Obituaries

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Joseph Christopher Lehto, age 71 of Aura, MI peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at his home in Aura. He was born December 25, 1951 in L’Anse, son of Lila (Saari) and Hugo Lehto. Joe graduated from Negaunee high school in …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home:  Calumet – Carol A. Gipp age 76, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at the Greentree of Hubbell. She was born in Detroit, MI, a daughter of Ed and Mildred Raisanen. She and her former spouse Ron Gipp raised their two sons, …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Hancock – Marie Therese Ross, 78, died Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at JU.P. Health System Portage Hospital after a brief illness. Marie, raised in Calumet, married Joe Ross on September 23, 1972. She worked at Michigan Tech as well as many years at …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:      Fred Harma, 66, a former South Range Businessman passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at the Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, Wi, following a short illness.       He was born on January 24, 1956, in Detroit, MI, a son of …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Jackie “Bunny” Niemi, 85, a resident of Painesdale, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Canal View – Houghton County in Hancock following a lengthy illness.  He was born on March 10, 1937, in Chassell, MI, the son of the late …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home:  James J. Hiltunen age 63, of Florida Location passed away on Monday, December 26th at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium. Ryan Funeral Home is serving the family.

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: John “Jay Bird” Enrietti, 77, a longtime resident of Park Avenue in Calumet passed away on Saturday December 17, 2022 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born on January 13, 1945 in Detroit to John and Elizabeth (Ivey) Enrietti. They moved …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: UPDATE: A graveside blessing and Military Honors will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Mt Calvary Cemetery in Lake Linden with Fr. Jubish Joseph and the Copper Country Veterans Association officiating. Robert M. Mattfolk, 76, a resident of …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: James A. Townsend, 85, of Hancock, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay from complications of a lingering illness. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home in Hancock is assisting with the arrangements which are still incomplete.

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: James “Jim” Crawford, 71, a resident of Calumet passed away on December 20, 2022.  Arrangements will be announced by the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home in Calumet.