HANCOCK — Glenn Pyhtila, 90, a resident of Hancock, and long-time Houghton resident, passed away Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at the Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee, where he had been a patient for the past two months.

He was born on Aug. 11, 1935, in Hancock, a son fo the late Henry and Hulda Jemina (Jarvela) Pyhtila. Glenn was raised in Detroit, Winona and Hancock. and was a graduate of Hancock High School with the class of 1953.

He then moved to the Detroit area for a short time before becoming a veteran, having served with the United States Army. During that time while being stationed at Ft. Richardson in Alaska, he played for the Ft. Richardson Pioneers Hockey team, which won the U.S. Army Championship.

Following his time in the service, Glenn attended Suomi College before receivin

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