Anthony Gasparac
Nov 21, 2006
Anthony Gasparac 89 of White Pine passed away Tuesday, November 21 ,2006 at Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, MI.
He was born November 21, 1917 in Paynesdale, MI to the late Blaz & Josephine Gasparac.
Tony had many hobbies including fishing and collecting stamps, coins and minerals. He was president of the Stone Head...
Qynn Marie Scott
Nov 18, 2006
Qynn Marie Scott 20 of Ontonagon passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 18, 2006.
She was born January 7, 1986 in Lansing, MI to Donald and Kathryn Scott.
Qynn loved to hang with her friends, of which she had many. She was involved in many sports including volley ball, hunting, playing cards and of course...
Tamara L. Rynders-Wheeler
Nov 17, 2006
Tamara L. Rynders-Wheeler 49 of Ontonagon passed away Friday, November 17, 2006 at her home.
She was born November 28, 1956 to James T. and Ruth C. (Berce) Blair.
Tammy loved to cook, garden and make people smile. Her favorite things in life were her many pets that brought joy to her. She was...
Marvin Edward Deiter
Nov 17, 2006
Marvin Edward Deiter 66, of White Pine passed away Friday, November 17, 2006 at his daughter's home after a 6 month battle with cancer.
He was born November 12, 1940 in Stambaugh, MI to the late Harold and Eunice Deiter
Marvin moved to White Pine, MI in 1968. He worked for Copper Range and...
Lucile Herter
Nov 10, 2006
Lucile Herter 81, of Ontonagon passed away Friday, November 10, 2006 at the Ontonagon Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be held Sunday, November 12th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cane Funeral Home in Ontonagon. Funeral services will take place Monday, November 13th 10 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ontonagon, Pastor Howard Neider...
Walter William Hautamaki
Nov 9, 2006
Walter William Hautamaki 86 of Agate passed away Thursday November 9, 2006 at Maple Manor in Ontonagon.
He was born September 17, 1920 to the late Matt and Mary (Bergstron) Hautamaki.
Walter was employed in Detroit during W.W. II, he returned to the U.P and was employed for Sironen construction until going to K.I.Sawyer...
Mary Jane Smith
Nov 6, 2006
Mary Jane Smith 70 passed away November 6, 2006 at the Ontonagon Memorial Hospital.
The former Jane Goard was born July 3, 1936 in Ontonagon, the daughter of Leslie and Pearl (Stratton) Goard.
She graduated from the Rockland High School in 1954. In 1956 she married Walter J. Smith in Rockland.
She...
Kathleen Hoeft
Oct 17, 2006
Kathleen Hoeft 88 of Ontonagon, MI passed away October 17, 2006 at St. Claire's Hospital in Wausau, WI.
She was born July 1, 1918 in Detroit, MI to Ida & Eldred Menoher. She moved to Madison, WI several years later.
Kathleen was married to John Hoeft on June 27, 1942. They raised 5 children...
Earl Teikari
Sep 28, 2006
EARL TEIKARI 64 of Ewen passed away thursday evening in Iron Mountain, he was born September 26 1942 to the late Arne and Mrs. Miriam (Niemi) Teikari.
Earl attended local schools and in 1961 he graduated from Ewen Hi-School, he served with the U.S. Army until 1963.Earl was then emplyed by the Railroad, before moving to...
Jeanne A. Campbell
Sep 28, 2006
Jeanne A. Campbell 79 of Ontonagon passed away Thursday evening September 28, 2006 at her daughter Julie's residence in Madison, WI.
She was born January 4, 1927 in Chicago, IL Daughter of the late Ann and Eugene Fox.
Jeanne trained as a nurse at St. Mary's Nursing School in Milwaukee, WI. She worked as...
Maragaret Nygard
Sep 16, 2006
Margaret Nygard, 89, of Ontonagon passed away Saturday September 16, 2006 at Riverview Manor, in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
She was born September 5, 1917 in Pequaming, MI, daughter of the late Michael & Louise Bowers.
On September 4, 1939 Margaret was united in marriage to Adolph "Puffy" Nygard. She was...
Tyyne E, Skiba
Sep 16, 2006
TYYNE E. SKIBA 89 of Bruce Crossing passed away saturday sept 16th in L'Anse.
She was born February 19, 1917 in Ironwood to the late John and Mary (Wiitala) Halmes.
Tyyne graduated from Eagle River High School and on September 1, 1939. She married Joseph Skiba and they made their home in Bruce Crossing....
Galen Doughty
Sep 2, 2006
Galen Doughty 71 of Ontonagon died Saturday, September 2, 2006 at his home.
At the deceased request, there will be no visitation or funeral service. The Cane Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Raymond S. Ojanen
Aug 23, 2006
Our husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, Raymond Simon Ojanen, died Wednesday evening, August 23rd at the Long Term Care Unit in Ontonagon. Ray was the last living WWII Veteran from Rockland who served overseas. He was stationed in Germany and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.
Ray was born at home in Wainola, MI...
K. Wilhelmina Seid
Aug 20, 2006
K. Wilheimina Seid, age 103, of Bangor, Mi formerly of Ontonagon and Rockland, passed away Sunday August 20, 2006 at her home.
Mrs. Seid was born July 17, 1903 in Painesdale, MI, the daughter of Andrew and Kate (Mattila) Laru.
In 1921 she married Edward Seid, who preceded her in death in 1983. She...
Roy F. Soronen
Aug 15, 2006
Roy F. Soronen went to the Lord peacefully from his home on August 15, 2006. He was born January 17, 1938 in Boston Location in Calumet, MI to parents Yalmer and Helen (Isola) Soronen. As a young child he moved to Miami, Arizona and later returned to Bruce Crossing, Michigan where he lived until adulthood. In 1955 he...
James "Jim" Koski
Aug 13, 2006
James "Jim" Arthur Koski, 35, of Ontonagon, who was affectionately called "Bucket" by his friends, passed way Aug. 13, 2006, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minn., following a motorcycle-deer accident on Aug. 10, 2006.
He was born on Dec. 8 1970. As a youth, Jim began hunting with his father and later enjoyed fishing as...
James Donald "Jim" Hedler
Aug 9, 2006
James Donald "Jim" Hedler 51 of Mass City passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2006 as the result of a motorcycle accident.
He was born September 1, 1954 in Ontonagon to Donald and Helen (Lukkari) Hedler. Jim attended the Ontonagon area schools.
Jim worked for many years in the construction industry. He also worked in...
Gerald Patrick Bolen
Jul 22, 2006
Gerald Patrick Bolen, 70, of Bruce Crossing, died July 22,2006, at his home. Jerry was the only son of Edwin Bolen and Edla Sofia(Wuolle) Bolen. The Wuolle family came to BruceA
Sara (Stenfors) Gianunzio
Jul 4, 2006
Sara Gianunzio (Stenfors) 89 of Bruce Crossing and Iron Mountain passed away on July 4, 2006 in Ontonagon.
She was born April 23, 1917 in Eagle River Michigan. Sara moved to Bruce Crossing with her parents Leo and Helen (Moilanen) Nippa. She attended the local schools and graduated from Ewen High School.
In 1936...
