Norman Colgin Penegor
May 20, 2013
Norman Colgin Penegor, formerly of Ontonagon, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2013 in Springfield,Oregon.
Norman was born June 15, 1920 to Martin and Mabel Penegor in Ontonagon. He served in the US Army Signal Corps in Europe and Northern Africa from October 1941 to October 1945. He married his former wife, Alice on May 28,...
Connie M. Mathis
May 20, 2013
Connie Marie (Gregorich) Mathis, 43, of Bessemer passed away on May 20, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital.
Connie was born in Ontonagon, MI to Fredrick and Marilyn Gregorich on June 10, 1969. She graduated from Ontonagon Area High School. Connie was married to Brett Mathis of Bessemer for 22 years. She worked at the Gogebic County...
Bernard A. Roehm
Apr 27, 2013
On April 27, 2013, we lost our husband, father, Grandpa, Papa, and friend, Bernie Roehm. He was 87 years young and lived his life to the fullest.
Bernie was born in Ontonagon, MI on January 4, 1926 to William and Aili (Leviska) Roehm. He has a twin sister, Bernice (Henry) Rahkola and a half-sister, Shirley (Elmer)...
Milan "Sonny" Shegan
Apr 26, 2013
Milan "Sonny" Shegan passed away at his home in Trout Creek, MI Friday, April 26, 2013 following a courageous 10 year battle with cancer.
He was born October 3, 1938 in Mckeesport, PA to the late Mike & Milka Shegan. Sonny served his country in the United States Marine Corp. Following his discharge, Sonny worked for...
Gerald A. Perttunen
Apr 18, 2013
Gerald A. Perttunen, 76, of Bruce Crossing passed away April 18, 2013 at his home.
Funeral arrangements are pending with the Cane Funeral Home - Bruce Crossing Chapel.
David W. Brown
Apr 13, 2013
David Brown of White Pine, Michigan, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the age of 76 at Marquette General Hospital from complications following a stroke. He passed peacefully with his son, Micah at his side and the album "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd playing.
He was born April 20, 1936 in Orange,...
Clarence L. Penegor
Apr 7, 2013
Clarence Leroy Penegor, 92, of Sun Prairie, WI passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013 in Sun Prairie.
He was born March 31, 1921 in Rockland, MI to Clarence Augustus Penegor and Mabel Lockabee. He retired from the Ontonagon Paper Mill in 1986. Clarence and his wife, Marian have resided in Sun Prairie, WI for the past...
Michael J. Welsh
Apr 4, 2013
Michael J. Welsh, 65, of Bruce Crossing passed away April 4, 2013 at his home.
Mike was born on Sept 30, 1947 in Yale, MI to the late Frank and Elaine (Swan) Welsh.
Mike was employed by General Motors in the Sanitization department. Mike married the former Amy Davis and they moved from Lower...
Susan Hjordis Pinkerton
Apr 4, 2013
Susan Hjordis Pinkerton, 55, of Bruce Crossing, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister began her new life with God on April 4, 2013.
She was born in Wakefield on March 24, 1958 to William and Hjordis (Maki) Hiitola. She graduated from Ewen-Trout Creek High School and was united in marriage to John Pinkerton on April 15,...
Robert W. Silver
Mar 24, 2013
Robert Wallace Silver, 53, of Ontonagon passed away March 24, 2013 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit.
Robert is survived by his mother, Roberta Silver; brother Scott (Peggy) Silver; and nieces Lauren (Ken) Seid, Natalie Silver and Miranda Silver.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Silver.
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Barbara J. Nissen
Mar 14, 2013
Barbara Jean Nissen (nee Berryman), 78, of Green, MI, died on the evening of March 14th at Marquette General Hospital after a long health battle.
Barbara was born in the Copper Country on November 25th, 1934 and joined in marriage to John Wilbert Nissen on September 18th, 1954. Married for almost forty-five years before her husband's...
George Dowd Mogan
Mar 11, 2013
George Dowd Mogan, age 84, passed away on March 11, 2013 after an extended illness.
George was born October 7, 1928 in Neenah, Wisconsin to Cyril Arlington Mogan and Dorothy Donelda Dowd Mogan. He attended Ontonagon Schools, graduating in 1946. Upon graduation, George entered the US Army and served 7 years including service in occupied Japan...
Dorothy M. Picotte
Feb 28, 2013
Dorothy Picotte, 90 of Ontonagon passed away February 28, 2013 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
Dorothy was born in (Huron Town) Houghton, MI August 6, 1922. She went to school in Rousseau and Ontonagon. Dorothy married Robert "Bud" Picotte in 1944. She had many jobs; cook at Wager's restaurant, the Doughnut Shop and head cook at the...
John "Arnie" Arnold Hilden
Feb 22, 2013
John Arnold (Arnie) Hilden, a longtime Ontonagon resident and businessman, died Friday, Feb. 22 at the Ontonagon Long Term Care Facility, where he had been a resident since last spring. He was 95.
He was known to everyone as "Arnie" and for many years operated a silk-screen printing business as well as a rooming house and...
Florence B. Martin
Feb 9, 2013
Florence B. Martin, 93, ofA Ontonagon, MI, passed away onA February 9, 2013,A at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
FlorenceA was born April 15, 1919 inA Greenland, MI daughter of James and Laura Truscott. SheA graduated fromA Greenland High School in 1937.
FlorenceA married Bennie Martin; making their home in Madison Heights,...
Kenneth C. Fredrickson
Feb 3, 2013
Kenneth C. Fredrickson died on February 3, 2013 at the age of 79. He died at his Rockland home under the care of Aspirus Keweenaw Hospice after a lengthy illness.
Ken was born in Rockland MI on April 23, 1933 to Elsie (Oman) and Herbert (Spike) Fredrikson. The family later moved to Victoria where he spent...
Antoinette "Toni" Jean Hokans
Jan 29, 2013
Antoinette "Toni" Hokans, 69, of Ontonagon passed away January 29, 2013 at her home.
Toni was born on June 20, 1943 in Matchwood Township to Anton and Helen (Smith) Malnar. She married Gene Hokans on July 27, 1963 in Ewen.
Toni was active in 4-H and taught Catechism. She enjoyed reading, playing cards and...
Signe M. Anderson
Jan 21, 2013
Signe M. Anderson, 87, of Trout Creek, passed away peacefully at Bayside Village in L'Anse on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, where she had been cared for like family since April.
She was born Aug. 19, 1925, in Trout Creek, the daughter of Edward and Reeta (Leinonen) Anderson. She moved to Detroit following graduation from Trout Creek...
Mary I. Wagner
Jan 18, 2013
Mary Ione Wagner, 85, of Ontonagon passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood.
Mary was born in Detroit to Bernard and Grace (Hermann) Byrnes on May 6, 1927. She graduated from St. Mary's Redford High School. Mary was an excellent stenographer, and following graduation, she worked at a grocery store,...
Jack Hermanson
Jan 17, 2013
Jack "Yuska" Hermanson, 68, of Mass City passed away unexpectedly on January 17, 2013 at his home.
Jack was born in Ontonagon on February 24, 1944 to Walfred and Alma (Kemppainen) Hermanson. He attended the Mass School. Jack worked in the woods for the railroad and was employed at the White Pine Copper Mine for ten...
