Hancock Scott J. Dickson, 72, a resident of Hancock passed away Thursday morning November 19, 2009, at the Franklin House of Portage Pointe where he had been a resident patient for the past three days. He was born on October 23, 1937, in Chicago, IL, a son of the late Scott and Mayme (Oikarinen) Dickson. As a young child, he moved to Hancock and graduated from Hancock High School with the class of 1955. He then attended Suomi College and graduated from Northern Michigan Univers...
Mary Coombs, 99, of Iron Mountain, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Maryhill Manor, Niagara. She was born June 5, 1910, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Peter and Rose (Baldrica) Sacchetti. Mary married Douglas Coombs. He preceded her in death in 1976. Mary enjoyed cooking, playing cards, and babysitting. She was especially known for her authentic Italian cooking. Mary was a homemaker and an active member of St. Mary and St. Joseph Catholic Church, Iron Mountain. She i...
Hancock Taimie S. Ottowitz, 91, a former resident of Greenland and Hancock, passed away Tuesday November 17, 2009, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a resident patient since last December. She was born on November 11, 1918, in Greenland, a daughter of the late Henry and Lempi (Raivio) Isotalo. As a child, she attended the Mass/Greenland Schools. Taimie moved to the Detroit area as a young adult. There she met and married Harold Ottowit...
Bernard K. Dale, 96, of Crystal Falls, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Northstar Health System, Iron River. He was born June 6, 1913, in Darlington, Indiana, son of the late Bert and Annabelle (Shaffer) Dale. He married Elsie R. Dunbar on November 7, 1940, in Aurora, Ill. She preceded him in death on September 10, 2007. Survivors include one son, James Dale, Bremerton, Wash.; and one daughter, Jane (G. Ward) Stearns, Naperville, Ill. There will be no services. You may li...
Carlo “Chuck” Calo, age 95, of Iron mountain, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009, at Hyland Nursing Home, Iron Mountain. He was born September 13, 1914, in Chicago, Ill., son of the late Pietro and Grace (Vitale) Calo. The family moved to Iron Mountain in 1925, where his father opened a tailor and furrier shop. Carlo graduated from Iron Mountain High School, Class of 1933. After high school, Carlo traveled throughout the Midwest performing as a drummer with vaudeville shows. In 1936, he...
Mary E. Borga, 82, of Iron Mountain, passed away Friday, November 13, 2009, at Hyland Nursing Home, Iron Mountain. She was born December 4, 1926, in Tri Mountain, Mich., daughter of the late Gaspard and Eda (Hart) Michaud. Mary graduated from Painsdale High School, Painsdale, Mich. and went on to attend St. Scholastica College, Duluth, Minn. She later received her Master’s Degree in Education from Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Mich. Mary taught Home Economics and English for 25 ½ y...
Jane (Eugenia) Raether, 97, of Foster City, Mich., passed away Saturday, November 14, 2009, at Freeman Nursing Home, Kingsford. She was born August 26, 1912, in Foster City, daughter of the late Peter and Amanda (Stenback) Carlson. Jane married Walter Raether on May 27, 1939, in Escanaba, Mich. He preceded her in death in February 1998. Jane enjoyed gardening, cooking, and baking. She was a homemaker and had been an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Foster City. She is surviv...
Chassell Ruth E. Best, 91, a resident of US 41 Chassell passed away Thursday evening November 12, 2009, at the Portage Hospital in Hancock where she had been a patient for the past two days. She was born on January 18, 1918, in Walhalla, North Dakota, a daughter of the late Kittel and Carrie (Boe) Nordby. As a child she attended the Fargo Schools. As a young adult she moved to Lake Linden, MI, where she married Lawrence Best on March 22, 1942. Together the couple resided in...
Hancock Martin M. Pintar, 95, a resident of Hancock passed away Tuesday evening November 10, 2009, at the Delaware House of Portage Pointe in Hancock where he had been a resident patient for the past three years. He was born on September 27, 1914, in Painesdale, MI, a son of the late Anton and Anna (Sikonja) Pintar. As a child, he attended the Painesdale schools. On November 24, 1950, he was united in marriage to the former Sylvia Korpela, and she preceded him in death on Jul...
Houghton Helen M. Glowacki, 86, a former resident of the Bluff's Senior Living Community in Houghton passed away Monday evening November 9, 2009, at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock where she had been a resident patient for the past six months. She was born on September 4, 1923, in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada a daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha (Englot) Mikus. As a child, she moved with her family to Detroit, MI. Helen was a graduate of the University of De...
Munising Allen Richard Swanberg, age 88, formerly of W. Munising Avenue, died on Monday afternoon, November 2, 2009 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on September 16, 1921 in Chatham, Michigan to the late Conrad and Hanna (Scheveinius) Swanberg and graduated from Eben High School in 1939. Al was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp AuTrain, and then worked security in Detroit. He then served his apprenticeship as a mason and plasterer ...
Edward Setlock, 94, of Milwaukee, Wis., formerly of Vulcan, Mich., passed away Saturday, November 7, 2009, at Ruth Hospice, Milwaukee. He was born May 30, 1915 in Vulcan, Mich., son of the late Stanley and Agnes Setlock. Edward graduated from Vulcan High School and went on to Jordan College for two years and from there to Marquette Law School, graduating in 1939. Ed married Nancy MacLeod in 1950, and they had one child, Mary. Ed served in the United States Army for just under four years in...
Edwin L. Cooper, 90, died at Omega House in Houghton, MI on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Edwin was born in Utica, MI, on August 31, 1919, the son of George Edwin Cooper and Ada Anna Dental. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in 1945, after serving in the medical administrative corps in Iceland during World War II. He received his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from the University of Michigan. He was the director of the Pigeon River Trout Research Area near Gaylord,...
BARBARA J. (BARBIE) KETTENBEIL HANCOCK: Barbara J. (Barbie) Kettenbeil, age 49, died at Winona House at Portage Pointe Sunday evening, November 1, All Saints Day, 2009, just a few days short of her fiftieth birthday. She was born on December 6, 1959, in Hancock, a daughter of Marian Kettenbeil and the late Bruce B. Kettenbeil. After the family moved from Dollar Bay to Kalamazoo, Michigan, she attended the John F. Kennedy Center for seven years. When the family returned to the Copper C...
Houghton Margaret M. Bice, 101, a former resident of Houghton, passed away Friday afternoon, October 30, 2009, at the Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock. She was born on October 6, 1908, in Houghton, a daughter of the late Peter and Susan (Schaaf) Manderfield. Margaret was a graduate of the Houghton High School. She was united in marriage to Clyde Bice and he preceded her in death in 1961. Mrs. Bice was employed at the Douglas Insurance Agency in Houghton retiring ...
