Obit of Mrs. Onnie (Martha) VIRTA



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Mrs. Onnie (Martha) VIRTA
The Mining Journal Marquette, Michigan 31 Dec 1973

Mrs. Onnie (Martha) VIRTA, 57, of 2019 Longyear Ave., died Saturday in Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L'Anse. She had been in ill health since 1958 and in the hospital since August.
Born April 14, 1916 in Baraga, she had been a resident of Marquette since 1951.
She is survived by the husband Onnie; a daughter, Mrs. James (Martha) SEAVOY, L'Anse; four grandchildren; one great grandchild; three brothers, George DECOTA, Marquette; Joseph DECOTA, Harvey, and John DECOTA, Milwaukee, Wis.; two sisters, Mrs. Virgil (Josephine) BINNON, Benton Harbor and Mrs. Alvin (Lucy) BAWDEN, Marquette; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today in St. Christopher's Catholic Church with Rev. John Hascall officiating. Burial was in Northland Chapel Gardens.
Tonella's Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. 

Escorts were Peter and Michael SHELAFOE, Phillip DEPETRO, William LAPORTE, Douglas DORMER and Kim BENGRY.


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