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Obituaries

Sandra Lee Aittama (Kukkonen)

Sandra Lee Aittama (Kukkonen), 70, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Hancock, MI, daughter of the late Edward Kukkonen. A devoted mother, she is survived by her four children, Gary (Rebecca) Aittama of Coeur d’ Alene, ID, Susan ...

Margaret Mary Keranen Blom

Margaret Mary Keranen Blom was called home to be with our Lord on October 26th, 2022. Born 3/24/1939, she grew up on a dairy farm in Elo, MI with her parents Arthur and Ida Keranen and 7 siblings. She graduated from John A. Doelle School in Tapiola. She met Theodore Blom on July 4, 1956 ...

Laverne M. Auger

Laverne M. Auger, 96, of South Bend passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022. Laverne was born in Laurium, MI to the late Nicholas & Florence (Lobb) Capello. She graduated from Calumet High School in 1943. On June 15, 1946, in Detroit, Laverne married Charles Hugo Auger who preceded ...

George Peter Van Straten

George Peter Van Straten, age 94 of Baraga, Ml passed away on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022 at UP Health System-Portage in Hancock, MI. He was born November 26, 1927 in Baraga, Ml son of George and Gertrude (Schmidt) Van Straten. Pete graduated from Baraga High School in 1946. On February 26, ...

Grace Charlene Juleff

Grace Charlene Juleff, age 89, of Atlantic Mine/Houghton passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, October 20, 2022 following a brief illness. Grace was born on March 1, 1933 to William and Viola (Rautio) Lexson. She was the second youngest of ten children. She was raised on the family ...

Robert Raymond “Gopher” Sirvio

Robert Raymond Sirvio, of Calumet, Michigan, passed away suddenly at his home on Friday, October 21 of an apparent heart attack. Robert, fondly known as Gopher, was born on May 12, 1936. He was born in Painesdale, Michigan to William and Aina (Taipala) Sirvio, and as a child, the family ...