KEWEENAW BAY — Our much loved, William Andrew Vertanen, left this world on Sunday, October 3, 2021, he was 74 years old. Billy was born to William and Louise Vertanen of Keweenaw Bay on April 16, 1947. He grew up on the family farm on the shores of Lake Superior. He attended school at the ...

ASKEL — Kenneth Arne Oscar Huhtasaari, age 87, of Askel, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at his home. He was born June 10, 1934, in Elo, son of Arne and Anna (Heikkinen) Huhtasaari. Kenneth attended the John A. Doelle School in Tapiola and then school in Detroit. He ...

L’ANSE — Karl Robert Kahkonen, age 73, of L’Anse, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at his home. He was born November 26, 1947, in L’Anse, son of Waino and Marie (Brunet) Kahkonen. Karl graduated from L’Anse High School in 1966. He then went into the U.S. Army, serving ...

HANCOCK — Elaine S. LaFernier, 75, a resident of Hancock passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 29, 2021. She was born on January 3, 1946, in Askel, a daughter of the late Waino and Hilma (Moilanen) Juntunen. Elaine was raised in Askel and was a graduate of the John A. Doelle ...

HANCOCK — Milton Gordon Niemi, 90, passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Canal View Houghton County in Hancock where he had been a resident for the past 18 months. Milton was drafted into the U.S. Army as a corporal in the Medical Corps during the Korean Conflict. After his ...

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. — Eleanor J. Hughes, a longtime local resident, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, September 4, 2021, at her home in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, after a short illness. Eleanor was born August 8, 1928, in Baraga, to parents Waino Komula and Hannah ...