Obituaries

Nov 29, 2015

Donald Arthur Beck, 73 of Ewen, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2015 at his home.

He was born October 1, 1942 in Detroit to Clement and Ruth (Gallagher) Beck. He moved to West Branch, MI in 1948 and graduated from West Branch Schools in 1961. On June 15, 1963, he married Linda Kay Foor in West...

Nov 20, 2015

James (Jim-Smickers) Harold Maki, 59, of Ewen, MI, passed away unexpectedly on November 20, 2015, at his home.

Jim was born May 14, 1956, to Roy & Mary Helen (Golberg) Maki. From the time he was a young child, he worked alongside his father at The Maki Company and Gas Station, later purchasing the business with his...

Nov 15, 2015

Elna K. Lampi, 92, of Mass City passed away on November 15, 2015 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Care facility.  She was born on November 30, 1922 to Charles and Helia (Taurianen) Waisanen.  She attended schools in Aura, Pequaming, and L'Anse, and graduated from Mackenzie High School and Burroughs Business Machines School in Detroit, Michigan.

She...

Nov 9, 2015

Eleanor Nashland died at the wonderful age of 97 on Monday, November 9, 2015.  She was born October 12, 1918 in Green Valley, WI to parents Edward & Jessie Olson

Eleanor moved to Ewen at the age of 7 and graduated from Ewen High School.  She was employed by Dr. Hague and Dr. Campbell before marring the...

Nov 8, 2015

John Robert Brunton, 76 of Mass City, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at his home.

He was born March 26, 1939 in Charlotte, MI to Claire Aaron and Thelma Mae (Schofield) Brunton. John was very active in the community, serving as an Ontonagon County Commissioner, Ontonagon County Fair Board President and Ontonagon County Road Commissioner. He...

Nov 7, 2015

Cathy Mae (Johnson) Armour, 55 of Ironwood (formerly of Ontonagon and Seattle, WA) passed away November 7, 2015 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

A Memorial Service and Celebration of Life will be held in Summer, 2016 and will be announced. A complete obituary is pending.

Nov 1, 2015

Helen Miles Haas, 88 of Ontonagon, passed away November 1, 2015 at the Aspirus Long Term Care Unit with her loving family by her side.

Helen was born November 21, 1926 in Laona, WI to Henry and Alice (Gerrard) Running. She was a 1946 graduate of Ontonagon High School. In January 1946, Helen married Donald Miles in...

Oct 31, 2015

Signe M. (Leaf) Smith, of Ontonagon, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 31, 2015. She was born to Edward and Anna (Sikkila) Leaf on March 19, 1929 in Covington, MI. Signe grew up in Covington with her six siblings and graduated from L'Anse High School in 1947. She attended St. Luke's School of Nursing...

Oct 30, 2015

Alfred Francis Szaroletta, age 86, of Ontonagon, Michigan went to be with his Lord on Friday, October 30, 2015.  He was born to Ignace and Josephine in Ontonagon on March 2, 1929.  He married Yvonne Aubrey June 6, 1954.  He served our country in the United States Army during the Korean War.  Alfred worked for the White Pine Copper...

Oct 24, 2015

Sally Bailey, 67 of Ontonagon passed away October 24, 2015 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.

She was born September 2, 1948 in Ontonagon to Myron and Lillian (Paulson) Welch. She was a 1966 graduate of Ontonagon High School and graduated from Northern Michigan University in 1998 with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Following graduation, Sally worked at the...

Oct 21, 2015

Angeline Jean Johnson, 78 passed awayat the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital on Wednesday, October 21, 2015.

Visitation services will take place on Tuesday, October 27th at the Cane Funeral Home-Bruce Crossing Chapel from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Funeral Home.

A full obituary is pending....

Oct 13, 2015

Reed Andrae 93, of Port Washington, WI formerly of Ontonagon, MI died October 13, 2015 at his residence.

He was born October 21, 1921 in Ithaca, NY, the son of William and Ida (Reed) Andrae. He graduated from Cornell University in 1942.  He was a veteran of WWII having served in the US Army from 1942 to...

Oct 11, 2015

Robert "Boppin' Bob" Peltola, 58 of Bruce Crossing passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015.

He was born December 13, 1956 in Ontonagon to Hector and Betty (Rice) Peltola. Bob grew up in Agate, and graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School in 1975. Following graduation, Bob went to work at Settler's Co-op, where he was employed for 40...

Oct 10, 2015

Eugene Ivan "Ozzie" Cogswell, 85 of Ontonagon, passed away on October 10, 2015 at Marquette General Hospital. Ozzie was born on December 15, 1929 in Ontonagon to Cassimir and Elizabeth (Aho) Cogswell.

Ozzie graduated from Ontonagon High School in 1949. He worked as a log truck driver after graduation until he was called to serve his Country...

Oct 10, 2015

Dennis David Nevins, 56 of Ontonagon passed away October 10, 2015 at his home.

Dennis was born on April 7, 1959 in Hancock to Lawrence Peter and Alma Miriam (Tikkanen) Nevins. On November 26, 1982, he married Marilyn Trybus. They have resided in Ontonagon where they have raised their two sons, Joe and Paul.

After...

Sep 28, 2015

Carol Reid, a renaissance woman who passed away Sept. 28 at the age of 79, will be memorialized with a Celebration of Life gathering at the Eagles Club in Ontonagon Wednesday (Oct. 14) at 4 p.m.

A woman involved and influential in so many aspects of life in Ontonagon, Carol was born to Wilma and Lloyd Roehm...

Sep 26, 2015

Merlin Niemi 89, formerly of Ewen, passed away on September 26, 2015 in Escanaba where he had lived since 2012.

Merlin was born April 20, 1926 to the late Rayno and Laila (Rajala) Niemi. He graduated from Ewen High school in 1945, and served in the US Army from 1945 to 1947. He married Angela King on...

Sep 23, 2015

Alicia Renee Sullivan 30 of Mass City passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Marquette General Hospital.

She was born in Ontonagon to Greg & Renee Tarnowski on July 29, 1985. Alicia graduated from Ontonagon Area High School with the class of 2003. She married Jeremy Sullivan on February 24, 2007. Alicia lived for her family.  Especially...

Sep 22, 2015

Paul K. Jenkins, 70, formerly of Ontonagon passed away September 22, 2015 at the DJ Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, MI.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Wesley and Barbara; and sister Patricia. Paul is survived by his brother Jim (Jeanette) Jenkins of Oconto, WI.

Funeral Services for Paul will be held...

Sep 17, 2015

Glen Besson, 79 of Rockland, MI died peacefully at home after a brief illness on September 17, 2015. He was born in Ontonagon on March 16th 1936 to the late Arthur and Esther Besson.

He graduated from the Ontonagon High School and served his country for 22 years in the Air Force, including overseas tours of several...