Hello Minna
The Kananen's are indirect relatives of mine.
I will try and contact some of the people and see if any have a computer to answer you.
Wilbert was my
Uncles brother in law. Wilbert's wifes maiden name was
Richards.
Here is some death records
rnold A. Kananen 14 Jan 1905 8 Feb 1989
Hubbell,
Houghton,
Michigan Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002 has 1 match for:
George
Kananen Name: GEORGE
Kananen Birth Date: 01/06/1912 00:00:00
Death Date: 03/03/1960 00:00:00
Death Place: ITASCA
State
File Number: 008052
Mother's
Maiden Name: UUSITALO
Name:
Wilbert W. Kananen
SSN: 369-05-4825
Last Residence: 49913 Calumet,
Houghton,
Michigan, United States of
America Born: 28 Aug 1917
Died: 17 Feb 2003
State (Year) SSN issued:
Michigan (Before 1951 )
Name of Deceased:
Wilbert "Bilco"
Kananen Age at Death: 85
Birth Date: Aug/28/1917
Death Date: Feb/17/2003
Newspaper Title:
Daily Mining Gazette
Newspaper Location:
Houghton, MI, US
Obituary Publication Date: Nov/1/2003
Locations Mentioned in Obituary: Calumet; Bootjack; Laurium; Detroit; Silver City
Other
Persons Mentioned in Obituary: Hilja Kananen; John; Mary Turner; Donald (Stephanie) Turner; Margaret Marie; Judith Nuottila; Dorothea (Gordon) Kallunki;
Al Goodrich; Robert Nuottila; Craig Nuottila; Elsie; Margaret M. Tucker; Sheila (Brian)
Teddy Alicia
Koski Marshall