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Obituaries

Philip Kangas

TWIN LAKES — Philip Donald Kangas, 78, a resident of Twin Lakes, died on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Canal View — Houghton County following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 10, 1947, in Hancock, MI, a son of the late Donald and Bertha (Godell) Kangas. Philip was raised in ...

Mae M. LaRue

ATLANTIC MINE — Mae M. LaRue, 95, a former resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Woodland Heaven, of Canal View — Houghton County, where she had been a resident patient. She was born on October 27,1930, in Atlantic Mine, MI, a daughter of the late Eino and ...

Sharon Stefanich

Sharon Marie (Moilanen) Stefanich of New Allouez passed away suddenly on March 28, 2026 at UP Health System Portage. Sharon was born on January 31, 1949 in Laurium, MI to Emil (Amy) and Doris Moilanen. Sharon attended local schools and graduated with the Calumet High School class of 1967. In ...

Sharon Poisson

HUBBELL — Sharon Poisson, 84, of Hubbell passed away peacefully at home Friday, March 27th, after a period of declining health. She was born April 25, 1941 to Clarence and Mariette (Gagnon) Germain. She was the eldest of five, growing up in Lake Linden and attending St. Joseph and Lake ...

Eugene Pini

LAKE LINDEN : Eugene Arthur “Jr.” Pini, 86, of Lake Linden passed away on March 29, 2026. Eugene was born on February 6, 1940 in Hubbell, a son of Eugene and Margaret (Mongeau) Pini. He was the second of 13 children. The family later moved to the farm on the Rice Lake Road in Lake ...

Fern Helen Lanctot

HOUGHTON — Fern Helen Lanctot, 90, a longtime resident of Houghton, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026 at PortagePointe in Hancock. She was born on January 7, 1936 in Lead, South Dakota to the late Rudolph and Helen (Johnson) Prach. She and her family moved to Calumet when she was young, ...