DOLLAR BAY — Dr. Leonard W. Beesley, 79, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and a well-known area dentist, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at Canal View -- Houghton County, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born on July 24, 1946, in Hancock, son of the ...
Thomas “Suds” Laurie, of Ahmeek, passed away on Nov. 15, 2025, at the Omega House in Houghton. He was born on April 1, 1952, in Laurium to parents Theodore and Mabel (Harry) Laurie. Thomas graduated from Calumet High School. He also went to meat cutting school in Marquette. He met the ...
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Donald Edward Antila passed away Nov. 7, 2025, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Donald was born on Jan. 17, 1949, in Hancock, to Edwin and Edna (Kokkonen) Antila. He grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where he graduated from Jeffers High School in 1967 and then ...
HANCOCK — Janice Fay Peterson, 98, a long time resident of Hancock, passed away on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at Canal View – Houghton County. Janice was born on Oct. 2, 1927, in Ripley to the late William and Fay (McPail) Marlor, later graduating from Hancock High School in 1946. She was ...
Peter Raymond LaCasse, 64, of Ontonagon, was welcomed into the arms of his Savior on Nov. 12, 2025, at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, Wisconsin, after a life marked by faith, family, and faithful service. He was born on March 15, 1961, in Laurium, to Roland and Virginia LaCasse. ...
Gretchen Laakonen, 92, passed into eternal life on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Omega House where she resided for one month. Private services will be held at Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home with Rev. Bryan Lundquist of St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church to officiate. Burial will take place in Lake View Cemetery in Calumet. The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. To view a full obituary for Gretchen, please visit www.ericksoncrowleypeterson.com.
