All Obituaries

Mary Normand

Lake Linden: Mary M. (Seppala) Normand, 80, of Lake Linden, passed away at the Omega House on June 7, 2018, after a short battle with ALS. She was born on December 27, 1937 in Spokane, Washington, a daughter of Edward and Margaret Seppala. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School in...

Lake Linden: Mary M. (Seppala) Normand, 80, of Lake Linden, passed away at the Omega House on June 7, 2018, after a short battle with...

Christine Gamache

Lake Linden: Christine Marie Gamache, 44, of Lake Linden, went to be with the Lord on May 31, 2018. She was born on May 15, 1974, in Westminster, Maryland, a daughter of Richard Gamache and Florence (Gamache) Lewis. She graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell Schools in 1992. Christine...

Lake Linden: Christine Marie Gamache, 44, of Lake Linden, went to be with the Lord on May 31, 2018. She...

Anneliese Dupuis

Calumet: Anneliese Dupuis, 89, of Calumet passed away peacefully at the Houghton County Medical Care facility on May 29, 2018. She was born on January 15, 1925 in Bad Vilbel, Germany to Heinrich and Marie Magdalene (Krieg) Winter. She attended school in Germany and moved to the United States after her marriage to Gordon Dupuis. They were married on August 20, 1949 at St. Joseph Church in Frankfurt, Germany. Then lived in Lake Linden for a time before moving to...

Calumet: Anneliese Dupuis, 89, of Calumet passed away peacefully at the Houghton County Medical Care facility on May 29, 2018. She was born on January 15, 1925 in Bad Vilbel, Germany to...

Bernard Schmitt

Hubbell: Bernard I. Schmitt, Sr., 94, of Hubbell, passed away at The Lighthouse at Hubbell, after a long illness, on May 25, 2018. He was born on July 16, 1923 in Warren, Michigan, a son of John and Jeanette (Jacobson) Schmitt. He attended Sacred Heart School in Laurium before he went to work at “Camp Four Eye,” a CC Camp in Mass City. He was in the Army-Air Force during World War II, serving for 3 years in New Guinea, The Philippines, and The Pacific...

Hubbell: Bernard I. Schmitt, Sr., 94, of Hubbell, passed away at The Lighthouse at Hubbell, after a long illness, on May 25, 2018. He was born on July 16, 1923 in Warren, Michigan, a son of John...

June Sargent

Lake Linden: June (Kauthen) Sargent, 88, of Lake Linden, passed away on May 12, 2018 at The Lighthouse at Hubbell. She was born June 28, 1929, in Garden, a daughter of Raymond and Delia Kauthen. June was married to Frederick Sargent on June 10, 1950. He passed away on March 18, 2015,...

Lake Linden: June (Kauthen) Sargent, 88, of Lake Linden, passed away on May 12, 2018 at The Lighthouse at...

Mario Sapino

Hubbell: Mario A. Sapino, 65, of Hubbell, passed away at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital, after a short illness, on May 11, 2018. He was born on July 9, 1952, a son of Lawrence and LaVerna Sapino. He was a graduate of Calumet High School, where he was a proud participant of the ROTC program. He completed course work at Michigan Tech to become an electrician and later, he earned a CNA certificate from Gogebic Community College. He worked for McCabe...

Hubbell: Mario A. Sapino, 65, of Hubbell, passed away at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospital, after a short illness, on May 11, 2018. He was born on July 9, 1952, a son of Lawrence and...

Milton Heikkinen

Calumet: Milton Paul Heikkinen, 77, of Calumet and Houghton, passed away on May 11, 2018 at The Omega House in Houghton with his loving children by his side, following a lengthy illness. He was born on November 5, 1940, in Mohawk, the town he referred to as his “stomping grounds.” He attended school in Mohawk. He served in the US...

Calumet: Milton Paul Heikkinen, 77, of Calumet and Houghton, passed away on May 11, 2018 at The Omega House in Houghton with his loving children by his side, following a lengthy...

Mabel Goninan

Lake Linden: Mabel P. Goninan, 81, of Lake Linden, passed away on April 26, 2018 at The Lighthouse at Hubbell. Mabel was born on July 18, 1936 in Flint, MI, a daughter of John and Hazel Ziegler. She was married to Lloyd Goninan on February 27, 1995 at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Lake...

Lake Linden: Mabel P. Goninan, 81, of Lake Linden, passed away on April 26, 2018 at The Lighthouse at...

Anna Miller

Bootjack – Anna Elizabeth Miller, of Bootjack, passed away after a short illness on April 26, 2018 at the Lighthouse at Hubbell. She was just 2 days from her 87th birthday. Anna was born on April 28, 1931, a daughter of Charles and Alina (Raisanen) Parsiala (also known as Parsiola). She attended school in Lake Linden and graduated in 1949. From 1950 till 2014 she and her...

Bootjack – Anna Elizabeth Miller, of Bootjack, passed away after a short illness on April 26, 2018 at the Lighthouse at Hubbell. She was just 2 days from her 87th...

Arbutus Bleise

Calumet: Arbutus Bleise, 91, went home to her Lord and Savior on April 13, 2018. She passed away at Houghton County Medical Care Facility where she had been a resident since February 2017. She was born on July 4, 1926 to Edward and Olga Willmers in Laurium, Michigan. Arbutus attended Dollar Bay Schools and graduated from Suomi College. Arbutus was employed as an Avon saleswomen in the Lake Linden-Hubbell area, a Michigan Tech Nursery School teacher, and a Head Start...

Calumet: Arbutus Bleise, 91, went home to her Lord and Savior on April 13, 2018. She passed away at Houghton County Medical Care Facility where she had been a resident since February...