All Obituaries

Calumet – Carol A. Gipp age 76, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at the Greentree of Hubbell.  She was born in Detroit, MI, a daughter of Ed and Mildred Raisanen.  She and her former spouse Ron Gipp raised their two sons, Scott and Chris and operated a taxi cab and wrecker business.  She later worked at Calumet Electronics until her retirement. Carol is preceded in death by her parents Ed and Mildred Raisanen, brother Gary Raisanen and partner John Karvola....

Calumet - James J. Hiltunen, age 63 passed away at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital on Monday, December 26th.  

Arthur Coppo, 93, passed away peacefully on December 19, after a brief stay at the Omega House in Houghton.  He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 61 years, Antoinette (Toni Turk) Coppo.  He is survived by his daughter Patricia.  Art was born prematurely and weighed under three pounds at birth.  His mother was sickly and, since he wasn’t expected to survive, the doctor told his grandmother to take him home, keep him warm and fed and maybe he’d...

Paul A. Osmak 94, passed away on Saturday December 17th at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital.  He was one month shy of his 95th year.  There will be no service or funeral.

Calumet – Camille H. Vaitkevicius age 63, passed away at her home in Cedar Bay on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete.  Ryan Funeral Home is serving the family.

Mark Edward DeKoekkoek 54, of Kingwood, Texas passed away on December 10, 2022 after a long battle with cancer.  Mark was born in Kalamazoo on May 6, 1968.  He is survived by his lovingD wife of 30 years, Kristin (Blind) DeKoekKoek and two sons, Ryan and Grant DeKoekkoek.  He is also survived by his parents, Edward and Ruth Ann DeKoekkoek (Wyma) sisters Lois, Deborah, Mary and Faith, eleven nieces and nephews.  Spring graveside services are scheduled at the Lake View...

Florence Marie (Gignac) Baron passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 7, 2022 at her home in Naples, Florida, in her hand a rosary. She was born on July 4, 1927 to Frederick and Zilpha (George) Gignac in Royal Oak, Michigan. Florence attended St. Mary High School in Royal Oak, graduating in 1945. She went on to work as a secretary at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. There she met a college student, Joseph Baron, the love of her life. Florence and Joseph were...

Calumet – Anthony James Julio 92, of Laurium, MI, passed away on December 5, 2022, at home following a lengthy illness.  Anthony was born on August 7, 1930, to Dominic and Catherine (Zubiena) Julio in Laurium, MI.  Tony began working in the family business delivering Bosch Beer at the age of 14.  After graduating from Calumet High School in 1949, he began working full time for the distributorship until the brewery closed in 1973.  He began his career at the CLK...

Andrew J. Grgurich age 71, passed away on Saturday, December 3rd, at the Canalview - Houghton County.  Funeral Mass is scheduled for Wednesday, December 7th at 11 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church with Rev Fr. Gracious.  Spring burial will be in the Lake View Cemetery.   

Agnes C. "Aggie" Isaacson 95, passed away on Tuesday, November 29th at the Canalview Houghton  County. Aggie was born in Ahmeek on October 14, 1927.  She was married to Uno Isaacson on August 8, 1948.  Agnes wored at the Cypress Manor as a nurse's aide, Lac La Belle Resort , Rowe Moving and Sandy Pebbles Golf Course.  She was prececed in death by her siblings Catherine Fountaine, Bernadine Walikangas, Geraldine McNamara, Barbara Leskinen, Fredrick...