HOUGHTON — John Delbert Makela, your life, it seems, just began when you left us. There were so many dreams to follow. So many things left unfinished. I just can’t seem to focus on on the memories when you had so much life left to live. Your “dash” ended way too soon. Thirty-two years ...

LAKE LINDEN — Donald J. Lewis, 89, a former Copper Country resident, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. He was born on February 26, 1932, in Hubbell, to W. Allen and Bertha Lewis. He attended the local schools and graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School with the class of ...

CALUMET — John R. (Jack) Ketola passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital. Jack was born on April 29, 1931, in Mohawk to Ronald and Ethel (Tolonen) Ketola. Jack graduated from Calumet High School in 1949. He served two years in the United States Army during ...

HANCOCK — Shirley LaVerne Rasmussen, a resident of Portage Pointe in Hancock, and recent long-time resident of The Bluffs of Houghton, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2022. Shirley was born March 28, 1926, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a daughter of Frank E. (Ted) and Lydia E. (Gustafson) ...

CALUMET — William J. Bykkonen, of Calumet, passed on January 19, 2022. Bill was born on June 12, 1935, in Phoenix to William and Beatrice (Hoffenbecker) Bykkonen. On April 25, 1964, he was united in marriage to Doroth Gawronski in Detroit, Michigan. Bill attended grade school in Eagle ...

BARAGA — Raymond William Bellaire, age 61, of Baraga, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, as a result of an accident at work. Ray was born October 18, 1960, in L’Anse, son of Richard and Elizabeth (Jarvey) Bellaire. He was raised in Baraga on the family farm on Bellaire Road, the ...