Obituaries

Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson

Jun 8, 2009

Obituary of Mary Susan Robinson Anchorage, Alaska Mary S. (Daavettila) Robinson, 49, a former resident of Houghton and presently of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away Monday June 8, 2009, at the Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. She was born on July 13, 1959, in Hinsdale, Illinois, the daughter of Donald and Charlotte (Lassila) Daavettila. As a child, she moved with...

JoAnn Lipe

JoAnn Lipe

Jun 6, 2009

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JoAnn Lipe

JoAnn Lipe

Jun 5, 2009

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...

Bessie Roy

Bessie Roy

Jun 5, 2009

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Kenneth Kyllonen

Kenneth Kyllonen

May 29, 2009

Obituary of Kenneth Kyllonen South RangeKenneth L. Kyllonen, 79, a resident of South Range passed away Friday May 29, 2009, at home with his family by his side, following a short illness.He was born on January 7, 1930, in Waukegan, IL, a son of the late Leo and Hannah (Jackola) Kyllonen. As a child, he moved to Atlantic Mine and...

Donald Isaacson

Donald Isaacson

May 25, 2009

Obituary of Donald Isaacson Klingville Donald J. "Donny Bar" Isaacson, 79, a resident of Klingville passed away Monday morning May 25, 2009, at his home following a short illness. He was born on May 20, 1930, in Trimountain, a son of the late Matthew and Agnes (Auno) Isaacson. As a child, he attended the South Range School. Don had also...

Dorothy Nordstrom

Dorothy Nordstrom

May 25, 2009

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Peter Turpeinen

Peter Turpeinen

May 22, 2009

Obituary of Peter Turpeinen Houghton/Alston Peter Turpeinen, 67, a resident of Houghton and formerly of Alston passed away Friday morning May 22, 2009, at the Portage Hospital in Hancock following a courageous 10 month battle with cancer. He was born on March 31, 1942, in Negaunee, MI, to Mae (Wiiki) Turpeinen and the late Willard Turpeinen, the second of eight...

Norma Champion

Norma Champion

May 21, 2009

Obituary of Norma Champion Dollar BayNorma H. (Jack) Champion, 80, a resident of Dollar Bay passed away Thursday May 21, 2009, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock where she had been a resident for the past month.She was born, on July 17, 1928, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Einard and Katherine (Miller) Saari. Norma was a...

Robert Kowalski

Robert Kowalski

May 13, 2009

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Gertrude Butkonen

Gertrude Butkonen

Apr 29, 2009

Obituary of Gertrude Butkonen Hancock Gertrude Butkonen, 90, a resident of Hancock passed away early Wednesday morning April 29, 2009, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, where she had been a resident for the past two weeks. The former Gertrude Pyykkonen was born on February 4, 1919, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Carl and Kate...

Gottfried Rothenberger

Gottfried Rothenberger

Apr 9, 2009

Obituary of Gottfried Rothenberger Klingville Gottfried A. Rothenberger, 82, a Klingville Rd., Chassell, passed away Thursday, april 9, 2009, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on December 22, 1926, in Chassell, a son of the late Gottfried J. and Martha (Hoffman) Rothenberger and attended the Chassell School. He was a veteran of W.W. II having served...

Horace Michaud

Horace Michaud

Apr 2, 2009

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Ralph Varno

Ralph Varno

Mar 29, 2009

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Waino Tulikangas

Waino Tulikangas

Mar 28, 2009

Obituary of Waino Tulikangas HoughtonWaino "Pat" Tulikangas, 96, a resident of Houghton, passed away Saturday March 28, 2009, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where he had been a patient for over the past 2 weeks.He was born on December 20, 1912, on the family farm in Pelkie, where he remained until the age of 32. He...

Robert Peterson

Robert Peterson

Mar 28, 2009

Obituary of Robert Peterson Houghton Canal Robert A. Peterson, 57, a resident of the Houghton Canal District and Ishpeming, suddenly passed away while working aboard a cargo ship off the coast of South Carolina Saturday March 28, 2009. He was born on September 24, 1951, in Hancock, a son of Estella (Kotila) Peterson and the late Hubert Peterson. As a...

Waino Tulikangas

Waino Tulikangas

Mar 28, 2009

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Lillian Heikkinen

Lillian Heikkinen

Mar 22, 2009

Obituary of Lillian Heikkinen Boston Location Lillian E. Heikkinen, 84, a former resident of Boston Location passed away Sunday March 22, 2009, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for over the past six years. She was born on October 19, 1924, in Boston Location, a daughter of the late Anton and...

Lillian Heikkinen

Lillian Heikkinen

Mar 21, 2009

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Terry Riippa

Terry Riippa

Mar 18, 2009

Obituary of Terry Riippa Twin LakesTerry A. Riippa, 39, a resident of Twin Lakes passed away suddenly Wednesday evening March 18, 2009.He was born on May 5, 1969, in Hancock a son of the late Arnold Riippa and the late Marie Onkalo. As a child he attended the Winona School and the Jeffers High School. Terry worked with his father...