HOUGHTON — Mr. Raymond “Ray” Kestner, age 91, of Grand Haven, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023, surrounded by his family and staff at Grand Pines Assisted Living Center. He was born June 16, 1932, in Houghton, Michigan to Steven and Amelia (Marzene) Kestner. Raymond, graduated from ...
HOUGHTON — Patricia Fern Korkko passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at Canal View Skilled Nursing Facility where she has been a resident for the past seven years. She was born in Laurium, MI on March 16, 1946 to Sulo and Adele Salonen and raised in Calumet, MI. She was a graduate of Calumet High School. Patricia (Patsy) married Bruce Allen Korkko on June 18, 1966. They moved from Saginaw Michigan to White Pine, Michigan in 1968, where they raised their two children, Mark and Glenn. She moved to Houghton, Michigan in 2006 to be closer to her family. Patricia was ...
BURNSVILLE — Eldon George Kinnunen, 91, passed away November 9, 2023, in Burnsville, Minnesota after a lengthy illness. He was born on September 29, 1932, to Laina and Adam Kinnunen in Salo, rural Hancock, Michigan. He attended Salo and Hancock schools, served 4 years in the US Navy and ...
BARAGA — Lisa Ann Haataja, 59, of Baraga, MI passed away peacefully; surrounded by loved ones, on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI, weeks after receiving a diagnosis of MDS, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Lisa was born on September 22, 1964, in Hancock, MI, to Norman Haataja Sr. and Doris Dakota (Heikkinen). Lisa lost her hearing after an illness in early infancy. She was proud of the community of deaf individuals she identified with. She graduated with honors from Houghton High School, attended Gallaudet University in Washington D.C., and ...
LAC LA BELLE — Robert “Bob” Richard Good, 76, of Lac La Belle, MI, passed away on November 9, 2023 at Aspirus Hospital in Laurium, MI. Born in Cicero, IL, he was the son of the late Anthony and Genevieve (Gradomski) Good. Robert graduated from Palatine High School in Palatine, IL and ...
HUBBELL — Albert “Pudgy” Perreault, 78, passed away on November 10, 2023. He was born on June 12, 1945 and raised in Lake Linden. He graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School in 1963. Pudgy was a stellar athlete in football and track. He worked for Calumet & Hecla as a miner for 5 years until it closed in 1968. At that time, he attended Northern Michigan University and graduated with an Associate’s Degree in Water & Wastewater Technology in 1970. He worked for Portage Lake Water and Sewer Authority for 40 years, retiring in 2010. Ever civic-minded, he served on the ...
