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...
Linda J. Bell
Feb 15, 2011
Linda Bell of Silver City passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
Linda was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to parents John and Jean Bell. She enjoyed using computers, and worked for the State of Minnesota for nearly 30 years. As a child, she often vacationed to the Upper Peninsula, and was...
John A. Nowicki
Feb 8, 2011
John A. Nowicki, Sr., 84, of White Pine, MI passed away February 8, 2011 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
John was born December 6, 1926 to parents Stanley and Agnes Nowicki in Gaastra, MI. He grew up on the Nowicki farm in Gaastra until joining the Navy at age 17. On May 29, 1948, John married Viola...
Sharon Jacquelyn Hoffman
Feb 6, 2011
Sharon Jacquelyn (Heikkila) Hoffman, 64, of Royal Oak, Michigan died on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at William Beaumont Hospital.
She was born on May 11, 1946 in Detroit to Jack and Sylvia (Heiti)Heikkila, they then returned to Green where she was raised and became a 1964 graduate of White Pine High School.
A natural...
Harold H. "Zeke" Basney, Jr
Feb 3, 2011
Harold H. "Zeke" Basney, Jr. 85 of Rousseau passed away at the Houghton County Medical Facility on Thursday, February 3, 2011.
He was born June 19, 1925 in Mt. Clemens, MI to the late Harold, Sr. & Romilda Basney. After completing high school, Harold served his country during World War II. He served in the Unites...
Dana Willman Deerwester
Jan 30, 2011
Dana Willman Deerwester, 56, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Jan.30, 2011 in White Pine, MI.
Dana was born April 2, 1954 in Portage, Wisconsin to Stephen and Evelyn (Colstad) Deerwester. Dana was an Army Veteran, trained in heavy duty equipment. He liked working in carpentry with his dad, and was a Green Bay Packer fan....
Thomas B. O'Connell
Jan 28, 2011
Thomas B. O'Connell, 59, of Rockland, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 in Baraga.
He was born on February 16, 1951 to parents Robert and Ann (Miilu) O'Connell. Thomas attended Ontonagon Area High School. On July 14, 1973, he was united in marriage Laurie Pantti. Thomas was a partner with his son, Nick, in their logging...
