Obituaries

Oct 31, 2011

Mary (Niemi) Malnar, 49, of Ewen passed away Monday, October 31, 2011 of a massive heart attack.

Mary was born on September 18, 1962 in Wakefield, Michigan to Charlotte Niemi and the late Clifford Niemi. Mary attended Ewen-Trout High School and graduated from Northern Michigan University with an Associate Degree in Business.

Mary is...

Oct 24, 2011

Clifford Tandlund, 86, of Ontonagon, passed away on October 24, 2011, at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.

Clifford was born in Bruce Crossing to Peter & Edith Tandlund on March 7, 1925. He started school in Rockland, MI and graduated from the Ontonagon High School in 1943. He married Isabel Koski on June 11, 1948, who preceded...

Oct 21, 2011

Raymond Kenneth Hegg, 85, of Ontonagon, passed away October 21, 2011 at Fox River Assisted Living in Appleton, WI, where he had lived for the past 14 months.

Ray was born June 28, 1926 to Charles and Maude (Anderson) Hegg. He grew up in Mason, WI, and graduated from Ashland High School in 1944. He was...

Oct 13, 2011

Robert A. (Bob) Watt, 77, of Ontonagon was called home on Oct 13, 2011.

Bob was born April 10, 1934, the son of Ralph and Evelyn (Nehmer) Watt. He graduated from Ontonagon High School with the class of 1953. Bob was drafted and spent two years in the U.S. Army from 1954-1956, stationed in Germany. On...

Oct 6, 2011

Evelyn Lucille Deerwester, 77, of White Pine, MI, passed away unexpectedly on the evening of October 6th, 2011, at her home in White Pine.

Evelyn was born in Poynette, Wisconsin to William Colstad and Lucille (Bisbee) Colstad, on September 13, 1934. She went to school in Poynette, graduating the year of 1951. She loved to play...

Sep 23, 2011

Martha Eva Irene Secrist, 93, of Ontonagon, passed away on September 23, 2011 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Facility.

Martha was born in Mass City, Michigan to Richard and Josephine (Waara) Koski on August 14, 1918. Martha attended school in Mass City. She was raised on a farm and was a very hard worker...

Sep 19, 2011

Suzette (Sue) Denise Picotte, 45, of Ontonagon, MI, passed away September 19, 2011 at the Aspirus Long Term Unit due to complications from Polymyositis and Scleroderma.

Sue was born February 2, 1966 in Great Lakes Naval Hospital in Illinois to Beverly and Thomas H. Picotte. She graduated from Ontonagon Senior High School in 1984. Sue loved...

Sep 7, 2011

William Vernon Perrin, age 92, of Ontonagon died Wednesday, September 7, 2011.

William was born June 1, 1919 to Cecil A. Perrin and Anne Violet Epsom Perrin in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was raised in the Detroit area and graduated from Northern High School. In 1941, he married Alice Mullaney.

He served in the...

Sep 6, 2011

Margaret Elaine Andrae (nee Campbell), 88, of Ewen, MI, passed away September 6, 2011 in Cedarburg, WI.

Margaret was born to Dr. John "Jack" Alexander Campbell and Lula Margaret Albright in Superior, WI on June 2, 1923. She was raised and went to school in Ewen, MI. She worked in the war effort in Milwaukee, WI...

Aug 27, 2011

Joseph G. "Sonny" Anderson passed away at the Aspirus Ontoangon Hospital Long Term Care Unit on August 27, 2011.

Joe was born in Rockland Township on September 20, 1928 to William and Grace (LeMoine) Anderson. He graduated from Roger Clark High School in 1947 and went to work at the Ontonagon County Road Department. In September...

Aug 26, 2011

The remarkable Helen Frances Leslie-Fyvie (nee Woodward) passed away peacefully on August 26, 2011, in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, two days after she cheerfully celebrated her 103rd birthday with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and their families.

As the fourth of twelve children born to Philip Miner and Daisy Maude (Sartell) Woodward, she spent her childhood...

Aug 8, 2011

Curtis Lee Clinesmith, 31, of Ontonagon, passed away unexpectedly on August 08, 2011 at his home. Curtis was born in Saginaw, Michigan to his parents Devere Cecil Clinesmith and Becky Jean (Cox) Clinesmith on May 10, 1980.

Curtis graduated from the Ontonagon Area High School in 1999 and from Northern Michigan University in 2001 with a...

Jul 27, 2011

Virgil T. Weisinger, Sr., 78, of Ontonagon, passed away on July 27, 2011 at Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term.

Virgil was born in Ontonagon, Michigan, to George and Edna (Doverspike) Weisinger on November 7, 1932. He attended school in Ontonagon. He married Winifred Store on February 17, 1953 in Ontonagon. He worked in the logging industry for...

Jul 13, 2011

Dorothy Curski, 87, passed away in Ontonagon on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

Dorothy was born in Ontonagon on March 18, 1924, the daughter of John Edward and Lenore Erickson. She graduated from the Ontonagon High School with the class of 1942. Dorothy was active in many community organizations, among them the VFW Auxiliary, the Ontonagon Womens'...

Jun 29, 2011

Deacon Karl L. Wadman, Sr., 81, of Rockland, was called home to his Lord on June 29, 2011 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.

He was born on August 27, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, to parents George Sr. and Zelda (Sherman) Wadman. On May 29, 1949, he married Margaret Joyce Roberts in Maywood, Illinois. Karl served his country...

Jun 22, 2011

Robert "Bob" Leveque, 81, of Ontonagon was called home June 22, 2011 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.

He was born February 16, 1930 in Lake Linden to parents Edward and Theresa Leveque. He graduated from Lake Linden High School in 1949, and went on to serve in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1951-1953....

Jun 13, 2011

Gerald "Jerry" Downing, 75 of Rockland, Michigan passed away peacefully on Monday, June 13, 2011 after a brief illness.

Jerry was born November 25, 1935 in Hurontown, Michigan to Edward and Mae (Stark) Downing. He graduated from Rockland High School in 1953. Following graduation, Jerry served his county honorably as a Marine in the Korean War....

Jun 12, 2011

Helen Somero, 89, of Greenland, passed away on June 12, 2011 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit.

She was born on March 15, 1922 in Hancock, Michigan to parents Matt and Katie Ollanketo. She graduated from Hancock High School and later married Edwin Somero. Helen enjoyed camping, crosswords, and Bingo at the Long...

May 23, 2011

Ralph E. Anttila, 88, of Mass City, passed away at Marquette General Hospital on May 23, 2011.

He was born in Mass City on December 18, 1922 to Isaac and Maria (Lantta) Anttila. He entered the U.S. Army and served in the European Theater during WWII. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and marched...

May 9, 2011

Phillip Baker 78 of Mass City has gone home to be with his Lord on May 9, 2011 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.

He was born February 12, 1933 in Eaton County, MI to the late Pearl and Catherine (Green) Baker. Phil was born, raised and farmed all his life.

On November 15, 1952 he...