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Obituaries

Dolores ‘Dee’ Little

SUPERIOR LOCATION — Dolores “Dee” Little, 92, a resident of Superior Rd., Houghton, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Woodland Haven of Canal View—Houghton County where she had been a resident patient. Dee was born on July 30, 1930, in Chicago, IL, to Selma (Patana) and Gustav ...

June R. Peterson

On June 25, 2023, June R. Peterson aka Junie passed into her second journey with her loving daughter by her side. She was born June 26, 1944, on Pewabic Street in Laurium to Toivo and Mamie (Koivu/BuIIer) Ahonen. Junie graduated from Calumet schools in 1962. This is where she met the love of ...

Rich Korhonen

Gay — Rich Korhonen, 76, of Gay, passed away at Aspirus-Keweenaw Hospital on July 9, 2023, after a short illness. He was born on October 20, 1946, a son of Hugo and Jane Korhonen. He graduated from Cody High School in Detroit. Rich served in the US Army in Vietnam. He worked for Diebold ...

Patricia Rae Hocking-Nettell-Laux

ALSTON — Patricia Rae (James) Hocking-Nettell-Laux, 66, a resident of Alston, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at UP Health System - Marquette following a short illness. She was born on May 6, 1957, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Gerald and Ellen (Beiswanger) Hocking. Patricia was ...

Peter Alan Putala

BARK RIVER — Peter Alan “Pete” Putala, 79, of Bark River, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2023 of unexpectedly of natural causes. He was born June 11, 1944 in Hancock, MI, son of Arvo and Wilma (Pirkola) Putala. Peter graduated from Baraga High school and attended Michigan Tech for ...

Gertrude Delores Somero

Gertrude Delores (Heikkinen) Somero, 97, was peacefully called to her heavenly home on June 18, 2023, with her children at her side. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert (2010); granddaughter Kerrie Wolfe (2017); daughter-in-law Lynn Somero (2017); brothers William, Oscar, Raymond ...