Obituaries

Helmi Noponen

Helmi Noponen

Feb 22, 2006

Obituary of Helmi A. Noponen Houghton Mrs. Helmi A. Noponen, 90, a former resident of Arbor Green & Paavola, passed away early Wednesday morning, February 22, 2006, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility where she was a resident patient. The former Helmi Pusa, was born on June 3, 1915, in Liminga, a daughter of the late Matt & Amanda...

Dorothy Nancarrow

Dorothy Nancarrow

Feb 17, 2006

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Paul Binoniemi

Paul Binoniemi

Feb 11, 2006

Obituary of Paul W. Binoniemi Pointe Mills Paul W. Binoniemi, 88, a former resident of Pointe Mills passed away Saturday evening February 11, 2006, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, where he had been a resident patient since this past August. He was born on October 5, 1917, in Pointe Mills a son of the late Louis...

Albert Ozanich

Albert Ozanich

Feb 2, 2006

Obituary of Albert Ozanich Albert E. Ozanich, 84, a former resident of South Range & White Pine, passed away early Thursday morning February 2, 2006, at the Eden's Adult Facility in Mesa, AZ, where he was a resident patient since May of 2005. He was born in South Range, Michigan, on November 26, 1921, a son of Joseph & Mary...

Sophie Sands

Sophie Sands

Jan 30, 2006

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Barbara Ylitalo

Barbara Ylitalo

Jan 29, 2006

Obituary of Barbara Ann Ylitalo Franklin Twp. Barbara A. Ylitalo, 69, a resident of Sing Sing Rd., Frenchtown Loc., passed away Sunday evening January 29, 2006, at the Portage Health Systems Hospital where she had been a patient since this past Friday. She was born on February 7, 1936 in Hancock, a daughter of the late John and Anna (Ollila)...

Howard Willmes

Howard Willmes

Jan 24, 2006

Obituary of Howard Joseph Willmes Dollar Bay Howard J. Willmes, 78, a resident of Upper Point Mills-Dollar Bay, passed away Tuesday January 24, 2006, following a short illness, at the Omega House in Houghton where he had been a resident for the past day. He was born on April 25, 1927 in Hurontown a son of the late Ruben and...

Donald Jaakkola

Donald Jaakkola

Jan 23, 2006

Obituary of Donald Hubert Jaakkola Chassell Donald H. Jaakkola, 68, a resident of Wilson Memorial Drive, (Old U.S. 41) Chassell, was pronounced dead on arrival from an apparent heart attack on Monday January 23, 2006 at the Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center in Laurium. He was born on September 25, 1937, in Franklin Mine, a son of the late Hubert and...

Dolores A

Dolores A

Jan 20, 2006

Obituary of Dolores A Houghton Dolores A. Aho, 90, a resident of the Douglass House Apartments and former Hancock resident, passed away at her home Friday morning January 20, 2006. She was born on September 28, 1915, in Calumet, a daughter of the late John Y. and Hannah (Pietila) Johnson. In 1935, she was united in marriage to Aimo "Tubby"...

Dolores Aho

Dolores Aho

Jan 20, 2006

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Helen Barkkari

Helen Barkkari

Jan 18, 2006

Obituary of Helen Hilma Barkkari Chassell Helen Hilma (Komula) Barkkari passed away peacefully on January 18, 2006, at the Bluffs Senior Community in Houghton, where she had been a resident for five years. Born April 29, 1924, in Arnheim, Michigan, to Oscar and Anna (Wayrynen) Komula, she was the youngest of twelve children. At the age of fifteen, she moved...

Wallace Wiitanen

Wallace Wiitanen

Jan 16, 2006

Obituary of Wallace E. "Buddy" Wiitanen Lake Annie Road Wallace E. "Buddy" Wiitanen, 60, died at his home Monday morning January 16, 2006. He was born in Hancock, on August 30, 1945, son of Andrew & Gwendolyn (Frost) Wiitanen. He graduated from Dollar Bay High School. He served in the U.S. Navy, on the U.S.S. Belknap. He worked at the...

Carl Stromer

Carl Stromer

Jan 13, 2006

Obituary of Carl August Stromer Chassell Carl A. Stromer, 86, a resident of Lake Shore Dr., Chassell, and former Bootjack resident passed away Friday evening January 13, 2006, at the Portage Health Systems Hospital in Hancock where he had been a patient for over the past week. He was born on December 14, 1919, in Chassell a son of the...

Lydia Korpi

Lydia Korpi

Jan 10, 2006

Obituary of Lydia Elvira Korpi Chassell Lydia E. Korpi, 88, a resident of Massie Rd., Chassell, passed away Tuesday evening, January 10, 2006, at the Portage Health Systems Hospital in Hancock where she had been a patient for the past week, following a lengthy illness. Lydia was born on October 12, 1917, in Arnheim, a daughter of the late Oscar...

Hilma Clerihew

Hilma Clerihew

Jan 4, 2006

Obituary of Hilma Lucia Clerihew Beacon Hill Hilma L. Clerihew, 86, a resident of West Bloomfield, Michigan and summer resident of the Beacon Hill District, passed away Wednesday afternoon Jnauary 4, 2006, at the Huron Valley Sinai Hospital in Commerce Township, where she had been a patient for the past 11 days. The former Hilma L. Kuosa, was born on...

Alfie Kemppainen

Alfie Kemppainen

Jan 1, 2006

Obituary of Alfie L. Kemppainen Calumet Alfie L. Kemppainen, 88, a resident of Boundary St., Calumet and former Salo resident passed away at his home in Calumet January 1, 2006, from an apparent heart attack. He was born on February 21, 1917, in Hancock a son of the late William and Elina Susanna (Puska) Kemppainen. As a child he moved...

Willard Erickson

Willard Erickson

Dec 26, 2005

Obituary of Willard Erickson Dollar Bay Willard J. Erickson, 92, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away early Monday morning Dec. 26, 2005, at PortagePointe, in Hancock, where he had been a resident patient since November of 2002. Prior to being a resident to PortagePointe Willard enjoyed Fishing the waters of the Keweenaw. While at PortagePointe he enjoyed the Wellness...

Bertha Carlson

Bertha Carlson

Dec 21, 2005

Obituary of Bertha E. Carlson Dollar Bay Bertha E. (Wesley) Carlson, 84, a resident of Fir Ave., Dollar Bay passed away Wednesday December 21, 2005, at the Omega House in Houghton where she had been a resident for the past three weeks. She was born on July 25, 1921, in Dollar Bay, a daughter of the late John and Anna...

Eva Bousu

Eva Bousu

Dec 18, 2005

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Doris Taggart

Doris Taggart

Dec 15, 2005

Obituary of Doris J. Taggart Hancock Doris J. Taggart, 60, a resident of Hancock passed away Thursday, December 15, 2005, at the Omega House, where she had been a patient for 1 week. The former Doris J. Moilanen, was born in Hancock, on July 22, 1945, a daughter of the late Reino and Edna (Corbeil) Moilanen, & had resided in...