Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Ontonagon and Bruce Crossing, MI
Robert W. Chapman
Apr 14, 2010
Robert W. Chapman, 93, long time businessman of Ontonagon, MI, died on April 14, 2010 at Bayside Village in L'Anse after a lengthy illness.
Bob was born in Painesdale, MI on February 1, 1917 to the late Thomas and Elsie Chapman. He was a 1934 graduate of Painesdale High School.
He was employed with...
Violet Amanda King
Apr 10, 2010
Violet Amanda (Mowry) King, of Ontonagon, passed away Saturday April 10, 2010 at the age of 88 yrs. after a long illness. She was a resident of Aspirus Long Term in Ontonagon, MI for the past year.
Violet was born Oct. 30, 1921 in Poole, Nebraska to her parents William Eugene Mowry and mother Eunice (Adams)....
Sally Jane Pollard
Apr 7, 2010
Sally Jane Pollard, 72 of Ontonagon, died on Wednesday, April 7 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital. She was born on March 10, 1938 in Ontonagon, Michigan, daughter of the late Waino and Bertha (Store) Kangas.
She graduated from the Mass High School in 1956, and then moved to Milwaukee where she worked at the Wisconsin Electric...
Allan David Berman
Apr 6, 2010
Allan David Berman, age 70 , of Ontonagon, Michigan, died Tuesday, April 6, at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in New Braunfels, Texas. Al was born on October 6, 1939, in McCook, Nebraska, to Margaret (London) Berman and H. G. I. Berman.
Al considered Houghton, Michigan, his home town, and he vividly remembered playing for a youth...
Marvin W. Takala
Mar 31, 2010
Marvin W. Takala of Ontonagon died March 31, 2010 in Hancock, MI.
He was born April 19, 1925 in Ontonagon, son of the late John & Katrina Takala. Marvin attended the Ontonagon Schools, graduating in 1943. Following graduation, Marvin entered the U. S. Navy at Great Lakes, IL. He was stationed at the Navy...
Patrick James Mogan
Mar 23, 2010
Patrick James Mogan, age 36, of White Lake, MI, entered into eternal life on March 23, 2010.
He was born in Ontonagon, MI on March 3, 1974 and lived in Ontonagon until the age of 11 when he moved with his family to Ann Arbor, MI. There he attended the Culinary Arts Program at Washtenaw Community...
Sam Scheibe/Erickson
Mar 21, 2010
Sam (Clarence Edward Jr.) Scheibe/Erickson, 69, of Ontonagon, MI, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2010, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital after a two year battle with cancer.
He was born February 15, 1941, in Cloquet, Minnesota to the late Clarence and Elsie (Swanson) Scheibe. After graduating from Cloquet High School, he attended DeVry Institute in Chicago, Illinois....
Margaret E. Miles
Mar 19, 2010
Margaret Estelle Miles nee Gebeau 87 of Ontonagon passed away March 19, 2010 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit with her children Bill and Cindy at her side. She had been a resident there since September.
Margaret was born on September 30, 1922 in White Pine to Joseph and Caroline (Godell) Gebeau....
Robert "Bob" Wolfe
Mar 17, 2010
Robert Joseph "Bob" Wolfe of Ewen passed away at his home after a short battle with cancer Wednesday, March 17, 2010, surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was born in Ewen on June 9, 1931 to Joseph & Minnie (Usimaki) Wolfe. On September 5, 1953 he married Janet Rajala. After graduation, Bob worked at the Ewen...
Clarence Dale Broemer
Mar 15, 2010
Clarence Dale Broemer, 77, of Mass City, died Monday,March 15, 2010, at the Marquette General Health System.
Dale was born Sept. 5, 1932, in Ontonagon, the oldest son of Kelly and EdithA
Dale Jenkins
Mar 11, 2010
Dale M. Jenkins, 87,of Watersmeet entered his eternal reward on Thursday, March 11th, at the Northstar Medical Facility in Iron River, MI. He had recently been hospitalized there and died comfortably in the presence of his family. He had previously fought through two bouts with cancer and was a fighter to the end.
Dale was born...
Anita Mae Benik
Mar 10, 2010
Anita Mae Benik passed away at Aspirus Long-term Care Unit on Wednesday, March 10,2010 where she had been a resident the past several months.
Anita was born July 15, 1922 in Ewen Michigan and was the second of two daughters of Orville and Mabelle Hanson. She married William Dowd in November of 1941 and has one...
Kimberly Eileen Linczeski
Mar 6, 2010
On Saturday, March 6, 2010, Kimberly Eileen Linczeski entered eternal life while a patient in the PICU at St. Josephs Childrens Hospital in Marshfield.
Born on October 8, 1997 to proud parents Karen and Dave Linczeski of Ontonagon, Kimberly was a 6th grade student at the Ontonagon Area Jr./Sr. High School. She loved her dog, Molly,...
Jeanne M. Mogan
Feb 26, 2010
Jeanne Maria Mogan, age 80, of Ontonagon, MI, passed peacefully on February 26, 2010 after an illness of several months.
Jeanne was born October 20, 1929 in Laurium, MI, and moved to Ontonagon with her family in 1941 She graduated in 1947 as class salutatorian.
In 1949, she married George D. Mogan and lived...
Lydia E. Grant
Feb 26, 2010
LYDIA GRANT, 97, of Bergland died Friday, February 26,2010, at the Aspirus Long Term Care after a very short illness. The former Lydia Lungi was born December 4, 1912, in Calumet, daughter of Gustav and Kaisa Lungi. She Married Kenneth J. Grant of Alston in 1932. They moved to Calumet in 1941 where Ken was appointed a Michigan...
Frederick S. Cudney
Feb 23, 2010
Frederick S. Cudney 66 of White Pine passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.
He is survived by his 2 daughters, Wendy (Gary) Gouin and Machel Burgess and 6 grandchildren.
At the deceased request, there will be no services. In lue of other expressions of sympathy, those who wish may donate...
Nancy E. Laukka
Feb 21, 2010
Nancy E. Laukka, age 76, of Mass City, MI, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2010, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
Nancy was born August 15, 1933, in Houghton, MI, to Arvid and Esther (Ruohonen) Kahkonen. She and her two brothers were raised by their maternal grandparents, Jack and Edna Ruohonen, when their mother passed away at...
Albert Kurtti
Feb 20, 2010
Albert Kurtti, 89 of Paynesville passed away Feb 20, 2010 atA the Omega House hospice facility in Houghton, where he had been a resident for one day, after an illness of less than one week.
A Born October 4, 1920, a twin son of John and Johanna (Kallunki) Kurtti, Albert lived his entire life in his...
Joseph Micheal Stefanich
Feb 10, 2010
Joseph Micheal Stefanich, 83, passed away at Aspirus Long Term Care on February 10, 2010.
Joe was born September 1, 1926, in Painesdale, MI, to Philip and Margaret Stefanich. He married Virginia Szaroletta on June 25, 1949. They recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Joe was a U.S. Navy veteran, worked at the Gorman Lumber Co.,...
Mary Broemer
Jan 26, 2010
Mary Quartz Broemer passed away on 1-26-2010 at the Hertiage Nursing Home in Port Washington, Wi. she was a patient for 2 years.
Mary was born on Dec. 19, 1918 at Independence, IA to Harry and Gertrude Hovey Quartz. On Oct. 11,1941 she was united in marriage to Clayton Broemer at the United Methodist parsonage in...

