James Sebastian Seeliing
Jun 14, 2015
James Sebastian Seeling 83 of Metamora and Rockland passed away June 14, 2015 in Lapeer, MI. He was born March 17, 1932 in Rockland to Mitchell & Gert Seeling.
Jim was a veteran who served in the Army during the Korean War. He moved to Southfield, MI in 1955 where he worked as an excavator for a...
Alice M (Moore) Picotte
Jun 10, 2015
Alice Mae Picotte, age 84 of Ontonagon passed away on June 10, 2015 at Aspirus Long Term Care.
Alice was born in Ironwood to Albert & Lily Moore on May 12, 1931. On June 9, 1956, she married Robert (Bud) Picotte. They had 3 children and made their home in Ontonagon. She worked at Ontonagon Memorial Hospital...
Arelene J (Rice) Niemi
Jun 7, 2015
Arelene J. Niemi, 78, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2015, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Sebring, FL
Arelene was born February 3rd, 1937 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Sherman and Velma Rice. She was a graduate of East Liverpool High school. After graduation, she attended a year of business school, then worked as a secretary...
Marvin Eino Linna
Jun 5, 2015
Marvin Eino Linna, 71, of Mass City, Mich., formerly of Sea Level, NC passed away Friday, June 5, 2015, at his home.
His service and family gathering will take place at a later date.
Mr. Linna grew up in Ontonagon, Mich., and joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1962 and was stationed at Marine Corp...
Mary Elizabeth (Dembroski, Swanson) Applekamp
Jun 4, 2015
Mary E. Applekamp, 77, passed away Thursday evening, June 4, 2015, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood.
Mary was born June 8, 1937, in Paulding to Cecelia and Kasmier Dembroski, and later adopted by Mildred and Lewis Swanson of Paulding. On June 18, 1955, she married Earl W. Applekamp, after graduating from Ewen-Trout Creek High School,...
Laura Frances (Furman) Seeling
May 30, 2015
Laura Frances Seeling, age 84 of Metamora and Rockland, Michigan, passed away May 30, 2015 in Royal Oak. She was born October 4, 1930 in Columbus, Ohio to Reed and Eva Furman.
Mrs. Seeling was a graduate of Ohio State University earning a degree in Nursing. She moved to Royal Oak and worked as a nurse at...
Adam Joseph Olson
May 23, 2015
Adam Joseph Olson 31 of Bruce Crossing passed away unexpectedly May 23, 2015 in North Dakota.
He was born June 8, 1983 in Ironwood, MI to Bruce Olson and Denise (Morris) Hiitola.
Adam was a graduate of Ewen-Trout Creek High School. After graduation he served his country in the U.S. Navy. ...
Stephanie Antoinette (Marincel) Preiss
May 22, 2015
Stephanie Antoinette Preiss, 70, of Ontonagon MI, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015.
Stephanie was born on December 8, 1944 to Joseph and Mary Marincel, and worked for many years at the offices of Doctors Gervae and Lahti.
She is survived by her children: Kenneth (Karen) Preiss, Steven (Stacy) Preiss, David (Wendy) Preiss, and...
Mildred (Lahti) Miilu
May 17, 2015
Mildred Lahti Miilu of Mass City passed away May 17, 2015 at Unity Hospice in De Pere, WI. Mildred was born February 29, 1924, in Mass to Nickolai and Sanelma Wertanen Lahti. Mildred graduated Mass High School and moved to Chicago for employment including a job with an airplane parts supplier during World War II. It was during this...
Adeline A. (Anderson) Robl
May 12, 2015
Adeline A. Robl, 89 of Ewen, passed away May 12, 2015 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit. She was born November 9, 1925 in Ewen to the late Eino and Toini (Hendrickson) Anderson.
Adeline graduated from Ewen High School in 1943 and was employed in various places until 1944 when she married Roy Robl....
Nancy Kay Geist-Tuomi
May 11, 2015
Nancy K. Geist-Tuomi, 77 of Ontonagon, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
Nancy was born January 14, 1938 in Ontonagon to Alvin and Mina (Hartzell) Geist. She grew up on the shores of Lake Superior in the house her father built. She loved the outdoors, and especially enjoyed camping at...
Donald E. Hawkins
May 9, 2015
Donald E. Hawkins, better known as "The Muleskinner" of Ontonagon, passed away May 9, 2015 in his home with his wife, Betty.
Donald was 73. He was born in the old Ontonagon Hospital and proudly calls this town his own.
Don was born Donald E. Dembroski. He is one of eleven children. Upon the death...
Ida M. (Frisk) Holmstrom
May 5, 2015
Ida M. Holmstrom, 94, passed away peacefully at Aspirus on May 5th with her family at her side. Ida was born April 26th, 1921 to Finnish immigrants, Andrew & Kaisa Frisk in Rousseau.
She attended school in Rousseau thru eighth grade.
She married Godfrey Holmstrom on May 9th, 1939 in Mass City. They then moved...
Doris Elaine (Alanen) Denton
May 4, 2015
Doris E. Denton, 91 of Greenland, passed away May 4, 2015 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit. Funeral services will be private.
Seere L (Huhtala) Nordine
May 2, 2015
Bruce Crossing, MI - Seere L Nordine, 93, passed peacefully in her sleep on May 2. Seere was born on January 25, 1922 to Finnish immigrants, Charles and Aliina Huhtala on the North Baltimore Rd in Bruce Crossing where she has was a lifelong resident.
She attended the one room North Baltimore School thru eighth grade and...
Alfred Gerard Bourdeau
Apr 28, 2015
Alfred Gerard Bourdeau, 86, formerly from Rockland and recently Calumet, died peacefully at the Omega House on April 28, 2015.
Alfred was born November 15, 1928, in Lake Linden, a son of Camille Fredinand Bourdeau and Clara Louise (Bebeau) Bourdeau. He graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School in 1947 and enlisted in US Army that fall, where...
Myrna H. Taeger
Apr 27, 2015
Myrna H. Taeger, age 78, formerly of Bruce Crossing, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 in New Lenox, IL.
Beloved wife of the late Clifford, Loving mother of Lynn (Joel) Peterson, Wendy (Michael) Osborn and Gary Taeger, Cherished grand mother of eight; Melissa, Matthew, Gregory, Thomas, Tracey, Krista, Andrew and Lisa, Great grandmother of one; Audrey, Dear...
Thomas P. Corda
Apr 27, 2015
Thomas P. Corda, 75 of Bruce Crossing died peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Gables of Germantown Memory Care Facility in Germantown, WI, due to complications relating to Alzheimer's disease.
He was born September 11, 1939 in Ironwood, son of the late Earl B. Corda and Anna (Soltis) Corda. ...
Freddie Scott
Apr 18, 2015
Freddie "Sam Hawk" Scott passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, WI.
He was born on June 19, 1937 in the Lac Vieux Desert Indian Village near Watersmeet, MI to the late Benjamin Scott Sr. & Anne (McGeshick) Scott.
Freddie was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Jimmy Scott...
Leonard Arnold Makela
Apr 17, 2015
Leonard Makela 79 of Ontonagon passed away Friday, April 17, 2015 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
He was born November 22, 1935 in Ontonagon to the late Leonard & Anna (Suominen) Makela. Leonard graduated from Ontonagon High School with the class of 1953. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1954 to...
