All Obituaries

 Victoria Ann Beck, 71, of Ontonagon passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital’s long-term care unit.   A memorial service will be held at Cane Funeral  Home  in Ontonagon on Friday, May 31, 2019 at noon. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 AM until the time of the service. Burial will be in the Riverside  Cemetery, Ontonagon Michigan 

Rita Marie (Skoviak) Saari, 71, of White Pine, chose to pass away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Monday, May 20, 2019, to the arms of her Heavenly Father. She defeated pancreatic cancer by fighting two years longer than doctors expected. Rita was born Sept. 8, 1947, to John and Pauline (Chopp) Skoviak in Ontonagon. She grew up in White Pine and resided there for all but 3 years of her life. She was proud to be a White Pine Warrior and graduated in 1965. Rita felt honored to...

Dale Benhart Koski, age 80, of Silver City, passed away from Alzheimer's related complications on Friday, May 10, at Bayside Village in L'Anse, with his wife Eileen holding his hand. Dale was born  October 20, 1938, to Eino & Mabel (Nuquist) Koski in Ontonagon MI.  He grew up in White Pine & Silver City. He attended schools in White Pine, Green & Ontonagon. Dale joined the US Marines in 1957 until 1959. Dale lived in Escanaba from 1971-1984 and in...

  Timothy John Tousignant, age 54, of Ontonagon, passed away on May 7, 2019 at UW Health University Hospital of Madison with family by his side. He was born in Ontonagon, Michigan to Edmond J. and Sharon (Gerzetich) Tousignant on February 5, 1965. He graduated from Ontonagon High School in 1984. Throughout high school and for many years following, he worked as a mechanic at his family’s Yamaha shop “Riverside Marine” where he repaired and put together snowmobiles, 3...

       Grace Malnar, 95 of Ewen, MI passed away April 24, 2019.  Born in Ewen, MI  January 4, 1924  and graduated from Ewen High School.   She married James Malnar on August 7, 1946. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother and husband James who passed away on December 21, 1987, also son’s Robert 2014 and Richard 2019. Grace is survived by her son’s Jim from Duluth, MN, Ken (Sylvia) of Ironwood, MI and Ron (Kate)...

Valerie Jean Lind, 69 of Ontonagon passed away at her home on Thursday, April 18, 2019 with her husband Michael by her side. She was born on March 14, 1950 to Albert and Ann (Pavolich) Butkovich.  Valerie was a graduate of Houghton High School.  She attended Michigan Technological University & Northern Michigan University where she received her teaching degree.  She began her teaching career in 1972 at the Ontonagon Elementary School while teaching one year at the...

Margaret Martin, 98, of Ontonagon died on Wednesday, April 17 at Portage Pointe in Hancock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s dementia.    Margaret was born in Redridge, MI on Oct. 1, 1920, to John (Ilmari) and Katie (Kaisa Paso) Koivu.  She graduated from Jeffers HS in 1938 (and loved to tell of riding the train from Redridge to Painesdale for grades 11 and 12.)   Margaret married  Reino Marttinen (Ray Martin) in 1941.  The family lived in Mass City...

Marjorie Lorayne Welfley 100 passed away at her home in Boyton Beach, FL on March 29, 2019. She was born in Ontonagon, MI on April 18, 1918 to the late Axel & Selena Nygard. Lorayne graduated from Ontonagon High School. She was married to Charles Welfley. Lorayne spent most of her adult life in Boyton Beach, FL. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles, their daughter Jill Welfley, and 2 brothers Ben & Neil V. Nygard. Lorayne is survived by her 3 nieces and 3...

Thad G Breland, 70 of Bruce Crossing, MI passed away March 23, 2019. He was born in LaPorte, IN on February 3, 1949 to Thad & Margaret Breland. Thad graduated from Galien High School. He had worked for Settler’s Co-Op Sporting Goods in Bruce Crossing, MI from which he retired. Thad is survived by his wife Linda Breland, children Lisa Wolfe, Thad G Breland, Jr., Jody Breland and Jennifer Sonnevil, sisters Frieda Phillippi, Henrietta Hein and Mary Schrader, 9 grandchildren Bettina...

Cathy Perttula of Trout Creek, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, March 12th surrounded by her loving family at the Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, Wisconsin after a short bout with cancer.  Cathy was born in Bruce Crossing on May 1, 1941.  She graduated from Ewen High School in 1961 and married Jerry Perttula on June 2, 1962.  She was a homemaker raising three daughters.  When her children were grown Cathy also worked part-time out of the home washing dishes at...