Obituaries

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Carl W. Laitila, 84, a resident of South Range passed away on Saturday January 16, 2021. He was born on August 23, 1936 in Baltic a son of the late Waino and Lydia (Lambert) Laitila. Carl graduated from Houghton High School …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Nancy (Victor) Chartier, 87, a resident of Houghton passed away Monday, January 18, 2021, at Up Health Systems – Portage following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 21, 1933, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of the late Clyde …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Cameron “Charlotte” Jenkins, 20, a resident of Fenton, MI and current Michigan Tech student, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021, following injuries received in an automobile accident in Marquette County. The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Home is assisting the …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Ethan Mitchell Pleshe (Emily Ann Pleshe) Ethan was born on August 7, 1976 to his single mom Theresa Pleshe at Calumet Public Hospital in Laurium, Michigan. He was raised by his mom in Laurium along with the help of many but …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Edward Jack Rossberg, 92, of Chassell passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 12 at the home of his daughter, Kathy, in Hudson, WI surrounded by his family. He was born on December 9, 1928, in Calumet, MI, son of the …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: James Richard Cayanus, age 75 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at U.P. Health System, Marquette, MI. He was born September 8, 1945 in L’Anse, son of Alfred and Dorothy (Sullivan) Cayanus. He graduated from Baraga High School in …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Emil A. Kinnunen, 88, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 of natural causes. As he would probably say, from being an old feller. Emil was predeceased by his parents, Henry and Anna, his brothers Uno, Wayne, Edward, Wilho, and Donald, …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Daniel W. Leskela has passed away at his home in Appleton, Wisconsin on December 29, 2020. He was born to Wilbert and Rosalie (Ruonavaara) Leskela on January 21, 1956. He was a graduate of Calumet High School and a veteran of …

 As received from the Pearce Funeral Home: Donna Des Jardin, 73, of Lake Linden, passed away at her home on January 11, 2021.  The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is in charge of arrangements.

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Irene Pelto, 95, formerly of Tapiola and Houghton, passed away January 12, 2021, at Canal View – Houghton County in Hancock. Irene was born on the Torro farm in Tapiola, the youngest and last surviving child of Abram and Wilhelmina …