Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Sara A. Adams, 77, a former resident of South Range, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Canal View – Houghton County where she had been a resident patient.      The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service – Hancock Chapel …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Barbara Ellen (Langdon, Herveat) Horton of Houghton passed from this life to a life with Christ on Thursday, May-25-2023, at age 86.  She was the daughter of William and Barbara (Terrish) Langdon (Langdon’s Store in Kearsarge) who predeceased her along with her …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Diane (Rob) Stites, 65, a resident of Hancock passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at home following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 18, 1958, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Alfred “Babe” and Barbara (Liimatta) Brusorio.  Diane …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Doris Kathleen Dakota (Heikkinen), age 79, of Baraga passed away surrounded by loved ones on June 1st, 2023 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was a long term resident at Bayside Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in L’Anse, Michigan, …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Betty J. Busser, 85, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Portage Pointe in Hancock. Betty was born on July 9, 1937, in Dixon, Illinois to the late George and Della (Sutton) Trouth. She …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: It is with some sadness but also great joy that the family shares that Vera “Sally” Shann has passed through this life and is on to the next. Vera (Sally) J. Shann, 97, of Sparta, died May 27, 2023, at Morrow …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Thomas J. Guzek, 82, a resident of Houghton, passed away suddenly but peacefully at his home on Monday, May 29, 2023. Tom was born on October 23, 1940, in Hamtramack MI to the late Teofil and Genevieve (Jakiel) Guzek. He was …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: The Life and Love of Raymond G. Laitila Raymond “Tuffy” Laitila, age 83 of Pelkie MI (Askel Hill) passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at his home. Raymond was born in his family’s log cabin on Askel Hill, MI, …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Lundy J. Castro, age 75, of Hancock, Michigan, passed away peacefully in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday, May 19, 2023, after battling a reoccurrence of cancer. Lundy was born in Beatrice, Nebraska on August 25, 1947, son of Leon and Nina Castro. He graduated …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Mary Aurora Ruth Ylitalo of Hancock, Michigan passed away on May 23, 2023. She was born on May 2, 2000. She was preceded in death by:  Maternal grandfather, Wesley Kangas Paternal grandparents, Chester & Ellen Ylitalo She is survived by:  Her …