the Lighthouse-Hancock. He was born in Tapiola on November 18, 1915, son of Kasper and Elina (Walkkinen) Toivonen. He attended the John A. Doelle School through the 10th grade. He then attended Houghton High School, …

Kenneth Roy Gardner (85), a resident of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, passed away on   Monday January 9, 2017.  He was born in Laurium, Michigan on January 26, 1931, eldest son of Nedward and Ethel (Picard) Gardner.   He graduated from Calumet High School in 1949.  Ken played trumpet with many local …

Lake Linden: Angela Miller, 88, of Lake Linden, passed away at The Lighthouse at Hubbell on July 25, 2017.  She was a resident there since April, 2016. She was born February 24, 1929, the daughter of John and Agnes (Stimac) Fausone.  She attended Houghton Schools, graduating with the class of …

Chassell: Marie Adel Ecke, 89, a former longtime resident of Chassell currently residing at the Lake View Manor Annex in Hancock, passed away on Monday evening, July 24, 2017 at the Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, Wisconsin following a short illness. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is in charge …

Gisela Brigitte Kangas, better known as Gigi, was born to the late Gunther Kocksch and Irmgard Otto Kocksch in Berlin Germany.  After surviving World War II, she married U.S. Air Force Master Sargent Toivo Kangas and the two of them traveled extensively, ultimately making the Copper Country their home.  Gigi …

  Houghton      Marie A. Tuohimaa, 86, a resident of the Douglass House Apartments and former resident of the Houghton Canal, passed away Saturday evening July 22, 2017, at the UP Health – Portage Hospital following a lengthy illness.      She was born on March 15, 1931, in Oskar, MI, a daughter …

Pat David Peterson, 75, a resident of Mohawk and formerly of Alston, Michigan, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 17, 2017. He was born on January 18, 1942 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Edward C. and Eva R. (LaJoie) Peterson. Pat grew up in Alston and …

Lake Linden: Mabel Marie (Paquin) Vollmer, 96, passed away at the Lighthouse at Hubbell on July 17, 2017. She was born in Lake Linden on August 22, 1920 and graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School with the class of 1938. After graduation, she did housework for people and babysitting.  Then, …

Lucille C. Coleman, age 88, of L’Anse passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse. She was born in L’Anse on September 18, 1928, the daughter of the late Reil and Anna (Coski) Delarye. Lucille attended school in L’Anse. She married Edward Cavanaugh and they had …