Obituaries

Dawn Kadletz

Dawn Kadletz

Jan 30, 2004

Obituary of Dawn Kadletz Winona Mrs. Dawn E. Kadletz 54, a former resident of Winona, and presently of West Allis, Wisconsin, passed away early Friday morning Jan. 30, 2004, at the Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the request of the deceased cremation has taken place. The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Hancock is serving the family. To send flowers...

Laina Kinnunen

Laina Kinnunen

Jan 3, 2004

Obituary of Laina Kinnunen Hancock Mrs. Laina H. Kinnunen, 91, a resident of Pine Street, Hancock, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2004, at St. Francis Hospital, in Escanaba, where she had been a patient since Dec. 30, 2003 The former Laina Lindgren was born on March 29, 1912, in Salo, a daughter of the late Ivar and Anna (Pahikainen) Lindgren...

Norman Paavola

Norman Paavola

Jan 2, 2004

Obituary of Norman Paavola Hancock Norman E. Paavola, 85, a former resident of the Arbor Green Apartments in Houghton, passed away early Friday morning, Jan. 2, 2004, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock, where he had been a resident patient for the past 5 years. He was born in Quincy Location on January 3, 1918, a son of...

Esther Heikkinen

Esther Heikkinen

Jan 1, 2004

Obituary of Esther Heikkinen Chassell Esther I. Heikkinen, 77, a former resident of the Snake River Hill District, and Kreamery Kourt Apartments of Chassell, passed away early New Years Day, Jan. 1, 2004, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock. The former Esther Karppi was born on December 25, 1926, in the Snake River Hill District, a daughter of...

Lois Berryman

Lois Berryman

Dec 31, 2003

Obituary of Lois Berryman Chassell Mrs. Lois (Clyde) Berryman, 70, a resident of Lakeshore Dr., Chassell, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at the Portage Health Systems Hospital in Hancock , following a lengthy illness. The former Lois Schultz was born on November 13, 1933, in Hancock, a daughter to the late Ardell and Lempi (Kyllonen) Schultz She later lived...

Diane Biedron

Diane Biedron

Dec 30, 2003

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

Burton Ervast

Burton Ervast

Dec 26, 2003

Obituary of Burton Ervast Chassell Burton E. Ervast.80, a former resident of Chassell, passed away Friday evening, December 26, 2003, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility, where he had been a resident patient since November 24, 1999. At the request of the deceased cremation has taken place, and there will be no funeral or visitation. The Memorial Chapel Funeral...

Arthur Pelto

Arthur Pelto

Dec 26, 2003

Obituary of Arthur Pelto Houghton Arthur W. Pelto, 81, a resident of Heritage Manor, Houghton, passed away Friday evening, Dec. 26, 2003, at his home following an apparent heart attack. He was born in Boston Location, on May 3, 1922, a son of the late Anton and Ina (Jankala) Pelto and had attended the Cloverland School. In 1961, he moved...

Ida Oinas

Ida Oinas

Dec 25, 2003

Obituary of Ida Oinas Hancock Mrs. Ida M. Oinas, 91, a resident of Hancock, passed away early Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2003, at the Portage Health Systems Hospital in Hancock, where she had been a patient for the past week. The former Ida Margaret Parkinen was born in Franklin Township, on Dec. 10, 1912, a daughter of the late Matt...

Baby Hamar

Baby Hamar

Dec 22, 2003

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John Schumacher

John Schumacher

Dec 20, 2003

Obituary of John Schumcaher Toivola John Schumacher,Jr, 80, a resident of Toviola, passed away early Saturday morning, Dec. 20, 2003, at the home of his daughter, Diane Schumacher in Hurontown. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota, a son of the late John and Helen (Maltz) Schumacher, Sr., and at the age of 2 moved to Michigan. He resided in Painesdale,...

Neil Juopperi

Neil Juopperi

Dec 15, 2003

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Turunen Lillian

Turunen Lillian

Dec 10, 2003

Obituary of Turunen Lillian Chassell Lillian E. Turunen, 84, a resident of Lower Worham Road, Chassell, passed away early Wednesday morning, Dec. 10, 2003, at the Marquette General Hospital in Marquette where she has been a patient for the past week. The former Lillian E. Etapa, was born in Chassell, on October 21, 1919, a daughter of the late Henry...

Lillian Turunen

Lillian Turunen

Dec 10, 2003

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Aidan Lahti

Aidan Lahti

Dec 10, 2003

Obituary of Aidan Lahti Hancock Aidan Michael Lahti, the infant son of Andrew & Christina Lahti passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at the Marquette General Hospital in Marquette, where he had been a patient since birth. He was born on December 8, 2003, in Marquette a son of Andrew & Christina (Zimmerman) Lahti. Surviving are: His parents Maternal Grandparents:...

Michael Wiljanen

Michael Wiljanen

Dec 4, 2003

Obituary of Michael Wiljanen Hancock Canal District Michael W. "Mickey" Wiljanen, 88, a resident of the Hancock Canal District, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2003, at this home following complications from a stroke. He was born on December 11, 1914, in Mohawk, a son of the late Matthew & Margaret (Simila) Wiljanen, and graduated from the Calumet High School with...

Ada Tervo

Ada Tervo

Dec 2, 2003

Obituary of Ada Tervo Arnheim Ada I. Tervo, 86, a former resident of Arnheim, passed away Tuesday evening, Dec. 2, 2003, at the Mather Nursing Center in Ishpeming where she has been a resident patient since September 25, 2003. The former Ada Irene Rynanen was born on June 15, 1917, in Copper City to the late Yalmer and Elizabeth (Kinnunen)...

Donna Silbert

Donna Silbert

Nov 28, 2003

Obituary of Donna Silbert Houghton Donna M. "Hietala" Silbert, 67, a former resident of the Houghton Area, passed away early Friday morning, Nov. 28, 2003, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, where she has been a resident patient since May of 1996. The former Donna Mae Hietala, was born on May 15, 1936, in the Houghton Canal...

Donald Sohlden

Donald Sohlden

Nov 16, 2003

Obituary of Donald Sohlden Chassell Donald P. Sohlden, 65, a resident of Snake River Hill, Chassell, suddenly passed away November 16, 2003, at the Portage Hospital from an apparent Heart attack. He was born in Laurium on September 26, 1938, to Verdi and Mina (Peterson) Sohlden. Don graduated from the Chassell High School with the class of 1957, from 1961-...

Lila Hongisto

Lila Hongisto

Nov 8, 2003

Obituary of Lila Hongisto Chassell Mrs. Lila M. Hongisto, 75, a resident of the Denton Road, Chassell, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2003, at the Marquette General Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past 4 days. The former Lila Karvonen was born in Fulton Location on August 7, 1928, a daughter of the late John & Naimi...