Board: Message Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > Michigan > Counties > Ontonagon URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.ontonagon/19/mb .ashx Subject: Obituary of Joseph Picotte - 1908-1959 Author: Transcriber Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 Classification: Obituary Surnames: PICOTTE, HAMILTON, HEYEL, HAMM, GUZEK, CANE, OLIVIER
From the Ontonagon Herald, Ontonagon, Michigan, July 16, 1959 JOSEPH PICOTTE, 51 DIES TUESDAY NIGHT Joseph Henry Picotte, 51, of Ontonagon, passed away at 10:55 Tuesday night, July 14 at the Memorial Hospital. He had been in failing health since last November but worked until three weeks ago. He last enter the hospital about two weeks ago. "Joe" was born May 6, 1908 in Welsh, Wisconsin, a son of Mrs. Delia Picotte and the late Joseph Picotte. He came to Ontonagon with his parents at the age of two years. He has lived here ever since and was employed in the coal business for the Gitche Gumee Oil. Co. He was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church. He was married to the former Elizabeth Hamilton on December 12, 1928. They have one son, Howard, who is now home after his Air Force duty this spring. Besides his wife and son, other immediate survivors include his mother, Mrs. Joseph Picotte, Ontonagon; three brothers, William, Lawrence and Robert, Ontonagon; and three sisters, Mrs. Norman (Violet) Heyel of Tacoma, Wash.; Mrs. Lawrence (Delilah) Hamm and Prs. Paul (Eleanor) Guzek, Ontonagon. His father died fifteen yers ago. Two sisters and four brothers also preceded him in death. His body is at the Allen Cane Funeral Home. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday by the Rev. Fr. Charles Olivier. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at the Holy Family Church with Fr. Olivier officiating. Burial will be in the family lot of the Catholic Cemetery.
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