Obituaries

Apr 14, 2015

Wayne Russell "Rusty" Jousma, Jr. 55 of Ontonagon passed away on April 14, 2015 at his home with his wife and family by his side.

Rusty was born on June 29, 1959 in Lower Michigan to his parents Wayne and Goldie Jousma.  They moved to Bruce Crossing where he went to school in Ewen. Rusty...

Apr 12, 2015

David Charles Karttunen, 74 of Ontonagon, passed away April 12, 2015 at his home.

He was born May 17, 1940 in Detroit to Arthur and Viola (Korvenpaa) Karttunen. He moved to Green, MI as a child, and has resided there since. Dave attended school in White Pine and Ontonagon. After graduation, he was employed by the paper...

Apr 6, 2015

John Borgen, 91 of Ontonagon, passed away April 6, 2015 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 11 am at the Cane Funeral Home in Ontonagon. Visitation will begin one hour before services. Inurnment with Military Honors will be at the Riverside Cemetery in Ontonagon, and a fellowship...

Mar 30, 2015

Frank A. Domitrovich, died at the age of 88 on March 30, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson Arizona.  He was born in Ontonagon, Michigan on October 8, 1926, son of the late Frank and Mary Domitrovich.

He graduated from the Ontonagon High School in 1945.  When he started school, he could only speak Croation and...

Mar 30, 2015

Anna Irene Lobeck 90 of Ontonagon passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at her daughter's home in Pelkie, MI.

She was born July 23, 1924 to the late Allan & Mayme Daniels. On November 24, 1944 in New York City Irene was united in marriage to Ardell Lobeck.

She enjoyed baking nisu for her family...

Mar 27, 2015

Dorothy Kuehnl, 88 of Ewen, passed away March 27, 2015 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit.

A memorial service will be held at the First Lutheran Church in Ewen on Saturday, May 23rd at 11 a.m. EST. Friends may call at the church 1 hour prior to the start of the service.

Mar 21, 2015

Jamler E. Ahola 89 of Mass City passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at his home.

He was born August 28, 1925 to Alex and Lempi Ahola at Wainola, MI.  Jalmer was preceded in death by his parents and brothers William, Raymond and Eino.

He is survived by a brother Davis of Mass City, sisters...

Mar 16, 2015

Winifred (Winnie) June Weisinger, 77, of Ontonagon, passed away on March 16, 2015 at Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Facility.

Winnie was born in Ontonagon, Michigan, to Andrew and Esther (Kiminki) Store on June 23, 1937. She attended school in Mass, Ml.  She married Virgil. Weisinger on February 17, 1953 in Ontonagon.  She worked numerous jobs...

Mar 16, 2015

Joseph Jackson Jr., "Gii Ah Saa Gii Shick," 61, of Watersmeet, Mich., passed away March 16, 2015, at Ministry St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.

He was born August 18, 1953 in Milwaukee to Joseph Sr. and Grace (White) Jackson.

Joseph enjoyed shopping, dancing, telling jokes and spending time with his children and grandchildren.

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Mar 12, 2015

On March 12th, 2015 our grandfather, Robert Charles Gillstrom passed away peacefully with his family by his side in Quinnesec at the age of 85.  He was born on March 15th, 1929 in Alston to Edwin and Anna Gillstrom, the youngest of five children.

On this day we lost our grandpa, best friend, hero, and so much...

Mar 10, 2015

Karla Sue Croteau, 44 of Rockland passed away at the Aspirus Ontonagon  Memorial Hospital on Tuesday,  March 10, 2015 after losing her courageous battle to lung cancer.

Karla was born in Ontonagon on April 13, 1970 to Richard (Dick) and Marilys Floyd. She attended the Ontonagon Area Schools and on December 3, 1987 she married her high-school...

Mar 8, 2015

Geraldine M. Korri, 55, formerly of Ewen Michigan passed away on March 8, 2015 at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, WA surrounded by family and friends after a courageous 17 year battle with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.

Geraldine was born in Wakefield, Michigan to Bruce and Gloria Korri on April 16, 1959.  She graduated...

Mar 2, 2015

Denny's family will be holding a memorial service and luncheon on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the VFW in Bruce Crossing. The public is welcome. Please feel free to bring a dish to pass if desired.

Feb 28, 2015

Doris Marguerite Stripe, 96 of Ontonagon, passed away February 28, 2015 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit.

Born October 15, 1918, daughter of De Marguerite and Earl H. Sieweke, she grew up in Riverside, Illinois.  She had a long life blessed with family, career, volunteer work and travel.  She was a woman of great...

Feb 21, 2015

Harold James Bohm, 81, of Ontonagon, Michigan, passed away of End Stage Lewy Body Dementia on February 21, 2015, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital. In accordance with his wishes, there will not be any public memorial services.

Harold Bohm was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, to August and Meta Bohm, on September 28, 1933....

Feb 17, 2015

Ellen Carlson, 69 of Mass City, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at UP Health System a�" Portage in Hancock, with her loving family by her side.

She was born October 28, 1945 in Detroit to Angus and Mary Maywood. She graduated from Lutheran West High School of Detroit in 1963. On June 7, 1969 she...

Feb 16, 2015

Winifred (Winnie) June Weisinger, 77, of Ontonagon, passed away on February 16, 2015 at Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Facility.

Winnie was born in Ontonagon, Michigan, to Andrew and Esther (Kiminki) Store on June 23, 1937. She attended school in Mass, Ml.  She married Virgil. Weisinger on February 17, 1953 in Ontonagon.  She worked numerous jobs...

Feb 8, 2015

Allan Slye, age 82 of Ontonagon, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Aspirus Long Term Care, having been a resident/patient for a month.

Allan was born in Escanaba to Wilbur and Elsie Slye on December 31, 1932. He completed most of his schooling in River Rouge but returned to Escanaba to graduate in 1950. He...

Feb 7, 2015

Elsie E. Ongie 86 passed away Saturday, February 07, 2015 at the Aspirus Long Term Care Facility in Ontonagon, Michigan where she had resided for several years.

She was born July 16, 1928 in Green, Michigan to the late John & Maria (Lepisto) Honkavaara who were Finnish immigrants. On June 23, 1951 Elsie married her first...

Feb 4, 2015

Charles Lewis Douglas Knivila

Charles L.D. Knivila, 79 of Canton, MI passed away February 4, 2015 at Arbor Hospice in Ann Arbor, MI.

Charles was born on September 4, 1935 in Trout Creek, MI, to Charles and Eva (Bessen) Knivila. He graduated in 1953 from Trout Creek High School and went to work at...