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David Maki

CALUMET — David Lee Maki, 58, passed away on October 11, 2023, at his home. He was born in Laurium, a son of Wesley Maki and Claire Kolmonen. He was a graduate of Hancock High School. David was a loving and kind hearted man who worked as an auto mechanic. He was preceded in death by wife Cindy and father Wesley. He is survived by his mother, siblings Wanda, Dwane, Lissa and Jamie. Also surviving are uncle Sulo E. Maki and nieces and nehpews including Brendan and Sheridan. David’s special friends include Darlene and Clyde Gruver and Tyler Bukema and Ron “Harpo” Mihelich. ...

Edward Cosellian

CALUMET - Edward Z. Cosellian, 101, a resident of Calumet passed away on Saturday October 7, 2023 at Portage Pointe in Hancock. He was born on December 17, 1921 in Detroit, the son of the late Mike and Norma (Sarafian) Cosellian. Ed served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946 as Chief Electrician’s Mate on the USS Mayrant DD-402. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received during action in the Mediterranean in 1943. On August 19, 1950 he was united in marriage to Gloria Marie Olson at the Olson family farm in Calumet. After their marriage they lived in Detroit ...

Anita Juntunen

ATLANTIC MINE/HOUGHTON - Anita A. Juntunen, 59, a resident of Houghton and formerly of Atlantic Mine, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at Mission Pointe of Hancock following a battle with cancer. She was born on October 16, 1963, in Calumet, MI, the daughter of the late Norbert and ...

James Perfetti

HOUGHTON - James Perfetti of Houghton, Michigan passed away after a short battle with cancer on October 5th, 2023, at UP Health Systems in Hancock, Michigan. James was born on April 8th, 1954 in Hancock, Michigan to Cassimero Perfetti and Eleanor (Recore) Perfetti. James received his GED ...

Margaret Turovaara

TRAPROCK — Margaret (Marge) Turovaara, 84 of Traprock passed away on October 5, 2023. She was born in L’Anse on May 24, 1939, a daughter of Paul and Berniece (Koski) Laho. She graduated from John Pershing Highschool in Detroit in 1957. She married Melvin Turovaara on May 25, 1957 and ...

Barbara Mary Frank

MENTOR, OH — Barbara Mary Frank (nee: Hosking), age 84, of Mentor, Ohio, passed away September 11, 2023. Barbara was born November 13, 1938 in Calumet, MI. She was a devoted mother to three children and a caring and fun-loving grandmother of 7. For over 50 years, Barbara was a member of St. ...