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Obituaries

Marie Kellan

HOUGHTON — Marie A. Kellan, 83, a resident of Houghton, passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, at the Omega House in Houghton. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service - Hancock Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements, which will be announced at a later time.

Wesley Byykkonen

HANCOCK — Wesley I. Byykkonen, 87, a resident of Hancock, passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, at Canal View — Houghton County, where he had been a resident patient for the past month. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service - Hancock Chapel is assisting the family with the ...

Janet Beilman

Janet Beilman, 80, a resident of Lake Linden, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Canal View. A full obituary and service details will be posted at a later date. The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online condolences for the family may be left ...

James Ruppe

James Albert Ruppe passed away peacefully on June 16, 2025, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary's Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.  He was born on Nov. 27, 1932, in Lake Linden, and was a lifelong resident of Houghton. He was the son of Peter Edward Ruppe and Antoinette Bosch Ruppe, and brother of ...

Dale Peterson

CHASSELL — Dale R. Peterson, 85, a resident of Chassell, Spring Lake, Michigan, and Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Spring Lake, with his family by his side. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service-Hancock Chapel is assisting the family with the ...

Susan Kallio

HOLLIS, Maine — Susan “Sue” Kay Kallio, age 68, passed away on April 27, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family. Born on July 5, 1956, she was raised in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, graduating from Dollar Bay High School. Sue married the love of her life, George, on May 18, 1974, ...