Obituaries

As received from the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home: Willie Melton, III, 73, a resident of Houghton, passed away at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, on July 24, 2019, following complications of a serious illness. He was born on September 28, 1945, to Effie and Willie Melton, II. Growing up in …

Eugene “Pat” Roth, age 85 of L’Anse MI passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at his home on the Indian Cemetery Road. He was born June 12, 1934 in Birnamwood, WI son of George and Malinda (Smith) Roth. Eugene married Miriam Barnett on August 4, 1962 in Skanee. He …

As received from the Memorial Chapel and Plowe Funeral Home: Houghton Canal      Dan Tuohimaa, 55, a resident of the Houghton Canal passed away Monday September 9, 2019, at UP Health Marquette Hospital following a lengthy illness.      He was born on September 22, 1963, in Hancock a son …

As received from the Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden: Michelle Murphy, 53, of Bootjack passed away on September 9, 2019, at the Omega House in Houghton. Complete funeral arrangements will be announced by the Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden.

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – William Andrew Hammary 71 of Calumet passed away on September 4, 2019. Bill was born on May 17, 1948 in Laurium Michigan to William M. and Erma V. Hammary. Bill served in the U.S. …

As received from the Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes: Albert Lawrence Chaput passed away September 5, 2019, at the DJ Jacobetti Home for Veteran’s in Marquette where he had been a resident since this past May. He was born February 26, 1929, in the family farmhouse in Chassell, MI, …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Linda Beckner, 71, a resident of Copper City passed away on Tuesday September 2, 2019 at her home. She was born in August of 1948 in Laurium to Adolph and Gewndolyn (Zigman) Kuivinen. She attended Calumet High School and graduated with …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Viola “Vi” Karvakko, 90, of Baraga, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI, where she had been a resident for the past year. She was born in a sauna in Pelkie on March 21, 1929, the …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Marian Alice Kipfer Eagle Harbor Alice, as she was known, passed away peacefully at home on August 25, 2019. She was born December 10, 1921 in Kalamazoo to Guy J and Julia (Hoejka) Fooy (Foy), both of Dutch ancestry. While growing …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Marcia E. Viegelahn, 79, died Tuesday August 27th at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility.  She was born May 1, 1940 in Stanton, Michigan, the daughter of Eldon and Esther Jones. Upon graduating from Stanton High School in 1958 Marcia enrolled …