Edna Mabel Trasti
Jun 11, 2019
Edna Mabel Trasti 99 passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
Edna was born on October 5, 1919, to William and Katie (Kempainen) Lampinen, in Atlantic Mine, Michigan, where she grew up as a child. She attended the local schools and graduated from Painesdale High School in 1937.
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Rose (Polar) Martin
Jun 10, 2019
Rose Polar Martin, Meshkoweweaasinookwe, began her beautiful journey to eternity on June 10th, 2019, just shy of her 95th birthday. Rose lived the most incredible life, leaving a legacy of love, resiliency and traditional values that her family will find strength in as we live life without her.
Rose was born to the late Henry and Minnie...
Matthias "Matt" Schuster
Jun 9, 2019
Matt Schuster, 95, of Ontonagon passed away on June 9, 2019, at Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital after a short illness.
Matt was born on February 24, 1924 in Ontonagon to Joseph and Elizabeth Schuster. He graduated from the Ontonagon Area Schools with the class of 1942. Shortly after graduating from school, Matt moved to the west coast where...
Eugene Henry Lorendo
Jun 6, 2019
Eugene Henry Lorendo was born December 24, 1932 to the late Oscar and Phoebe Lorendo. He left this earth on June 6, 2019.
Gene served in the Army before returning home to log and farm until his retirement. He loved going to auctions and fishing. He also loved feeding the birds and deer on his farm, crafting...
Mary Moll Albright
Jun 4, 2019
Mary Moll Albright, age 94, long-time resident of Ewen, MI passed away peacefully in her sister's home on June 4, 2019 with loved ones by her side.
Mary was born in Flint, MI in 1925 to Gertrude and Reginald Moll. She graduated from Ewen High School in 1943. Following high school, she attended and graduated from Lucid...
Marcella J. (Vivant) Streeter
Jun 2, 2019
Marcella J. Streeter, 95 of Ewen, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Aspirus Hospital LTCU.
She was born to Henry and Sara (Dourghty) Vivant on August 11, 1923. Marcella married Clair in October of 1939 in Petosky, MI.
She enjoyed camping, fishing, waiting on her friends to come over to the house to...
Harold Byron Amos
Jun 1, 2019
Harold Byron Amos, age 80, of Ontonagon, passed away June 1, 2019 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
Harold was born in Hancock, Michigan to Harold J. and Hilma (Kuurila) Amos of Greenland on March 4, 1939. He was a 1957 graduate of Mass High School. He attended Suomi College and received his B. S. in Ed. from Northern...
Anita Kay Ahola
May 24, 2019
Anita Kay (Sandercock) Ahola, 78, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2019 at the Lighthouse of Hancock nursing home.
Anita was born in Iron Mountain, to Francis and Eva (Nasberg) Sandercock, moving to White Pine in 1953. Anita spent many happy years in Iron Mountain, spending summers at Keyes Lake, skating and playing with all the kids...
Victoria Ann Beck
May 23, 2019
Victoria Ann Beck, age 71 of Ontonagon, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her husband and children on Thursday May 23rd, 2019 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
Vickie was born on June 8, 1947 in Litchfield, MN to Robert and Lorraine (Wimmer) Kleis. She was the eldest of 6 children. She attended school in...
Rita Marie Saari
May 20, 2019
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....
Dale Benhart Koski
May 10, 2019
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...
Timothy John Tousignant
May 7, 2019
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...
Grace Marie Malnar
Apr 24, 2019
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...
Valerie Jean Lind
Apr 18, 2019
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...
Margaret Martin
Apr 17, 2019
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...
Marjorie Lorayne Welfley
Mar 29, 2019
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....
Thad G Breland
Mar 23, 2019
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...
Cathy Perttula
Mar 12, 2019
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...
Karen Plutchak
Mar 10, 2019
Karen Plutchak, 68, of Greenland, MI, passed away on March 10, 2019 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
Karen was born in Goodrich, Michigan to Fred and Gloria Koon on April 10, 1950. She graduated from Goodrich High School. Karen married Jerry Plutchak on December 13, 1975, and relocated to the Upper Peninsula where she and Jerry raised their...
Beatrice Pearl (Myllymaki) Miilu
Mar 9, 2019
Beatrice Pearl Julia (Myllymaki ) Miilu - July 31, 1927- March 9, 2019
Goodbyes are being said for one of Rousseau's lifelong residents. Beatrice went home to be with the Lord on March 9, 2019 at Aspirus Long Term Care in Ontonagon, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Irving, on May 25, 1999...
