Matt W. Peterson
Jun 18, 2014
Matt W. Peterson, 28, of Mass City passed away on June 18, 2014 at home.
Matt was born in Ontonagon to Larry and Barbara (Lemantine) Peterson on April 9, 1986. He graduated from Ontonagon Area Schools/Superior School. He worked at various jobs, was a cook, and most recently, a logger. Matt was a Veteran of the...
John "Jack" H. Hawley
Jun 12, 2014
John H. (Jack) Hawley, 86, passed away June 12, 2014 at his home in Ontonagon with his children at his side.
Jack was the eldest of 3 sons born to Edwin (Ned) and Florence (Vie) Hawley. He was born in Hancock, Michigan January 12, 1928 and raised in Ontonagon, graduating from Ontonagon High School in 1945....
Clyde John Mantta
Jun 8, 2014
Clyde John Mantta passed away June 8, 2014 after a short illness. He was born May 14, 1934, the son of Clyde and Adele (Peterson) Mantta in Hancock. Clyde grew up on the family farm in Tapiola. He graduated from Doelle High School in 1952. As a young man, Clyde worked on the Great Lakes Ore Boats sailing...
Gladys M. Wirkkala
Jun 2, 2014
Gladys M. (Johnson) Wirkkala, 90 of Greenland, passed away June 2, 2014 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
Gladys was born in Menominee, MI to George and Melvina (Lessard) Johnson on May 23, 1924. She married Reino Wirkkala, and they made their home in Ontonagon, and later, Greenland. Gladys loved to knit and crochet,...
Robert Toivo Lukkari
May 26, 2014
Robert Toivo Lukkari 78 of Mass City passed away May 26, 2014 at his home.
Robert was born on September 4, 1935 to Toivo & Jennie Lukkari of Mass City, MI. He graduated in 1954 from Mass High School. Robert served honorably in the army for the Battery B, 62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion,...
Gerald "Jerry" Yaklyvich
May 25, 2014
Gerald "Jerry" Yaklyvich passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at his home in Silver City, MI.
Jerry was born in Ontonagon, Michigan on May 1, 1937. The Yaklyvich Family was one of the first of 8 families that settled in White Pine. He resided in the Upper Peninsula all of his life.
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Tony Norczyk
May 23, 2014
Tony Norczyk, 54 of Ontonagon, loving father, grandfather, son, brother and friend passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at Marquette General Hospital with his family by his side and his grandchildren in his heart.
Tony was born in Ontonagon, MI to James and Bertha (Store) Norczyk on November 23, 1959. He went to Ontonagon Area Schools,...
William Randall "Randy" Schober
May 20, 2014
William Randall "Randy" Schober, 59 of Ontonagon, died at his home on May 20, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born to the late Bill and Donna (Hoefferle) Schober in Ontonagon on December 24, 1954.
He attended Ontonagon Area High School, graduating with the Class of 1973. He started working that summer with...
Larry Dale Stauffer
May 20, 2014
Larry Stauffer 67 of Ontonagon, MI passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at his home in Ontonagon.
At the deceased request, there will be no services. The Cane Funeral Home in Ontonagon, MI is assisting the family.
Louis Joseph Gregory
May 20, 2014
Louis J. Gregory, 71, died on May 20, 2014, from leukemia.
He was born on August 29, 1942, in Ironwood Michigan. Son of the late Louis J. and Della (Sobolewski) Gregory, he lived in Ironwood, Escanaba, Ann Arbor, and Detroit before settling with his family on the shores of Lake Superior in Ontonagon, Michigan in 1969....
Francis "Fritz" Zimmer
May 19, 2014
Francis (Fritz) Earl Zimmer, age 93, of Ontonagon, MI, passed away May 19, 2014 at the DJ Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, MI. He was born January 7, 1921 in Ontonagon, son of the late James and Anna (Chenette) Zimmer.
He graduated from Ontonagon High School with the class of 1939 and participated in band,...
Rachel Elizabeth Brown
May 18, 2014
Rachel Elizabeth Brown 17, was lifted up to meet her Lord and Savior on May 18, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Rachel was born on August 15,1996 in Holland Michigan and moved to Mass City shortly after.
Rachel had many hobbies including baking, dirt biking,swimming, fishing, scrapbooking with her Nana,making...
Leo E. Siren
May 17, 2014
Leo Erick Siren, 92, died peacefully on May 17, 2014 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility.
Leo was born to William and Ida (Myllymaki) Siren on February 21, 1922 in Greenland. He graduated from the Mass High School in 1939. He entered the US Army in 1944 and served in Germany and France during World...
Michael R. Tulppo
May 9, 2014
Michael Tulppo, 75 of Bruce Crossing passed away on May 9, 2014 at Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Care.
Mike was born and raised in Bruce Crossing and graduated from Ewen High School in 1956. Mike's main occupation was Apartment Maintenance at numerous locations.
Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Rayno and Marge...
Paulette Ann Gervae
May 6, 2014
Paulette Ann Gervae, of Ontonagon, passed away on Tuesday, May 6th at Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Care after a lengthy illness.
Paulette was born in Ishpeming to Paul Jr. and Angeline Collick on February 18th, 1945. She graduated from Negaunee High School Class of 1963. She married Steven Gervae on August 20th, 1966 in Negaunee. She...
Laila Verna Peterson
May 4, 2014
Laila Verna Peterson, 74 of Ontonagon, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Bayside Village in L'Anse, Michigan. She had been a resident there for only a few days following a stroke.
She was born in Lake Mine, Michigan to Matt and Ailie (Aari) Peterson on August 31, 1939. She attended school in Mass City...
Malcolm J. Penegor
Apr 30, 2014
Malcolm Joseph Penegor, age 85 of Rockland entered eternal life on Wednesday morning at the Aspirus Long Term Care Facility, in the loving comforting care of the nursing staff where he had made his home for the past 4 1/2 years. Malcolm was born and raised in Rousseau MI, to the parents Joseph and Maude Penegor. Malcolm had...
Barbara Roberts
Apr 29, 2014
Barbara Roberts, 72 of Rockland passed away at home with her children and husband at her side. She was born in Wausau, Wisconsin to the late Walter and Eunice Lillie. Barbara moved to Ontonagon as a small child with her parents and her older sister Nancy. A favorite family pastime was searching for agates at the beach. In...
Arthur Ronald Pihlaja
Apr 19, 2014
Arthur Ronald Pihlaja, 81, of Mass City (East Branch) Mich., died Sat., April 19, 2014, at Midwest Palliative and Hospice Care, Glenview, Ill ., surrounded by his family, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on July 11, 1932, on his family's farm in East Branch. He attended the one-room East Branch school house, and spent...
Albert Mukka
Apr 19, 2014
Albert Mukka, 92 of Bruce Crossing passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L'Anse, MI.
He was born May 01, 1921 in Bruce Crossing, MI to the late Isaac & Mary (Maki) Mukka. Albert was a veteran of the United States Army. He served in the Pacific from...
