JoAnn Lipe

Obituary of JoAnn Lipe Houghton Canal JoAnn L. Lipe, 58, a resident of the Houghton Canal passed away Saturday morning June 6, 2009, at Marquette General Hospital following a short illness. She was born on December 16, 1950, in Hancock a daughter of the late Wilbert and Edna (Garnell) Lampinen. As a child, she was raised in the Houghton Canal area, attended the Redridge School and was a graduate of the Houghton High School with the class of 1969. She then attended Michigan Tech for 2 years. JoAnn was united in marriage to Roger Ek on November 27, 1971, and the couple resided in Vancouver, WA, until permanently moving to the Copper Country in 1982. He preceded her in death on May 6, 1997. On December 18, 2004 she was united in marriage to Patrick Lipe. Most recently Mr. and Mrs. Lipe had owned and operated the Water Lilly in Houghton until their retirement in 2007. Mrs. Lipe was a member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church of Hancock. She enjoyed spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren, and friends. Preceding her in death were her 1st husband Roger, her parents, her mother-in-law: Helen Ek, 2 sisters: Sandra Armstrong, Amy Bourland and her sister-in-law: Karen Lampinen. Surviving are: Her husband: Patrick Lipe of Houghton Canal Her father-in-law: Leonard Ek of Battle Ground, WA Her children: Pamela (Michael) Lowney of South Range Keith Ek of Hancock Joni (Justin) Ruonavaara of Houghton Canal Dale Ek of Houghton Canal Christina (Christopher) Hatman of Houghton Canal Paul (Jennell) Ek of Houghton Canal Tricia (Michael) Tommaro of Atlantic Mine Marla (Brian) Oja of Hancock 22 grandchildren Her step children: Randy (Beth) Lipe of Vancouver, WA Michael (Janel) Lipe of Vancouver, WA Wendi (Rick) Stromer of Farmington, MN Diana (AJ) Korpela of Rosemont, MN Kimberly (Jon) Martinen of Rosemont, MN LouAnn (Wayne) Smith of Hayti, SD Charlyn (Paul) Tapani of Battleground, WA Tammi (Martin) EK of Brush Prairie, WA Patsy (Jeff) Kangas of Hayti, SD Scott Lipe of Minneapolis, MN Jon (Christa) Lipe of Battleground, WA 60 step grandchildren 12 step great-grandchildren Her brothers and sisters: David Lampinen of Portland, OR Tony (Marsha) Lampinen of Houghton Gale (Rick) Beers of Rochester, NY Kim (Sharon) Lampinen of Liminga Anne (Dan) Coponen of Obenhoff Numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins Funeral services for JoAnn will be held 2 pm Thursday June 11, 2009, at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church in Hancock with Ronald Jouppe to officiate. Burial will be in the Oskar Cemetery. Friends may call on Thursday June 11, 2009 from 11 am until time of services at the church. To view JoAnn's obituary or to send condolences to the family please visit www.memorialchapel.net. The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Hancock has been assisting the family with the arrangements. To send flowers to the family of JoAnn Lipe, please visit Tribute Store