CHASSELL — Charlie Naasko, a longtime resident of Chassell and Toivola, MI and Wauwatosa, WI, passed away peacefully at home on June 28, 2023. Charlie was born at home at his family’s Toivola homestead on Old Rink Road to Charlie Sr. and Esther (Maki) Naasko. He is survived by his ...

MOHAWK — Brian R. Isaacson, 77, of Fulton Location, Mohawk, passed away on June 21, 2024 at the Omega House in Houghton. Brian was born on August 8, 1946 in Laurium, son of Carl and Leone Isaacson. He was a graduate of Calumet High School, Michigan Technological University, and was a ...

PAINESDALE - Paul G. Ollila, 83, a resident of Painesdale, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas, while wintering with family following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 17, 1940, in Negaunee, MI, a son of the late Uno and Lya (Klenke) Ollila. Paul was raised in ...

MARQUETTE, MI — John A. LaBonte, 86, of Marquette, passed away Thursday morning, June 6, 2024 at U.P. Health System - Marquette. John was born on July 23, 1937 in Calumet, MI to Norman and Bernadine (Hermann) LaBonte. He was a 1956 graduate of Calumet High School. John married the former ...

HOUGHTON — Our Dad sadly left us. Nicholas Thomas Kaiser passed away on June 5, 2024. He was 90. Nick was born on December 6, 1933 in Houghton, Michigan to Grace Eleanor Richards and Nicholas Jacob Kaiser. He was the oldest of two children - with younger sister Jane serving as his foil as ...

HOUGHTON — Jorma “Joe” Kalliokoski passed away on Monday, June 3, 2024, at age 100. He was born in Harma, Finland on Nov 23, 1923 to Naima and August Kalliokoski. In 1931 his family moved to Sudbury, ON, Canada and later to Timmins, ON. He graduated from Western University in London, ...