Marion J. Brown
Apr 2, 2008
Marion J. Brown, 89, of Eager River, Wisconsin, and formerly of Bruce Crossing, Michigan, passed away Wednesday morning in Eagle River. She was born May 22, 1918, in Negaunee, Michigan, to the late Thomas Earl and Ethel Maude (Williams) Roberts.
Marion graduated from Negaunee High School, and was employed as a librarian in Negaunee, prior to...
Laura Hokkanen
Mar 31, 2008
Laura Hokkanen 91 of Ontonagon passed away Monday, March 31, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
She was born January 21, 1917 in Ontonagon to Carl & Hilda (Virtanen) Koistinen. In November of 1934 Laura was united in marriage to Ernest Hokkanen, Sr. She worked in various area restaurants and was a long...
Kenneth Mckay
Mar 29, 2008
Kenneth Michael "Mike" McKay 61 of Ontonagon passed away Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
He was born on October 27, 1946 in Hartford, Connecticut to Kenneth M. McKay, Jr. & Viola E. Heikkinen.
Mike served in the US Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He worked at the...
Lucille June Killoran
Mar 28, 2008
Lucille June Killoran, 86, of Ontonagon, passed away on March 28, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
Lucy was born June 1, 1921 in Ontonagon, Michigan, to Henry and Elizabeth Nehmer. She was a 1939 graduate of Ontonagon High School. Lucy married Sheldon Ellison in 1943. They had three children. Sheldon preceded her in death in 1965....
Marshall "Bing" Bourbonais
Mar 26, 2008
Marshall "Bing" Bourbonais, 76, who had resided at Maple Manor Nursing Center in Ontonagon for the past 4 years, was released from the bonds of Alzheimer disease when God took him home on March 26, 2008.
Bing was born on October 1, 1931, in Houghton, MI, the son of the late Alvin and Dorothea Bourbonais. Bing,...
Helmi Rutkowski
Mar 20, 2008
Helmi Rutkowski 96 of Ontonagon passed away Thursday, March 20, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
She was born on April 9, 1911 in Diorite, MI to the late John & Anna (Pasanen) Horma.
Helmi particularly enjoyed her home and her beloved great grandchildren Mathew Strong of Ontonagon and Patrick and...
Kurt Blake
Mar 17, 2008
Kurt Blake 13 of Ontonagon, MI passed away Monday, March 17, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, WI.
He was born July 27, 1994 in Shawano, WI to Jerry and Anna Blake. Kurt was a straight A, 8th grade student at the Ontonagon Area High School.
He loved skiing, deer and bird hunting,...
Wilma Helen Hiltunen
Mar 14, 2008
Wilma Helen (nee Mayra) Hiltunen, 93, of Vero Beach, FL and Drummond Island, MI passed away March 14, 2008 at Vero Beach.
Wilma was born February 03, 1915 to the late Robert Abraham and Eva Maria (nee Marttikainen) Mayra in Greenland, MI. In 1921 the family moved to Mountain View Rd., Woodspur. She attended Greenland and...
Theodore Meindl
Mar 12, 2008
Theodore "Ted" Meindl 86, of White Pine, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
He was born May 30, 1921 in Butternut, WI son of the late Andrew & Clara Meindl. In 1943 Ted was united in marriage to the former Patricia Rein. He served in the United States...
Sandra G. Maki
Mar 2, 2008
Sandra G. (Countryman) Maki 66 of Ontonagon passed away March 2, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
She was born June 20, 1041 in Ontonagon to the late Wayne and Lylan (Corey) Countryman Pennala. Sandra graduated in 1959 and shortly afterwards moved to Milwaukee. There she was employed in the astronautics industry for...
Carl Lundquist
Feb 25, 2008
Carl Lundquist 90 of Ontonagon, MI passed away February 25, 2008 at the Mellen Manor Nursing Home in Mellen, WI.
He was born October 8, 1917 in Mellen to the late John & Augusta Lundquist. Carl graduated from Mellen High School in 1935 and from the Wausau Business Institute in 1938. He served in the United...
Ardell Marshall Lobeck
Feb 24, 2008
Ardell Marshall Lobeck, 82, of Ontonagon, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2008 at his home.
He was born March 17, 1925 in Chicago, IL to the late Joseph and Alice Lobeck. Ardell served in the United States Army during World War II. On November 24, 1944 he married the former Anna Irene Daniels in New York...
Dennis "Dinky" Hendrickson
Feb 22, 2008
Dennis "Dinky" Hendrickson 64 passed away Friday, February 22, 2008 at his home in Mass City.
He was born August 6, 1943 in Trimountain, MI to the late Emil & Lempi (Tolonen) Hendrickson. Dennis attended school at John A. Doelle School. After graduation, he joined the Marines. Dennis served from August 20, 1960 to August 26,...
Betty Jane Greer
Feb 20, 2008
An icon of Ontonagon history has left us.
Betty Jane (Watt) Greer passed away on February 20, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
Betty entered this life on October 13, 1920 to Rudolph "Bud" & Nellie (Dickenson) Watt. She was the youngest of 7 children.
She loved Ontonagon and...
Arthur Streeter
Feb 17, 2008
Arthur "Art" Streeter 82 passed away Sunday, February 17, 2008 at Grandview Hospital in Ironwood, MI.
He was born July 1, 1925 in Wexford, MI to the late Arthur & Carrie (Cardinal) Streeter. Art was married to the former Elizabeth Davies on September 19, 1949. They made their home in Bergland, MI.
He had...
Helmi Ahola
Feb 5, 2008
Helmi Ahola 84 of Mass City passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at the Maple Manor Nursing Center in Ontonagon.
She was born April 15, 1923 to Malkias & Kreeta Lukkari in Mass City, MI.
Helmi married Matt Ahola and together they raised three children on a dairy farm. She enjoyed the farm life....
Ruth A. Killoran
Jan 28, 2008
Ruth A. Killoran 83 of Ontonagon passed away Monday, January 28, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
She was born March 26, 1924 in Ontonagon to Franklin I. & Mary (Papineau) Knickerbocker. Ruth was one of 19 children.
In 1947 Ruth married Harold W. "Bun" Killoran. She loved to sing &...
Esther Gates
Jan 26, 2008
Esther Gates 90 formerly of Ontonagon passed away Saturday, January 26, 2008 at the Munising Memorial Hospital in Munising, MI.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, January 31st 11 a.m. at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Ontonagon. Friends may call at the church 1 hour prior to the Mass. Spring burial will...
Dolores Enders Hilden
Jan 22, 2008
Dolores Enders Hilden, 88, a longtime resident of Ontonagon, died Tuesday, January 22, 2007 at the Aspirus-Ontonagon Long Term Care Facility after a long illness.
For 66 years she was married to John Arnold (Arnie) Hilden of Ontonagon.
She was born Dolores Ann Enders in Wabeno, Wisconsin on June 23, 1919, the youngest child...
Emily R. Wilson
Jan 22, 2008
Emily R. Wilson 87 of Ontonagon passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.
She was born November 19, 1920 in Cheboygan, MI to Clarence & Alice Braham.
Emily married Ed Wilson in Ontonagon. They lived in Detroit until moving back to the family home in Ontonagon in...
