Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Aug 23, 2004
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Margaret Ann Olsen
Aug 21, 2004
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Margaret Olsen
Aug 21, 2004
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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
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
Aug 17, 2004
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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
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
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
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...


