| Eleanor Howe |
| MICHIGAMME - Eleanor Howe, 83, of Michigamme died Sunday morning at the Norlite Nursing Center, where she'd been a patient for a month. Mrs. Howe was born Feb. 12, 1907 in Champion, and lived in Michigamme for 67 years. She worked at Salvadore's in Three Lakes for many years and was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Michigamme. Surviving are three sons, James, John and Myles, all of Michigamme; a daughter, Mrs. Archie (Agnes) West of Hicksville, Ohio, four brothers, Lawrence DeRoche of Negaunee, Ernest DeRoche of Gaastra, Raymond DeRoche of Marquette and Robert DeRoche of Bridgeport, Texas; a sister Beulah LaFave of Owosso; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Catholic Church with the Rev. Peter Oberto as celebrant. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery in Michigamme. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Bjork and Zhulkie Funeral Home in Ishpeming, where a parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., and at the church from 9 a.m. until services Wednesday. Donations may be made to the Sacred Heart/St. Agnes Memorial Fund. |