TOIVOLA — Charles P. "Chucky" Aho, 69, a resident of Toivola, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at his home. He was born on July 19, 1956, in Detroit, Michigan, a son of the late Philip and Irene (Heikkinen) Aho. Chuck was raised in Redford, Michigan, until moving with his ...
Jean Kathleen Lange, 88, of Hancock, died on July 16, 2025, at Our Lady of Mercy Health and Rehabilitation in Hubbell. She was born on Aug. 3, 1936, in Hancock, the daughter of the late Fabian and Catherine (nee Gates) Chagnon. Jean graduated from Hancock High School in 1954. She married Edmund R. Lange on January 10, 1960. As a military family they were stationed in Germany, California, Colorado, Virginia and Maryland. Upon his retirement, they settled in Odenton, Maryland, where she resided until after his death in 1992 returning to Hancock in 1997. Jean was employed at St. ...
HANCOCK — David J. “Dave” Soliz, 71, of Hancock, passed away on Aug. 5, 2025, at the Omega House in Houghton. Dave was born on March 28, 1954, in Detroit to the late Daniel and Beulah (Smith) Soliz. He graduated from Lincoln Park High School in 1972. He then worked at Miceli and Oldfield's in several positions for 45 years. He also owned his own power washing company for over 20 years. He spent his retirement years working for his son-in-law and daughter's business, The Forge restaurant, in Hancock. He was a very hardworking person and often times held a second or third ...
BARAGA — Robert James Lamson, Sr., age 66, of Baraga, passed away at his home on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse.
HOUGHTON — Patricia Kathryn McGrath Alkire, 82, of Houghton, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, at the Omega House in Houghton. She was born on Nov. 28, 1942, in Toledo, Ohio, a daughter of the late Donald Francis and Helen Catherine (O'Brien) Mcgrath of Toledo. Pat received her BSN from Mercy College in Detroit, Michigan, in 1964 and her MSN from Wayne State University in Detroit in the mid 1980s. After moving to Houghton in 1971, Pat was employed as a nursing instructor at Michigan Tech University from 1971-80 and then helped develop the Suomi College Nursing program where ...
KEWEENAW BAY — Alycemay M. Bergeron, age 88, of Keweenaw Bay, passed away at the Omega House, Houghton, on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse.
