Obituaries
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...
Helen Bauman
Jul 29, 2004
Obituary of Helen Bauman Dollar Bay Helen (Maatta) Bauman, 85, passed away at the Westmoreland Nursing Center in Lake Forest, Illinois, early Thursday morning, July 29, 2004, where she had been a resident patient for the past 7 months. The former Helen Maatta was born in Hancock, on Aug. 23, 1918, a daughter of the late John and Matilda (Pojan)...
Nevaeh Turner
Jul 20, 2004
Obituary of Nevaeh Turner Chassell Nevaeh Patrick Turner Our little piece of heaven was so special that the Angles took him home. Nevaeh Patrick Turner, the infant son of Deanna Turner of Chassell and John Kroenke of Lake Linden, was born on July 20,2004, He was pronounded dead at the Portage Health System Hospital in Hancock, the same day and...
Allan Hackmann
Jul 17, 2004
Obituary of Allan Hackmann Chassell Allan Hackmann, 74, a resident of Wilson Memorial Drive, Chassell, passed away at his home on Saturday July 17, 2004, following several months of illness. He was born in Hancock, on Dec. 27, 1929, a son of Otto and Fannie (Jolgren) Hackmann. He later lived mostly in Dodgeville, and other areas before moving to Chassell...
Brandon Stevens
Jul 13, 2004
Obituary of Brandon Stevens Sterling Heights/Calumet Brandon J. Stevens, 8, a resident of Sterling Heights/Calumet, passed away early Monday morning, July 13, 2004, at the Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center, where he had been a patient for several hours, following a accident He was born on November 27, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas, a son of Perry and Melissa (Thyrion) Stevens....
Florence Hakala
Jul 13, 2004
Obituary of Florence Hakala Hubbell Florence L. Hakala, 80, a former resident of Hubbell, and presently of San Jose, CA, passed away early Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California. The former Florence Sincock was born in St. Mary's Location on July 6, 1924, a daughter of the late Baden and Sylvia Sincock. She...


