Obituaries

Mathias Ruohoniemi

Mathias Ruohoniemi

May 6, 2004

Obituary of Mathias Ruohomiemi HANCOCK ? Rev. Mathias R. Ruohoniemi, 88, retired minister of the L.C.A. and a former resident of Calumet, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2004, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where he had been a resident patient since May 13, 1996. Prior to that, he resided with his sister, Hilda Ruohoniemi on Jasberg...

Gage Garza

Gage Garza

May 5, 2004

Obituary of Gage Garza Dollar Bay Gage Garza, infant son of Daniel and Effie Michelle Garza and brother of Jake Garza of Dollar Bay passed away early Wednesday morning May 5, 2004 at the Portage Health Systems Hospital. A memorial service for Gage will be held at a later date in Texas. The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Hancock has...

Carrie Niemi

Carrie Niemi

May 2, 2004

Obituary of Carrie Niemi Chassell Carrie M. Niemi, 98, a former resident of Chassell, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2004, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, where she has been a resident patient for the past 1-1/2 years. Prior to that she has been a resident patient at Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock, The former Carrie...

Gordon Behreandt

Gordon Behreandt

Apr 27, 2004

Obituary of Gordon Behreandt Hancock Gordon J. Behreandt, 77, a resident of Conrad St., Hancock, passed away Tuesday afternoon April 27, 2004, at the Marquette General Hospital where he had been a patient since this past Saturday. He was born on September 24, 1926, in Park Falls, WI, a son of the late Otto and Emma (Erickson) Behreandt, and spent...

Gladys Etapa

Gladys Etapa

Apr 26, 2004

Obituary of Gladys Etapa Hurontown Gladys L. Etapa, 77, a resident of Manitou Street. Hurontown, passed away Monday, April 26, 2004, at the Marquette General Hospital, in Marquette, following a short illness. The former Gladys L. Neva was born in Hancock, on December 12, 1926, a daughter of the late Edward & Mary (Michaelson) Neva, the youngest of 11 children,...

Arvid Raasio

Arvid Raasio

Apr 25, 2004

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Philip Medlyn

Philip Medlyn

Apr 21, 2004

Obituary of Philip Medlyn Houghton Philip E. Medlyn, 73, a resident of Ravine Side Dr., Houghton passed away suddenly Wednesday evening April 21, 2004, from an apparent heart attack. He was born in Houghton on February 12, 1931, a son of the late Edward and Edna (Nordstrom) Medlyn, and was a graduate of the Houghton High School with the class...

Martha Stone

Martha Stone

Apr 11, 2004

Obituary of Martha Stone Chassell Mrs. Martha (Tauno) Stone, 71, a resident of the Chassell-Painesdale Road, in Chassell, passed away from an apparent heart attack while at home on Sunday, April 11, 2004. The former Martha E. Hyttinen was born on Aug. 28, 1932, in Liminga a daughter of the late Eser and Kate (Juntunen) Hyttinen, and resided during her...

Martha Coponen

Martha Coponen

Apr 7, 2004

Obituary of Martha Coponen Atlantic Mine Martha Ann Coponen, 96, a resident of Atlantic Mine, passed away late Wednesday evening, April 7, 2004, at Portage Pointe in Hancock , where she was a resident patient for seven days. The former Martha Ann Jarvi was born in Finland, on June 6, 1907, a daughter of the late Isaac & Anna (Palokangas)...

Jack Masters

Jack Masters

Mar 30, 2004

Obituary of Jack Masters Jack L. Masters, 78 , a resident of Ryan Street, Hancock, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening, March 30, 2004, at the Portage Health System Hospital, where he had been a patient since Saturday. He was born in Hancock, on October 19, 1925, a son of the late John & Irene (Laurin) Masters, and has resided for...

Wallace Manninen

Wallace Manninen

Mar 29, 2004

Obituary of Wallace Manninen Dodgeville Wallace "Copper" Manninen, 76, a resident of Dodgeville, passed away Monday morning, March 29, 2004,at the Kindred Hospital in Tampa, Florida. He was born on March 21, 1927 in Dodgeville, a son of the late John A. & Kustaava (Kaarela) Manninen and attended the Houghton Public schools. He was employled by the Book Concern Printers...

Barbara Dawidowski

Barbara Dawidowski

Mar 28, 2004

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Helen Schiel

Helen Schiel

Mar 26, 2004

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Barbara Edwards

Barbara Edwards

Mar 24, 2004

Obituary of Barbara Edwards Liminga Mrs. Barbara A. (David) Edwards, 68, a resident of the Liminga District, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at the Portage Health System Hospital, following a lengthy illness. The former Barbara Ann Hauswirth, was born on July 31, 1935, in Atlantic Mine, a daughter of Marion (Hahka) Hauswirth and the late Anton " Tony" Hauswirth....

Henry Narhi

Henry Narhi

Mar 10, 2004

Obituary of Henry Narhi Hancock Henry "Hank" Narhi, 82, a former resident of Lake View Manor in Hancock, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2004, at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan following a lengthy illness. He was born on January 16, 1922, a son of the late Arvid and Lena (Oja) Narhi in Osceola Twp., Michigan, He...

Richard Lindstrom

Richard Lindstrom

Feb 10, 2004

Obituary of R. Lindstrom Salo District R. John "Jussi" Lindstrom, 61, a former resident of the Salo District passed away early Tuesday morning, February 10, 2004, at the home of John and Terri Ganske in Boling, Texas following a battle with Cancer. He was born in Chassell, on June 29, 1942, a son of the late Toivo and Elma (Juntunen)...

Jerome Stowe

Jerome Stowe

Feb 9, 2004

Obituary of Jerome Stowe Hancock Jerome "Jerry" Stowe, 69, a resident of Hancock, passed away Monday, February 9, 2004, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, where he had been a resident patient since January 1, 2004. He was born on February 17, 1934, in Detroit, a son of the late Frank and Doreen (Cartier) Stowe . He...

Ruth Liljequist

Ruth Liljequist

Feb 3, 2004

Obituary of Ruth Liljequist Hancock Ruth Jacobson Liljequist, 83, a resident of Cooper Avenue, Hancock, passed away early Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, 2004, at her home following a lengthy illness. The former Ruth Jacobson was born on November 26, 1920, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Erick and Mathilda (Bach) Jacobson. She was a graduate of the Hancock High...

Elsa Niebergall

Elsa Niebergall

Feb 1, 2004

Obituary of Elsa Niebergall Lake Linden Elsa I. Niebergall, age 84, a resident of Lake Linden, passed away early Sunday morning, February 1, 2004, at the Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center in Laurium, where she had been a patient for the past 3 weeks. The former Elsa Lappalainen was born on September 4, 1919, in Mass City, MI, a daughter of...

Paul Kivari

Paul Kivari

Jan 31, 2004

Obituary of Paul Kivari Rochester Hills, MI Paul Wilbert Kivari, 83, a resident of Rochester Hills, MI and former Chassell area resident passed away January 31, 2004, at the Altercare Nursing Center in Big Rapids, MI where he had been a resident patient for the past 6 months. Mr. Kivari was born on April 29, 1920, in Chassell Twp. a...