Memorials and Honorariums
Below are tributes to the special people and pets that have been memorialized or honored through a donation to CCHS. These will remain active on our website for a year.
If you’d like to honor a loved one by making a gift to the Copper Country Humane Society, you can do so here.
| IN HONOR OF (PERSON) | GIVEN BY | IN HONOR OF (PET) | GIVEN BY | IN MEMORY OF (PERSON) | GIVEN BY | IN MEMORY OF (PET) | GIVEN BY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steff Vaglica | Ruth Nelson | Jackson, Scout, Seamus, Isla | Jill Burkland & Randy Freisinger | Barbara Dugdale | Donna Destrampe | Rascal | Vicki Gasperetti |
| Melissa Yauch & Anders Jones-Gundersen | Peter Gundersen & Jimalee Jones | Cal | John & Angela Irwin | Barbara Dugdale | Julie Heikkinen | Lady | Evelyn Goke |
| Clare | Nicole Buday | Bear | Nancy & Paul Hyypio | Barbara Dugdale | Laura Nakkula | Brandi | Evelyn Goke |
| Helen & Alice Vockel | Jimalee Jones & Peter Gundersen | Benny | Guy & Kathy St. Germain | Carol Erickson | Arlene Kemppainen | Tasha | Evelyn Goke |
| Nancy Guregian | Erica Theisen | Calvin | Susan & Robert Malette | Sharon Smith | Catherine Allgood-Mellema | Snowflake | Evelyn Goke |
| Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kozma | JoAnn Replogle | Doughnut | Jeffrey Sudderth | Rodger Arola | Carol Ovren | Missy 1 & 2 | Evelyn Goke |
| Melissa Hronkin | Andrea Morse | Ellie | Ella Hoggard | Michael Wilmers | Eric Monberg | Midnight | Evelyn Goke |
| Nancy & Bruce Seely | Larry & Rachel Lankton | Howie | Rick Shoeder | Duane Wasberg | Cynthia Curry | Tawny | Evelyn Goke |
| Mimi & Tom Merz | Larry & Rachel Lankton | Kiki | Beverly Berg | Helen Jane Johnson | Cynthia Curry | Pandit | Evelyn Goke |
| Our Neighbors | Teresa & Roger Woods | Piper & Pacer | Jon Furlich & Jessica Bruning | Leah Gomez | Her Friends | Taffy | Evelyn Goke |
| Gwen, Peter, Jeffrey Vissar | William & Virginia Nordstrom | Rosie & Ginger | Judith & Larry Binoniemi | Ron Helman | Becky Osborne | Latara | Evelyn Goke |
| Karyn & Genevieve Visser-Hook, Peter Hook | William & Virginia Nordstrom | Uno | Rebecca Brown | Shane Odgers | Lynn & Mike Leino | Hunter | Michiko Nielsen |
| Patrick | Daniel & Janey Sargent | Finn & Fiona | Michelle & Philip Morgan | Barbara Dugdale | Nancy Banfield & Joshua Myles | Brady | Mary Ann Bammert |
| Joan & Julie Hamar | Doug & Shelby Hamar | Lacy & Mitzy | Sherrie Pellegrini | Leah Gomez | Paige Gomez | Popples & Taz | Kelly Luck |
| Margot & Jack Taratuta | Sheri Slotnick | Sadie, Forest, Beau, Gipp & Scout | Dorothy Jamison | Rose Gemignani | Cheryl Gemignani | Tyson | Michelle Danielson |
| Candie Schmitt | Pam & Donald Hawley | Savannah, Squeak & Tweak | Sheryl & David Karnosky | Betty Lentz | Brittany Erickson | Blizzard | Sandy Zurcher |
| Dennis Dougherty | Dorothy Brey | Ruby Gayk | Donna Rangus | Shirley Chapman | Brittany Erickson | Serena, Joey & Dave | Julie Kent |
| Ed, Wyatt, Lilou, Nellie & Frankie | Jean & Neil Hutzler | Nutmeg (Nutty) Koskiniemi | Donna Rangus | Barbara Dugdale | Kristi Hauswirth & Peter Banfield | Harley | Patricia Carlson |
| Holly Sargent | Janey & Daniel Sargent | Ruby Taivalkowski | Donna Rangus | Rico Klobucarich | Valerie Klobucarich | Scout | Joshua Myles |
| Lora & Tim Purdy | Pamela Barnaby & Thomas Hindert | Zippy Schneiderhan | Donna Rangus | Erv Deweerd | Pamela Barnaby & Thomas Hindert | Loki | Curt Briski |
| Nancy Luoma | Ms. Shelley C. Copeland | Maesy | Donna Rangus | Paul Hyypio | Nancy Hyypio | Twinkles, Penny, Tabby,Cindy, Wendy & Dusty | Rob & Grace Wetton |
| Ryan & Claire Kaeding | Louis & Diana Clouthier | Jasper & Bunny | Carol & Don Carli | Virginia Nordstrom | William Nordstrom | Cookie | Valerie Klobucarich |
| Rene & Betty Hamel | Pat & Jerry Ovist | Joey | Shirley Wetton | Esther, Eino & Paul Kemppainen | Carol & Don Carli | All of our critters | Pamela Barnaby & Thomas Hindert |
| Jennie Fett | Valerie Klobucarich | Tootsie & Daisy | Margaret Myllyoja | Estelle Kemppainen | Carol & Don Carli | Lucy | Carol & Don Carli |
| Mary & Dan Heinonen | Kathleen Kelso | Daisy & Tootsie | Judith Korby | Bob Wetton | Shirley Wetton | Cleo | Margaret Myllyoja |
| Christine Champan | Kathleen Kelso | Lexie, Addy & Sam | Nancy & Bruce Seely | Francis Ozzie Koski | Kathleen Kelso | Cleo | Judith Korby |
| Paul & Lorraine Tomasi | Kathleen Kelso | Raleigh & Winslow | Kathleen Kelso | Francis Ozzie Koski | Anne Halgren | Curtiss, Fraser, Kirby | Nancy & Bruce Seely |
| Ann Kemppainen | Kathleen Kelso | Meeha | Kathleen Kelso | George Ross | Anne Halgren | Lucy, Max & Izzy | Candace Schmitt |
| Karen Needham for Mother's Day | Mike Needham | Joesy | Kathleen Kelso | Alexander Fisher | Barbara Fisher | Trixie & Sasha | Ann Kemppainen |
| Kat Erardi & Augie Ridder's wedding | Samantha Kindler | Indie | Kathleen Kelso | Alice Reynolds | David Joyal | Impi | NancyLu Arola |
| Margo | Amanda Stump | Alison Spencer | Celeste & Tom Spencer | Abby | Ellen Lahti | ||
| Jesse | Carol Chappell & Pete Kamarainen | Ann O'Leary | Donna O'Leary | Amber | David Aldrich | ||
| Arthur Kela | Ms. Arlene Kela | Baby Borris | Joanna Houle-Vestich | ||||
| Barbara Dugdale | Kathleen Jacobson | Bella | Carol Henry | ||||
| Barbara Dugdale | Sandra Cooley | BJ | Mark Marosi | ||||
| Barbara Dugdale | Tom & Patricia Banfield | Blackie | Shirley Roberts | ||||
| Bette McKie | Ms. Sandy Paavo | Buddy | Rebecca Darling | ||||
| Betty White | Richard Collins | Buddy | Roberta Schultz | ||||
| Bob Black | Sandy Siegmeier | Butterscotch | Gretchen Janssen | ||||
| Bob Snortland | Beth Patterson | Casey | James Balagna | ||||
| Bonnie Royito | Thomas Kaster | Cheli | Linda Rowe | ||||
| Brian Wadaga | Peggy Wadaga | Chewy | Michael Dangelo | ||||
| Bruce Haapapuro | Ruth Clymer | Dakota & Shadow | Wendalyn Kozich | ||||
| Carol Joyce Kemppainen | Linda Kemppainen | Darby | Mary Wagner | ||||
| Catherine Nelson | Lawrence Nelson | Darcy | Suzanne Houle | ||||
| Charlie Pietila | Henry Juntunen | Daz Geborkoff | Frank Destrampe | ||||
| Charlotte Monette | Steve Wuoti | Dottie | Julia & Gernot Joachim | ||||
| Chuck Trombley | Charlotte Larwon | Griselda | Gail North | ||||
| Clyde Elmblad | Jeannie Gourneau | Hector | Brenda Franz | ||||
| Clyde Elmblad | Lisa Tollefson | Jakob | Marlene Nordstrom | ||||
| Clyde Elmblad | Megan Elmblad | Jazz | Jennifer Dionne | ||||
| Clyde Elmblad | Rita Crim | Kay, Penny, Sandy & Duffy | Arthur Kolehmainen | ||||
| Clyde Elmblad Jr. | Alice Tollefson | Kota | David Gaabo | ||||
| Dorothy Bennett | Jacqueline Trancik | Lady, Misty, Sasha | Harold Evensen | ||||
| Edsel & Esther Linja | Janice Jamieson | Lady, Zipper, Buddy | Vivian Lang | ||||
| Francis Ozzie Koski | Ruth Ruelle | Mabel | John O'Brien | ||||
| Francis Roberts | Melissa Wittin | Madchen Mae | Kathleen Felix | ||||
| Gordon & Gloria Hietala | Kimberly Sorvisto | Molly | Mike Nelson | ||||
| Hartley & Esther Roberts | Kay Roberts | Nugget & Buddy | Barb Hauswirth | ||||
| Helen Budny | Edward Budny | Paelyn | Joseph Finch | ||||
| James Dionne | Nancy Dionne | Sheila Laitinen | Pikku | ||||
| Josi Tuquid | Carol & Don Carli | Princess | Joseph Banovetz | ||||
| Linda Crump | Susan Hocking | Rainbow | Audrey Kraft | ||||
| Lois Geiger | Ingrid Erickson | Ripley | Donna Archambeau | ||||
| Marlys Lee | Pam Berdal | Sarge | Barbara Timonen | ||||
| Melody Provost | Candace Schmitt | Sarman | Donna Rangus | ||||
| Michael Zulinski | Mary Tassava | Skea | Bernadette Hansen | ||||
| Michael Zulinski | Ann Wilson | Shadow | Marilyn Agin | ||||
| Michael Zulinski | Beverly McCole | Toivo | John Ollila | ||||
| Michael Zulinski | Carol Garnell | Wheaties | Audrey Kraft | ||||
| Michael Zulinski | David Paternoster | Wilson | Gregory Mulawa | ||||
| Michael Zulinski | Donna Hiltunen | Chester, Billy & Lucy | Teresa & Roger Woods | ||||
| Michel Zulinski | Janice Henkel | Easton & Miley | Bianco Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | ||||
| Michael Zulinski | Karen Carr | Fernandina & Genovesa | Gina Nicholas | ||||
| Michael Zulinski | Stacy Casanova | Gracie & Dusty | Frank Ozanich | ||||
| Michael Zulinski | Wendy Kivisaari | Maude & Jasper | Dale Karpp | ||||
| Nancy Luoma | Evelyn Palosaari | Myles | Daniel McDonough | ||||
| Nancy Luoma | Ms. Shelley C. Copeland | Oliver, Max & Emmy | Susan Peterson | ||||
| Ozzie Koski | Diane Smolen | Rocky & Georgia | Lois Posey | ||||
| Paul Kemppainen | Ann Kemppainen | Rudi, Roxy, Pluto | Mary Jurgensen | ||||
| Peter Fredrickson | Linda Fredrickson | Snoopy & Ned | Carole Ahola | ||||
| Rambo Larson | Frank Destrampe | Tasha & Trudy | Mr. Donald R. Mattson | ||||
| Richard & Clara Fedewa | Deborah Fedewa | Our Kitsalee. Rescued from the Hancock waterfront in 2010 | Rebecca Mount | ||||
| Rita Geshel | Rita Morrill | Lenny | Carol Waisanen | ||||
| Robyn Lucier | Scott Carlborn | Lexie | Larry & Rachel Lankton | ||||
| Roger Arola | NancyLu Arola | Heather & Sophie | Jeffrey & Julie Stricker | ||||
| Roger Masters | Robert McCarthy | Lexie | Teresa & Roger Woods | ||||
| Ruth & Andy Haischer | Karen Haischer | Clea | Stephanie Rowe | ||||
| Sean Clancey | Betsy Aller | Black Jack | Nan Lenger | ||||
| Shane Odgers | Mike & Lynn Leino | Lucky, Apache & Bandit | Debra Tolonen | ||||
| Shorty Wiitanen | Barbara Wiitanen | Jeremy, Cody & Mindy | Linda Matthews | ||||
| Tuffy | Colleen Greenleaf | Coco York | Nancy Kelly | ||||
| Zora & Caesar Zubiena | Jennie Fett | Toby | Bob & Lisa Ruelle | ||||
| John Hanke | Carol Waisanen | Darby | Jill Hodges | ||||
| Johna & Evelyn Hahka | Pamela Matson | Rudy | Bruce & Bonnie Belmas | ||||
| Zora & Caesar Zubiena | Jennie Fett | Bella | Brittany Erickson | ||||
| Steve & Kerry Jampsa | Shirley Clark | Mila | Travis Williams | ||||
| Cheryl Roma | Christine Flood | Jesse | Lisa Chappell & Costas Calcanis | ||||
| Gabe | Julie Badel | Remi | Denise Marie Cadeau | ||||
| Lillie Hinkle | Jim & Marcia Slater | Ruger | Jen & Dan Abramson | ||||
| Liz Doolittle | Lora Purdy | Lexie | Larry & Rachel Lankton | ||||
| James LaRoux | Judy Magbuhat | Lexie | Teresa & Roger Woods | ||||
| Alice Reynolds | Patty Kyllonen | ||||||
| Butch Lampinen | Kerri Sleeman | ||||||
| George Ross | Bill & Nancy Lepisto | ||||||
| Ozzie Koski | Kerri & Tim Sleeman | ||||||
| George Ross | Ronald Paavo | ||||||
| Raymond Niemi | Patricia Peterson | ||||||
| Brooklyn Peterson | Kerri Sleeman | ||||||
| Nancy Luoma | Susan Copeland | ||||||
| Michael Zulinski | Janine Krom | ||||||
| Annette Anttila | Great Lakes Mutual Insurance Company | ||||||
| Julie Morgan | Copper Country Veterinary Clinic | ||||||
| Michael Zulinski | Anita Marsy-Bosley | ||||||
| Marlene Williamson | Kelly Steelman | ||||||
| Michael Zulinski | Maryann & Mark Wilcox | ||||||
| Steven Wercinski | Patricia & Tom Storey | ||||||
| Robert "Bob" Hommer | Emily Fisher | ||||||
| Charlotte Monette | Jen & Dan Abramson | ||||||
| Eleanor Sutinen | Eric Coon | ||||||
| Marilyn Flannigan | Allan/Karen Koski Barbara/Warren Munson Brenda/Ron Risch Charles Marengo Denise Talcott Donna Archambeau Jeriel/Carol Beard Joanne Moros Kathleen/Wayne Herrala Kay Korpi Marie Paris Martha Nurkala Mary/Daniel Crane Mary/William Gustitis Mary/George Prusi Mary/Doug Stone Nancy/Gerald Anderson Sally/William Anderson Sharon Schrandt | ||||||
| Marilyn Flannigan | Jim/Peg Leaf Mr./Mrs. Al Anderson Mr./Mrs. Denny Fosco Mr./Mr. John Roberts Mr./Mrs. Mike O'Donnell Mr./Mrs. Dan Aho Mr./Mrs. Jesse Carlson Theresa/Elmer Rinehart Ricky/Marcia Mattfield Carmelo/Phyllis Portale Keith/Judith Defant John/Susan Uren James/Genevieve Flannery Jonelle Collins | ||||||