Funeral Homes in Calumet, MI

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Brian Despain (illustrator).

Calumet (/kæl.juːˈmɛt/ kal-ew-MET) is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The village may itself be included within the Calumet Historic District, a larger area which is NRHP-listed and which is a National Historic Landmark District. It is bordered on the north by Calumet Township, on the south by the unincorporated town of New Town and Blue Jacket, on the east by Blue Jacket and Calumet Township, and on the west by Yellow Jacket and Calumet Township. The population was 726 at the 2010 census. Calumet's nickname is Copper Town U.S.A.

Calumet Obituaries

It was noted by Canton Observer on May 9th, 2021 that Wallace Gordon Juntunen passed away in Calumet, Michigan.  Juntunen was 86 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Wallace Gordon's life.

It was noted by The Reflector on February 3rd, 2021 that Corinne Frances Kysar (Korri) passed on in Washington.  Ms. Kysar was 76 years old and was born in Calumet, MI.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Corinne Frances's life.

It was written by The Beacon News on June 28th, 2020 that Hildegarde Mae Davis (Hietala) died in Yorkville, Illinois.  Ms. Davis was 87 years old and was born in Calumet, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Hildegarde Mae's life.

It was disclosed by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on January 5th, 2020 that Patricia Helen Wrobel (Lackner) passed away in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Ms. Wrobel was 90 years old and was born in Calumet, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Patricia Helen's life.

It was reported by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on November 9th, 2019 that Gertrude "Stevie" Allgeyer (Stefanec) perished in West Allis, Wisconsin.  Ms. Allgeyer was 100 years old and was born in Calumet, MI.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gertrude "Stevie"'s life.

It was disclosed by The Roanoke Times & World News on November 6th, 2019 that Doris Henrietta Hodges (Noopa) passed away in Roanoke, Virginia.  Ms. Hodges was 87 years old and was born in Calumet, MI.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Doris Henrietta's life.

It was noted by The Daily Herald on August 16th, 2019 that Nancy L Hovlid (Ormsby) perished in Illinois.  Ms. Hovlid was 84 years old and was born in Calumet, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Nancy L's life.

It was revealed by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on February 26th, 2019 that John J Jr "Jack" Ninko perished in Wisconsin.  Ninko was 80 years old and was born in Calumet, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor John J Jr "Jack"'s life.

It was revealed by Finnish American Reporter on July 1st, 2018 that Anna Mae Miettinen (Kemppa) passed on in Calumet, Michigan.  Ms. Miettinen was 85 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Anna Mae's life.

It was written by The Reflector on September 27th, 2017 that Agnes "Aggie" Johnson (Lavanen) passed on in Battle Ground, Washington.  Ms. Johnson was 89 years old and was born in Calumet, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Agnes "Aggie"'s life.

History

In 1929, Red Jacket and surrounding company towns including "Laurium, Hecla, and South Hecla" were reincorporated as the town of "Calumet". During the Great Depression, almost all mines were shut down. To be even more confusing, the area once officially known as Calumet was then re-named to Laurium. In addition to copper mining and smelting, the region also supported the dairy industry and truck farming. The identity of the person(s) who started the stampede has never been determined.