Jerry J. MacInnes, 99, Chassell

Jerry J. MacInnes, 99, a resident of Chassell and well-known community
member, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2026, at the Omega House in
Houghton.

Jerry was born in Erie, PA on September 1, 1926, the daughter of John
J. Honey and Inis (Will) Honey.  She graduated from Millcreek High
School and earned her B.A.

from the University of Michigan in 1948.

She was married to John J. MacInnes on July 10, 1948. She

was the office manager of the U of M Phoenix Project for four years.
They moved to Houghton in 1956 when John accepted the position of
hockey coach at Michigan Tech University.  Jerry worked at the
Michigan Tech Employees Federal Credit Union for 27 years, retiring in
1988.

Jerry was a member and Elder of Portage Lake United Church. She was
past president and member of Chapter DJ of the P.E.O. Sisterhood and
past president of the MTU Huskies Club as well as serving on the board
of the Hockey Advisory Committee.  She was inducted into the Michigan
Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

Jerry was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Robert,
half-brother John Honey Jr. and her husband, John.

She is survived by a half-sister, Laurel McCullum, son Scott
(Elizabeth) MacInnes, daughter Patricia (Marc) Angell, four
grandchildren, Mac Angell, Kim (Scott) McCary, Jeffrey (Kate
MacDuffie) MacInnes, and Laura (Ben Shipowitz) MacInnes and five great
grandchildren,  Aiden Hackbarth, Logan and Wyatt Angell, Teia MacInnes
and Jett Shipowitz and former daughter-in-law Joanne.

A celebration of Jerry’s life will be held later this spring.

Jerry’s family would like to thank the staff of the Omega House in
Houghton and Aspirus Home Health and Hospice for the care given to
her.

Memorials may be made to the John and Jerry MacInnes Hockey Endowed
Scholarship  c/o Michigan Tech Fund (account 4859)

To view Jerry’s obituary or to send condolences to the family, please
visit www.memorialchapel.net.

The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service – Hancock Chapel is
assisting the family with the arrangements.