Obituaries

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Edward Philip Rock, age 94, of Pequaming, Mi., passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Canal View Veterans Facility in Hancock, Mi. He was born December 28, 1924 in Pequaming, Mi., son of Edward and Sarah (LaParche) Rock. Ed graduated from Pequaming …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Eleanore J. Wilmers went to be with the Lord on Sunday November 10, 2019 at Portage Pointe in Hancock. She was born on February 18, 1922, the youngest of ten children to the late Henry and Kaisa Kallio. She was preceded …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Roger Alvin Rantanen, age 80 of Watton, MI passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Bayside Village. He was born January 11, 1939 in Negaunee, MI son of Alfonso and Bertha (Elfbrandt) Rantanen. Roger graduated from L’Anse High School in 1956. He …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Atlantic Mine Mark E. Kilpela, 67, a resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away Saturday November 9, 2019, at Woodland Haven of Canal View- Houghton County where he had been a resident patient for the past year and a half. Mark …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Brenda Marie Watchorn age 58 of Baraga, MI passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019 at U.P. Health System in Marquette, MI. She was born June 24, 1961 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI daughter to James and Alice (Carlson) Watchorn Sr. Brenda graduated …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: James Russell Loman, age 93 of Baraga, MI passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019, at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. Jim was born on July 30, 1926, in Baraga, and was the son of Clyde and Eleanor (Swanson) Loman. Jim graduated from …

As submitted by the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Tapiola,     Anna Raskind, 55, a resident of Tapiola passed away Tuesday October 29, 2019, from an apparent heart attack.      As requested a private service will take place at a later date.      Condolences for Anna’s family …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Nickolas “NICK” JAMES SUPANICH, Sr, 79, formerly of L’Anse, MI., passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019, at home in Cincinnati, OH. He was born in L’Anse, MI on December 10, 1939, the son of the late Frank Sr. and Helen (Morin) …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Betty J (Anderson) Tschury, September 2, 1929 – November 3, 2019 Angels belong in Heaven. Betty passed away peacefully and is now dancing with Lee. Betty was born in Marquette, the 3rd of 7 children to Carl and Della (Dunham) Anderson. …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home: Alice Elna Evelyn Juntunen, age 93, of Baraga, passed away on November 2, 2019 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. She was born in Pelkie, MI on January 28, 1926, the daughter of the late Emil and Hilda (Lexon) Jolgren. As a child, …