Larry Leo Nevins
Jun 8, 2023
Larry Leo Nevins, also known as "Inch" to his Yooper family and friends, age 66, passed away unexpectedly June 8th 2023 at his home in Green Bay WI.
Larry was a former resident of Ontonagon MI or "God's Country" as he called it. Larry was born in White Pine MI to Lawrence Peter Nevins and Alma Miriam...
Gene A. Hokans
May 22, 2023
Gene A. Hokans of Ontonagon, passed away at his home on Sunday, May 22nd, 2023. He was 83 years old.
Gene was born on March 12,1940 in Ontonagon, MI to V. Edwin and Esther (Menigoz) Hokans.
On July 27, 1963, he married Antoinette (Toni) Malnar. Together they had seven children. Gene was an avid hunter...
Delores Ann Williams
May 21, 2023
Delores Ann Williams (Biwashikwe), 77, of Watersmeet, MI peacefully started her journey with her family beside her in the physical world on May 21, 2023 at Villa Maria Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, WI.
She was born on February 27, 1946 in Watersmeet, MI, daughter of the late Joe & Jessie (McGeshick) Pete. Delores is survived by her...
Denise R. Davidson
May 10, 2023
With heavy hearts, we would like to announce that Denise Rene'e Davidson, age 58, of Ontonagon, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, May 10th, 2023, at the Omega House in Houghton, Michigan.
Denise was born to Geraldine Ellen and Billie James Buzzo, on September 19th, 1964, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They soon returned to Ontonagon, where she grew up...
Lilly Ann-Marie Williams
May 4, 2023
Lilly Ann-Marie Williams, age 40,
"Nenookaasig-kwe"
Peacefully started her journey with her mother Delores Williams, beside her in the physical world and with her Father James Williams Sr. Awaiting her arrival in the spirit world on May 4th 2023 at Villa Maria Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, WI. She was born on May 7th, 1982 in...
Kenneth Roehm
Apr 29, 2023
Kenneth Roehm, age 82, of Ontonagon passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette.
Kenny was born in Ontonagon to Lloyd and Wilma (Turney) Roehm on April 4, 1941. He graduated from Ontonagon High School with the class of 1960. He married Judy Hebert on November 24, 1973 at the United Methodist...
Mervin Dallas Hughes
Apr 27, 2023
Mervin Dallas Hughes (80) of Ontonagon passed away on 4–27–23 at home.
Merv was born in Detroit Michigan to Alva Hughes and Ruth Hagan on 3-3-1943. Merv married Bonnie Lee Kaskisto in Detroit, and worked as a local 25 ironworker, who was a successful business owner and operator of Hughes Brothers Inc. He ran the family business...
Ruth E. (Perttula) Steinmetz
Apr 27, 2023
Ruth E. Steinmetz (Perttula), 95, of Trout Creek, MI passed away on April 27, 2023 at Bayside Village in L'anse, MI.
Ruth was born in Trout Creek to John and Fanny Perttula on July 7, 1927. She graduated from Trout Creek High School and attended Suomi College in Hancock, MI, for one semester. She married Robert Steinmetz...
Mary Tahtinen
Apr 19, 2023
Mary Tahtinen was born in Ontonagon, Michigan, the daughter of Jalmer and Lily Laingren. After graduating from high school, she was employed by the Ontonagon Memorial Hospital as a dietician. She married her husband, Raymond, and shortly thereafter moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she was employed by Pranges Department Store. After a few years, they moved to Tunkhannock,...
Gloria Hare
Mar 28, 2023
Gloria "Jean" Hare passed away peacefully with friends and family by her side. She fought a brave and determined fight against cancer for eight years, but on March 28, 2023 at the age of 79 she left us to be with her Lord, her parents and her beloved cat, Little Bea.
Jean lived in Ontonagon, Michigan for...
Carl Philip Sorvari
Mar 23, 2023
Carl Philip Sorvari, of Ontonagon, passed away at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital on March 23, 2023, he was 86 years old.
Cane Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Charlotte Joan Johnson
Mar 18, 2023
Charlotte Joan Johnson, 80, of Bruce Crossing, MI passed away unexpectedly on March 18.
Charlotte was born in Wakefield, MI daughter of Harvey and Bertha Elliott. She graduated from Wakefield High School. She married Edward Johnson and they made their home in Bruce Crossing their entire married lives of 54 years. Charlotte worked at Bruce Crossing Settlers...
George William Nygard
Mar 18, 2023
George Nygard, 83, of Ontonagon passed away surrounded by his children on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
He was born March 5, 1940, in Ontonagon to the late Walter and Bessie (Bally) Nygard. Upon graduation from Ontonagon High School, George enlisted with the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Texas and then Spain,...
Lemira Hegg
Mar 9, 2023
Lemira (Ylitalo) Hegg, 94, of Ontonagon, passed away March 9, 2023 at St. Anne's Salvatorian in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were she lived for 4 months. Prior to that, she resided in Butler, Wisconsin near her daughter, Annette, for several years. Lemira was born on March 31, 1928 to Wilho and Lydia (Kytola) Ylitalo. She was born and raised on the...
Julie Morgan
Feb 23, 2023
Julie Elizabeth Morgan, 65, of Ontonagon, Michigan died on February 23 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, Ontonagon, following a severe stroke.
Julie was born at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi to Alice Mae (Haake) Morgan and Orrin Morgan on November 15, 1957. She grew up as an Air Force "brat" in Japan, Turkey, Illinois, and Massachusetts before her...
Rodney "Nubby" Mattson
Feb 22, 2023
Rodney Donald "Nubby" Mattson passed away at Aspirus Wausau on Wednesday, February 22nd at the age of 85.
Nubby was born in Bruce Crossing at the Grunlands House on August 7, 1937, to Onnie & Toini (Ojaniemi) Mattson. He married Betty Pokela in October of 1963. Betty passed away August of 2009.
He was an...
Gertrude Mcgeshick
Feb 22, 2023
Gertrude McGeshick of Watersmeet MI passed away peacefully in Minocqua on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, she was 83 years old.
She is survived by her children John "Bug" (Sally) McGeshick, David A. (Patti) McGeshick, Charles McGeshick III, Dale H. McGeshick, Louis (Tina) McGeshick, Sr., Gerald (Becky) McGeshick, Melissa J. McGeshick, Sheila McGeshick, Edward (Shelly) McGeshick, Howard McGeshick...
Sophia Frantz
Feb 16, 2023
Sophia Frantz passed away at her home on Thursday, February 16, 2023, she was 39 years old.
Sophia is survived by her son Sage Frantz, her mother Tamra Coyne, grandparents Loretta and Al Bannick, siblings John Mayo and Lilly Bannick, Mike Fortner and Steven Bannick, uncles, many great aunts, uncles and cousins.
Sophia was very...
Beatrice Joy (Bartanen) Ivanecky
Feb 4, 2023
Beatrice Joy Ivanecky (Bartanen), age 90, of North Aurora formerly of West Chicago, passed away February 4, 2023. She was born on December 28, 1932 in Rockland, Michigan to Andy and Helen Bartanen. On May 7, 1955 she was united in marriage to Joseph Ivanecky Jr. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in West...
Dee Dee Preiss
Feb 2, 2023
Dee Dee Preiss, 66, of Ontonagon, passed away on February 2, 2023.
Dee Dee was born in Ontonagon on November 2, 1956 to Gene and Arloa Farley. Following her graduation from Ontonagon Area High School in 1974, she attended technical school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dee Dee returned to Ontonagon and began working at the paper mill where...
