Funeral Services Held For Mrs Joseph H Rowell
Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph H Rowell 73 of 1106 Pierce St were held at Lakeside Memorial Chapel with Rev James Lumsden officiating Burial was in Lakeside cemetery Pallbearers listed Out of town relatives attended including several Walton and Lamb family members from Chicago Lemont and Ishpeming plus spouses and other kin Christmas holiday guests and visits from relatives across Michigan and Wisconsin were noted in the Wakefield area Thanksgiving weekend gatherings and travel announcements involving numerous local residents and students from Michigan Tech Northern Michigan University and Ferris State University
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Rowell
Joseph H. Rowell
Pierce St
Lakeside Memorial Chapel
James Lumsden
Lakeside Cemetery
James C. Bedell
Roy W. Bedell
Robert Lamb
Gordon Walton Jr
Harry B. Sutter
Arnold Korpi
Patrick Carroll
Carol Valesano
Anton Valesano
Carol
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Alfred Pillarelli
Monroe Mich
Ferris State University
Big Rapids
Mich
J. R. Franck
Jeanine and
Jerome Franck
Northern Michigan University
James Franck
St. Thomas
St. Paul
Minn
John Franck
Wakefield Couple Wed in Double Ring Ceremony
Garcia Luoma wedding tied the knot at St Frances Cabrini in Allen Park at 11:00 a m on Saturday November 26. Conchita Garcia and Donald Luoma exchanged vows and planned to reside in Wakefield after honeymooning through the southern states. Guests hailed from Ann Arbor Birmingham Berkley Detroit Flint Madison Heights Ramsay Wakefield Warren Ypsilanti Milwaukee and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garcia-Luoma Conchita Garcia
Pedro Garcia
Terry Salmi
Ann Arbor
James L. Johns
Flint
John M. Rintamaki
Joseph P. Sanchez
Cassidies
Detroit
Wakefield
Divine Infant Hospital
Graduation ceremonies at NMU Area Training Center
Graduation ceremonies for 31 Upper Peninsula residents trained as machine tool operators under a federal program at Northern Michigan University's Area Training Center will be held Thursday, Dec. 8. ATC supervisor John Teigen notes this brings total trainees to 1,511 across 23 occupational fields under the Manpower Development and Training Act. The four year old center aims to provide unemployed and underdeveloped residents with marketable skills amid technological change, with participants including Gerald M. Sheflka of 505 Kuivinen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Peninsula
Northern Michigan University
Area Training Center
ATC
John Teigen
Northern
Gerald M. Sheflka
Kuivinen
Wakefield Women’s Club Christmas Meeting Dec 7
The Wakefield Women’s Club holds its annual Christmas gathering on Wednesday December 7 in Wakefield High School music auditorium. Members welcome friends to share in the festive party. The program includes Mrs Arnold Korpi’s sixth grade class with “Around the World At Christmas” and Barbara Schoeb singing “O Holy Night” with Fia Hill on piano.
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Wakefield
Wakefield High School
Arnold Korpi
Barbara Schoeb
Fia Hill
Investigation Continues In Two Break-Ins In Wakefield
Wakefield police investigate two break-ins from last week. Cargo: $28 cash and whiskey taken from VFW quarters on Nov 23. Nov 24 at Dennis Rolando home in Wico, residents away three hours, bank and coin collection worth 45 to 55 dollars missing, door entry possibly via skeleton key. Church services listed for Bethany Lutheran Calvary Baptist First Lutheran Immaculate Conception Immanuel Lutheran and Methodist churches with schedules.
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Wakefield City
Wakefield
Bethany Lutheran Church
Toivo Miettinen
Calvary Baptist Church
Paul King
First Lutheran Church
Wayne Kuusisto
Immaculate Conception
Roland Dion
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Wallace Leno
Methodist
James Lumsden
Private Penelope Ormes Completes WAC Basic Training
Private Penelope A. Ormes of Marenisco Michigan completed eight weeks of basic training at the Women s Army Corps Center Fort McClellan Alabama in November 235. She studied Army history traditions administrative procedures military justice first aid and field training.
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Penelope A. Ormes
Darrel G. Ormes
Marenisco. Mich
Women’s Army Corps Center
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Funeral Rites Held Saturday For Peter P. Salo
Peter P. Salo 71 of 1215 Anderson Ave died Wednesday at Divine Infant Hospital after a brief illness. He served in World War I and was a charter member and past post commander of American Legion Geroux Post. Survived by wife Jennie Teppo, son Alvin and daughter Edward Bertrand. six grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at Lakeside Memorial Chapel with American Legion honor guard and military rites. Burial followed with buglers and flag presentation.
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Peter P. Salo
Anderson Ave
Divine Infant Hospital
Wakefield
Geroux Post
American Legion
Jennie Teppo
Salminen
Salo
Sunday Lake Mine
Edward Bertrand
Escanaba
Alvin
Saginaw
Peter Braccett
Chicago
Lakeside Memorial Chapel
Wayne Kuusisto
Lakeside Cemetery
Isaac Saari
William Kuivinen
Floyd Willa
James Ruffato
Ben Novak
Earl Sibley
Alvin Salo
David
Gary
Mary Jo
Alvin Salo Jr
Peter Brackett
Eugene Granato
John Mesec
Edward Bertrand Jr
Peter Bertrand
Tony Grudnoski
Marenisco
George Rosendahl
Noel Bertrand
Lamonte Bertrand
William Bertrand
Iron Mountain
Melvin Mellstrom
Ellen Skola
Hancock
Robert Forney
Edward Schmidt
Matt Hill
Bruno Saari
Jack Kujala
John Geroux
Arthur Haapola
George Colberg
Ernst Trettin
Francis Johnson
John Dossetto
Tony Valesano
Domenic Valesano
Leroy Piccidi
Gordon Hanson
Kenneth Graff
Howard Kaewer
Pascoe Rolando
Roger Randall
American Legion Geroux Post
Buglers
Douglas Foster
Jane Negri
Dominic Valesano
Appointment of Rev Louis Cappo as MSP chaplain
Rev Fr Louis Cappo pastor of St Cecilia s Hubbell is named chaplain for the Michigan State Police by Col Fredrick E Davids director He follows the late Rt Rev Msgr Thomas Drengar of St Ignatius Loyola Houghton Cappo has 20 years in Upper Peninsula parishes including St Ignace Ramsay Escanaba Wakefield and Hancock He has led economic development efforts and chaired the Michigan Tourist Council Other MSP chaplains are Bishop Herman Page Mt Pleasant Rev Emeral Price Mt Pleasant Msgr Jerome MacEachin East Lansing and Rev Glenn Carpenter Lansing
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Louis Cappo Appontment Chapain
Louis Cappo
St. Cecilia’s Church
Hubbell
Michigan State Police
Fredrick E .Davids
Father Cappo
Thomas Drengar
St. Ignatius Loyola Church
Houghton
Upper Peninsula
St. Ignace
Ramsay
Escanaba
Wakefield
Hancock
Michigan Tourist Council
Herman Page
Menominee
Emeral Price
Mt. Pleasant
Jerome MacEachin
East Lansing
Glenn Carpenter
Lansing
Advent Service and Confirmation Meeting at Local Churches
Bethany Lutheran Church hosts an Advent service on Wednesday December 7 at 7 30 p m. The Senior Confirmation class of First Lutheran Church meets Tuesday December 6 at 7 30 p m. Wakefield defeats Bessemer 74 to 47 in a recent game.
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Bethany Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church
P-TA Fair Plans Highlight Wakefield Christmas Event
The Wakefield P-TA announces its annual Christmas Fair set for December 5 at 7 30 p m in the high school gym. Eight display sections will feature baked goods candy homemade goods Finnish cheese gifts White Elephants fancy work and a teen table with a new bazaar atmosphere. Committees led by Mrs James Davey and chaired by Mrs Ruth Potter Mrs Paul King and others organize wreaths tables and donations. Also noted are auxiliary activities and a schedule of prep days and fair day.
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James Davey
Ruth Potter
J. Negro
W. Martinson
W. Luoma
D. Barrett
D. Sawaski
J. Cappo
J. Dossetto
M. la Maide
Paul King
J. Ekman
J. Grasso
J. Pogliano
J. Ballone
R. Hemming
J. R. Franck
G. Karling
E. Radowski
W. Lehotsky
C. Pilarzyk
C. Hill
C. Drier
W. Juntuila
A. Trolla
E. Dalbec
A. Backland
D. Tervo
R. Ziemnick
G. Moyle
J. Sailer
A. Swanson
R. Brown
J. Ahola
V. Olson
R. Brunelle
W. Velin
V. Miljevich
I. Vanink
R. Early
J. Davey
J. Aho
R. Norkoli
Eugene Maki
Music Patrons Club
William Pikka
R. Niemi
Harry Sutter
William Carroll
Phyllis Schlect
Barbara Schoeb
Daniel Mestnik
Wakefield Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Finnish engineer visits Wakefield during Thanksgiving
Erik Nissen of Tampere Finland visiting as an exchange engineer sponsored by the Finnish American Embassy and Finnish Union spent Thanksgiving with Mrs Albert Hanson. He trains at Case Company Racine Wisconsin after arriving in June and staying with Laurila family. He attended Helsinki Institute of Technology earning a master’s in engineering and speaks four languages. He plans to return to Finland to work in a truck and material hauling firm and may spend Christmas in Canada.
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Finland
Wakefield
Erik Nissen
Tampere
Finnish Union
Albert Hanson
Nissen
Case Company
Racine
Wis
Eilmer Laurilla
Laurila
Finland Institute of Technology
Helsinski
Philadelphia
Canada
United States
Local Youth Enrolls In Technical School
Dennis C. Allison a Wakefield High School graduate attends classes at United Technical Institute Milwaukee 740 North 2nd Street His family lives on Johnson Road On completion he will qualify for the electronics technician certification at the school
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis C. Allison
Wakefield High School
United Technical Institute
North 2Nd Street
Milwaukee
Johnson Road
Wakefield
New Folks In Town Wayne Worthington Family Joins Wakefield
Mr and Mrs Wayne Worthington and their three daughters from Elko Nevada arrived in Wakefield Aug 19 after he started work at White Pine Bechtel Corp as an instrument man The family born in Baldese Alaska from 1961 to 1963 include twins Patricia and Michelle 4 and Lei 6 They enjoy hunting fishing sewing knitting hiking and touring regional landmarks Welcome wishes go to the Worthingtons as they settle into the area
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Wayne Worthington
Lindberg
Worthington
Wakefield
White Pine
Bechtel Corp
Elko
Nevada
University of Nevada
Lei
Patricia
Michelle
Baldese
Alaska
First Lutheran Clothing Drive Fills 22 Boxes
The First Lutheran Church held a highly successful clothing drive with enough donations to fill 22 large boxes. Project chairman Mrs Norman Ahola said many church members assisted in sorting and packing, and the items were loaded onto a railroad car for shipment to needy people worldwide.
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First Lutheran
First Lutheran Church
Norman Ahola
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Cheboygan, Mich
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Marquette
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Tee
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Michigan Technological University
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Indianhead Road
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Michigan Tech University
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Green Bay
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Prescott, Wis
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Gwinn
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Appleton, Wis
NMU Area Training Center
Bessemer
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USN
Frank E. Bertetto
Plymouth Road
Air Development Squadron 6
VX-6
Navy
United States Antarctic Research Program
Christchurch
New Zealand
Antarctic
Miller Associates
Rueben Johnson and Son
Superior
Joski Construction Inc
Federal Water Pollution Controls Commission
Michigan Water Resources Commission
Johnson and Son
State Highway Dept
Olga Hanson
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