Obituaries

HANCOCK William “Willie” Garnell, a resident of Hancock, passed away at UP Health System-Marquette, on December 22, 2018, at the age of 65, after a brief illness. His loving family was by his side. Willie was born on April 23, 1953, in Hancock, Mich. He was raised on the Garnell …

As received from the Ryan Funeral Home: Calumet – Nancy M. (Cherne) Hiltunen 74, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 15th 2018 at The Omega House of Houghton, where she resided for the last 2 months of her life. Nancy was born on Feb. 24th 1944 to her …

Mary Antoinette Bertie, age 88, of L’Anse, MI, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L’Anse, MI. She was born in Copper City, MI on June 13, 1930 the daughter of the late John and Agnes (Stimac) Fausone. …

Peter R Morin, age 68 of Baraga, MI died Monday, December 17, 2018 at U. P. Health System Marquette. He was born November 28, 1950 in Bay City, MI son of Elzior and Elizabeth (James) Morin. Peter was raised in California; he was in the US Army serving during Vietnam. …

Rabbit Bay–Lynn Marie (Paulson) Rodrigues, 71, (b. 1947) died on Dec. 16, 2018 at her home in Rabbit Bay. She was born in Laurium and graduated from Calumet High School, Class of 1965.  She graduated from Michigan State University in 1969, and taught elementary school in the Detroit area for …

Lake Linden: Steve Crouch, 61, of Dollar Bay, passed away on December 17, 2018. Private Services will be held at 10 A.M. on Friday, July 5, at the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Lake Linden, with Fr. Joseph Boakye Yiadom to officiate. The Pearce Funeral Home in Lake Linden is in …

Margaret Mattila, 87, a former resident of Mohawk passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018 at PortagePointe in Hancock. She was born on January 7, 1931, in Calumet to Carl and Anna (Rompainen) Lundin. She attended the local schools and graduated from Calumet High School. Margaret worked as a teachers …

SOUTH RANGE Naomi Marie Fish, a resident of South Range, went home to be with her Lord on December 14, 2018, passing peacefully with her family at her side at Omega House where she had been a resident for one day. Naomi was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 26, …

Traprock Valley: Lynn Marie Waara, 54, of Traprock Valley, passed away with family by her side, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital, on December 13, 2018, after a battle with medical issues. She was born on March 13, 1964, and raised by Aleen and Donald Narhi. She was a Lake …

Houghton Dennis D. Puuri, 57, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday December 12, 2018, at home from an apparent heart attack. He was born on January 6, 1961, a son of Marie (O’Connor) Puuri and the late Robert Puuri. Dennis was a graduate of the Houghton High School. Mr. Puuri started working …