Obituaries

Apr 26, 2008

Gerald Byron Baker 72 of Ontonagon, MI passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at his home.

He was born January 16, 1936 in Bay City, MI. He served in the U.S. Army and spent 14 months in the Korean War, earning the National Defense Medal, United Nations Service Medal and Korean Service Ribbon.

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Apr 15, 2008

Betty J. Yanke 84 of Ontonagon passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital's Long Term Care Unit.

She was born July 17, 1923 in Ladysmith, WI to the late Ray and Myrtle Letson. On December 23, 1942 Betty was united in marriage to Carl Yanke. During her life, she enjoyed gardening and playing...

Apr 7, 2008

Rodney K Franti 68 of Ewen passed away April 7th in L'Anse He was born on the family farm in Ewen on March 21, 1940 to Arne and Florence (Fors) Franti.

Rodney was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Ewen. He attended Ewen High School and was employed on the family farm until he...

Apr 5, 2008

Eleanor "Ellie" Letson 81 passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008 at the Maple Manor Nursing Center.

She was born February 7, 1927 in Big Bay, MI to the late Ellsworth & Mabel Hamilton. Eleanor was a life long resident of Ontonagon County. She was married to Jack Letson and together they raised 2 daughters Susan &...

Apr 4, 2008

Neil Englebert Store, 91, was called to heaven on Friday, April 4, 2008 from his home in Green, MI. He was the last surviving child born to Henry and Greta (Luhti) Store. Neil was born on September 25, 1916.

Neil was educated at the Cranberry School in Green. He enlisted in the CCC's, serving at Camps...

Apr 4, 2008

Beatrice A. Fyfe 91 of Ontonagon passed away peacefully Friday, April 4, 2008 at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital following a short illness.

She was born June 5, 1916 in Virginia, MN to Stanley and Veline Fischer. Beatrice united in marriage to James Fyfe in Ontonagon, MI on February 1, 1938. James preceded her in death on...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...