Obituaries

Lillian Karna

Lillian Karna

Apr 6, 2006

Obituary of Lillian Wilhelmina Karna Houghton Lillian W. Karna, 86, a former resident of Houghton, passed away Thursday evening April 6, 2006, at the Cypress manor Nursing Home in Hancock where she had been a resident patient since September of 2003. Lillian was born on February 27, 1920, in Painesdale, MI, the daughter of the late Abram and Wilhelmina (Seppanen)...

John Peryam

John Peryam

Apr 3, 2006

Obituary of John Peryam Hancock John W. "Jack" Peryam, 60, a former resident of Ingot St., Hancock, passed away early Monday morning, April 3, 2006, at Our Lady of Mercy Convalescent Home in Hubbell where he had been a resident patient since May of 2005. He was born in Hancock on September 20, 1945, a son of Betty (Sullivan) and...

Karen O'Connell

Karen O'Connell

Mar 30, 2006

Obituary of Karen O'Connell Dodgeville Mrs. Gary O'Connell, 51, a resident of Dodgeville, passed away early Thursday morning March 30, 2006, at the Portage Health Systems Hospital, where she was a patient for 2 days, prior to that she had been ill for the past 8 months. The former Karen D. Niva, was born in Hancock on February 13, 1955,...

Vernon Olson

Vernon Olson

Mar 21, 2006

Obituary of Vernon Edwin Olson Chassell Vernon E. Olson, 83, a resident of Fifth St., Chassell, passed away Tuesday evening March 21, 2006, at the Portage Health Systems Hospital, in Hancock shortly after been admitted. The family would invite all to join them for a time to remember Vernon this Friday March 24, 2006, from 4 to 6 P.M. in...

Sigrid Lassila

Sigrid Lassila

Mar 20, 2006

Obituary of Sigrid Lassila Houghton Sigrid J. Lassila, 99, a former resident of E. Vivian St., Houghton, passed away Monday March 20, 2006, at the Woodland Heaven Wing of the Houghton County Medical Care Facility, in Hancock, where she had been a resident for the past 3 years. The former Sigrid Ruohoniemi was born on February 2, 1907, in Boston...

Nadine Janke

Nadine Janke

Mar 16, 2006

Obituary of Nadine Janke St. Mary's Location Nadine (Robert) Janke, 82, a resident of St. Mary's Location, passed away Thursday March 16, 2006, at the Omega House in Houghton where she had been a resident patient for the past 6 months. She was born on January 7, 1924, in McKinley, TX a daughter of the late Otis and Corrine (Ashley)...

Esther Klee

Esther Klee

Mar 15, 2006

Obituary of Esther Ruth Klee Houghton Esther R. Klee, 86, a resident of Calverley Ave. Houghton, passed away Wednesday evening March 15, 2006, at the Margaret S. Parmly Residence Nursing Facility in Chisago City, MN where she had been a resident patient for the past 3 weeks. Esther was born on May 14, 1919, in Pilgrim Location, a daughter of...

Margaret Wesa

Margaret Wesa

Mar 8, 2006

Obituary of Margaret Ruth Wesa Atlantic Mine Margaret "Marge" Ruth Wesa, 85, of Atlantic Mine died Wednesday March 8, 2006, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home, where she had been a resident patient since 2002. Margaret was born in Redridge on October 15, 1920 to Oscar and Jenny (Jackola) Kyllonen and lived most of her life in Waukegan, Illinois. She...

Lillian Holombo

Lillian Holombo

Mar 6, 2006

Obituary of Lillian M. Holombo Hancock Lillian M. Holombo, 96, a former resident of Holland St., passed away Monday March 6, 2006, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock where she had been a resident patient since December of 2003. Mrs. Holombo was born on August 18, 1909, in St. Mary's Location a daughter of the late Arthur and...

Ellen Crocker

Ellen Crocker

Mar 1, 2006

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Betty Moskwa

Betty Moskwa

Feb 23, 2006

Obituary of Betty Mae Moskwa Ontonagon Betty (Johnson)Moskwa of Ontonagon passed away Thursday afternoon, February 23, 2006, with her family present at the Ontonagon Memorial Hospital's Long Term Care Unit. Betty was born May 10, 1928, in Matchwood, Michigan, daughter of the late Lorena (Lowe)and Don Johnson Sr. Betty and her family also resided in Bruce Crossing and Ewen, Michigan....

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

An obituary is not available at this time for Dorothy Nancarrow. 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 Dorothy Nancarrow, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .

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"...