Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Alvin C.A. Kempainen, 87, a resident of Salo Location passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 18, 2023, at his home. Al was born on September 11, 1936, on the family farm, which is now the location of the Houghton County Airport. …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Valery Jade Longhini left this earth on December 24; surrounded by family, after fighting cancer for nearly ten years. In true Valery fashion, she waited for her little brother to arrive from one of his adventures, gathered us all around, and …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Reverend Robert W. Paul, age 90, a resident of Oskar Bay – Houghton Canal, passed away at PortagePointe in Hancock where he had been a patient the past two months. A native of Detroit, he was born July 21, 1933, to …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Robert J. Juve, 79, a resident of Calumet and formerly of Chassell, MI, and Essexville, MI passed away Friday, December 22, 2023, at UP Health Systems – Portage Hospital following a lengthy illness. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service – …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Adelheid Sigrid Else Helene was born on May 29th, 1934, the beloved eldest daughter of German Navy Captain Otto Teichmann and Lilli Teichmann (nee Weiss). Three brothers followed: Fiete (1936), Harro (1938), and Heino (1952).    She grew up during World War …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Robert Pintar, 80, a resident of Cudahy, WI, and former Painesdale resident passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023, at St. Luke’s South Shore Hospital in Cudahy, WI, following a lengthy illness. He worked for 25 years at Milwaukee Area Technical College …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Joan Alice “Joanie” Jurmu age 59 of Baraga, MI passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2023 at her home in Baraga, MI. She was born at Divine Infant Hospital in Wakefield, MI on December 11, 1964, the daughter of the late Bernard …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: David G. (Humboozie) McAdam, 82, a resident of the Arbor Green Senior Living Community in Houghton passed away Friday, December 15, 2023, at UP Health Systems – Marquette Hospital following a short illness.      He was born on October 23, 1941, …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Barbara Ann “Barb” Poupore, age 90 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023 at Portage Pointe in Hancock, MI surrounded by her family. Barb was born in L’Anse on October 2, 1933, the daughter of the late Wilfred …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Bertha Victoria McClung (nee Mutkala; Wolfe) passed away of natural causes on 12/13/2023 at the age of 95, at Bayside Village in L’Anse, where she had been a resident for nine months.  Bertha was the youngest of ten children born to Samuel and Hilma …