Janice Ahola
Jan 6, 2014
Janice Ahola, 68, of Firesteel passed away January 6, 2014 at her home.
She was born in Tecumseh, Oklahoma to Charles and Daisy (Brock) Porter.
Janice worked in the accounting department at Clorox while computers were just in beginning stages of integration into business. She also managed a shopping mall, worked for WUPY during...
Margaret A. Lenneville
Jan 5, 2014
Margaret Anne Fraser Lenneville died January 5, 2014 at Houghton County Medical Care Facility. She was born in Ontonagon on February 11, 1921, daughter of Ethel Chamberlain and Shelley Fraser. Margaret graduated Ontonagon High School in 1939 and St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in Ashland, WI in 1942. She then worked at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth...
Martin J. Draeger
Jan 1, 2014
Martin J. "Marty" Draeger, age 83, died January 1, 2014 at Ministry St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, WI.
Marty was born in Racine, WI on December 27, 1930 to William C. Draeger and Laura Forster. Shortly after graduation from high school in March 1951 he enlisted in the US Army. He was a veteran of the...
Lilly Pihlaja
Dec 30, 2013
Lilly Pihlaja, 88 of Mass City passed away December 30, 2013.
Funeral services will be Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 1 p.m. at the Cane Funeral Home in Ontonagon. Visitation will begin at 12 noon and continue until the time of service.
A full obituary is forthcoming.
Shirley Spotton
Dec 29, 2013
Shirley Spotton, 86, of Ontonagon passed away from congenital liver disease on December 29, 2013 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
Shirley Grace Killoran was born in Fairport, MI on September 27th, 1927. Her family moved to Ontonagon during her high school years and she graduated with the Class of 1945. She lived in Olympia, WA for a...
Gary Michael Allen
Dec 26, 2013
Gary Michael Allen, 69, passed away at the Milwaukee VA Hospital on Dec. 26 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Gary, born Jan. 2, 1944 in Detroit, was the son of Merle and Cleo Allen, both of whom preceded him in death.
A 1962 graduate of Ontonagon High School, Gary was employed in the...
Marvin Scott, Sr
Dec 20, 2013
Marvin Scott, Sr. 70 of Watersmeet, MI passed away Friday, December 20, 2013 at the Northstar Health System Hospital in Iron River, MI.
He was born on March 2, 1943 in Phelps, WI to the late Benjamin, Sr. and Annie (McGeshick) Scott.
Marvin is survived by his children Todd Scott,...
Edward F. Greeno
Dec 14, 2013
Edward Floyd Greeno, 90 of Ewen died on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Long Term Care in Ontonagon.
Ed was born October 1, 1923 in Ewen, the son of Floyd and Bernice (Taylor) Greeno. He attended Ewen High School but left early to join the United States Army during WWII. He served from 1943-1946. Veterans who...
Ione Marie Thompson
Dec 13, 2013
Ione Marie Thompson passed away Friday, December 13, 2013 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Care Facility in Ontonagon, Michigan. She was born on the family farm on June 28, 1921 in Metamora, Ohio. Ione attended Ohio Northern University and, in 1941, married Robert "Kelly" Thompson. During Kelly's service in the Army Air Corps, Ione lived in Florida...
Bernice Anderson
Dec 12, 2013
Bernice A. Anderson died on December 12, 2013 in Ontonagon, MI. She was born in Greenland, MI on August 4th, 1913, daughter of the late William and Mary M. (Emily Penegor) Anderson. She attended the Mass City schools and was a graduate of Marymount College in Salina, Kansas.
She taught in several schools in Michigan and...
John Easterly
Nov 26, 2013
Col. John William Easterly, U.S.A.R. (Ret.), 62, of Wooster, OH, tragically died on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 in Barron, Wisconsin.
A descendant of the Harold Anderson family of Ontonagon, MI, John had recently moved to the family home there. The son of Dr. Clay E. Easterly and Mary Elvira Anderson of Biloxi, MS, John grew up...
Lori A. Johnson
Nov 23, 2013
Lori Ann Johnson of Mass City passed away on November 23, 2013.
She was born in L'Anse, MI on March 27, 1963 to John and Lois Turpeinen. Lori married Wade Johnson in 1982. She graduated with the Ontonagon Class of 1981 and was the owner of Lori's Corner Store in Greenland. Lori worked at Elm's Country...
Virginia A. Sjogren
Nov 18, 2013
Virginia A. Sjogren 79 of N. Agate Rd Trout Creek, MI passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood.
She was born on June 02, 1934 to Wainio & Emma (Gustafson) Kananen in Agate, MI. In June of 1952 Virginia married the late John B. Sjogren.
Virginia loved to...
David Wonsey
Nov 16, 2013
David Wonsey, 63 of Trout Creek, passed away November 16, 2013.
He was born in Mount Clemens, MI to Howard G. and Martha Bell (Long) Wonsey. On May 26, 1990 he married Katherine Cronkright. Along with his parents, David operated How-Mar Valley Farms AFC Home, and took ownership of the business from 1987-2000. He also worked...
Elvie Lehtimaki
Nov 7, 2013
Elvie Lehtimaki, 92, of Mass City passed away on November 7, 2013 at Houghton County Medical Care Facility.
She was born January 14, 1921 in Mass City to Hjalmer and Hilja (Martin) Lehtimaki.
Elvie is survived by her brother, Mathew (Mary) Lehtimaki of West Bend WI; sisters Vera Poss of Menomonee Falls WI, Eva...
Laura Jane Hill
Nov 7, 2013
Laura Jane Hill 97 of Bergland passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 at her home.
She was born in Eveleth, MN on December 28, 1915 to the late George & Laura (Mortenson) Perham. Laura attended schools in Eveleth, Ely & Wolf, MN. She graduated college from the University of Minnesota.
On June 18, 1943...
Robert Thurmaier
Nov 4, 2013
Robert M. Thurmaier, 73 of Ontonagon passed away November 4, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital.
He was born September 15, 1940 in Evergreen Park, IL to Michael and Johanna (Appel) Thurmaier and grew up in Crystal Lake, IL. He attended Bradley University and the Illinois Institute of Technology, graduating from the latter institution with a degree...
Hubert Lukkari
Nov 3, 2013
Hubert John Henry Lukkari of Greenland passed away November 3, 2013 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
Hubert was born on July 24, 1934 to Toivo and Jennie Lukkari of Mass City, MI. Hubert graduated in 1953 from the Mass High School. He served in the Army from 1956 with an Honorable Discharge in 1958. On March 5,...
Stephen P. Sundberg
Oct 31, 2013
Stephen "Steve" Peter Sundberg, age 63, of Ontonagon, Michigan passed away suddenly of an apparent heart attack on October 31, 2013.
Steve was born October 18, 1950 in Duluth, Minnesota to Oscar and Katherine Sundberg. During Steve's upbringing the family moved to Billings, Montana; Minneapolis, Minnesota and finally to Madison, Wisconsin where Steve spent most of...
Burton Johnson
Oct 27, 2013
Burton Johnson, 83 of Bruce Crossing died on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Long Term Care in Ontonagon.
Burton was born December 21, 1929 in Laurium, the son of Ralph and Aleda Johnson. The family moved to Bruce Crossing in 1943. On December 6, 1947, he married the love of his life, Betty Niemi. The couple...
