Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: UPDATE: A graveside service will take place at 1:30 pm, Monday, June 5, 2023, in the Atlantic Mine Cemetery. David “Easy Money” Harma, 77, a former resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023, at the Canal View – …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Houghton William (Bill) Arnold Musselman died on Saturday, January 7, 2023, surrounded by his lovingfamily.  He was born in Battle Creek, MI on April 23, 1948, and raised in the Riversidearea of Windsor Ontario. Bill lived in London, Smith Falls and …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Lorraine Mary (Anderson) Marley, 87, a long-time resident of Ontonagon, MI, passed away at the Pewabic House of Portage Pointe in Hancock, MI on Friday, January 6, 2023, with her family at her side. She is preceded in death by her …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Marguerite E. Shook, age 93 of Sidnaw, MI passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 at Bayside Village, L’Anse, MI. She was born in Detroit, MI on August 10, 1929 the daughter of the late Kenneth and Lorabelle (Fuller) Weyrick. Marguerite graduated …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: UPDATE: A graveside service will be held 11:00 am Thursday, June 8, 2023, in the Toivola Cemetery. Military Honors will be conducted by the Copper Country Veteran’s Association. Loren Edward Kommes, 86, former Toivola resident, passed away Thursday, January 5th, 2023, …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Mary Margaret “Tom” Jacques, 76, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 6th, surrounded by her children at the Omega House in Houghton where she had been a resident for a short time.  She was born in Laurium on March 24, 1946 to Henry …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Reino W. Ketola, age 92 of L’Anse, MI passed on January 2, 2023 at Bayside Village, L’Anse where he had been a resident for the past year. He was born in Pequaming, MI on October 22, 1930 the son of the …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: James Joseph “Jimmy Joe” Kauppinen, age 70 of Houghton, passed into eternal life on January 2, 2023, after a brief illness.  He was born October 13, 1952, in Hancock.  He was predeceased by his father Harvey, mother Lempi, and brother David. …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: UPDATE: A graveside service will be held 1:00 pm Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the Toivola Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Bender to officiate. Military Honors will be conducted by the Copper County Veteran’s Association. Toivola’s current oldest living resident Michael “Willie, …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: David D. Rintala, 70, a resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 17, 1952, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late Wallace …