Dayna Yvette Carlson, Laurium

Dayna Yvette Carlson of Laurium, Michigan passed away on June 13, 2026 at The Omega House
in Houghton, Michigan.
Dayna was born on July 10, 1949 in Pocatello, Idaho to parents Lawrence Elwin Smith and
Dorothy Christine Smith. Dayna graduated from Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, Oregon. She
went on to serve in the U.S. Army. Dayna also worked as a seamstress doing wedding
alterations and gown design, as well as being a house wife.
She met the love of her life David Carlson and they were married on October 5, 1984.
Dayna loved to sew, specializing in wedding gowns, she also loved to read books. She enjoyed
being a Sunday School Teacher, and also taught in the special needs schools ISD.
Dayna is preceded in death by her parents Lawrence and Dorothy Smith, her son Chance
Gehring, aunt Nicole and uncle Billy, uncle Ronny and aunt Betty.
She is survived by her husband David, two sisters Ronna Norton of Wilsonville, OR and Gina
Dethlefs of Redman, OR, two sons Christian Carlson from Thorndike, ME, Scott Gehring from
Salem, OR, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, six grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
A service for Dayna Carlson will be held at the Hidden Pines Barn in Calumet, Michigan at
4:00pm on July 13, 2026.
Dayna’s final wishes were that 1. All who attend will wear something red, and 2. All will eat
chocolate cake.
If you would like to leave a donation in honor of Dayna, please consider donating to the Omega
House in Houghton, the Red Cross, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, or your local Humane Society.
The Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online
condolences may be left at www.ericksoncrowleypeterson.com