Obituaries

Ellen Lahnala

Ellen Lahnala

Oct 28, 2004

Obituary of Ellen Lahnala Houghton Ellen E. Lahnala, 91, a former resident of Arbor Green Apartments in Houghton passed away Thursday morning, October 28, 2004, at Portage Pointe in Hancock, where she has been a resident patient for the past year. The former Ellen E. Carlson was born on January 10, 1913, in Wells, MI a daughter of the late...

Gregory Fallon

Gregory Fallon

Oct 26, 2004

Obituary of Gregory Fallon Hancock Gregory William Fallon, 44, a resident of LaPorte, Indiana, and formerly of Hancock, MI passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, at the LaPorte Hospital, in LaPorte, Indiana, due to complications of diabetes. Greg was born in Hancock, Michigan, on Jan. 14, 1960, a son of John H. and Gertrude (Virtanen) Fallon. Greg graduated from...

John Lassila

John Lassila

Oct 22, 2004

Obituary of John Lassila Houghton John E. Lassila, 72, a resident of N. Superior Rd., Houghton, passed away early Friday morning, Oct. 22, 2004, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, where he was a resident patient. He was born in Detroit on Jan. 15, 1932, a son of the late Iver and Anna (Naasko) Lassila and resided...

Janice Jaasko

Janice Jaasko

Oct 7, 2004

Obituary of Janice Jaasko HANCOCK - Mrs. Janice L. (Ted) Jaasko, 72, a resident of Ingot Street, Hancock, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2004 at Marquette General Hospital in Marquette where she was a patient for over the past two weeks. The former Janice L. Simmons was born on June 2, 1932 in Calumet, a daughter of the late Harold...

Lillian Marttila

Lillian Marttila

Oct 3, 2004

Obituary of Lillian Marttila Houghton Mrs. Lillian I. Marttila, 84, a former resident of Houghton, and presently of Iron Mountain, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2004, at the Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain, MI where she was a patient for 1 day. The former Lillian Ylitalo was born in Calumet on December 15, 1919, a daughter of the...

Donald Mentink

Donald Mentink

Sep 27, 2004

Obituary of Donald Mentink Liminga Donald Paul Mentink, Jr. 37, a resident of E.B. Holman Rd., Liminga, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday morning, September 27, 2004. He was born on Feb. 4, 1967 in Hancock, a son of Donald and Shirley (Destrampe) Mentink Sr., and lived for most of his lifetime in the Houghton area. For the...

Edwin Puuri

Edwin Puuri

Sep 13, 2004

Obituary of Edwin Puuri Liminga Edwin E. Puuri, 84, a resident of the Liminga Road, passed away at his home on Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 18, 1920, in Detroit, a son of the late Matt & Emma (Porkka) Puuri. At the age of 10 he moved with his parents to the...

John Nerg

John Nerg

Sep 9, 2004

Obituary of John Nerg Chassell John "Fred" Nerg, 84, a resident of Chassell, passed away early Thursday morning, Sept. 9, 2004, at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, where he had been a resident patient for the past week. He was born on August 7, 1920, in Chassell, a son of the late Charles and Hulda (Sormunen) Nerg...

Carl Tauriainen

Carl Tauriainen

Sep 9, 2004

Obituary of Carl Tauriainen Chassell Carl E. Tauriainen. 77, a resident of U.S. 41 Chassell, passed away at his home on Thursday, September 9, 2004, following a short illness. He was born on April 2, 1927, in Askel, a son of the late Matt and Hilia (Moilanen) Tauriainen. He attended the Askel school and the Doelle School. He resided in...

Marilyn Dewald

Marilyn Dewald

Aug 27, 2004

Obituary of Marilyn Dewald Franklin Twp. Marilyn E. Dewald, 67, presently a resident of Franklin Twp., and formerly of Ludington, passed away Friday evening, Aug. 27, 2004, at her home where she has been a resident for the past 2 years on Blessant Rd., Hancock after a courageous battle with Cancer. The former Marilyn Elma Martin was born in Detroit,...

Irene Naponen

Irene Naponen

Aug 23, 2004

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Margaret Ann Olsen

Margaret Ann Olsen

Aug 21, 2004

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Margaret Olsen

Margaret Olsen

Aug 21, 2004

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Verna Hauswirth

Verna Hauswirth

Aug 19, 2004

Obituary of Verna Hauswirth MRS Hancock Verna Bernice Hauswirth, 84, a resident of Jasberg Street, Hancock, passed away Thursday evening, August 19, 2004, at the Norlite Nursing Center in Marquette, where she had been a resident patient since May of 2004. Verna was born on December 19, 1919 in Hancock, a daughter of the late Jacob and Anna Liisa (Juntunen)...

Alice Willmer

Alice Willmer

Aug 18, 2004

Obituary of Alice Willmer Chassell Alice D. (Lindell) Willmer, age 77, a resident of Wilson Memorial Drive, Chassell, passed away at her home on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004, follwoing a lengthy illness. The former Alice D. Adams was born in Chassell on May 6, 1927, a daughter of the late Adolph and Delia (LaMarre) Adams. She had resided in the...

William Chegwidden

William Chegwidden

Aug 17, 2004

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Lydia Tapio

Lydia Tapio

Aug 14, 2004

Obituary of Lydia Tapio Hancock Lydia (Lil) Elina Raisanen; Karvonen, Tapio, 90, a former resident of Hancock, passed away Saturday morning, Aug. 14, 2004, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock, where she had been a resident patient. The former Lydia Raisanen was born in the Onnela District, a daughter of the late William and Olivia (Lahnala) Raisanen, and...

Mildred Harkonen

Mildred Harkonen

Aug 12, 2004

Obituary of Mildred Harkonen Chassell Mrs. Mildred (Hugo) Harkonen, 83, a resident of U.S. 41, Chassell, passed away at her home on Thursday, August 12, 2004, following a lengthy illness. Mindy was born in Pilgrim Location on April 6, 1921, a daughter of the late Matt and Ida (Tikkanen) Laitinen. She later resided in Houghton, the Detroit area, and since...

Jeffrey Saari

Jeffrey Saari

Jul 31, 2004

Obituary of Jeffrey Saari Winona Jeffrey L. Saari, 21, left us to be with our Lord and Savior, on Saturday, July 31, 2004, near Winona, MI. He was born on March 1, 1983, in Ontonagon a son of Kenneth and Colleen (Gregory) Saari, and was a graduate of Jeffer's High School in Painesdale, with the Class of 2001. Jeff will...

John Komula

John Komula

Jul 30, 2004

Obituary of John Komula Chassell John A. Komula, 88, a resident of E. Massie Road, Chassell, passed away Friday evening, July 30, 2004, at home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Arnheim on March 22, 1916, a son of the late Oscar A. and Anna (Wayrynen) Komula, and attended the local school. He resided for most of his...