Obituaries

Zaira Hawke

Zaira Hawke

Jun 27, 2004

Obituary of Zaira Hawke Caspian Zaira M. (Harold) Hawke, 81, a resident of Baker Rd., Caspian, passed away Sunday morning June 27, 2004, at the Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center of Calumet where she had been a patient for over the past 2 weeks, following a battle with cancer. Mrs. Hawke was born on June 23, 1923, in Verona, Italy, a...

Elsie Ruonavaara

Elsie Ruonavaara

Jun 25, 2004

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Cody Nichols

Cody Nichols

Jun 11, 2004

Obituary of Cody Blayze Nichols Chassell Cody B. Nicholas, 12, a resident of Chassell passed away at Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, where he had been a patient for the past week. He was born on June 11, 2004, in Laurium, a son of Connie (Hurley) Nichols and the late Henry Nichols. Cody had attended the CLK Schools and...

Cory Schutz

Cory Schutz

Jun 4, 2004

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George Schutz

George Schutz

Jun 4, 2004

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David Lampinen

David Lampinen

May 24, 2004

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Sharon Kumlin

Sharon Kumlin

May 24, 2004

Obituary of Sharon Kumlin Coburntown Sharon O. (David) Kumlin, 61, a resident of Quincy St., Coburntown, passed away Monday afternoon May 24, 2004, at her home following a lengthy battle with cancer. The former Sharon Branson was born on September 29, 1942, in Davenport, Iowa, a daughter of Robert and Doras (Calvert) Branson. As a child Sharon resided in Davenport,...

Helen Wiitanen

Helen Wiitanen

May 12, 2004

Obituary of Helen Wiitanen Dollar Bay Helen M. (David) Wiitanen, 68, a resident of Banfield Ave(M-26) Dollar Bay, passed away early Wednesday morning May 12, 2004, following a 3 year battle with cancer. She was born on May 28, 1935 in Houghton, a daughter of the late John and Elsie (LaChappele) Schaafs. As a child Helen had resided in Houghton,...

June Housouer

June Housouer

May 12, 2004

Obituary of June Housouer Trimountain June L. Housouer, 71, a former resident of Trimountain, passed away May 12, 2004, at her winter home in Tucson, Arizona, following a lengthy illness. The former June Hatfield was born on August 14, 1932, in Burnsfork, Kentucky, a daughter of the late James & Edna (Chitwood) Hatfield. She resided in Kentucky and Tennessee before...

Keith Kilpela

Keith Kilpela

May 8, 2004

Obituary of Keith Kilpela Hancock Keith M. Kilpela, 25, a resident of Minnesota Street, Hancock, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, May 8, 2004, from natural causes. He was born on February 26, 1979, in Hancock a son of Paul M. and Marilyn (Juntunen) Kilpela. As an infant he moved from Mason to Hancock, where he has resided since...

Arthur Tepsa

Arthur Tepsa

May 7, 2004

Obituary of Arthur Tepsa Dodgeville Arthur G. "Art" Tepsa, 64, a former resident of Dodgeville, passed away Friday afternoon, May 7, 2004, at Portage Pointe of the Portage Health System, where he had been a resident patient since it opened. Prior to that he had been a resident patient at the former Portage Hospital's Third Floor. He was born on...

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)...