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    During the holiday season, the Portage Health community glows with the Lights of Love. Each glimmering light on our tree honors a loved one.

    When you make a donation to the Lights of Love project, you may reserve a light to celebrate or memorialize a special relative or friend. All the honorees’ names are read at the annual tree-lighting ceremony. The last ceremony was held on December 2, 2010.

    Donations benefit the Portage Hospital Auxiliary’s Scholarship Program.

    Contact us

    For more information about Lights of Love, please call our human resources department at (906) 483-1569 or (800) 573-5001 (toll-free).

  • Images from the 2011 Lights of Love program ...

  • 2011 "Lights"

    Donations were made in the name of the following. We thank everyone who made a donation in honor or in memory of someone.

    In Honor Of ...

    Charleen Ahola
    Zachary J. Ahola
    Lilian Armbrust
    Jane Maki Bower
    Christopher Capozzoli
    Jack and Nancy Fenton
    Kelly Fink
    Millie Gagnon
    Theresa Goodell
    Courtney Harkness
    Ellen Hill, My Mother
    John and Cookie Johnson
    Bonnie J. Joyal
    Pearl Kemppa
    Rose Luoma, My Mother
    Charles Dexter Lufkin
    Morgan Moericke
    Mary Pekkala
    Ty Leo Pelligrini
    Don Peryam
    Anita Quinn
    Louise Ritter
    Frances Rozich
    Josette Ruska
    Annette Schaefer
    Betty Toutant
    Mary Toutant
    Emily Fettig Washeleski,
    “Past Scholarship Recipient”
    Baby Isabella
    Children
    DuFay Family
    Family
    Family and Friends
    Portage Hospital Auxiliary

    In Memory Of ...

    James E. Ahola
    John and Jennifer Ahola
    Eugene “Dina” Allwin
    Gladys Allwin
    Peg Boldt Anderson
    Rosa Magdoline Anderson
    Doris Andreini
    Melba Andreini
    Earl N. Armbrust
    Dr. Earl N. Armbrust, Jr.
    Dean P. Barkell
    Joseph and Elsie Barringer
    David Bauer
    Michael Beirise
    John Bishop
    Joan Bogan
    Mary Carden Bogan
    Molly Bosneag (Boznik)
    Eleanor Bourgeois
    Herbert Boxer, Sr.
    Sally Boxer
    Margaret Bukovich
    Beverly (Vitton) Burke
    Frances Carter
    Signe and Harold Churan
    Orville Collum
    Dan Cooney
    Tom Davison
    Marilyn Desotell
    J. C. Dixon
    Ken and Charlotte Dorman
    Paul Dover
    Virginia Duxy Duxbury
    Bob Edwards
    Bill Eilola
    Gregory V. Fallon
    John H. Fallon
    Donald Fink
    Maureen Fleming
    Ray and Annabelle Fontaine
    Rudy Fredrickson
    Alan Gagnon
    Sara Mae Gent
    Ralph Goodman
    George and Donna
    Grandchamp
    Dorothy Grandelis
    Chester and Louise Guidotti
    Marjorie L. Haapala
    David T. Halkola
    Edward Hamar
    Kenneth Hamar
    Marcela Hamar
    Mary Harbour-Rapson
    Noni Hannon
    Rose and Victor Harrington
    Aili Hayrynen
    Carl Hayrynen
    Kelly and Tim Healy
    Katherine Heideman
    Darlene Heikka
    Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heikkila
    Gerald Hellman
    Gertrude Hellman
    Gordon Hellman
    Carol Houle
    Gary Houle
    Randall Jon Houle
    Davis W. Hubbard
    Bob Immonen
    My Husband, Kaye D.
    Jackson
    Virginia Janovsky
    Kristin Lynn Johnson
    Luella Johnson
    Naomi and David Johnson
    Doug Joyal
    Douglas J. Joyal
    Lorraine Joyal
    Stan Joyal
    Ken and Willie Mae Justice
    Delbert Kahler
    Lela Kahler
    Lempi Kahler
    Ester Kangas
    Angela Karry
    Irving Karry
    John Karry
    Mary and Bob Kass
    Rolland and Steve Keeling
    Arnie Kemppa
    Dina Klein
    Helen Koskela
    Mrs. George Kronschnabel
    Donnie Krznarich
    Arnold Laine
    Raymond Laine
    Selma and Anton Laine
    Vi Langdon
    Alfred Lazzari
    Angelina Lazzari
    Edward Lazzari
    Marguerite Lazzari
    Margaret H. Leon
    Russell V. Leon
    Nancy and Bob Leonard
    Art and Esther Lepisto
    Dorothy and Bill Lett
    Lloyd Liljiquist
    Bruno Lucchesi
    Tony Lucchesi
    Cecelia Luttinen
    Edwin Maatta
    Margaret Maatta
    Rudolph Maki
    Toivo and Jeanette Maki
    Grandma Malnar
    Grandpa Malnar
    Jay Martineau
    Nancy Martineau
    Randy Mathis
    R. E. “Jake” Mathis
    Tim McCarthy
    Anita McDonald
    “Chummy” McDonald
    Lyle and Helen McDonald
    Alex McLean
    Norman McLean
    John and Kay McLean
    Yvonne Mendenhall
    Rev. and Mrs. Andrew
    Mickelsen
    Mary Elizabeth Mickelsen
    David R. Mikkola
    Oliver and Gert Mikkola
    Eugene A. Moilanen
    Fran Morin
    Violet Morin
    Jeff Moyle
    Jerry and Diane Murtonen
    Philip Nancarrow
    James T. Neher
    Adele Nikula
    Ellen Nikula
    George Nikula
    Linda Nikula
    Matt North
    Patrick O’Donnell
    Bob O’Leary
    Muriel O’Leary
    Alice B. O’Neil
    Br. Jerry O’Neil, S.M.
    Martin J. O’Neil
    Marie O’Rourke
    Rita Dostaler Panian
    Evelyn Papesh
    Lori Parker
    Kathryn and Joe Pastore
    Dennis Pekkala
    Oscar Pekkala
    Denny Pera
    Fred Pernaski
    Nellie and Edsel Petrelius
    Kevin Pini
    Chesarina “Chez” Pizzi
    Dominic Pizzi
    Ellsworth Polzin
    Evelyn Postma
    Nancy Postma
    Reynold Postma
    Rita Prideaux
    Ellen Puska
    Aune Rintala
    Edna Ritchey
    Edith Rolando
    Richard “Dick” Rowe
    Dorothy and Leo Roy
    Joseph Rozich, Sr.
    Grandpa Norman Ruohonen
    Norman Ruohonen
    Arthur Ruska
    Kay St. Germain, RN
    Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Sanregret
    Emily Santori
    Bill Saari
    Lois Seaton
    Ruth Shetron
    Geraldine “Wally” Shea
    Robert Simonson
    Noah Sirdenis
    Susan Joy Smith
    Donald Sohlden
    James A. Spence, Sr.
    Wanda Stasik
    Anna Stillman
    George Stimac
    Bridget Sullivan
    Hilma Sullivan
    Betty Swift
    Paul Swift
    Glen Symons
    Dorothy Tarbox
    Marty Tarbox
    Raynard “Bud” Tarbox
    David Tarkowski
    Lawrence Tavernini and
    Family
    Carmen Tourville
    Henry Tourville
    Eloie Toutant
    Irene Toutant
    Frances True
    Elsie Tuisku
    Ingrid Tuisku
    Waino Tuisku
    Marilyn Turcotte
    My Brother, Greg Turpeinen
    My Parents, Pete and Barb
    Turpeinen
    Hannah Van Dyke
    Barb Van Uum
    William “Bill” Verran
    Philip J. Verville
    Charles D. Vitton
    Dorothy Vollwerth
    Paul Voght
    Barbara Volpe
    Genevieve Wasberg
    Leonard Wasberg
    Betty Watts
    Jodi Watts
    Lloyd Watts
    Noni Wealleans
    David D. Westcott
    Josh Wheeler
    Helen Wiitanen
    Amy Wilkowski
    Sylvia Wirkku
    Kent Ross Wolfe
    Roger Wolff
    Tim Young
    Clifford (Husband and Dad)
    Deceased Family Members
    Loved Ones
    Our Deceased Family
    Members (Papesh and
    Janovsky)
    Our Lost Child

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Hancock, MI 49930
(906) 483-1000

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921 W. Sharon Avenue
Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 483-1777

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Lake Linden, MI 49945
(906) 483-1030

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Ontonagon, MI 49953
(906) 884-4120

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Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 483-1860

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