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Obituaries

Ruth Andresen

Ruth Christine Dennis Andresen, 82, of Statesville, NC, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House. She was born January 18, 1940, to the late Ferris Robert Dennis and Esther Christine Heikkinen Dennis. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a sister, ...

Brian E. Heikkila

Otter Lake — Brian E. Heikkila, 48, a resident of Otter Lake, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023, at his home in Otter Lake. He was born on January 12, 1975, in Hancock, a son of Dennis Heikkila and Mary Ellen Heikkinen. Brian was raised in Tapiola and was a graduate of the Houghton ...

Lynda Lee Sengstock Griffith

Charlotte — Lynda (Lyn) Lee Sengstock Griffith passed September 5, 2023, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 79 years old. Lyn was born in Tallahassee, Florida and raised by her grandparents in the village of Hardwood, Michigan. At 14, she moved from Hardwood to Iron ...

Michael G. Waisanen

Houghton — Michael G. Waisanen, 72, a resident of Houghton passed away at his home in Houghton on September 11, 2023, from an apparent heart attack. To send condolences to Mike’s family please visit www.memorialchapel.net. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service - Hancock ...

Barbara Jeanne Cooper

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 ...

Alex Bruce Letvenow

MARQUETTE — Alex Bruce Letvenow, age 85, of Marquette, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming. Alex was born July 2, 1938, in Highland Park, Michigan, a son of Alex and Florence (Pyykkonen) Letvenow. He was raised in Detroit with ...