HELPERS AT DESIGNOTYPE PRINTERS WITH A BIG PROJECT

LEFT..DENNIS, TAYA MORTBERG, AILI MORTBERG STANDING, BRUCE HELMINEN, NOLAN AND MEGAN KERANEN

FIVE SISTERS FROM OUR CHILDHOOD CAME TO VISIT....THEY LIVED ON THE BLOCK BETWEEN OUR HOUSE AND TOROLA HOUSE.

FAY, MARY, ME, JOY, PHYLLIS AND JUDY.  THEIR OLDER BROTHER WAS PETE’S BUDDY ALL THE WAY TO TECH GRADUATION.  HIS NICKNAME WAS “PRUNE”...(GAIL). Their brother Gary passed away, he graduated with me.

ONE MORE PHOTO, JOYCE, ISAAC AND ME

LORRAINE AND BOB TOROLA FAMILY AT WELLS STATE PARK THIS SUMMER TO CELEBRATE BOB AND LORRAINE’S 69th ANNIVERSARY 

From 1977...from Jim Eskola

I RECOGNIZE A FEW...TOM AND ERMA ESKOLA, BERNICE AND ART JARVEY, CELIA JURVA, ALMA ANDERSON, MRS. IVER LASSILA,  ETHEL ESKOLA, MRS. MANNINEN(wanhapiha), Heinonen’s (front chair, white sweater), WIFE BEHIND....MES. OLSON ....

VISITORS FOR RAY BJORKLAND (Howell) HENRY AND MARILYN LESPERANCE, DOUG AND MARJIE JOHNSON

ViSITORS FROM ALASKA

ME, KATRINA (Russell Helminen) MAGGIE, KEVIN AND LILY

ME WITH THE GREATS

HEY...GOT A NEAT, GOOD,PHOTO I could post on this homeless page? Text or PM IT TO ME

Wedding present for JOYCE AND ISAAC...HES A PILOT SO WANTS A FLOAT PLANE ADDED TO IT....SCENE IS IN FRONT OF HELMINEN CAMP AT LAC LABELLE

SKETCH OF FLOAT PLANE, APPROVED BY ISAAC...NOW TO FINISH

GATHERING OF LADIES COFFEE TIME IN MPLS....

TOP: DIANE PETERSON, LIL YLITALO, JANE JOHNSON, JUDY MAKI

BOTTOM: MARIE WATKINS, MARY HANNUS, ESTHER TOROLA, IRENE MAKI

MY GRANDSON PETE TOROLA (Dave and Anne) WITH HIS PROUD CATCH

ENJOYED MY WALK IN HOUGHTON THIS MORNING, THEN SAT ON THIS  BENCH AND READ....VERY PEACEFUL...AND THATS MY HOUSE ACROSS THE CANAL😊

THE KIILUNEN FAMILY....(thanks, Jenny)

Me and Elaine Kiilunen visiting on my balcony

Reid and Sue Daavettila’s son Chet, married Maggie, Naomi and Eric Leukemas daughter recently in Howell