Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Ontonagon and Bruce Crossing, MI
John L. Dupie, Jr.
Mar 24, 2018
John L. Dupie Jr, 65 of Ontonagon passed away unexpectedly on saturday March 24th 2018 at Aspirus Wausau hospital.
John was born in Ontonagon, Michigan on May 3, 1952. To Lois (Moseler) and the late John A. Dupie Sr. He graduated from Ontonagon Area High School in 1970. While attending school he met and fell in love...
James A. Humphrey
Mar 23, 2018
James A. Humphrey, a Bruce Crossing resident, died March 23rd, 2018 in his home.
Born April 18th, 1940 in Ironwood, he was the son of the late John (Jack) and Doris (Sandell) Humphrey.
He is survived by his wife, Carlene (Jarvi), daughters, Jamie Ahlskog (Carl) of Ewen, Amber Niemi of Portland, and sons, Thomas (Beth)...
Donald F. Mcmaster
Mar 22, 2018
Donald F. McMaster, 90, of Portage, Indiana passed away on March 22, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona.
Donald was born in Manistique, Michigan to Eugene and Nina McMaster (Gerard) on November 19, 1927. He went to school in Rockland, MI. He married Dorothy G. McMaster (Luokka) on June 9, 1954 in Houghton, MI. He graduated from Michigan Tech...
Bruno Hempel
Mar 21, 2018
Bruno Hempel, 96, a resident of Mass City and former longtime resident of Southfield,MI passed away peacefully on March 21, 2018 at the Lighthouse in Hancock, MI.
He was born in the German town of Dortmund of July 17, 1921. His father Stefan came to the US to make a new start for the family. He saved...
Bruno Hempel
Mar 21, 2018
Bruno Hempel, 96, a resident of Mass City and former longtime resident of Southfield,MI passed away peacefully on March 21, 2018 at the Lighthouse in Hancock, MI.
He was born in the German town of Dortmund of July 17, 1921. His father Stefan came to the US to make a new start for the family. He saved...
David A. Kasten
Mar 21, 2018
David A. Kasten passed away March 21, 2018 at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI.
He was born September 12, 1950 in Wakefield, MI to Norman & Rachael Kasten of Ewen, MI. David graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School, class of 1968. he worked in the tire business most of his life-owning his own tire company in...
Deborah Ann Dorrington
Mar 10, 2018
Deborah Ann Dorrington, 58, of Bruce Crossing passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, WI. She was born February 10, 1960 in L'Anse, MI to Ralph and Alice (Sanders) Hill.
She is survived by her Mother Alice Nykanen and daughter Sarah Dorrington, 3 sisters, Cindy Niemi, Donna (Randy) Holt and Mary Ursitti....
Ellen M (Johnson) Arvo
Mar 2, 2018
Ellen M. Arvo 84 of Greenland, Died peacefully at her daughter Linda's home in Westland Friday morning after her battle with Alzheimer's.Daughter of the late Eino & Mary (Anderson) Johnson. Ellen(Elly) was born, raised and resided majority life in Greenland. After high school she moved to Detroit area with girlfriends to work. It was at that time she met...
Fannie Dagmer (Mayra) Hendrickson
Mar 1, 2018
Fannie D. Hendrickson, age 98, passed away on March 1, 2018 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital LTCU. Fannie was born on February 1, 1920 in Ontonagon, MI to Anselm and Fannie (Maki) Mayra of Woodspur, MI.
She attended local schools graduating with the Ontonagon Class of 1937. She then left for Detroit, MI and was employed by Parke...
Wesley Earl Hoover
Feb 12, 2018
Wesley Earl Hoover of Silver City, passed away peacefully February 12, 2018 at the Omega House. He was 86.
Wesley was born in Potlatch Idaho to Wesley and Helen Hoover. He later join the army and served in the Korean War. In 1954 he was joined in marriage to the love of his life, Shirley. They had...
David Allan "Dj" Saubert, Jr.
Feb 11, 2018
David Allan "DJ" Saubert Jr, age 6, of Trout Creek, passed away with his father on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at their home. He was born April 11, 2011 in Ironwood, MI, the son of David Allan Saubert and Christina Lynn Perttula.
DJ was a first grader at Ewen-Trout Creek School. He enjoyed riding his dirt bike,...
David Allan Saubert, Sr.
Feb 11, 2018
David Allan Saubert, Sr. 47, of Trout Creek, passed away with his son on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at their home. He was born November 27, 1970 in Wakefield, MI, the son of Walter and Paula (Graves) Saubert.
Dave graduated from Wakefield High School with the Class of 1989. He worked for Quad Graphics in Oshkosh for...
Jeffrey Joseph Hautamaki
Feb 8, 2018
Jeffrey Joseph Hautamaki, 42, of Bruce Crossing, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital LTCU.
Jeffrey was born in Ontonagon, MI to Joseph Hautamaki and Kristine (Keranen) Kasten on March 13, 1975. He is a 1993 graduate of Ewen-Trout Creek High School where he excelled in basketball and track. He worked as a...
Daniel E. Sullivan
Feb 3, 2018
Long-time North Shore resident Daniel E. Sullivan passed away on February 3 in Sarasota Florida aged 96.
Dan was born in Columbus Ohio in 1921 to Daniel E. Sullivan Sr. and Ann Riley Sullivan. In 1927 the family moved to the Wilmette area where Dan attended Joseph Sears Elementary School St. Francis Xavier Catholic School and New...
Deborah Lynn (Zasadni) Wolfe
Feb 3, 2018
Deborah Lynn Wolfe, 63 of White Pine, MI passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at her home in the comfort of her family by her side.
Deborah was born in Hammond, Indiana to Stanley and Marilyn (George) Zasadni. She married Kenneth Wolfe on February 23, 1974 in Bergland, MI. She enjoyed bowling and spending time with...
Laurie Ann Kugler
Jan 29, 2018
Laurie Kugler, 52 of Bruce Crossing, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital LTCU.
Laurie was born in Kenosha, WI to Eugene and Shirley Kugler on August 31, 1965. She resided in Bruce Crossing and worked at Copper Country Mental Health.
She is survived by her daughter Tiffany (Wally) Nygord of L'Anse,...
Paul Eugene Salonen
Jan 22, 2018
Paul Eugene Salonen of Bergland, MI, passed away on January 22nd 2018 in Duluth, MN after a brief illness.
Paul was born on March 17, 1947 to Ernest and Ida Salonen and attended Bergland Community Schools, graduating in the summer of 1965. He enlisted in the United States Air Force later that year, and was stationed at...
John Francis Szaroletta
Jan 21, 2018
John was born in Ontonagon, Michigan on August 18, 1924 to John and Cecelia (Vertatich) Szaroletta. He graduated with the Ontonagon Class of 1942. After graduation John entered the Navy and served on an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific during WWII. After his service to our country, he attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering. While working as an...
Richard "Dick" Williams
Jan 16, 2018
Richard "Dick" Williams 70 of Iron River passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018. He was born May 8, 1947 to Tory Williams and Lillian Poler. He joined the Army, serving from 1966 to 1969. It was his great honor to service his country. Richard worked for Lac Vieux Desert Tribe for over 36 years in many different administrative roles....
Marie Eleanore Broemer
Jan 15, 2018
Marie Elenore Broemer went to glorious eternal rest, removing the shackles of Alzheimer's at Aspirus LTC, Ontonagon, MI
She and her twin sister Lillian Lenore were born on June 2, 1928 to Charles and Ana Alapert in Paynesville, MI. She was raised in the Simar area as an only child after the death...

