Obituaries

Louella Palonen

Louella Palonen

Jun 6, 2013

Obituary of Louella Palonen Chassell Louella M. Palonen, 66, a resident of Chassell passed away Thursday morning June 6, 2013, at the Omega House in Houghton following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 19, 1946, in Calumet, MI, a daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Tiura) Johnson. She attended the Calumet Schools before starting work at an...

Sandra Ruscio (Nuranen)

Sandra Ruscio (Nuranen)

Jun 4, 2013

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Florence Hill (Juntenen)

Florence Hill (Juntenen)

Jun 2, 2013

Obituary of Florence Lenore Hill Poplar Bluff, MO/Baraga, MI Florence L. Hill, 81, a resident of Poplar Bluff, MO, and formerly of Baraga, MI, passed away Sunday afternoon June 2, 2013, at the River Mist Assisted Living Community in Poplar Bluff, MO, following a short illness. She was born on April 27, 1932, in Boston Location, MI, a daughter of...

Nancy Castro (Manninen)

Nancy Castro (Manninen)

May 25, 2013

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Dale Wuorinen

Dale Wuorinen

May 16, 2013

Obituary of Dale Wuorinen ToivolaDale B. Wuorinen, , a resident of Toivola passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning May 16, 2013. He was born on July 16, 1949, in Hancock a son of Leona (Mikkola) Wuorinen and the late Benhart Wuorinen. Dale was a graduate of the Jeffers High School with the class of 1967.Mr. Wuorinen was a veteran having served...

Helen Drew

Helen Drew

May 13, 2013

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Helen Drew (Moskwa)

Helen Drew (Moskwa)

May 13, 2013

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Shirley Rajala

Shirley Rajala

May 7, 2013

Obituary of Shirley Rajala Dollar Bay Shirley C. (Roy) Rajala, 77, a resident of E. Grosse Pointe Shores in Dollar Bay, passed away Tuesday May 7, 2013, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient. She was born on October 9, 1935, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Carl and Laina...

Harry Niemi

Harry Niemi

May 3, 2013

Obituary of Harry William Niemi Tapiola Harry W. Niemi, a former resident of Clawson, MI, and Tapiola, passed away Friday morning May 3, 2013, at the Bluffs Senior Living Community in Houghton, where he had been a resident for the past seven months. He was born on November 29, 1932, in Tapiola, the son of the late William and Olga...

Alice Kivari (Luusua)

Alice Kivari (Luusua)

May 2, 2013

Obituary of Alice Margaret Kivari Chassell Alice M. Kivari, 91, a former resident of Chassell passed away Thursday morning May 2, 2013, at the Delaware House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past 4years. She was born on January 16, 1922, in the Snake River Hill area a daughter of the late...

Caroline Messner

Caroline Messner

Apr 26, 2013

Obituary of Caroline Messner Houghton Caroline M. (Archambeau) Messner, 75, a resident of Houghton, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, April 26, 2013. Caroline was born on September 18, 1937 in Chassell, Michigan, a daughter of the late Ernest and Laura (Perrow) Archambeau. She attended the Jeffers schools. On June 1, 1957, she married Alvord F. Messner. He...

Sue Unzens

Sue Unzens

Apr 13, 2013

Obituary of Sue Unzens ChassellSue (Isbell) Unzens passed away April 13, 2013, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility, having been a resident for several years. Sue was born February 3, 1935 in Melvindale, Michigan. She is survived by her daughter Colleen (Ken) Wollenberg of Cave Creek, Arizona, her son Mike (Emely) Gaunt of Chassell, and her grandchildren, Matt, Ben,...

James Ruotsala

James Ruotsala

Apr 10, 2013

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Albin Liimatta

Albin Liimatta

Apr 4, 2013

Obituary of Albin Liimatta Albin Liimatta, 84, of Chassell, passed away Thursday, April 04, 2013, at the Cypress Manor Health and Rehab Center in Hancock. He was born on February 18, 1929, in Chassell, the son of Frank and Mary (Raisanen) Liimatta and he attended the Chassell Schools. Albin spent most of his life on the farm in Klingville. Some...

Betty Fort

Betty Fort

Apr 3, 2013

Obituary of Betty Fort Betty T. Fort, 85, a resident/patient at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013. She was born in Houghton on October 10, 1927, the daughter of Charles and Susanna (Hakala) Taurianen and attended the local schools. Betty worked in Chicago and Florida, retired, and moved to the Marquette/Ishpeming area....

Nicholas Persha

Nicholas Persha

Mar 30, 2013

Obituary of Nicholas Persha PainesdaleNicholas P. "Buddy" Persha, 85, a resident of Painesdale, passed away Saturday March 30, 2013, at the Marquette General Hospital following a lengthy illness.He was born on July 12, 1927, in Painesdale, a son of the late Nicholas and Josephine (Cor) Persha. He attended the Painesdale School. Mr. Persha was a veteran having served with the...

Herta Sporalski

Herta Sporalski

Mar 29, 2013

Obituary of Herta Sporalski Painesdale Herta F. Sporalski, 99, a former resident of Painesdale passed away Friday March 29, 2013, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home of Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past nine months. She was born on August 27, 1913, in Wernigerode, Germany, a daughter of the late Gustav and Frieda (Niemann) Grohmann....

Edwin Dove

Edwin Dove

Mar 28, 2013

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Rudolph Larson

Rudolph Larson

Mar 25, 2013

Obituary of Rudolph Larson Portage TownshipRudolph L. Larson, 92, a former resident of Portage Township, passed away Monday evening March 25, 2013, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock where he had been a resident patient for the past four years.He was born on December 9, 1920, in Onnela, a son of the late Andrew and Lillian (Lampinen) Larson....

Howard Marcotte

Howard Marcotte

Mar 19, 2013

Obituary of Howard Marcotte CovingtonHoward O. Marcotte, 70, passed away Tuesday evening March 19, 2013, at the Rolling Meadows Assisted Living in Covington, where he had been a resident for the past 5 months.The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Hancock is assisting the family with the arrangements which will be announced at a later time.Service Information To send flowers to...