Obituaries

As submitted by the family: It is with great sadness to share that our father, John Paul Waisanen, formerly of Paavola, MI, passed away on September 5, 2023, after a brief bout of pneumonia. He was 73. Born to the late Irma (Halvari) and Alexander Waisanen on November 2, 1949, …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Judy (Dennis) Kotila, 70, a resident of Klingville, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Canal View – Houghton County where she had been a resident patient.      She was born on August 31, 1952, in L’Anse, MI, a daughter of …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Gerald A. “Jerry” LaPlante, age 88 of Baraga, MI, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse, MI. He was born in Keweenaw Bay, MI on March 16, 1935, the son of the late Arthur and Leora …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: SMSgt. Carl Ivan Swanger, USAF (retired) passed away on August 13, 2023, at Emory Bennett Veterans Nursing Home where he’d been a resident for 3 months. Carl was born at home in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania on August 9, 1932. He was the …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Joan Evangeline (Dube) Schutte, 88, of Ahmeek MI, passed away on August 19, 2023. She was born on February 16, 1935, in Philadelphia, PA, to the late Hervey and Mayme Dube. Joan will be remembered as a beloved friend to her …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Donald B. Froberg, age 81, of L’Anse, MI passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Bayside Village, L’Anse. He was born on August 23, 1942, the son of the late Edward and Hazel (Shippy) Froberg. Growing up in Keweenaw Bay, he …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Margaret H. Lindeman, 98, a resident of the Arbor Green Senior Living Community and former Winona resident passed away Monday, September 4, 2023, at The Pewabic House of Portage Pointe in Hancock, where she had been a patient for the past …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Debra Lynn Blury, age 61, a resident of Calumet, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at the Omega House in Houghton, Michigan following a battle with cancer. Debbie was born on October 24, 1961, daughter of the late Roy …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Todd Perttola, age 58, a resident of Traprock Valley, Michigan passed away on Friday, September 1st 2023 at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital located in Laurium, Michigan. Todd was born on November 14th, 1964 in Livonia, MI to parents Ewald and Lorraine Perttola. …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home:  Boston Location – Allen George Mattson age 85, passed away at his home on September 1, 2023 with his loved ones by his side. He was born on March 18, 1938 and had a CPA practice in Calumet for 40 years. He was …