TROUT CREEK CENTENNIAL DONORS
Golden Honor Roll
- Syl's Cafe—Ontonagon, MI
- Midway Telephone Company—Watton, MI
- Watton IGA Co-op—Watton, MI
- Caudill Plumbing & Heating—Land O'Lakes, WI
- Nordine's Foodland, Inc.—Bruce Crossing, Ewen, Bergland & Watersmeet
- A & A Hardware—Bruce Crossing, MI
- Digger's Alley—Bruce Crossing, MI
- National School Studios, Dick Gordon—Marquette, MI
- Ewen Building Supply—Ewen, MI
- State Bank of Ewen—Ewen, MI
- Ron's Repair Service—Trout Creek, MI
- Gustafson Logging and Excavating—Trout Creek, MI
- Dolly's Bar & Service, Inc.—Kenton, MI
- ElCom Corporation, Don Tahtinen—Duluth, Minnesota
- James Laitala Excavating & Repair—Trout Creek, MI
- Brown Funeral Home—Bruce Crossing, MI
- Community Bar - Doug, Jan, Jim & Mike Anderson—Trout Creek, MI
- Ontonagon Telephone Company—Ontonagon, MI
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church—Ewen, MI
- In Memory of Reino Lundberg
- S. T. Hayrinen—Madison, WI
- Mr. & Mrs. Weikko Lakanen—Bruce Crossing, MI
- Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Taeger—Crete, IL
- Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Sliger—Tallahasse, FL
- Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Knivila—Detroit, MI
- Mr. & Mrs. Doug Aho—Grand Blanc, MI
- Juanita Curry—Marquette, MI
- Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Cameron—Holt, MI
- Lolita Heikkala—Trout Creek, MI
- Mr. & Mrs. Wilho Perttula—Trout Creek, MI
- Mr. & Mrs. Bud Balderson—DeWitt, MI
- Mr. & Mrs. Roy Bessen—Trout Creek, MI
- Larry Pequet—Sacramento, CA
- Angela Juntunen—Pelkie, MI
- Ellen Tahtinen—Trout Creek, MI
- Alice Thompson—Trout Creek, MI
- Edna Capellman—Trout Creek, MI
- Mr. & Mrs. Wes Aho—Clio, MI
- Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Suominen—Elmhurst, IL
- Mr. & Mrs. Rueben Perttula—Bakersfield, CA
- Mr. & Mrs. Ed Crabb—Trout Creek, MI
- Harvey Russell—Mulino, OR
- Camp Twelve—Trout Creek, MI
- Trout Creek First Responders—Trout Creek, MI
- Interior Township Civic Association—Trout Creek, MI
- Maria Circle - Trinity Lutheran Church—Trout Creek, MI
- American Legion Post No. 494—Trout Creek, MI
- Angeli Foods—Iron River, MI
- Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Thompson—Sarasota, FL
Silver Honor Roll
- T & P, Inc., Village Drugs, L'Anse
- Wood Development Corporation, Sidnaw
- Fraki's Markets, Inc., Calumet
- Riverside Roofing and Construction, Inc., Ewen
- Tom's Northland
- Dewey and Mary Leaf, Kenton
- Courtesy Chev/Olds/Pontiac/Buick, Inc., Ontonagon
- Settler's Co-op Credit Union, Bruce Crossing
- Wolfe's V & S Variety, Ewen
- Mechanic's Corner
- Art Juntunen, Bruce Crossing
- Settler's Co-op IGA, Bruce Crossing
- Dick Wagner Agency
- Domitrovich-Borseth Real Estate, Ewen
- Cedar Tree Industries
- Dave Helsius, Trout Creek
- Circle B Dairy
- Bryan, Don and David, Trout Creek
- Limberlost Antiques and Cottages, Trout Creek
- Binder's Bar
- Lawrence and Hazel Pulkas, Bruce Crossing
- Big Valley Ford/Mercury, Inc., Ewen
- Flower Port and Hair Dock
- Cora Ann Niemi, Bruce Crossing
- Maki Company, Ewen AMOCO, Ewen
- North Country Store and Motel, Paynesville
- Interstate Batteries, Inc.
- Gil Coss, Trout Creek
- Dr. R. K. Atanasoff, Iron River
- Ben Franklin Store #4256, Iron River
- Karl E. Hill, M.D., L'Anse
- J & M TV Repair
- John and Margaret Peterson, Trout Creek
- Ontonagon Herald, Ontonagon
- Drs. Lahti and Gervae, Ontonagon
- Lou's IGA, Ontonagon
- Rudy Saari Enterprises, Ontonagon
- Trout Creek Market
- Alvin and Carol Harris, Trout Creek
- Tulppo's Motel, Bar and Cafe, Bruce Crossing
- In Memory of Gilbert Coss, Sr.
- In Memory of Ray and Laura McQuiston
- Anonymous
- Elvi Cox, Palm Springs, Calif.
- Mr. and Mrs. Bob Madden, Gladstone
- Patricia McGinty, Green Bay, Wisc.
- Gordon Nousianen, Carlisle, Penn.
- Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Leaf, Lake Forest, Ill.
- Elma Hirvonen, Zephyr Hills, Florida
- Elma and Bill Bachor, Southfield
- Mr. and Mrs. Arvo Kaare, Trout Creek
- Helen Piatt Mowery, Newville, Penn.
- Ellen Gustafson, Trout Creek
- Mr. and Mrs. Jim Perttula, Munising
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, Ironwood
- Rev. Roy Tahtinen, South Range
- Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ivio, Bruce Crossing
- Mr. and Mrs. Ron Sloma, Oldsmar, Florida
- Alfred Hoffenberg, Chicago, Illinois<
- Donald Besonen, Blaine, Minn.
- Gina and Andy Pais, Forest Hills, N.Y.
- Harold Johnson, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
- Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Perttula, Palmdale, Calif.
- Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bonin, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
- Mr. and Mrs. Walfred Perttula, Trout Creek
- David Taeger, Pastor, Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada
- S/Sgt. and Mrs. David Helsius, Jr., Germany
- Helmi McLaughlin, Trout Creek
- Terry Thompson, Sarasota, Fla.
- Trinity Lutheran Church Women, Trout Creek
- Citizens State Bank, Ontonagon
- Cloverland Hotel and Bar, Iron River
- Rueben Piirto, Reno, Nev.
- Marian Walls, San Antonio, Texas
- Betsey Drier, St. Helens, Oregon
- Fred Nardi, Jr., Torrance, Calif.
- Lillian Maki, Flint
- Verna Williams, Chicago, Ill
- John Boston, Torrance, Calif.
- Helen Nelson, Wakefield
- Alvie Buxton, Leslie
- Greg Perttula, Marquette
- Arlene Mackey, Detroit
- Gerald Lelvis, Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Lillian Stueve, Tucson, Arizona
- George Pelkola, Jr., Marquette
- Waco Helsius, Fontana, Calif.
- James Tulppo, South Fulton, Tenn
- Rudy Saari, Ontonagon
- Robert Knivila, Pinconning
Trout Creek Centennial Boosters
The following list of Trout Creek Centennial Boosters are people who sent us an additional contribution so that our Trout Creek Centennial Observance would be a most successful affair, and so that we are able to bring you this fine Centennial Booklet. The Centennial Committee and the Booklet Committee extend their heartfelt thanks to these people.
- Caroline Provost, Tucson, AZ
- Ann Chapman, Hawthorne, NJ
- Phyllis Dahl, Ontonagon
- Esther Pelkola, Trout Creek
- Marlene Salveson, Wheaton, IL
- Bob Gale, Indian River
- Ruth Hickerson, Midland
- Elissa Dvorak, Green Bay, Wl
- Shirley Kimmel, Grangeville, ID
- Shelia Etelmaki, Marquette
- Lloyd Taeger, Ontonagon
- Bertha (Salmi) Jewett, Stuart, FL
- Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Shelley, Royal Oak
- Jeffrey Trowbridge, Trout Creek
- Grace Ostendorf, Palm Springs, CA
- Mary Jane Salli, Covington
- Bob Hamilton, Negaunee
- Hilda Hautamaki, Trout Creek
- Donald Reinertson, Atlantic, IA
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hokkanen, Newberry
- Mr. and Mrs. David Perttula, Sr., Kenosha, WI
- Probate Judge Roy Gotham, Ontonagon
- Ed and Mary Rumbaugh, Chicago, IL
- Toivo and Alice Jarvi, Trout Creek
- Mr. and Mrs. Reino Lakanen, Trout Creek
- Clarann Phiefer, Brookfield, WI
- Mr. and Mrs. Duane Nurkala, Union Lake
- Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sizemore, Ypsilanti
- Arne and Sophie Besonen, Redford Twp.
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rajala, Auburn Hills
- Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kangas, Trout Creek
- Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rea, Alpena
- Charles Paivaranta, Beaverton
- Mr. and Mrs. Felix Wroblewski, Redford
- Mr. and Mrs. John Mattson, Bessemer
- Mr. and Mrs. Frances Nethaway, Elsie
- Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ponozzo, Orofina, ID
- Hegg Plumbery, Ontonagon
- Lakeview Cafe, Bergland
- Martha Anderson, Ewen
- Kathy Gulyas, Forest Hill, CA
- Pat Champine, Sidnaw
- Euclid Provost, Tucson, AZ
- Lois Silk, San Leandro, CA
- Mary Johnson, Ewen
- Aileen Taeger, Bruce Crossing
- Robert Taeger, Norwood, MA
- Gerald Rea, Oxford
- Helen Kalivoda Ontonagon
- Mae Locke, Detroit
- Linda Diedrich, Sheboygan, WI
- Anna Wardlow, Drayton Hills
- Mr. and Mrs. Ira Taylor, Roscommon
- Robert Hautamaki, Ann Arbor
- Margaret Warren Leach, Orono, ME
- Elaine Germaine, Seabrook, TX
- Carrie Lindner, Milwaukee, WI
- Chester Koski, Canoga Park, CA
- Viola Ruutila, Ontonagon
- Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lundstrom, Hermose, SD
- Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hautamaki, Bruce Crossing
- Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nousianen, Livonia
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steinmetz, Chicago, IL
- Hazel Thomasini, Bessemer
- Mr. and Mrs. Toivo Kettunen, Eastlake, OH
- Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bessen, Albuquerque, NM
- Mr. and Mrs. Albert Laitala, Trout Creek
- Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Pulkas, Wausau, WI
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lundberg, Prince Geo., VA
- Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Puumala, Duluth, MN
- Mr. and Mrs. Edson Moffitt, St. Paul, MN
- Pete and Maxine Thompson, Trout Creek
- Bertha Nousianen, Trout Creek
- Ferdinand Lundberg, Garner, NC
- Mrs. Arnold Maki, Black River Falls,WI
- Wilbert and Lois Perttula, Trout Creek
- Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Seppanen, Trout Creek
- Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McGlone, Troy
- Whitetail Tire Company, Ewen
- Paulding Bar, Paulding
- Personal Touch, White Pine
- Warren Naber, Millington
- Gerald Taeger, Trout Creek
- Dorothy Beck, Sidnaw
- Irene Kauppila, Hancock
- Mrs. Ruth Eckloff, Kent WA
- Jim Nehmer, Ontonagon
- Lola Jaakkola, Bruce Crossing
- Martha Maatta, Trout Creek
- Lempi Watters, Sidnaw
- Bill Dally, National Mine
- Mary and Bob Pinar, Trout Creek
- Raymond Helsius, N. Liberty, IN
- Sunburst Memorials—Fred and Ruth Kinnunen
- Village Bar—Red and Lorraine Miller
- Ben S. Bonin, Kingsford
- Phyllis Peterson, Milwaukee, WI
- Signe Harrington, L'Anse
- Nan Bosio, Chassell
- Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bonin, Bergland
- Vivian Kennedy, Sidnaw
- Mr. and Mrs. Donald Young, Brooklyn
- Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Knivila, Canton
- Mr. and Mrs. William Hill, Ishpeming
- John Kananen, Green Bay, WI
- Mr. and Mrs. Alex Caughran, Trout Creek
- Mr. and Mrs. James Maki, Trout Creek
- Mrs. Bernard Vaughn, Kalamazoo
- Dick and Mabel Deane, Grand Blanc
- Abner Seppanen, Trout Creek
- William Bonin, Torrence, CA
- George Porter, Jackson
- Gertrude Suojanen, Cornell
- Waino Besonen, Covington
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grooms, Kingman, AZ
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard Landron, Ft. Wayne, IN
- Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Ojala, Ewen
- Hilda Haapasaari, Munising
- Mr. and Mrs. Matt Crnkovich, Detroit
- Mr. and Mrs. David Walls, Cedar Springs
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grooms, Quinnesec
- Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kohtala, Trout Creek
- Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Solonen, Iron River
- Robert Peltola, Bruce Crossing
- Bob and Ruth Johnson, Oxford, WI
- Mary Cronkright, Jackson
- Eva Wesman, Livonia
- Smith Sisters, Portland
- Vern Nardi, Green Bay, WI
- Lillian Mattie, Ishpeming
- David DeVowe, Trout Creek
- Jerry Olgren, Des Moines, IA
- Helmi Salmi, Waukegan, I L
- John Harkonen, Oak Park
- Joelle Chaney, Canton
- Mary Kerner, Utica
- Peggy Edbrooke, Fremont
- Naima Heikkala, Phelps, WI
- Uno Heikkala, Trout Creek
- Doris Mae Smith, Memphis
- John Coyle, Farwell
- Ida Helsius, Bruce Crossing
- Dorothy Fiegel Madison, WI
- George Leinonen, Trout Creek
- Pat and Denver Leinonen, Altmont
- AVON: Marjorie Voight, Representative
- Audrey Johnson, Colfax, CA
- Barbara Walford, Quinnesec
- Jean Lord, Stephenson
- Ero Niemi, Pelkie
- Mr. and Mrs Martin Keranen, Bruce Crossing
- Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mertin, Racine, WI
- Mr. and Mrs. Gerald DeVowe, Iron River
- Eino Piirto, Taylor, SC
- Virginia Starkweather, Oak View, CA
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kananen, Chassell
- Mr. and Mrs. Albert Winberg, Kenton
- Harris Warner, Shreveport, LA
- Mr. and Mrs. Dorman McMillan, Oak Forest, IL
- Ceclia Bessen, Wakefield
- Mr. and Mrs. Bill Haarala, Flint
- John Bosio, Ann Arbor
- Olive Cummins, Battle Creek
- Archie LaBine, Milpitas, CA
- Patricia Pouttu, Negaunee
- Helen Anderson, Milwaukee, WI
- Milton Woodard, Trout Creek
- Mr. and Mrs. Neil Ergish,Newport, OR
- Bonnie Porter Rogers, Sault Ste. Marie
- Anne Wicklund, Bellville
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mackey, Wayne
- Aileen Taeger, Bruce Crossing
- Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Maki, Covington
- Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Besonen, Trout Creek
- Florence Hadrick, Dearborn Heights
- Joyce Pottala, Grangeville, ID
- Jean Chambers, Trenton
- Lorraine Saunders, Manitowoc, WI
- Verna Numinen, Lansing
- Carl Tianen, Bad Axe
- Syma Poobus, White Pine
- John Wernham, Palm Harbor, FL
- Taimi Walls, Trout Creek
- Vernice Besonen, Detroit
- Rachel Hallam, Bruce Crossing
- Aune Polkas, Trout Creek
- Ken Walls, Livonia
- Eileen Nelson, Rhinelander, WI
- Norma Luscher, Wyoming
- Tyyne Hummel, West Unity, OH
- Edwin Besonen, Waukegan, IL
- Patrick Winton, Centerville, OH
- Marshall Puumala, Esko, MN
- Linda Kaare, Muskegon
- Sigrid Johnson, Marquette
- Sylvia Barney, Trout Creek
- Jeanne Thompson, Mt. Morris
- Edward Puumala, Minneapolis, MN
- Evelyn Pittsley, Cedar Springs
- T. V. Harju, Waukegan, IL
- Eva Huhtala, Boliver, OH
- Sharon Sikora, Roselle, IL
- Ileen Salminen, Milford
- Ila Piipo, Troy
- Helen Salmi, Eveleth, MN
- Fred Lelvis, Irvine, CA
Trout Creek Centennial Signatures
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Created by Lynn V. Boston. Last update 24-Feb-1997.
