Lillian “Lilly” Elizabeth (Moilanen) Makela, 81, of De Pere, passed away Friday, July 21, 2023. She was born on April 24, 1942, in Trimountain, Michigan to the late Tovio and Lillian (Myllyaho “Aho”) Moilanen. Lilly was raised in Hancock and graduated in 1960 from Hancock Central ...
Elaine (Ollila) Porkka, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at the age of 95 at Hazel Findlay Country Manor. Elaine was the oldest of eight siblings, a role she quickly exceled at. Growing up in the era of the Great Depression, she learned that a strong work ethic, a kind ...
Hubbell — Brandon Harvey Looper, 48, a resident of Hubbell, passed away on July 25, 2023. Brandon was born in Roseville, CA on February 4, 1975. He enjoyed rock picking, fishing, and being outdoors. He was always the guy to come through when you needed him. He was a great father, a hard ...
Baltic — She was our North Star. Helmi Helen Laitila was born in the Copper Country of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and was raised from an early age in Baltic. She was a daughter of the late Elias and Helmi (Moilanen) Laitila and grew up with her two sisters, Karen and Barbara, and two brothers, Ed and Bill. She graduated with honors from Jeffers High School in Painesdale in 1954 and then attended Suomi College. She stayed in the dorm “Old Main” and worked at Nissila Greenhouses while attending college. She then joined the U.S. Air Force, which wasn’t common for a young woman of ...
Tamarack City — Robert “Bob” Olli, 71, of Tamarack City, passed away on August 1, 2023, at the Omega House in Houghton, after a courageous battle with duodenal cancer, with family by his side. He was born on March 12, 1952, a son of Paul and Sylvia (Wetelainen) Olli. He graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School in 1970. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving from 1970 to 1973, and was stationed at the Sheridan-Kaserne in Augsburg, Germany. He attended Ferris State College in 1974-1975, earning a degree in welding. He worked at Isle Royale National Park, and later, Bob ...
HOUGHTON - Dr. William W. Predebon Sr., of Houghton, retired Professor and Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, at Michigan Technological University, died unexpectedly at the young age of 80 on July 21, 2023, at UP Health System-Portage Hospital in ...
