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Lee Thomas Markham

Lee Thomas Markham, age 26, was pronounced dead on Feb. 7, 2025, after an apparent fall from a remote hiking trail in Texas. He was born on July 30, 1998, in Hancock, the fourth son of Robert W. Markham Jr. and Mary T. Markham. He graduated from Chassell Township Schools in 2016 with honors. He took after his dad and played baseball for many years, starting in Little League and continuing with Legion Baseball. He also was very fond of the backwoods and streams, fishing whenever he could, and hiking long distances. In fact, the last time he was in the Copper Country, it was ...

Lucille D. Neelands

MANITOWOC, Wis., — Lucille D. Neelands, age 99, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center. The former Lucille Holme was born on Feb. 17, 1925, at Hubbell a daughter of the late Edward and Jennie (Aho) Holme. She grew up on Tamarack Hill where she enjoyed ice skating and fishing on Lake Superior with her father. Lucille was a 1944 graduate of Dollar Bay High School. On Aug. 23, 1952, Lucille was married to Robert Neelands in Laurium. He preceded her in death on Dec. 10, 2006. The couple moved to Manitowoc in ...

Roy C. Lindstrom

Roy C. Lindstrom, 91, passed away on Feb. 19, 2025 at Bayside Village of L’Anse, where he resided for the past 18 months. He was born on Oct. 17, 1933, in Chassell, son of the late John and Viola (Walstrom) Lindstrom. Roy attended Chassell schools, graduating with the Class of 1952 at Chassell High School. On Oct. 9, 1954, Roy was married to the former Helen Laukka in Laurium. He was employed in Hancock driving Redi-Mix trucks, then at the White Pine Copper Mine as a miner and mechanic. He retired after 30+ years from White Pine. Roy enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member ...

Fr. Paul Gerald Manderfield

Fr. Paul Gerald Manderfield passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 16, 2025, at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital at the age of 92. Paul Gerald Manderfield was born on July 4, 1932, in Houghton to John Manderfield and Katherine (Schaafs). Paul went to the St. Ignatius School and then to Houghton High ...

Donald James Mattson

ISHPEMING — Donald James Mattson, 84, longtime resident of Cooper Lake Road, passed away peacefully on February 18 at MCMCF following a lengthy illness. Donald was born on June 30, 1940, in Chassell, the son of Elmer and Pearl (Lauluma) Mattson. Don graduated from Chassell High School in 1958, then went to Northern Michigan University on a basketball scholarship. He played for one year and then served in the U.S. Navy until honorably discharged in 1961. Don married his high school sweetheart Connie Collette on June 23, 1962 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They were married for 62 ...

Judy Eskola

Judith Ida Eskola, age 80, of Calumet Township passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. She was born on Aug. 15, 1944, in Detroit, a daughter of Otto and Hulda Hermanson. She grew up in Detroit and graduated from Henry Ford High School in 1962. She married Richard Eskola in Detroit on December 14, 1963. The couple moved to Calumet in the fall of 1964. She was a member of the Apostolic Lutheran Church of Fulton. Judy was preceded in death by her parents, a son Jon and a brother Ron. Surviving are her husband; sons: Brent, of Calumet; Timothy (Mary Ellen), of ...