CHASSELL — Maureen J. Gray, 78, a resident of Chassell, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, at UP Health System - Portage following a lengthy illness. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service - Hancock Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.
TAPIOLA — Angeline Lyttinen (née Colombe), 75, of Tapiola, passed away at her home on Nov. 23, 2025. She was born on May 29, 1950, in Chassell, to Cecilia (Beauchamp) and Lawrence Colombe. Angeline grew up in Houghton County and graduated from Houghton High School. She was a lifelong and devoted member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church of Chassell, and her faith remained a source of strength throughout her life. On March 14, 1970, she married Melvyn Lyttinen, and together they built a home and family filled with love and laughter. Angeline worked as a teacher’s aide supporting ...
Dorothy Richetta passed away peacefully on Oct. 22 at Aspirus hospital with her sister and some members of the parish at her side. She was born at Laurium Memorial hospital on Aug. 11, 1938, to Dominic and Anna (Rabuze) Richetta, graduated from Sacred Heart school in June 1958, and loved cheerleading and watching basketball. Shortly after graduation she left for Adrian, Michigan, where she entered the Dominican Order and was ordained in 1963. She received her teaching degree and taught in several Catholic schools in Chicago and Munising. She returned home after 10 years. She then ...
LIMINGA — Juliana H. Marttila, 94, a resident of Liminga, passed away Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, at the Pewabic house of Portage Pointe in Hancock, where she had been a resident patient. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service - Hancock Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements, which will be announced at a later time.
Lawrence “Larry” Kahkonen, 84, of Chassell, formerly of L’Anse, passed away peacefully on Nov. 20, 2025. He was born on Aug. 2, 1941, in Pequaming, Michigan, to Waino and Marie (Brunet) Kahkonen. Larry grew up with a strong work ethic and a love for hunting and fishing that followed ...
TAPIOLA — Angeline (Melvin) Lyttinen, 75, a resident of Tapiola, unexpectedly passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, at her home following an apparent heart attack. The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service - Chassell Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements, which will be announced at a later time.
