Obituaries

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Chassell: James W. Yankovich, 67, of Chassell, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin after a brief illness. The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is in charge of the arrangements which are still incomplete.

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Stanley Richard Rajala, age 84 of Covington, MI passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. He was born August 28, 1936 in Ishpeming, MI son of Sulo and Lillian (Autio) Rajala. Stanley grew up in Covington and …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Candace Eileen Pelon, age 74 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L’Anse, MI. She was born July 19, 1946 in Tomahawk, WI daughter of Eli and Ruth (July) Myers. Candy met Ronald Pelon …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: PATRICIA ELENOR (KINSMAN) LERCHE, 80, A RESIDENT OF CALUMET PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2020 AT PORTAGE POINTE IN HANCOCK. SHE WAS BORN ON MARCH 15, 1940 IN DETROIT TO ELIZABETH (ELWOOD) TAURIAINEN AND LORNE KINSMAN. SHE ATTENDED THE …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Darlene Alicia (Isola) Wuokko went to be with her Lord on Saturday Morning the 28th of November, 2020, passing peacefully in her sleep. She was born on May 30th, 1941, to George and Olive (Rantanen) Isola, in Calumet, MI. Darlene attended Calumet …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Garth Jurgensen, of Ripley Location, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2020 at Marquette Duke LifePoint Hospital, from brain cancer. He was 51 years young. Garth battled extremely hard to beat cancer, since his diagnosis in December 2019. He fought to live as …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Paul G. Pesola, Sr., age 79 of L’Anse, MI passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Bayside Village, L’Anse, MI. He was born in Hancock, MI on March 8, 1941 the son of the late Rueben G. and Jenny S. (Heikkinen) …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Dorothy Ylitalo of Hancock went to be with Jesus, Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at the age of 92 due to complications from Parkinson’s. Dorothy was born in Wisconsin on December 9, 1927, to the late Mary and Fred Eakin. She …

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Arthur E. Anderson, 94, a long time Copper Country resident now of Bloomington, Indiana, died peacefully on November 25th at his daughter’s summer home in Jacobsville. He was born June 6, 1926 in Shelby, Michigan to Miriam (Dennis) Anderson and Erwin O. Anderson. …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: John Samuel Jokela, age 83 of Pelkie, MI passed on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. He was born February 12, 1937 in Pelkie, MI son of Sulo and Silvia (Rajala) Jokela. John graduated from Baraga High School in …