IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Tyyne M.

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Maki

September 3, 1915 – September 16, 2010

Obituary

Tyyne M. Maki, 95, of Ironwood, Mich., died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Hurley.      She was born Sept. 3, 1915 in Kurikassa, Finland, daughter of the late John and Alma (Polvi) Maki. She immigrated to Ironwood in 1916, where she attended Central Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1933. She received an associate-in-arts degree from Ironwood Junior College in 1935 and a bachelor of arts degree from Northern State Teachers College in Marquette, Mich. in 1937. Tyyne then taught fourth grade at Roosevelt School in Ironwood Township for 39 years, retiring in 1976.      She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ironwood and the Michigan Education Association. She enjoyed gardening and sewing.      Surviving are nieces and nephews, Beth (Gilman) Hill, and Bruce (Roseanne) Siskonen, both of Ironwood, Lyle (Kathie) Boucher, Mukwonago, Carol (Jon) Cousins, Chilton, Janet Gebhardt, Elk Grove, Ill., and John Maki, Idaho Falls, Idaho; and grand nieces and nephews, Lea (Mike) Miskovich, Ironwood, Eric Siskonen, Alexandria, Va., Todd Siskonen and Craig (Heather) Siskonen, both of Grand Rapids, Mich., Caroline (Eric) Boucher-Hutton, Washington, D.C., William Boucher, Milwaukee, and Dr. Jenney Gebhardt, Chicago.       Besides her parents, Tyyne was preceded in death by a brother, Eino Maki; sisters, Gertrude Boucher, Mamie Siskonen, and Ellen Maki; brothers-in-law, Milton Boucher and Elmer Siskonen; sister-in-law, Edna Maki; and longtime friend, Dr. Ivar Johnson.      Out of respect for Tyyne's wishes, cremation has taken place.      Memorial services will be held Thursday, Sept. 23, at 11 a.m., at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Francis Strong officiating.      Private interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood.      Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday.      To view Tyyne's obituary online, sign the guestbook and express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are with McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.
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