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Sing Sing, Location      Waino J. Niva, 92, a resident of Sing Sing Location, passed away Sunday morning March 31, 2019, at the Winona House of Portage Pointe following a short illness.      The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

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San Tan Valley, AZ      Aloysius H. Britz, 88, a resident of San Tan Valley, AZ and former Houghton resident, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019, at the Banner Baywood Heart Hospital, in Mesa, AZ.      The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

Houghton      Esther E. Keeling, 92, a resident of Houghton passed away Friday morning March 1, 2019, at the Omega House in Houghton where she had been a resident patient since this past October.      The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Houghton are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

Ripley       Mary M. Hatcher, 77, a resident of Ripley passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe in Hancock following a short illness.      The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock are assisting the family with the arrangments which will be announced at a later time.

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Atlantic Mine      Joanne L. Marttila, 74, a reident of Atlatnic Mine, passed away Saturday evening February 23, 2019, at the UP Health Marquette Hospital following a shoet illness.      The Memorial Chapel & Plowe funeral homes are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

Chassell      Sylvia L. Gagnon of Chassell passed away on February 19, 2019, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe.      Sylvia was born Sylvia Lydia Maki on August 11, 1926, in Trimountain, Michigan to John K. and Lydia (Lundi) Maki.      In 1944 Sylvia graduated from Jeffers H.S. and then in 1946 from the Upper Peninsula Beauty Academy in Marquette. She worked as a hairdresser in Marquette, Houghton, South Range and later had…

Laurium      Suzanne M. Heikkila, 77, a resident of Laurium passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital in Laurium.      She was born on September 1, 1941, in Calumet, a daughter of the late Robert and Lyla (Simula) Oja.  Suzanne attended the Calumet Schools.      Suzanne was a lifelong member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church of Hancock.      Preceding her in death were…

Chassell      Esther Tervo, 89, a resident of Snake River Hill, Chassell, passed away Thursday morning February 14, 2019, at the Omega House in Houghton.      The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Chassell are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

Delafield, WI      Gloria M. Mayra, 83, a resident of Delafield, WI, and former Hancock, resident passed away Thursday morning February 7, 2019, at the Angels Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc, WI.        The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time

Hancock      John W. Hilgers, 73, a resident of Hancock and former longtime Houghton resident passed away Tuesday evening February 5, 2019, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness.      The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

Hancock     Nancy (Tom) Olson, 86, a resident of Hancock passed away Friday afternoon February 1, 2019, at home surrounded by her loving family, following a lengthy battle with dementia.      The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock are assisting the family with the arrangements.

Laurium      Brenda G. Thompson, 60, a resident of Laurium, passed away Monday morning January 27, 2019, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock following a short illness.      The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock are assisting the family with the arrangements.

Chassell   James A. Mickelsen, 92, of Chassell, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2019, at his home.   The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

Hurontown      David P. Butkovich, 79, a resident of Hurontown passed away Friday morning January 18, 2019, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock.      A Mass of Christian Burial for David will be held 11 am Tuesday January 22, 2019, at St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church of Houghton with Fr. John Martignon to officiate. Spring burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery of Houghton.      Friends may call on…

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Baltic      Earl G. Nelson 79, a resident of Baltic, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock following a lengthy illness.      He was born on December 13, 1939, in Baltic, MI, a son of the late Gunnar and Nancy (Kovala) Nelson.  Earl was raised in Baltic and the Detroit area where he graduated High school from and then attended a local college for a short time.      Mr….

Hancock/Chassell      Paul A. Rimpela, 88, a resident of Hancock and former Chassell resident passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018, at the Winona House of Portage Pointe where he had been a resident since this past February.      The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes of Hancock are assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

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Cary, IL      Robert Michael Holderness, 38, a resident of Cary, IL and former Houghton resident passed away Wednesday morning September 26, 2018, at the Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove, IL, following a short illness.      He was born on April 14, 1980, in Hancock, MI.  Michael was raised in Houghton and Hancock before moving with his family to North Carolina, New Jersey and then to Lake in the Hills, IL, and was a graduate of…

L’Anse,      Fay A. Giunta, 81, a resident of L’Anse, passed away Wednesday September 26, 2018, at the Light House of Hancock where she had been a resident patient.      The Memorial Chapel & Plowe Funeral Homes are assisting the family with the arrangements.