Parkersburg, W. Va. — Barbara Jean Maki (85) passed away on November 28, 2024 at Willows Center in Parkersburg, WV. Barbara was born March 20, 1939 in her parents’ Elmer and Aileen (Johnson) Savalox home on Huron Creek in Houghton, Michigan. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband ...
Copper City — Robert Roy Lamerand, 80, a resident of Copper City, Michigan passed away on December 3, 2024 at the UP Health Systems hospital in Marquette, Michigan. Robert was born on September 12, 1944 in Laurium, Michigan to Ed and Mary Lamerand. Robert graduated from Calumet High ...
GREENVILLE — Pamela Jane Webber, age 72, formerly of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024 in Lowell. She was born on December 20, 1951 in Ironwood Township, Michigan, the daughter of James and Janet (Olson) Webber. Pamela graduated from Ontonagon High School, class of 1970. She then attended Suomi College and Central Michigan University, and completed her master’s degree from Western Michigan University. During college, she became a proud member of the Delta Kappa Gamma professional society for women educators. After completing her education, she moved to ...
Renton, Wash. — Carol Marie Kirkish, a beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, and former resident of the Copper Country, passed away on December 1st, 2024, at the age of 85. She was born in Hancock, MI, on August 17, 1939, the youngest of five children to Irving Carl Yoohs and Ethel Flica ...
LAURIUM — Gerald John Tuovila, 85, of Laurium, Mich. Passed away at home peacefully with family by his side. Gerald was born in Laurium on July 2, 1939 to Alfred and Lulu (Bodi) Tuovila. He attended the CLK Schools and went on to earn a Master Plumbing License and started Kauppi-Tuovila Plumbing and Heating. Before retirement, Jerry also worked with Martineau & Morris Contracting. Jerry is survived by his wife Patricia, son John and his wife Brenda Tuovila, daughter Laura Neumann, and grandchildren Josh (Alison) Tuovila, James Tuovila, and Body and Brooke Neumann, and numerous ...
Calumet — Rosemarie E. Winnie, 62, a resident of Calumet passed away at her daughters home on Friday, November 22, 2024 following a short illness. She was born on April 14, 1962, in Laurium a daughter of the late Lois and Eleanor (Lukima) Ucman. She graduated from Wayne High School with the class of 1981 She was united in marriage to her lifelong sweetheart Ronald Winnie on November 30th. They met each other when she was 16 and he was 19 and have been together ever since. Rosemarie was employed at Meijer in Taylor, MI for 10 years working in the shipping and receiving ...
