Baltic — Paul M. “Sonny” Mickalich, 88, a resident of Baltic passed away Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at the Omega House in Houghton Following a lengthy illness. He was born on Jan. 24, 1936, in TriMountain, MI, a son of the late Paul and Florence (Skoviak) Mickalich. Paul was raised in ...

Alan (Al) Roger Silvola, 56, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 at home with his family by his side after a long battle with Huntington’s Disease. He was born on Jan. 28, 1968 in Manistique, MI to the late Roger Silvola and Donna (Lazenby) VanTiegham. He graduated from Hancock High ...

Hancock — Barbara Ellen Kenny, 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at Canal View – Houghton County following a lengthy illness. Barb was born on Feb. 6, 1942, in Trimountain, to the late Werner and Mildred (Jokela) Kenny. She attended local schools before moving to ...

Houghton — Joan M. (Niemi) Leinonen, 88, a resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton, and a former resident of Chassell and South Range, passed away Wednesday morning Jan. 22, 2025, at her home at The Bluffs. Born on Dec. 11, 1936, the daughter of the late William and Olga ...

Elo — John D. Kolehmainen, 76, a longtime resident of Elo, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the Omega House in Houghton. Born on March 10, 1948, in Hancock, John was the son of the late John William and Lilly Anna Maria (Ohman) Kolehmainen. He grew up in Klingville and graduated ...

GWINN — Jacob Kris Haralson, 37, of Gwinn, died Friday, Jan. 17, 2024, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born Oct. 20, 1987, in Ishpeming, a son of Kris and Margaret (Kroll) Haralson. He was a 2006 graduate of Gwinn High School, earned an Associate degree from Mid Michigan ...