Obituaries

Mar 4, 2018

Mary T. Veker, age 87 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital with her good friends by her side. She was born July 16, 1930 in Philadelphia, PA daughter of James and Maria (Lynch) Coyle. In 1946 Mary graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy in Fountain Springs, PA. She received a degree in...

Feb 21, 2018

Roxanne Esther Wiik, age 73 of Aura, MI passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. She was born July 20, 1944 in Detroit, MI daughter of Reuben and Thelma (Hiltunen) Sandbank. Roxanne graduated in 1962 from Wilbert Wright High School in Detroit. She marred Roger Wiik on December 12, 1964 in Detroit. Roxanne...

Feb 15, 2018

Beth Elaine Rice, age 90, of L'Anse Michigan passed away on Thursday February 15, 2018 at Alpha Senior Concepts in Suamico, Wisconsin surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 22, 1927 in Gaylord, Michigan, daughter to Ira and Ella Warner. Elaine married Howard Rice on May 27, 1950 in Roscommon, Michigan. She worked for the State of...

Feb 14, 2018

Yolanda A. “Lonnie” Nagele, 48, of L’Anse, died peacefully Wednesday morning, February 14, 2018, at her home, with her family by her side. She was born January 12, 1970 in Detroit, Michigan to Daniel Pobur and Marilyn Puroll and later adopted by Chris and Therese (Fitzgerald) LaMarra. She graduated from Churchill High School in Livonia. Lonnie married Charles Nagele on...

Feb 8, 2018

Violet Elizabeth Theriault, age 89 of L’Anse, MI passed away on February 8, 2018 at UP Health System-Marquette. She was born December 26, 1928 in Houghton, MI daughter of Frank and Hilja (Piippo) Tervonen. Violet graduated from Houghton High School in 1946. She married James Theriault in Houghton on October 9, 1948 and he preceded her in death on December...

Feb 6, 2018

John August Parkila, age 69 of Nisula, MI passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, MI. He was born November 22, 1948 in L’Anse, MI son of Donald and Milga (Maki) Parkila. John graduated from Baraga High School in 1966 then attended the Jacobetti Trade School at NMU. He worked as a Carpenter Millwright...

Jan 30, 2018

Mildred Evelyn (Evens) Tepsa died peacefully on January 30, 2018, at Franklin House, Portage Pointe, where she resided for the past 3 years. She was born on July 6, 1921, in Marilla, Michigan, the daughter of Marian and Lucile (Votaw) Evens. Her childhood was spent in the Cadillac/Traverse City area. Mildred graduated from Ferris Institute in 1941 with an...

Jan 27, 2018

Marilyn Mae Sirard, age 56 of Baraga, MI passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at her home with her family by her side. She was born October 2, 1961 in Oklahoma City, OK daughter of Jackie and Margie (Higginbothan) McCalister. Marilyn married Gene Sirard on February 9, 1979 in Craig, CO where they resided prior to moving to Oklahoma...

Jan 27, 2018

Eleanor Mae Seppanen, age 93 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at her home on Pikes Peak Road. She was born January 12, 1925 in L’Anse, Michigan, the daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Kipsoden) Spruce. Eleanor attended L’Anse School through the sixth grade. She married Waino Seppanen in 1946. In 1970 Eleanor went to work for...

Jan 20, 2018

Alice L Clishe, age 65 of Skanee, MI passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Houghton County Medical Care Facility.

She was born October 30, 1952 in Pensacola, FL daughter of Arthur and Gloria (Manners) Peymbroeck.  As a daughter of a Navy Seabee, Alice lived in various places including Alabama, Italy, Florida, California, Washington, Hawaii, Mississippi,...

Jan 20, 2018

Dennis Roy Olsen, age 75 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 26, 1942 in L’Anse son of Erling and Gertrude (Jurmu) Olsen. Dennis graduated from L’Anse High School in 1961. He was in the US Army from 1964-66 during Vietnam War. He married Joan Nelson....

Jan 20, 2018

Ernest Morris Kunick, age 78 of Baraga, MI passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 6, 1939 in Baraga, son of Ernest and Anna (Sterk) Kunick. Ernest graduated from Baraga High School in 1957. He was in the National Guard for 8 years. On June 3, 1967 Ernest married the former...

Jan 17, 2018

Michael Alan Francis, age 47 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at his home. He was born July 12, 1970 in Hancock, MI son of Joseph Francis and Barbara Maki. Mike graduated from Houghton High School in 1989. He was in the US Navy from Oct. 1990-92 during Persian Gulf and Desert Storm. On February...

Jan 10, 2018

Jack Keith McIntyre, age 75 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born March 21, 1942 in Cadillac, MI son of Roy and Mary (Ross) McIntyre. Jack grew up in L’Anse and Ironwood where he attended school. He was in the US Army, from May 1959 until April 1961. Jack...

Jan 7, 2018

Eva Louise (Koskinen) Kakkuri age 95, of Berkley, MI passed away peacefully on January 7, 2018.

Formerly of Baraga she had been a resident of Berkley for the past 67 years. Eva was born in Calumet, MI on August 23, 1922, daughter of Charles and Hulda Koskinen.

She was preceded in death by her loving...

Jan 7, 2018

Jacob William Gleason, age 19 of Houghton, MI, formerly of Muskegon, MI passed away on January 7, 2018 in Niagara, WI. He was born December 17, 1998 in Muskegon, MI son of Karl Gleason and Amy Darcy. Jake last attended Iona High School in 2017 and received his High School Diploma from Douglas R. Welch High School also in Ionia...

Jan 7, 2018

Phyllis Elizabeth Koivu, 65, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Baraga Memorial Hospital in L’Anse, Michigan. Phyllis was born on March 20, 1952 in L’Anse, to Theodore and Lempi (Korpi) Carlson. Phyllis grew up in Nisula, Michigan. She graduated from L’Anse Area High School in 1970 and went on to earn her LPN certificate from Gogebic Community...

Dec 31, 2017

Sharon Faye Elenich, age 66 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Bayside Village in L’Anse. She was born January 29, 1951 in Hancock, MI daughter of Arthur and Aileen (Eilola) Raasio. Sharon graduated from Hancock High School in 1969. She married Frederick Elenich on June 15, 1973 in Calumet, MI. They resided in Laurium prior...

Dec 26, 2017

John Roger Voakes, Jr. age 70 of L’Anse, MI passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at UP Health System Marquette, MI. He was born November 12, 1947 in L’Anse, MI son of John and Pherol (LaBar) Voakes Sr. John graduated from L’Anse High School in 1967. He was in the US Army from 1968-70 during Vietnam. John married the...

Dec 25, 2017

Edward Ralph VanWert passed away December 25, 2017 at Bayside Village in L’Anse, at 94 years of age. He was born October 3, 1923 in Port Huron, MI son of Edward and Clara (Socier) VanWert. In 1948 he married Edna Willett, who passed in 2016. Ralph is survived by his children and grandchildren Alan of Baraga, (Marisa and Bob...