All Obituaries
Houghton: Gudrun Dorothea MacDonald, RN, 99, a long time resident of Stanton Township, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at the Bluffs Senior Living Facility in Houghton. She was a retired longtime nurse at the former St. Joseph Hospital in Hancock, coming to the Copper Country from Denmark.
The O'Neill-Dennis Funeral Home in Hancock is assisting with cremation arrangements and then interment of her cremains with her husband, Robert MacDonald, at Forest Hill Cemetery in...
Houghton: Gudrun Dorothea MacDonald, RN, 99, a long time resident of Stanton Township, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at the Bluffs Senior Living Facility in Houghton. She was a...
Ruth Christine (Dennis) Andresen, 82, of Statesville, North Carolina, formerly of Atlantic Mine, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023 in North Carolina.
She was born on January 18, 1940 to the late Ferris Robert and Esther Christine (Heikkinen) Dennis. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Joan Dennis.
Ruth grew up in Atlantic Mine and attended Jeffers High School. After graduation, she enrolled at St. Joseph's School of Nursing in Hancock...
Ruth Christine (Dennis) Andresen, 82, of Statesville, North Carolina, formerly of Atlantic Mine, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023 in North Carolina.
She was born on January 18, 1940 to...
Patricia Elaine Ross (Pat) passed away at her home in Houghton on Sunday morning, September 10, 2023. Pat was born on January 7, 1948 in Detroit to Barb and Bob Ross. She was predeceased by her father in November of 2017. Pat graduated from Plymouth High School in 1966 and attended the University of Michigan until she joined the United States Air Force. She married Michael Ferguson and they had three sons. Pat later moved to Houghton to be near her parents. While there she earned her degree...
Patricia Elaine Ross (Pat) passed away at her home in Houghton on Sunday morning, September 10, 2023. Pat was born on January 7, 1948 in Detroit to Barb and Bob Ross. She was predeceased by her...
David Martin Hines, age 60, died unexpectedly last week while visiting the Galapagos Islands. Dave loved being outdoors and camped and fished across the state. He moved to the Keweenaw with his wife Mary Beth because “there are more trees than people." Although he enjoyed traveling across the world to see animals in their natural habitat, his favorite place was a chair by the campfire at Lake Medora. Dave measured his success not by titles or possessions, but by how many people he...
David Martin Hines, age 60, died unexpectedly last week while visiting the Galapagos Islands. Dave loved being outdoors and camped and fished across the state. He moved to the Keweenaw with his...
Donald Paul “Duke” Archambeau, 64, of Lake Linden, Michigan passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at U.P. Health System-Marquette.
He was born in Hancock on June 8, 1959 to Gordon Paul and Patricia Ann (Rose) Archambeau. After graduation from Houghton High School, he worked mostly as a butcher at Jim's Foodmart in Houghton and later he became a supervisor for Warm Rain Corporation near the Houghton County airpark.
Donald enjoyed hunting and fishing and was an avid...
Donald Paul “Duke” Archambeau, 64, of Lake Linden, Michigan passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at U.P. Health System-Marquette.
He was born in Hancock on June 8, 1959 to Gordon...
Joseph Richard Anttila
1949-2023
Joe was born the first month, 26, 1949 in Ontonagon, to Brenolf and Geraldine (O’Connell) Anttila. He grew up in Mass City on a street knows as “Diaper Avenue” because there were a lot of babies being birthed there and the clotheslines were full of diapers. Joe and his brothers Billy and Donnie worked in the woods with their dad as soon as they were able to handle a peeling iron. Logging was an Anttila family tradition. Of all the...
Joseph Richard Anttila
1949-2023
Joe was born the first month, 26, 1949 in Ontonagon, to Brenolf and Geraldine (O’Connell) Anttila. He grew up in Mass City on a street knows as...
Hancock: Barbara Jeanne Cooper 86, a local resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Facility and then at Portage Pointe in Hancock, passed away on August 18, 2023 at Saint Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. She was formerly of Farmington Hills, Michigan.
The beloved wife of 48 years to the late Kenneth J. Cooper, she was devoted to her faith and family and was the mother to three daughters: Allison (Greg) Schreiber, Meg (Frank) Dombroski, and Susie (Mark) Provoast; grandmother to: Ian (Lindsey),...
Hancock: Barbara Jeanne Cooper 86, a local resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Facility and then at Portage Pointe in Hancock, passed away on August 18, 2023 at Saint Vincent Hospital in Green...
Baltic: She was our North Star. Helmi Helen Laitila was born in the Copper Country of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and was raised from an early age in Baltic. She was a daughter of the late Elias and Helmi (Moilanen) Laitila and grew up with her two sisters, Karen and Barbara, and two brothers, Ed and Bill. She graduated with honors from Jeffers High School in Painesdale in 1954 and then attended Suomi College. She stayed in the dorm “Old Main” and worked at Nissila...
Baltic: She was our North Star. Helmi Helen Laitila was born in the Copper Country of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and was raised from an early age in Baltic. She was a daughter of the late...
Mass City: Nancy Rae (Lemantine) Bowman, 71, of Mass City, entered eternal life on July 24, 2023.
She was born in January of 1952 in Highland Park, MI to Raymond and Francis “Claudine” Lemantine. As a young girl, the family resided in Mass City, moved west and settled in California, then eventually returned to their home town where she has lived ever since.
After completing high school, Nancy worked for an electronics plant making micro-semiconductors in California; after her...
Mass City: Nancy Rae (Lemantine) Bowman, 71, of Mass City, entered eternal life on July 24, 2023.
She was born in January of 1952 in Highland Park, MI to Raymond and Francis...
Chassell: Walter Daniel Hitch, 96, longtime resident of Chassell, passed to eternal life on May 13, 2023 at Gardenview Assisted Living and Memory Care in Calumet.
Walter was born on January 14, 1927 to Pauline and Theodore Hitch in Iron Mountain, Michigan. He grew up in L’Anse and graduated from L’Anse High School.
Known for his work ethic, Walt worked as a certified seaman on freighter ships on the Great Lakes while in high school.
In 1945, at the age of 18, he left to serve...
Chassell: Walter Daniel Hitch, 96, longtime resident of Chassell, passed to eternal life on May 13, 2023 at Gardenview Assisted Living and Memory Care in Calumet.
Walter was born on January 14,...
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