Obituaries

Nov 1, 2022

Harvey, MI- Todd Matthew Couture, age 51, of 612 Willow Rd. in Harvey, MI passed away peacefully on November 1, 2022, of liver cancer while a patient at UP Health System Marquette under comforting palliative care.

Todd is survived by his mother, Margaret Couture of 111 Bluff St. Apt 615 of Ishpeming, MI, his aunt Mary Beth...

Oct 30, 2022

Big Bay, MI - Daniel J. Nye, age 79, Big Bay area resident, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022, while a resident at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming.

Daniel was born in Muskegon, MI on August 2, 1943, a son of the late June A (Hiles) and John Daniel Nye. He was a...

Oct 26, 2022

Ely Township, MI- Paul M. "Josh" Koski, age 73, Ely Township resident passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at UP Health System Marquette.

Paul was born in Negaunee, MI on May 20, 1949, a son of the late Andrew E. and Aili F. (Saari) Koski. He was a graduate of Republic High School, Class of 1967. Paul...

Oct 24, 2022

Ishpeming, MI- Marilyn Millimaki, age 78, former Ishpeming Township resident passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022, at Marquette County Medical Care Facility while under the care of family and Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice.

Marilyn was born in Ishpeming on April 13, 1944, a daughter of the late Rudolph E. and Elizabeth (Fredin) Franson. Marilyn...

Oct 22, 2022

Appleton, WI- Jerome Richard Starkey, born October 1, 1977, passed away at the age of 45 on October 22, 2022.

Jerome attended Northern Michigan University where he graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He then moved to Wisconsin and began working for a company called Plexus where he worked for over 20 years. He really enjoyed...

Oct 18, 2022

Ishpeming, MI - Alfred R. "Freddy" Brouillette, 78, of 306 S. Second St. Ishpeming, MI, passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, while in the loving care of his family and the U.P. Home Health and Hospice.

Alfred was born at the Calumet Hospital on December 11, 1943, a son of the late Martha...

Oct 17, 2022

Negaunee, MI - Donna M. (Aho) Luokkala, age 78, of 98 Croix St., Negaunee passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, October 17, 2022.

Donna was born on November 22, 1943, in Republic, MI the daughter of Eli and Alga (Mikkola) Aho.  Surviving are 2 sons - Peter Luokkala of Negaunee and Brandon (Amy) Luokkala of...

Oct 12, 2022

Norfolk, VA- Mary Kelly, age 75, former Ishpeming resident passed away on Wednesday October 12, 2022, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia after a year battle with breast cancer.

Mary was born on April 28, 1947, in Norristown, PA. She married James Kelly, who she met while he was in the Navy, March 15th, 1975, and...

Oct 11, 2022

Ishpeming- Dennis J. Desilets, age 65, Ishpeming resident, and former longtime Escanaba resident, passed away on Tuesday October 11, 2022 at UP Health System Marquette in the loving care of his family, and hospital staff following a lengthy battle with several illnesses.

Dennis was born in Escanaba on May 13, 1957, son of the late Benjamin and...

Oct 10, 2022

Humboldt Twp, MI- Elsie Sylvia Isotalo, age 97, longtime Humboldt Twp resident passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility where she has been a resident for the past 2 years.

Elsie was born on September 29, 1925, in Ely Township (Diorite Location) to Gust and Eleanor (Johnson) Laakso. She attended...

Oct 8, 2022

Ishpeming, MI - James R. "Lox" Laakso, Sr., age 72, of 130 Seilo Ave. Ishpeming passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022, at UP Health System Marquette.

Jim was born in Ishpeming on May 26, 1950, a son of the late Marian E. (Korpi) and Robert C. Laakso.  He grew up in Greenwood Location and was a graduate...

Oct 5, 2022

Republic, MI - Dolores Marie Rankinen, age 92, former Republic resident, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming where she had resided since 2013.

Dolores was born in Milwaukee, WI on January 27, 1930, a daughter of the late Edith (Nelson) and Fred Tangwall. She grew up in...

Oct 5, 2022

Ishpeming Twp., MI- Ellen Korpi Tippett of West Ishpeming passed into heaven to join her husband on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Eastwood Nursing Center, with loved ones at her side.  She was 97 years young, and one month shy of her 98th birthday.

Ellen grew up on a Finnish family farm in the Fire Center Location,...

Oct 2, 2022

Ishpeming, MI- David Joseph Perry, age 69, of 718 N. First St. Ishpeming, MI, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at UP Health System Marquette.

David was born in Marquette, Michigan on April 17, 1953, a son of the Joann (DeRocher) and the late Glenn "Spike" Thomas Perry. He graduated from Ishpeming High School, Class of...

Sep 30, 2022

Negaunee, MI- George R. Baumler, 68 of Negaunee, Michigan entered eternal life Friday, September 30, 2022, at UP Health Systems Marquette.

George was born on March 25, 1954, the eldest son of Albert and Alice (Berger) Baumler and grew up in Carney Nadeau before moving to Negaunee 20 years ago.

George was a kind soul...

Sep 30, 2022

Escanaba, MI- Viola Olive "Vi" Oja, age 91, former Ishpeming resident, currently of 4951 Whisper 18.8 Lane Escanaba, MI, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2022, at UP Health System Marquette.

Viola was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on June 26, 1931, the daughter of the late Swante and Edith (Tuomi) Merrila. Vi graduated from Ishpeming High School,...

Sep 26, 2022

Ishpeming, MI- Jesse R. "Turbo" Perry, age 25, passed away Monday, September 26, 2022.

Jesse was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on August 4, 1997, to Christie R. Olander and Christopher Perry. During high school at Westwood, Jesse played football and was an excellent diver on the swim team. He graduated in 2016.

Jesse worked most...

Sep 25, 2022

Marquette, MI- Bonnie Lee Chard, age 70 of 1675 Mill Creek Circle Marquette and longtime Ishpeming resident, entered eternal life Sunday, September 25, 2022, at UP Health System Marquette.

Bonnie was born March 18, 1952, in Ishpeming, MI, a daughter of Marvin and Janet "Dolly" (Voegtline) Blight. She was a 1970 graduate of Ishpeming High School.

Sep 21, 2022

Ely Twp, MI- Shirley "Squirrel" Jean Bushong, age 65, of 1960 Co. Rd. CDA, Ishpeming, MI, passed away peacefully at her home, after a long battle with cancer, in the loving care of two of her daughters, Kathy Jo and Erica Lee, on the morning of Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Squirrel was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on October 8,...

Sep 14, 2022

Ishpeming, MI - Marilyn Eva Emanuelson, age 86, of 803 N. Pine St. Ishpeming, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at UP Health System Bell.

Marilyn was born in Ishpeming, on May 30, 1936, a daughter of the late Loretta (Nault) and Norman Brown.  She grew up in Ishpeming and was a graduate of the Ishpeming...