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Thomas
Mottonen
(February
14, 1940 -- July 4, 2001)
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Tom
Mottonen of Lac La Belle
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Thomas ìUncle
Tomî Mottonen, 61, a resident of
Lac La Belle, passed away July 4, 2001,
following an apparent heart attack.
He was born on
February 14, 1940, in Ahmeek, a son of
the late Reino and Ellen Mottonen.
He attended and
graduated from the Calumet High School
with the class of 1958 and later
attended Ford Community College in
Detroit.
In 1961 he moved to
Detroit where he was employed at Ford
Motor Co. In 1965 he moved back to
Laurium where he owned and operated
Copper Isle Construction. He was also
employed at Mercy Ambulance as an EMT
(Emergency Medical Technician).
He was recently
hired as Keweenaw County building
inspector.
Uncle Tom was an
avid hunter, story teller and joke
teller; and he loved his family, friends
and grandchildren. Tom will be greatly
missed by all who knew him.
He was a veteran,
having served in the U.S. Navy.
On October 15,
1960, he married the former Stella
Kumpula in Calumet.
He was a member of:
Faith
Lutheran Church
PER
of the Calumet Elks Lodge 404
Keweenaw
Lions Club
CLK
Sportsman Club
U.P.
White Tails of Keweenaw Peninsula
Mohawk
American Legion
Volunteer
Fireman in Lac La Belle
South
Shore Association
He was preceded in
death by: His parents and one sister,
Beverly
Surviving are:
Wife:
Stella
Daughters:
Tammy (Mark) Effinger of Ahmeek
Lynn (Andy) Wood of Swedetown
Sons: Jon (Mary Kay) Mottonen of
Calumet
Aric Mottonen and Erin of Ahmeek
3
grandchildren: Misty, Dustin and Amber
Uncle:
Carl Niemi
Aunt:
Helen Lahti and Matt
His
dog Benny and six other grand dogs.
Numerous
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral Services
will be held on Monday, July 9, 2001, at
noon in the Erickson-Crowley Funeral
Home in Calumet with the Rev. Allen
Goodrich to officiate.
Friends may call on
Sunday, July 8, 2001, at the
Erickson-Crowley Funeral Home in Calumet
from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Calumet Elks
will have a toast at 7 p.m. in the
Funeral Home.
Burial will be in
the Calvary Cemetery in Ahmeek.
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