LAURIUM — Donald J. Secor, a resident of Laurium, passed away, at age 84, at Canal View in Hancock, following a short illness.

Don is survived by his wife of 58 years, Karen; along with his children, Peter, Matthew, Timothy; and 14 grandchildren, Ryden, Andrei, Kiril, Torin, Dimitri, Leif, Paaloma, Anton, Amelie, Quint, Victor, Evar, Fennec, and Milena.

He was born on May 22, 1941. His parents, Eno and Alma Joelson died while he was still very young, so his aunt and uncle Saima “Ammi” Moilanen and Thomas “Gramps” Secor adopted him into their family in Centennial Heights, Calumet.

He grew up “back a Heights” with his siblings Tom, Janet, and Stewart, playing hockey and chasing frogs and snakes.

He retained strong ties to the Keweenaw Peninsula throughout his life, studying at Michigan T

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