Obituaries
Roy Byron-Cooper
Feb 19, 2007
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Gordon Bekkala
Feb 15, 2007
Obituary of Gordon C. Bekkala Tamarack City Gordon C. Bekkala, 80, a resident of Tamarack City and former Laurium resident passed away Thursday morning February 15, 2007, at the Marquette General Hospital where he had been a patient for over the past 2 weeks. He was born on May 15, 1926, in Laurium, a son of the late Ralph and...
Ronald Lemieux
Feb 13, 2007
Obituary of Ronald Anthony Lemieux Kearsarge Ronald A. Lemieux, 68, of Kearsarge, passed away suddenly Tuesday February 13, 2007, at Marquette General Hospital. He was born in Menominee, MI on March 25, 1938, the son of the late Francis & Mildred (Bero) Lemieux. Ronald was well known in the local copper business & was known as the "Copper Man" &...
Andrew Haischer
Feb 12, 2007
Obituary of Andrew John Haischer Hancock Andrew J. Haischer, 79, a resident of Fir Street, Hancock, passed away late Monday evening February 12, 2007, at the Portage Health Hospital following a short illness. He was born on March 29, 1927, in Hancock, the son of the late Andrew and Irene (O'Leary) Haischer. As a child he attended the Jeffers Schools....
Lillian Niemi
Feb 12, 2007
Obituary of Lillian Johanna Niemi Hancock Lillian J. Niemi, 91, a resident of Liberty St., Hancock, passed away late Monday morning February 12, 2007, at her home following a short illness. She was born on June 28, 1915, in Hancock a daughter of the late Walter and Ida (Liinangi) Kero. Lillian was a graduate of the Hancock High School with...
Harold Hawke
Feb 9, 2007
Obituary of Harold J. Hawke Caspian Harold J. Hawke, 86, a former resident of Caspian, passed away early Friday morning, February 9, 2007, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where he had been a resident patient for the past month. He was born on May 29, 1920, in Crystal Falls, a son of the late Howard and...
Dorothy Peterson
Feb 5, 2007
Obituary of Dorothy Irene Peterson Houghton Dorothy I. Peterson, 84, a former resident of Edwards St., Houghton, passed away early Monday morning February 5, 2007, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for over the past 18 months. Mrs. Peterson was born on October 16, 1922, in Hancock a daughter of...
Miriam Kemppainen
Jan 25, 2007
Obituary of Miriam Kemppainen Houghton Mrs. Miriam "Merla" (Harold) Kemppainen, 84, a resident of Houghton and former Dollar Bay resident passed away Thursday evening January 25, 2007, at the Omega House in Houghton where she had been a resident for the past two months. She was born on August 19, 1922, in Dollar Bay, a daughter of the late Otto...
Mort Plowe
Jan 25, 2007
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Sophie Tormala
Jan 24, 2007
Obituary of Sophie Aini Tormala Boston Location Sophie A. Tormala, 80, a former resident of Boston Location passed away Wednesday morning January 24, 2007, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for over the past 2 years. She was born on July 30, 1926, in Boston Location a daughter of the late...
Emory Medlyn
Jan 18, 2007
Obituary of Emory Philip Medlyn HUDSON, WI - Emory P. Medlyn, 49, of Hudson, WI and former Houghton resident, passed away at his home on Thursday morning, January 18, 2007, following a six-month battle with cancer. Em was born on December 21, 1957, in Hancock, a son of the late Emory and Anna (Kennedy) Medlyn. He graduated from Houghton High...
Dora Gill
Jan 17, 2007
Obituary of Dora Ethel Gill Hancock Dora E. (George Sr.) Gill, 89, a resident of Ingot St., Hancock, passed away Wednesday evening January 17, 2007, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on October 11, 1917, in Ripley, a daughter of the late Edwin John and Harriet (Ivey) Semmens. As a child she attended the Ripley School....
Ralph Lambert
Jan 7, 2007
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Dennis Myllyoja
Jan 2, 2007
Obituary of Dennis Martin Myllyoja Point Mills Dennis Martin Myllyoja, 45, walked on to eternal life on January 2, 2007. He was born on April 1, 1961 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Hancock, a son of the late Martin and Marlene (Waara) Myllyoja. Dennis attended Hancock Public Schools and graduated from Dollar Bay High School with the class of 1980. He...
Raymond Lindgren
Dec 24, 2006
Obituary of Raymond John Lindgren Hancock Raymond J. Lindgren, 80, a resident of Finn Street, Hancock, passed away on the early evening of Sunday, December 24, 2006, at the Portage Health System, after a one day stay. Raymond was born on January 27, 1926, in the Superior Mine Location, a son of Jacob and Hilda (Ollila) Lindgren. He attended the...
Margaret Sorvisto
Dec 13, 2006
Obituary of Margaret Ann Sorvisto Boston Location Margaret Ann Hiltinun Sorvisto, 90, went to be with the lord on December 13, 2006, after a long and love filled life. She was born in Boston Location, on May 9, 1916, to John and Mae Hiltunen. She married Emil Sorvisto on October 20, 1934. She leaves to cherish her memory, her loving...
Vieno Stalo
Dec 12, 2006
Obituary of Vieno Marie Stalo Vieno M. Stalo HANCOCK?Vieno M. Stalo, 91, of Franklin Street, Hancock, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2006, at the home of her daughter in St. Clair Shores, Mich. She was born on February 24, 1915 in Lake Annie, a daughter of the late Werner and Jennie (Kallio) Maki. She was a honor student graduate...
Douglas Joyal
Dec 9, 2006
Obituary of Douglas J. Joyal Dollar Bay Douglas J. Joyal, 74, a resident of Fir Ave., Dollar Bay, passed away early Saturday morning December 9, 2006, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 2, 1932, in Pointe Mills a son of the late John Joseph and Milma Elizabeth (Lassila) Joyal. Mr. Joyal was a graduate...
Lillian Ollikainen
Nov 27, 2006
Obituary of Lillian Ollikainen Dodgeville Lillian A. Ollikainen, 86, a resident of Dodgeville, passed away Monday November 27, 2006, at the Portage Hospital where she had been a patient for the past day. She was born on June 30, 1920, in Mass City, a daughter of the late Arthur M. and Taimi (Kovanen) Maki. On December 31, 1940 she was...
Evelyn Dover
Nov 26, 2006
Obituary of Evelyn Dover Houghton Evelyn Florence Dover, 87, a resident of The Bluffs since September, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 26. She was born on March 25, 1919, daughter of Nels and Florence (Brodth) Rylander, of Skanee. There she was a member of the last high school class to graduate from the Skanee schools. On August 6, 1939,...


