Ernest Carl Laitola
Apr 14, 2011
Ernest Carl Laitola, 55, passed away on April 14, 2011 in Saudi Arabia.
Ernest Carl was born in Wiesbaden, Germany to Evelyn and Ernest Laitola on October 11, 1955. He graduated from Gwinn, Michigan and received an Associate's Degree in Laser Engineering at a university in Tucson, Arizona. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War...
Donald E. Phillips
Apr 14, 2011
Donald Edward "Don" Phillips died Thursday night, April 14, 2011 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Care Facility after a brief illness.
Don was born on August 4, 1941 in Allen County, Indiana (Ft. Wayne) to Wilson E. and Mildred E. Phillips. He attended Ft. Wayne Johnny Appleseed Special Needs schools and adult workshops, and received...
Ruth E. Moilanen
Apr 12, 2011
Ruth E. Moilanen, 93, of Ewen, Michigan passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, where she was a resident.
Ruth was born in Ewen on January 5, 1918 to Antti and Sofia (KylmA
Clarence B. Anderson
Apr 11, 2011
Clarence B. Anderson 79 of Rockland passed away Monday, April 11, 2011 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
Funeral services will take place Friday, April 15th at 1 p.m. at the Cane Funeral Home in Ontonagon with Deacon Karl Wadman officiating.
Friends may call at the funeral home from noon until the time of...
Lynda Jane Karttunen
Apr 7, 2011
Lynda Jane (Roehm) Karttunen, 50, of Ontonagon was embraced by angels to begin her new journey on April 7, 2011 in Ontonagon.
Lynda was born in Ontonagon to Bev and Keith Roehm on July 10, 1960. She attended Ontonagon Area High School, and later married Todd Karttunen on May 23, 2003 in Ontonagon. She worked as...
Hulda Peterson
Apr 1, 2011
Hulda (Kujala) Peterson, 99, of Ontonagon, MI passed away Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit, where she had resided since June, 2009.
Hulda was born August 5, 1911 in Atlantic Mine, MI, the daughter Jonas and Fanny (Koski) Walitalo. On May 19, 1933, she was married to Reino Kujala...
Florence Rahkola
Mar 30, 2011
Florence Rahkola, 87, passed away on March 30 at Aspirus Long Term Care in Ontonagon, where she was a resident.
Florence was born in Calumet, Michigan on July 28, 1923 to Thomas and Helen (Tiika) Kujala. She married William Rahkola in March 1941.
She graduated from Gogebic Community College as an LPN in 1968...
Philip D. Olson
Mar 28, 2011
Philip D. Olson, 86, of White Pine, passed away Monday, March 28, 2011 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit.
Philip was born May 17, 1924 in Tapiola, Michigan to parents Axel and Eva (Kallunki) Olson. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. In 1948, he married Myra Kommos, who preceded him...
Eugene L. Dehut
Mar 28, 2011
Eugene DeHut, 79, of Greenland passed away on March 28 in Ontonagon with his family by his side.
Eugene was born in Ontonagon, Michigan to Leon and Bernice DeHut on January 22, 1932. He graduated from Greenland High School in 1949. After graduation he joined the Air Force and then worked on the railroad in Detroit,...
Rodney D. Koski
Mar 27, 2011
Rodney Dale Koski, 36, of Ontonagon, MI, died at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL on March 27, 2011 of head injuries resulting from a fall.
He was born July 10, 1974 in Marshfield, WI to Dale B. and Suzanne A. (Voss-Dishaw) Koski.
Rodney graduated from Port Washington High school in 1992.
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Evelyn E. Maki
Mar 27, 2011
Evelyn E. Maki, 90, of Mass City passed away at Bayside Village in L'anse on March 27, 2011, 2 days after the death of her husband of over 70 years, Onni Maki. She had resided at Bayside Village for 11 months and enjoyed visits from Onni four times a week.
Evelyn was born in Mass City...
Onni J. Maki
Mar 25, 2011
Onni J. Maki, 92, of Mass City passed away at Marquette General Hospital on March 25, 2011 after suffering a heart attack. Onni had entered the Bayside Village in L'Anse on March 17 to join his wife, Evelyn, and was there 8 days before suffering the heart attack.
Onni was born in Mass City on June...
Charles R. Wilber
Mar 25, 2011
Charles "Chuck" Wilber, 88, of Rockland passed away peacefully on March 25, 2011 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Care Unit in Ontonagon, with family by his side.
Charles was born March 29, 1922 in Winegar, Wisconsin to parents Harley and Enid Wilber. He graduated from Rockland High School in 1942 and joined the US Army...
Frances M. Dehut
Mar 22, 2011
Frances M. DeHut, 97, of Ontonagon passed away March 22, 2011 at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming.
She was born September 27, 1913 to parents William and Lois May (Dowd) Hales, in Ontonagon. On September 5, 1931, she was united in marriage to Harry J. DeHut.
Frances had several hobbies, including...
Carl R. Lahti, M.D.
Mar 21, 2011
Carl R. Lahti, M.D., beloved husband, father, and healer of many, went to be with the Lord on March 21, 2011. He fought a hard, yearlong battle after suffering a heart attack.
Carl was born in Iron River, Michigan on December 31, 1924, the youngest son of Waino and Augusta Lahti.
"Bob" (as he...
David Richard Jolliff, Sr
Mar 13, 2011
David R. Jolliff, Sr., age 60, passed away in Arizona on March 13, 2011. Arrangements are pending with the Cane Funeral Home.
Virginia Mae Gordon
Mar 9, 2011
Virginia Mae Gordon, 81, of Ontonagon passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit.
Virginia was born October 18, 1929 to Carl and Hulda (Lund) Hanson in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. She moved to Ontonagon at the age of 15, and she later married Dale Gordon on May 31, 1947....
Wendi Kay Hayes
Feb 25, 2011
Wendi K. Hayes, 42, of Ontonagon passed away unexpectedly on February 25, 2011 in Ontonagon.
Wendi was born in Royal Oak, Michigan to Audrey Hayes on May 9, 1968. She graduated from Mid-Peninsula High School with the class of 1986. Wendi went on to become a Certified Nurse's Aide and worked at Maple Manor. She also...
Claudia Ann Mcintyre
Feb 23, 2011
Claudia McIntyre, 61, of Greenland passed away peacefully at her home on February 23, with family by her side.
Claudia was born March 26, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan to parents Claude and June (Miilu) Sandy. She graduated from the Mass High School and went on to nursing school, becoming a LPN. On February 8, 1969, she...
Delores Allyn Olson
Feb 17, 2011
Delores Allyn (Haroldson) Olson, age 78, of Ontonagon passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011 at the Aspirus Long Term Care Unit in Ontonagon.
Delores was born February 8, 1933 in Flom, Minnesota, to parents George and Florence Haroldson. As a child she lived in Underwood, Minnesota and Duluth, Minnesota. Her family moved to Seattle, Washington as...
