Norman Perander
May 11, 2010
Norman Perander 63 of Ontonagon passed away on May 11, 2010 at home after his battle with cancer.
He was born in Ontonagon to Norman & Helen (Kangas) Perander on June 01, 1946.
Following his graduation from Ontonagon High School, Norman enlisted in the Army and served from November 1966 to November 1968. Following...
Dorothy M. Tessmer
May 10, 2010
Dorothy M. Tessmer 86 of Ontonagon passed away Monday, May 10, 2010 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
She was born on April 30, 1924 in Detroit, MI to the late Joseph & Mary (Krajenka) Zielinski. In 1943 she was united in marriage to Lawrence R. Tessmer in Pampa, TX where he was...
Martin Kaurala
May 10, 2010
Martin Kaurala, 99, of Mass City died on Monday, May 10, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit.
Martin John Kaurala was born September 8, 1910, in Mass City, son of the late Isaac and Olga Kaurala. He attended the country school through grade 8, and graduated from Greenland Township High School with the class...
Arthur L. Saily
May 3, 2010
Arthur L. Saily 68 of Mass City passed away Monday, May, 03, 2010 at his home.
Arthur was born December 22, 1941 in Wakefield, MI to the late William & Mabel (Clark) Saily. He was raised in Marenisco. Arthur worked hard in the woods and was a very talented musician. He was united in marriage to...
Rose Marie Pestka
Apr 27, 2010
Rose Marie Pestka (nee-Stefanich) , age 90 Passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Froedtert Hospital and Medical College in Milwaukee WI.
She was born March 21, 1920 in Rockland, Michigan, daughter of the late Philip and Margaret (Ruzich) Stefanich. The family later moved to the Norwich Road and a life on the farm. Rose...
Winifred Ruotanen
Apr 24, 2010
Winifred Ruotanen, 85, passed away on April 24, 2010 following a brief illness. Winnie was born on the Cranberry Road to Frank and Ida Kangas on August 17, 1924. She attended the Cranberry Grade School and the Green High School, finishing with graduation at the Ontonagon High School with the class of 1942. She worked for the Air...
Alvah Bliss "A.B." Brookins
Apr 20, 2010
Alvah Bliss "A.B." Brookins 95 of Ontonagon passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
He was born March 26, 1915 in Oakfield, WI to the late Roy & Johanna (Thompson) Brookins. A.B. graduated from the Ontonagon High School with the class of 1934. He worked various jobs in Oakfield and was eventually employed...
James (Jim) Bernard Walchuk
Apr 18, 2010
Loving husband, father and grandpa, James (Jim) Bernard Walchuk, passed away quietly in the evening on Sunday, April 18th, at the Aspirus Ontonagon Long Term Care unit, after a courageous four year battle with cancer.
Jim was the youngest child of six, born to Peter and Pearl Wolchuk, in St. Ignatious, Montana during the summer of...
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...
