IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Lempi M.

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Kostac

November 25, 1913 – May 4, 2010

Obituary

Lempi M. Kostac, 96, a lifelong Montreal resident, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Hurley.      The former Lempi Tuominen was born Nov. 25, 1913, in Gile, daughter of the late August and Elizabeth (Kalliolahti) Tuominen, and attended Montreal and Gile schools.      She married Joseph R. Kostac Jr. on Feb. 22, 1936 in Ironwood, Mich. He preceded her in death on May 10, 2001.      Lempi was employed in kitchen and housekeeping work at the St. James Hotel in downtown Ironwood for several years, and in domestic work for local families.      She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley, and the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montreal and its Altar Society.      Surviving are two sons, David (Melinda), Ironwood, and Dennis (Joan), Green Bay; four grandchildren, Katie (Rob) Carviou and Marc Kostac, both of Green Bay, David Kostac, Hurley, and Kristie (Ron) Nygard, Ironwood; four great-grandchildren, Devin, Baily and Tanner Kostac, and Ron Nygard III; numerous nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Margaret Tuominen, of Hurley.       Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Urho "Corky" and Gust Tuominen; and two sisters in infancy.      In accordance with Lempi's wishes, cremation has taken place.      A memorial service will be held Tuesday, May 11, at 11 a.m., at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Michael Hayden, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley, offciating.      Rite of Committal and inurnment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hurley.      Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday.      To view Lempi's obituary and send online condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.
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