Obituaries
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
Mar 28, 2004
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Helen Schiel
Mar 26, 2004
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
Dec 30, 2003
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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
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
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
Dec 22, 2003
An obituary is not available at this time for Baby Hamar. 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 Baby Hamar, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store .


