Hancock Canal Nancy J. (William) Lohela, 76, of the Hancock Canal died peacefully at the Omega House in Houghton on February 20, 2012, where she was a patient for the past three weeks. She was born on April 28, 1935, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Yalmer and Hilda (Sinkonen) Makela. Nancy was a graduate of the Hancock High School with the class in 1953. Following graduation, she worked at Lieblein Wholesale in Hancock...

Hancock Carl K. Nelson, 73, a resident of Hancock passed away Thursday morning February 16, 2012, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born June 20, 1937, in Laurium, to the late Elwood and Mary (Tapani) Nelson. At a young age, the family moved to Hancock where he attended the local schools, graduating from Hancock High School in 1956. Upon graduating, he joined the United States Navy and after serving his country...

Keweenaw Bay Marvin Carl Luusua, 62, a resident of Keweenaw Bay, passed away Wednesday February 15, 2012, in Farmington, MN, while visiting family. He was born on December 3, 1949, in Hancock, a son of the late Harold and Lillian (Lahti) Luusua. As a child, Marvin moved to Keweenaw Bay and then graduated from the Baraga High School. Mr. Luusua had worked as a welder for various welding businesses in the Baraga area. ...

Houghton Robert R. Kari, 71, a resident of Houghton passed away Sunday afternoon February 12, 2012, at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital where he had been a patient for the past two days. He was born on July 24, 1940, in Superior, Wisconsin, a son of the late Reino and Eva (Kokko) Kari. He attended Superior Central High School in Superior, WI through his junior year and then relocated and graduated from Houghton High School. On July 2, 1960...

Houghton Canal LaVerne Elizabeth (Kenneth) Rintala, 80, a resident of the Houghton Canal passed away suddenly Monday morning February 6, 2012, at the Portage Hospital shortly after being admitted. She was born on August 15, 1931, in Dover Location, a daughter of the late Jacob and Elizabeth (Hella) Maatta. LaVerne was raised in Dover Location and graduated from the Calumet High School with the class of 1952. On February 25,...

Dollar Bay Clara L. Rose, 87, a former resident of Dollar Bay, passed away Friday morning February 3, 2012, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, where she had been a resident patient for the past year and a half. She was born on July 29, 1924, in Baltic, a daughter of the late Andrew and Clara (Trethewey) Sweet. As a child, Clara attended the Painesdale Schools. In 1947, she was united in marriage to...

Hancock Tom S. Greenlees, Hancock area businessman passed away Thursday February 2, 2012, following a lengthy illness, in Mars Hill, North Carolina while visiting family. Tom was born and raised in Pittsburg, PA, a son of the late Catherine Greenlees and the late Walter Greenlees. He was a veteran of the US Coast Guard and served the Great Lakes area. During the time in the service he befriended Joe Sayen and with that...

LAKE MARY, Fla. - Phyllis K. Tapani, 78, a former resident of Chassell and Hancock, most recently of Lake Mary, Fla., passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012, at her home, following a lengthy illness. She was born November 25, 1933, in Hatley, Wis., the daughter of the late Jacob and Augusta Marks. She graduated from Ontonagon High School. On May 29, 1954, she was united in marriage to Arthur Tapani. The couple made their home on the...

Houghton Leona G. Burkman, 90, a former resident of the Houghton Canal District and presently a resident of Arbor Green Senior Apartments passed away Tuesday morning January 24, 2012, at the Marquette General Hospital where she had been a patient since this past Sunday. She was born March 1, 1921, in Hancock a daughter of John and Minnie (Tapio) Moilanen. Her father John passed away when Leona was just an infant and she was raised...

Copper City Barbara J. (Clyde) Dow, 74, a resident of Copper City, passed away Saturday evening January 21, 2012, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock where she had been a resident patient since this past October. She was born on October 21, 1937, in Laurium, a daughter of the late Frank and Rhoda (Richards) Thurner. Barbara graduated from the Calumet High School with the class of 1955. On June 18, 1955, she was...