Obituaries

Sarah Mackrain

Sarah Mackrain

Oct 11, 2003

Obituary of Sarah Mackrain Chassell Sarah Mackrain, 88, a former resident of Massie Road, Chassell, passed away Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, at the Lutheran Heritage Village in Livonia, where she had been a resident patient for the past 4 years. Sarah was born in Hancock, on October 22, 1914, a daughter of the late Edward & Lempi (Niiranen) Johnson, whom...

Rudolph Manninen

Rudolph Manninen

Oct 7, 2003

Obituary of Rudolph Manninen Dodgeville Rudolph "Rudy" Manninen, 83, a resident of Dodgeville, passed away Tuesday morning, Oct, 7, 2003, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, where he had been a patient for the past 3 weeks. He was born on July 7, 1920, in Dodgeville, a son of the late John A. and Gustava (Karlela) Manninen,...

Meimi Jaakkola

Meimi Jaakkola

Oct 6, 2003

Obituary of Meimi Jaakkola Chassell Meimi Jaakkola 95, a resident of Chassell, passed away late Monday evening, October 6, 2003, at the Portge Health Systems Hospital, in Hancock. The former Meimi (Mae) S. Sormunen was born on Sept. 24, 1908, in Franklin Mine, a daughter of the late John & Mary (Hyyrylainen) Sormunen. As a youth she moved to the...

Harold Haapala

Harold Haapala

Oct 3, 2003

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

Melvin Johnson

Melvin Johnson

Oct 2, 2003

Obituary of Melvin Johnson Portage Entry Melvin E. Johnson, 60, a resident of Fishermans Lane, Portage Entry, Chassell, passed away at the home of his daughter and son-in-law early Thursday, October 2, 2003, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Trimountain on July 20, 1943, the son of of the late Edward Johnson & Wilma Tuominen/Polkinen. Melvin was a...

Melvin Jurva

Melvin Jurva

Sep 29, 2003

Obituary of Melvin Jurva Klingville Melvin A. Jurva, 80, a resident of Klingville & Hancock, passed away Monday evening, Sept. 29, 2003, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock, where he had been a resident patient since January of 1997. Prior to that he had been a patient at the Stillwaters Community Elders Home in Calumet. Melvin was born...

Clayton Isaacson

Clayton Isaacson

Sep 22, 2003

Obituary of Clayton Isaacson Hancock Clayton "Ike" Isaacson,70, a resident of Elevation Street, Hancock, passed away Monday evening, September 22, 2003, at his home following a battle with Cancer. He was born on July 22, 1933, in Hancock, and was a graduate of the Hancock schools. He later lived in Highland Park, then Hancock, Detroit, and returned to make his...

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Sep 22, 2003

Obituary of Clayton Isaacson Hancock Clayton "Ike" Isaacson,70, a resident of Elevation Street, Hancock, passed away Monday evening, September 22, 2003, at his home following a battle with Cancer. He was born on July 22, 1933, in Hancock, and was a graduate of the Hancock schools. He later lived in Highland Park, then Hancock, Detroit, and returned to make his...

Leonard Karppinen

Leonard Karppinen

Sep 11, 2003

Obituary of Leonard Karppinen Leonard H. Karppinen, 83, a former resident of Atlantic Street, Hancock, and Chassell, passed away Thursday evening, September 11, 2003, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock, where he had been a resident patient since December 27, 1996. He was born on December 15, 1919, in Chassell, a son of the late Severus and Ida...

Gwendolyn Wiitanen

Gwendolyn Wiitanen

Sep 10, 2003

Obituary of Gwendolyn Wiitanen Gwendolyn E. Wiitanen, 82, a resident of Dollar Bay, passed away Wednesday evening, September 10, 2003, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, where she had been a resident patient since 2000. The former Gwendolyn Frost was born in Dollar Bay, on August 4, 1921, a daughter of the late Oscar and Sophia (Bjorndahl)...

Victor Storhok

Victor Storhok

Sep 8, 2003

Idaho Falls, ID

     Victor W. Storhok, 90, a resident of Idaho Falls, ID, and former Tapiola resident and Michigan Tech graduate passed away Thursday September 7, 2023, in Idaho Falls.

     The Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Service – Chassell Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.

Richard Patana

Richard Patana

Sep 8, 2003

Obituary of Richard Patana Houghton Richard "Dick" Patana, 62, a summer resident of Rocky Road Shores Rd., Houghton, and well known entertainer was killed in an automobile accident near Alberta, MI in Baraga County last Monday September 8, 2003. He was born in Detroit, on October 11, 1940, a son of the late Nestor and Sofie (Niemi) Patana. During the...

Margaret Raisanen

Margaret Raisanen

Sep 7, 2003

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Arthur Wiitanen

Arthur Wiitanen

Sep 4, 2003

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Harold Silfven

Harold Silfven

Sep 1, 2003

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Viljo Lohela

Viljo Lohela

Aug 25, 2003

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Carol Powell

Carol Powell

Aug 21, 2003

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Wilho Ylitalo

Wilho Ylitalo

Aug 21, 2003

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John Lindgren

John Lindgren

Aug 15, 2003

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Vivica Dooley

Vivica Dooley

Aug 3, 2003

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