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...
Wilma "Dixie" Byrnes
Jan 12, 2008
Wilma "Dixie" Byrnes 88 of Ontonagon passed away Saturday, January 12, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit with her loving family and caring staff at her side.
Dixie was born in Ontonagon September 27, 1919 to Thomas & Ida (Putula) Niemi. She attended the Ontonagon Schools. Dixie worked as a teletype operator in...
Jack Oscar Heikkila
Jan 11, 2008
Jack Oscar Heikkila 99 of Green passed away Friday, January 11, 2008 at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital.
He was born in Jyvaskyla, Finland on March 19, 1908 to Oscar & Anna Lydia (Sellman) Heikkila. Jack immigrated to Ontonagon at the age of 10 months old with his mother and older sister to join his father who had...
Craig Landree
Jan 11, 2008
Craig "Gus' Landree 54 of Ontonagon passed away Friday, January 11, 2008 at his home after a lengthy illness.
Gus was born September 29, 1953 in Ontonagon to Hector & Elayne (Johnson) Landree.
For many years, he was an active member of the Ontonagon Village Volunteer Fire Department. Gus had worked at the Ontonagon...
Wilho Elmer Karianen
Jan 9, 2008
Wilho Elmer Karianen (Wardy) 90 of Agate Passed away January 9th in Ontonagon.
He was born Jan.16, 1917 in Agate to the late Charles and Amalia (Jauhiainen) Kariainen.
Wardy was employed at Vicker in Detroit. On May 20 1942 he married Ruth Niemi. They made their home in Agate. Wardy was employed at the...
Garry Max Dishaw
Jan 8, 2008
Garry Dishaw, from Ontonagon, Michigan passed away peacefully at the age of 68 on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008.
Garry was born March 5th, 1939 in Trout Creek. He served in the Army for two years and then married Wanda McCarty on November 30th, 1959. He worked at the Ontonagon Papermill for 44 years.
Garry...
Bertha Eleanor Sylvia Thompson
Jan 6, 2008
Bertha Eleanor Sylvia (Koski) Thompson was called Home Sunday morning, January 6th, 2008.
Bertha was with her daughters & members of the wonderful nursing staff at Westgate who had become like family to us when she left on her final journey.
Bertha was born in Mass City on October 14, 1922. She was the...
