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Myra B. DeMotts

HOUGHTON — Myra B. DeMotts, 95, a resident of the Bluff’s Senior Living Community passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness. She was born on October 25, 1927, in Chicago, IL, a daughter of the late Wayne and Lempi (Paalanen) ...

David William Butkovich

David William Butkovich went home to be with his Heavenly Father on September 20, 2023. He was surrounded by loving and dedicated family members. David was born in Laurium, Michigan on February 1, 1942, to parents William Joseph and Ruth E. Biekkola Butkovich. A graduate of Calumet High ...

Kurt Alan Hakala

LAURIUM - Kurt Alan Hakala, 57, of Laurium, passed away on September 20, 2023, after injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born on July 6, 1966, a son of Ralph and Joyce (Moilanen) Hakala. He attended Dollar Bay Schools and graduated from Hancock Central High School. He ...

Joel Tuoriniemi

FULTON - Joel Tuoriniemi, a resident of Fulton, passed away at the age of 50 on September 19, 2023, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Joel was born on November 8, 1972 in Laurium, son to William and Bonnie (Laurie) Tuoriniemi. Joel graduated from Calumet High School with the ...

Deborah Jo Aho

MARQUETTE, MI - Deborah Jo Aho, 70, of Marquette, died Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at her home. She was born February 23, 1953, in Hancock, MI, a daughter of the late Edwin A. and Ellen H. (Heikkinen) Aho. She was 1971 graduate of Ontonagon High School. Following graduation, she enlisted ...

Pamela Margaret Hanson

There were many sides of Pam’s personality, some that people never knew. She wrote ditties for friends and special occasions. This one is for you, Pam - it’s only fitting that you have one too. Pam Hanson is with us, but not in a physical manner. Her voice lives within us, beseeching us to be kind. She was accepting, generous, almost too trusting, and lived her life as she was so inclined. She brought us all together, to remember her life well spent. Her life of friendship and adventure, with happiness from people and places she went. Sports were important to Pam, she ...