Obituaries
Elvie Rautiola
Jun 18, 2006
Obituary of Elvie Rautiola Houghton Elvie M. Rautiola, 74, a former resident of Houghton and Hancock and presently of Taylor, MI, passed away early Sunday morning June 18, 2006, at the Oakland Heritage Hospital in Taylor where she had been a patient for the past 10 days. She was born on September 7, 1931, in Alston, a daughter of the...
Arthur Ruska
Jun 16, 2006
Obituary of Arthur Ruska Chassell Arthur E. Ruska, 73, a resident of Broemer Rd., Chassell, passed away Friday June 16, 2006, at the Marquette General Hospital where he had been a resident patient for the past month. He was born on October 5, 1932, in Portage Township, a son of the late Waino and Dorothy (Etapa) Ruska. Art was a...
Hilma Olson
Jun 16, 2006
Obituary of Hilma Olson Dollar Bay Hilma E. Olson, 97, a former resident of Dollar Bay, passed away June 16, 2006, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home where she had been a resident patient for the past month. She was born on November 1, 1908, in Dollar Bay, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Koski) Mattson. As a...
George Talso
Jun 11, 2006
Obituary of George Edward Talso Pelkie George E. Talso, 68, a resident Haataja Rd., Pelkie, passed away Sunday evening June 11, 2006, after a long battle with cancer, at the Omega House where he had been a resident patient for over the past 3 weeks. He was born on February 26, 1938, in Baltic a son of the late Samuel...
John Fallon
Jun 3, 2006
Obituary of John Howard Fallon Hancock John H. Fallon, 70, a resident of Hancock St., Hancock, passed away early Saturday morning June 3, 2006, at his home. He was born on April 25, 1936, in Hancock a son of the late Howard and Mildred (DesRochers) Fallon. As a child John attended St. Joseph's St. Patrick's Catholic School and was a...
Elsa Lystila
May 28, 2006
Obituary of Elsa Lystila Hancock Elsa J. Lystila, 85, a former resident of W. Quincy St., Hancock, passed away Sunday morning May 28, 2006, at Portage Pointe (Senior Living Community) of Hancock, where she had been a resident patient for the past 3 years. The former Elsa Jutila was born on January 16, 1921, in Hubbell, a daughter of the...
Lorna Jurva
May 7, 2006
Obituary of Lorna Jurva Farmington Hills Lorna M. Jurva a resident of Farmington Hills and former Chassell resident passed away May 7, 2006, in Livonia following a lengthy illness. She was born in Onnela, MI, on November 27, 1928, and as a child she moved to the Chassell area with her family where she graduated from the Chassell Schools. Lorna...
Lorna Ju
May 7, 2006
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Paul Belkonen
May 2, 2006
Obituary of Paul Belkonen Atlantic Mine Paul A. Belkonen, 80, a resident of Chippewa St., Atlantic Mine, passed away Tuesday morning May 2, 2006, at his home. He was born on January 17, 1926, in Gay, a son of the late Anselm and Lydia (Kaikonen) Asunmaa. As a child Paul lived in the Detroit area and attended the local schools...
Sophia Ferris
May 2, 2006
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Theodore Huhta
May 1, 2006
Obituary of Theodore Huhta Chassell Theodore "Ted" Huhta, 74, a resident of U.S. 41, Chassell, suddenly passed away at his home Monday evening May 1, 2006. He was born on March 24, 1932 in Hurontown a son of the late Kuno and Martha (Hendrickson) Huhta. As a child he attended the Houghton schools and then moved with his family to...
Tyne Mortti
Apr 30, 2006
Obituary of Tyne I. Mortti Tapiola Tyne I. Mortti, 94, a former resident of Tapiola, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2006, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility where she had been a resident patient for the past 12 years. She was born on January 12, 1912, in Painesdale a daughter of the late Isaac and Sophia (Laumiaho) Mortti. As...
Elizabeth Kemppainen
Apr 27, 2006
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Violet Kemppainen
Apr 27, 2006
Obituary of Violet Kemppainen Negaunee Violet V. Kemppainen, 75, a resident of Negaunee and formerly of Boston Location-Hancock, passed away Thursday April 27, 2006, at the Bell Memorial Hospital in Ishpeming where she had been a patient for the past 4 days. She was born on August 23, 1930, in Superior Location a daughter of the late Jacob and Hilda...
Selma Loukinen
Apr 27, 2006
Obituary of Selma Loukinen Selma Loukinen died Thursday morning, April 27, 2006 at Portage Pointe, Hancock, MI Selma (Sally) Helena Wittaniemi-Loukinen, of Portage Pointe Long Term Care Facility died on April 27, 2006. She was born on December 24, 1918, in Jacobsville, the daughter of Arvid and Kaisa (Ylanki) Wittaniemi. She was a gifted student at the Jacobsville Community School...
Herman Walitalo
Apr 24, 2006
Obituary of Herman Walitalo Boston Location Herman "Matt" Walitalo, 86, a resident of the Boston Crosscut Rd., Boston Location, passed away Monday evening April 24, 2006, at Our Lady of Mercy Convalescent Home in Hubbell, where he had been a resident patient since this past January. He was born on March 20, 1920, in Boston Location a son of the...
Joseph Mlasko
Apr 16, 2006
Obituary of Joseph R. Mlasko Chassell Joseph R. Mlasko, 86, a resident of Lakeshore Dr., Chassell, passed away Sunday evening April 16, 2006, at the Portage Health Systems Hospital shortly after being admitted, following a several month illness. He was born on January 12, 1920, in Ironwood, MI a son of the late Anton and Sara Mlasko. Joseph was a...
Helmi Kokko
Apr 15, 2006
Obituary of Helmi A. Kokko Hancock Helmi A. Kokko, 88, a former resident of Hancock passed away Saturday morning April 15, 2006, at the Omega House in Houghton where she had been a resident for the last week. The former Helmi Palo was born on February 16, 1918, in Princess Pointe, a daughter of the late Erick and Helmi (Nikkinen)...
Ellie E. Gustafson Lantto
Apr 14, 2006
An obituary is not available at this time for Ellie E. Gustafson Lantto. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ellie E. Gustafson Lantto, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .
Ellie Lantto
Apr 14, 2006
An obituary is not available at this time for Ellie Lantto. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ellie Lantto, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .


