Obituaries

Jan 17, 2011

Gearhardt (Gay) Giesau, 88, a Pearl Harbor survivor who served on one of the most celebrated ships in United States Navy history, died Monday, January 17, 2011 after a short stay at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's long-term care unit.

Giesau, a U.S. Marine gunner, was aboard the USS San Francisco when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor...

Jan 14, 2011

Gordon Dean Ongie passed into the realm of eternal life on January 14, 2011.

Gordon was born on January 21, 1932 Detroit Michigan. He was the son of Ivy Carter Ongie and Clarence Ongie. Gordon was raised primarily in Marquette, Michigan.

He entered the US Navy at the age of 17, choosing to obtain...

Jan 9, 2011

Cindy Kay Miles, 53, of Ontonagon, died Sunday, January 9, of injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident.

She was born July 15, 1957 in Ontonagon to William F. and Margaret Gebeau Miles. Cindy was graduated from Ontonagon Area High School in 1975. She continued her studies at Northern Michigan University.

After working as...

Jan 4, 2011

Elna M. Nikkila, 98, formerly of Mass City, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Care Unit.

She was born January 31, 1912 in Rockport, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Herman and Ida (Knuutti) Kolari.

On September 29, 1959, Elna was united in Marriage with Matt Nikkila at the Northwest...

Dec 27, 2010

Victor F Keefer 103, long time Ontonagon area educator, died Monday at home in his sleep. For the past many years he has lived with his daughter and son- in law, Jean and Mickey Hegg.

Keefer served the Ontonagon School District for 37 years, first as a teacher and coach, and then as principal and superintendent....

Dec 24, 2010

Robert Hebert, 90, of Ontonagon passed away peacefully December 24, 2010 at Bayside Village in L'Anse.

He was born October 8, 1920 in Ontonagon, the son of the late Charles and Lila (Langille) Hebert. He graduated from the Ontonagon Township High School with the class of 1937. Bob was a veteran of World War II, having...

Dec 18, 2010

Violet Ann Pestka 66 of Ontonagon passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Westgate Nursing & Rehab Community in Ironwood.

She was born December 29, 1943 to Elmer Marks, Sr. and Elizabeth DeFrancisco. After graduating from Ontonagon High School she married Ronald Pestka.

Violet worked at the Ontonagon paper...

Dec 13, 2010

Hazel Mae (Crittenden) Yaklyvich, 74, of Silver City passed away December 13, 2010, at her home in Silver City.

Hazel was born June 11, 1936 in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada. She married Gerald Yaklyvich, and together they became the well-known proprietors of the Foothills Restaurant in Silver City for the past 30 years.

Hazel...

Dec 10, 2010

Margaret (Mugs) Molaski passed away quietly on December 10, 2010 at the Aspirus Long Term Care Facility.

She was born Margaret C. Killoran on June 25, 1925 in Fairport, Michigan to parents Earl and Edna Killoran. Margaret grew up in Fairport where her father was a commercial fisherman. Later, the commercial fishing operation was moved to...

Dec 8, 2010

Eleanor Fruik, 99, of Bergland, passed away December 8, 2010 in Wakefield. She was born January 10, 1911 to the late Henry and Maria (Jarvi) Besonen in Oulu, WI.

Eleanor moved to Trout Creek with her 11 siblings as a young child with her parents, she attended local schools and was a waitress and housekeeper.

Dec 6, 2010

Bernice Margaret (Dickman) Kosey, 95, passed away on December 6, 2010, at Bayside Village in L'Anse, Michigan.

She was born April 21, 1915, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the eldest daughter of Michael and Helen Dickman. She grew up and graduated from high school in Grafton, Wisconsin. On March 19, 1935, she married Paul L. Kosey in Houghton,...

Dec 4, 2010

Victoria Greiser, 97, of Ontonagon passed away Saturday, December 4, 2010 in Ontonagon.

A memorial service will take place Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 4 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ontonagon, with Pastor Howard Neider officiating.

Nov 30, 2010

Anneli S. Kekke, 69, of Woodspur passed away quietly at home on Tuesday, November 30, 2010.

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Nov 25, 2010

Mary Williams, 79, of Ontonagon, passed away on Thursday November 25, 2010 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Care Facility.

Mary was born on September 10, 1931 in Calumet, to parents Mose and Edla (Salo) Huard. She married George Williams on March 3, 1949 in the Copper Country.

Mary enjoyed Bingo, Crocheting, and spending...

Nov 25, 2010

Clair W. Streeter, 95, of Bruce Crossing, Michigan passed away November 25, 2010 in Ontonagon after a short illness. He was born on December 8, 1914 in Ewen to the late Jacob and Mary (Cardinal) Streeter.

Clair was employed at White Pine Copper Mine, and was a farmer and logger. He was also an avid sportsman....

Nov 23, 2010

Bonnie Jean Razmus, 56, of White Pine passed away unexpectedly on November 23rd, at her home.

Bonnie was born June 28th, 1954, in Arlington Heights, Illinois to parents Richard and Shirley Bleile. She attended Baraga Area Schools and Gogebic Community College, and married Michael Razmus on November 30th, 1973. Bonnie co-owned and worked at the Konteka...

Nov 15, 2010

Peter Eugene Hautamaki, 80, of Ontonagon passed away on November 15, 2010 at the Omega House in Houghton, following a courageous eleven year battle with cancer.

Peter was born August 11, 1930 in Hancock, to parents Waino and Martha Hautamaki of Mass City, and was the oldest of five children. In 1948, he graduated from the...

Nov 14, 2010

John C. Bodnar, 68, of White Pine, passed away on November 14th in White Pine.

John was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Michael and Margaret (Laurell) Bodnar. He married Ellie Schall on April 18 in Howell, Michigan. John was a heavy machine operator for a number of years. He also was a veteran of the...

Nov 3, 2010

Devin Michael Shamion, age 19, of Noble Road in Ontonagon, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 in Ironwood. He was born November 12, 1990 in Ontonagon son of Michael and Rachel(Mariacher) Shamion. Devin attended Ontonagon Schools and graduated from the Ontonagon High School with honors in 2008. He was tenth in his class and was awarded several scholarships. During...

Oct 9, 2010

Melvin R. Sulkanen aka "The Rousseau Bear", 72 of Mass City passed away October 9, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital.

He was born in Pequaming, Michigan on May 8, 1938 to the late Martha and Konstu Sulkanen. He graduated from Mass High School in 1957.

On September 10, 1960 Melvin married Elsie Laitala. They...