Obit for LAKANEN, Dennis "Tiny" (b.1943 d.2007), St. Louis Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Ely Echo Submitted: March 2007 ========================================================================= Dennis "Tiny' Lakanen, 63, dies Dennis "Tiny' Lakanen, 63, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at St. Raphael's Health & Rehabilitation Center in Eveleth. He was born Sept. 6, 1943, to Taito and Hazel (Kippola) Lakanen in Detroit, MI. He grew up and attended school in Embarrass. Tiny worked as a mason and cement finisher in the construction industry. He was a member of Pike Evangelical Church, now Hope Lutheran Church in Embarrass; Cement Mason's Union Local 633 of Virginia; the Kline-Cuppoletti Gun Club; and several bowling leagues at the Plaza Bowl. He enjoyed fishing with friends and playing bingo. Tiny also volunteered at St. Raphael's, calling bingo and singing. Grateful for having had the privilege of sharing his life are his: mother, Hazel Lakanen, of Embarrass; sister, JoAnn (Kenneth) Koski, of Tower; brother, Andrew (Crystal) Lakanen, of Embarrass; nieces and nephews; uncle, Charles Hendricks, of Embarrass; and numerous other relatives and friends who mourn his death. He was preceded in death by his father; and brother, Daniel. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at Range Funeral Home in Virginia. Following the service, Tiny's family invites everyone to join them at the Elks Club for a time of lunch and fellowship. Inurnment will be at the East Pike Cemetery in the spring. ========================================================================= Copyright Ely Echo 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================