Obituaries

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Alice Kemppa, 85, passed away on March 11, 2024, at Our Lady of Mercy (Green Tree) Nursing Home, Hubbell, MI, where she was a resident for the past 6 years. Alice was born on April 16, 1938, in Toivola, Michigan, and …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Ilona Messner, 84, of Tamarack, passed away at Our Lady of Mercy in Hubbell on March 13, 2024.                 She was born on May 28, 1939, in the home in Tamarack, a daughter of Pentti and Ellen (Moilanen) Makkonen.                 Ilona graduated from Dollar Bay …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Debra L. “Deb” LaPointe, age 69 of Baraga, MI passed away at her home on Monday, March 11, 2024. Deb was born in Highland Park, MI on April 7, 1954 the daughter of the late John M. and Mary M. (DeCoumier) …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Jean E. Simila, 92, formerly of South Range, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at Canal View-Houghton County in Hancock. She was born on November 6, 1931 in Trimountain, Michigan to the late Edward and Emma (Johnson) Holappa. Following graduation from Jeffers …

As received from the Chappell Funeral Home: Antoinette Marie (Uroda) Alwin, an avid learner and devoted wife, passed away peacefully at home on March 5,2024, in Fennville, MI. Born on April 19, 1946, in Detroit, MI, to the late Joseph and Julia (Kwilos) Uroda, Antoinette, fondly known as Toni by …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Donald W. Rule, 88, a resident of the Bluff’s Senior Living Community in Houghton and former Hancock resident passed away Saturday, March 9, 2024, at his home following a lengthy illness.      He was born on July 31, 1935, in …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Wayne Jalmer Kolmonen, 77, of Lake Linden, passed away at Aspirus-Keweenaw Hospital after a battle with cancer on March 11, 2024.                 He was born on December 16, 1946, a son of Walter and Martha (Lamppa) Kolmonen.                 Wayne served in the US Army in …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Edward Paul Abbott Sr, age 73 of Kingsford, MI passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the  Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born February 18, 1951, in Waukegan, IL son of Orrin and Ruth (Gibson) Abbott.  Paul (Ed) married Judith Cadeau …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Eva Grace Vencato (Sorensen), 86, of Houghton, MI, passed away peacefully on March 10th, 2024, under the care of all the amazing staff at Portage Pointe Care Facility, with a special thanks to Nora Huhta. Eva was born on November 19th, 1937, in …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Theodore Charles Gearu, age 66 of Baraga, Michigan passed away on Saturday, March 9th, 2024 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born May 29, 1957 in Marquette, MI son of Richard and Pauline (McMaster) Gearu. Ted married Jeanne Peltola on April 28, …