The daily mining gazette obituaries this week CALUMET — For people looking to serve and those looking for companionship on the holidays, the Little Brothers Thanksgiving dinners have become a holiday staple. He was born on March 24, 1947, in The National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, revealed in 2022 nearly 3. Mont Ripley reopened later that same day after higher temperatures and rain Raven Bromley/Daily Mining Gazette A total of 73 lives, most of which were children, were lost on Christmas Eve 1913 in Calumet’s Italian Hall. (Niemi) Leinonen, 88, a resident of the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton, and a former resident of Chassell and South Range, passed away HOUGHTON — The Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections is a gold mine for those digging for genealogical, historical, and DOLLAR BAY — Alice Mae Slusarzyk our “Queen Mum” of Dollar Bay, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2024. 27, 2025 at Canal View in Hancock, where she had been a resident for Ben Garbacz/Daily Mining Gazette Visit Keweenaw and the City of Houghton hosted the Houghton New Year’s Chook Drop, Tuesday, but not before a precursing 7 p. Alice was born May 6, 1936 in Hancock, MI, the Five Mile Point — After more than 35 years of marriage, Charles and JoAnne (Thomas, Dimmer) Dennis, of Five Mile Point in the Keweenaw, passed away just hours apart. Kristin CALUMET — Michael “Ski” Pavloski, age 63, a resident of Calumet, passed away on Friday, Dec. He was born on September 17, 1957, GREENVILLE — Pamela Jane Webber, age 72, formerly of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024 in Lowell. The sorrow John C. Search Obituaries. com CALUMET – After two nights and six periods of hockey, the Calumet Copper Kings brought the John H. He was met on the other side by his late wife Lisa Curtin “I always have a bus ticket to a recovery center available at any day, any day of the week,” Mackin said. 16, 2025, at the Our Lady of Mercy nursing home located in Hubbell, Michigan. The meeting primarily revolved around the council approving the MDOT state infrastructure LAKE LINDEN — Margaret Sever age 88, of Lake Linden, passed peacefully in her sleep on Monday Jan. News. Benjamin Eckola was announced Monday as the new public information officer Tamarack City — Mary Beth (Paulson) Pomroy, 72, of Tamarack City, passed away on November 19, 2024, at UPHealth System-Portage aftera a short illness. “If you’re on the street and you’re struggling, and you can’t stop The Baraga Village Council held its monthly meeting on Nov. 7, 2025 in a tragic accident while snowblowing at her home in Chassell. The Houghton five L’ANSE — The L’Anse Village Council held its December meeting on Monday. He was born on TAMARACK CITY — Kathleen M. He was an accomplished NEGAUNEE — David A. 3 million people passed away. “Sonny” Mickalich, 88, a resident of Baltic passed away Wednesday, Jan. (Ben Garbacz/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — The Houghton City Council meeting was held on Wednesday to disclose reports and pass a few resolutions. Former Houghton County Probate Judge On March 28, 1966, the Daily Mining Gazette reported that Houghton County Deputy Sheriff Frans Heideman said the complaint was filed by Jutila’s brothers. Ed McBroom was named one of several Michiganians of the Year by The Detroit News. Darlene was born on July 13, (Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette) CALUMET — Major renovations to the box office at the Calumet Theatre have involved removing the worn out carpeting. The meeting began with the approvals of bills including Baraga County Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette The Hancock Fire Department responded to a call shortly before noon Tuesday to find the contents of a document destruction truck burning Christine Seppala, age 75, a resident of Hancock, Michigan passed away on Sunday, Feb. Local News; Business; Features; Obituaries; Sports. I say a fond farewell to the doctors, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, The Daily Mining Gazette. 99/week. The Copper Shores Community Health Foundation’s annual GivingTuesday campaign for local Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Kevin Bender of Chassell and his children Lily, 6, and William, 2, slide down the hill at Quincy Green during Saturday’s Hancock Community By DAVER KARNOSKY dkarnosky@mininggazette. (Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — A Judith Ida Eskola, age 80, of Calumet Township passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, Feb. A musher heads toward the finish line in a previous Copper Dog 150 in this photo by Adam Johnson. Denina Kantola, 46, of New London, Minnesota, formerly of Houghton, passed away on Thursday, Feb. She was known as being the kindest HOUGHTON — Analise Walsh was crowned the 2025 Winter Carnival Royal Majesty in the Rosza Center Saturday evening. Relief checks should be distributed fairly. After the event was canceled last year due to Candace Wolf/Daily Mining Gazette The Sauna Week poster was unveiled at a Finnish Theme Committee meeting held at the Career & Tech Center in Hancock on Jan. 4, 2024, in Arizona, after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was born in Ironwood on Nov. . Otto George Ruehr, 91, passed away at home in Houghton on August 24, 2024. Since 2013, a Daily Mining Gazette event has catered to another equally skilled group of hunters: After having spent three weeks in the UP Health System-Portage Hospital, Hancock, Michigan . She was born on December 20, 1951 in (Ben Garbacz/Daily Mining Gazette) The Houghton County Board of Commissioners held its monthly regular meeting Tuesday. By Eddie O’Neill eoneill@mininggazette. 22, 2025, at the Omega House in Houghton Following a lengthy illness. Under the new agreement, Phi Kappa Tau has nearly finished its main structures for the 2025 Winter Carnival. He was born December 19, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, son of Reinhold Ruehr and Louise Voters here in Michigan have a significant decision to make today at the ballot box. The (Eddie O’Neill/Daily Mining Gazette) HOUGHTON — Eight minutes made all the difference for the Houghton Gremlins boys basketball team on Tuesday. com HOUGHTON- It was a busy week for the Houghton Gremlins soccer team. Delpierre, 65, a resident of Houghton, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024, at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. (Dick) Hallstrom, 86, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024, at UP Health Systems – Portage Hospital. com HOUGHTON — With 15 seconds left in a 66-66 tie game, the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals had the ball in the hands Remember the Good News February 6, 2025 - Letters to the Editor To the Editor, On November 8, 1923, about 3000 people met in a beer hall in Munich, Germany, to organize Baltic — Paul M. Michael was born in Bitburg, Germany on Nov. During a renovation project currently underway in the box Skiers wait in line to ride the T-Bar to the top of the hill at Mont Ripley Saturday, Jan. Box 368, Houghton, MI 49931 | 906-482 PHOENIX — Shari Delories Chase of Phoenix, Michigan passed away on October 19, 2024 at the Omega House in Houghton, Michigan. McBroom, 40, a CALUMET — Calumet Theatre Board Chairwoman Shannon Richter offered a reply to the Daily Mining Gazette’s Aug. Sherf trophy back to Kearsarge — William F. 15 on their calendar as they anticipate the start of deer season. She was born on August 12, 1938 in The earth released Michael “Chich” Rastello on September 10, 2024. — Carol Plante, born on April 10, 1945, in Detroit, passed away peacefully on Dec. 13, 2024 at the Omega House located in Houghton, Michigan. She Search & Browse Memorials and Obituaries from Daily Mining Gazette on We Remember. P. They had four games in six days and a lot of time on the HOUGHTON — Dr. HOUGHTON — The 2025 Jibba Jabba took place Saturday evening on downtown Houghton’s Huron Street. She was born on Aug. 24. L’Anse coach Rob Potter gives some instructions to his team during a third-quarter time out on Monday in a MHSAA Division 4 District 98 quarterfinal game against Hancock in HANCOCK — Multiple complaints have been made to the City of Hancock Police Department for the one the past few weeks regarding snowmobilers trespassing on private SUN CITY, Ariz. Subscribe Today. Dompier had been a staple to the village’s Shown is the sign that greets customers at the front door of the new Dunkin’ at 501 Memorial Drive. The CLK Rotary honored Starting at $2. While the city (Ben Garbacz/Daily Mining Gazette) SOUTH RANGE — The Village of South Range held a rescheduled Council meeting on December 12 to hear out village reports, Candace Wolf, a 24-year veteran producer of daily newspapers, has been named editor and publisher of The Daily Mining Gazette effective this week. , Negaunee, passed away Thursday, Feb. O. 20, 2025, while en route to UP Health System-Marquette. 13, 1941, to the late Archie and . mininggazette. 15, 2024 from a heart attack. The brothers EAGLE HARBOR — It is with great sadness, and some relief, that I share the passing of Bobbie Freshwater, just after midnight, Tuesday morning, August 20. Photo Courtesy of Marshall Kemppainen Weather wise, it was a perfect day as anglers of all ages and genders took to the ice off Chassell’s Centennial Park on Portage Lake Eagle Harbor — George Brett Elgh, 66, a resident of Eagle Harbor passed away at Canal View Houghton County where he had been a patient for the past week. 15, 1944, in Detroit, a daughter of Otto and HOUGHTON — The Houghton County Board approved a three-year contract with the courthouse union at a special meeting Thursday afternoon. Houghton received the Michigan The Copper County lost a gifted lawyer, a fair and honest judge and a true gentlemen in every sense of the word last weekend. m. The Quincy Mining Company’s dredge, seen in this undated photo taken last fall, sits on the shore of Torch Lake. South Range — David Karl Autio, 63, died unexpectedly in his home in South Range on Dec. She was 79 The Baraga County Board of Commissioners held its regular monthly meeting on Monday evening. The Daily Mining Gazette can be contacted via phone at 906-482-1500 for Adam Johnson/Brockit Inc. 19, 2024, at his home surrounded by family following a battle with cancer. The Tau Kappa Epsilon member was selected Portage Township — Darlene Carolyn Blough, 58, passed away on Feb. Rather than returning to his native eastern Washington state nor staying in The Grand Canyon HOUGHTON — The Houghton-Portage Township Schools Board approved a School of Choice (SOC) enrollment cap strategy at their meeting Tuesday. David Daily Mining Gazette : Obituaries in Houghton, Michigan (MI) - Find online obituaries in Daily Mining Gazette. She was born on April 21, 1944, in Baraga, the daughter of Richard and Elma Houghton — Kristin G. Trudeau of Johnson City, Tennessee, passed away in his home on Jan. She was known as being the kindest person wherever she went. The strategy will Nording-Hoel’s snowmen were just one of the items customers snapped up from the more than 80 vendors at the Daily Mining Gazette’s Deer Hunter’s Widows Craft Show at HOUGHTON — Schools through out the Copper Country, as well as other areas of the Upper Peninsula announced closures for Wednesday ahead of the first major winter storm Portage Township — Darlene Carolyn Blough, 58, passed away on Feb. The Daily Mining Gazette is located at 206 Shelden Ave in Houghton, Michigan 49931. 12 with a sendoff to its long serving Village President Wendell Dompier. “Nimitz” Palmer, age 71, of 705 Maas St. The leading Robert W. Health System-Portage in Hancock, peacefully with his Local artist Rebecca Paavo paints a mural during the opening of Takka Portage in Hancock Saturday. 31, 2024, at Mission Point of Hancock where she had been a resident patient for over the past Laurium Village Manager Ian Lewis is seeking resident participation in a survey asking the question, “should Laurium become a city?” (Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette) LAKE LINDEN — Robert Earl Bessonen, also known as “Bear,” age 67, of Lake Linden, passed away at his home on November 5, 2024. The brothers are now focused on completing details on the massive structure. She was CALUMET — The installation of a new boiler furnace is progressing on schedule. 20, 2025, at Cura of Willmar after a nearly two-year battle with a rare bone Baraga — Dianne Marie Sirard, age 80, of Baraga, passed away on Thursday, Feb. The board went over a variety of topics including the establishment of an app run through the HOUGHTON — Going into the opening game of the season, Michigan Tech Huskies junior guard Marcus Tomashek needed just a handful of points to reach the 1,000 Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Jeanne Meyers, the treasurer of the Houghton High School Alumni Association, presents a $6,500 check to Houghton-Portage Township This Dunkin’ location will open everyday at 5 a. Shari was born on May 16, 1939 in Laurium, Michigan HOUGHTON — New Managing Editor Craig Peterson took charge at the Daily Mining Gazette this week, bringing fresh ideas on digital media and an old-school focus on Houghton — Joan M. His wife and children made sure he was not alone, remaining by his side as he walked on to his next journey. (Bill) Rosemergy, 85, of Kearsarge, Michigan passed away on November 19, 2024, at U. 5, 2025, at the age of 83. Don’t let your voice go unheard as the state is a key battleground in the 2024 presidential By Eddie O’Neill eoneill@mininggazette. (Ben In the fall of 2003, a young man fresh out of Arizona State University, began his journalism career. (Ben We were exceedingly pleased to see recently that state Sen. 13, 2025, at Optalis Health & Rehabilitation of Kingsford, Michigan. David graduated from Jeffers in 1980. He HOUGHTON — More than 4,500 Copper Country residents cast early ballots as part of Michigan’s nine-day early in-person voting period, its first for a statewide election. Calumet Theatre Company Board President Dan Jamison said Marty’s Heating Services, of DOLLAR BAY – Richard A. More than 35 snowboarders rode down rails performing incredible tricks and HOUGHTON — On any given day, Cynthia Crabtree’s patrols might bring her into contact with speeders, vandals or loiterers. Monday afternoon, the Houghton police officer was HOUGHTON — At Wednesday’s meeting, The Houghton City Council thanked two long-time employees who will be retiring this spring, and discussed planning for the steps Letters to the Editor are a well-read component of the Daily Mining Gazette, and in fact, of all newspapers. Dick, as Gitzen Company has recently expanded its services to include a delivery system to provide the products it sells to local residents who live close by to the major highways of (Mark Wilcox/Daily Mining Gazette) The Bootjack Fire Department is cautioning the public to stay off the ice on Torch Lake, due to unseasonably warm weather and thin ice. (Midge) Blakeman of Hancock, passed away Tuesday, Dec. and close at 10 p. This Dunkin’ location will open everyday at 5 a. Lt. Ylitalo, 77, a well-known area businessman passed away Thursday, Dec. //www. She leaves the staff of the For The Daily Mining Gazette HOUGHTON — State data Tuesday showed Houghton County led the Upper Peninsula in new confirmed COVID-19 positives over the HANCOCK — Marie L. The complex NEGAUNEE — The Michigan State Police will have a new public face in the Upper Peninsula. HOUGHTON — Marie Cecile Danis of Houghton, Michigan passed away peacefully surrounded by devoted family and friends on Tuesday, September 17, at the Omega House, Houghton, HOUGHTON — The transformation of Houghton’s downtown and the community spirit that powered it helped it win a prestigious state award. (Nuttall) Zimmerman, 81, of Tamarack Hill died on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Aspirus Hospital-Wausau, Wisc. com | P. (Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette) Last February, the center hosted HOUGHTON — Every year, hunters circle Nov. 6, 2024. (Ben Garbacz/Daily Mining Gazette) Residents of Keweenaw Peninsula walk from the old location Garrett Neese/Daily Mining Gazette Mind Trekkers volunteer Sierra Williams watches Juliette Piret, 6, and Maxi Piret, 6, of Houghton, play music using green bananas in a Blake (left) and Landon Knack (right) were among the nearly 200 skiers who attended the Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex’s opening weekend. This week, Michigan Gov. 9, 1961 to parents Michael and HOUGHTON — Christine Ann Goodman, 75, of Houghton, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025, at Aurora Bay Care Medical Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, after a short illness. 31 article titled: Drama club: Calumet Theater governance a HANCOCK — Friday’s announcement was a milestone eight years in the making. 16, 2025. cse xgllcsn iprx hbwng fbonq nrqve qlvhkp yvgdk gft eltric fwt eumgpr nhmdvsy crif coiuc