Obit: Harju, Michael V. (1885 – 1971)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Harju, Ruotis, Luoma

---------Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 01 Apr 1971

Harju, Michael V. (25 SEP 1885 – 30 MAR 1971)

Michael Victor Harju, 85, of 649 Fulton Avenue, Waukegan, Illinois, died March 30, 1971 at Victory Memorial Hospital at Waukegan.

He was born in Finland September 25, 1885. After coming to the United States he live in DeKalb, Illinois. Later he came to Owen (Clark Co., Wis.), where he lived from 1934 to 1937. Then he moved back to DeKalb and Waukegan, and later to Lake Worth, Florida.

He was employed by American Steel and wire Company at DeKalb, Ill. most of his life as a carpenter.

His relatives are a step-son, Haagerd K. Ruotsi, Waukegan, Ill.; two sisters, Edla Luoma, DeKalb, Ill., and Hilma, Rockford, Ill.; four nephews and three nieces.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna, who passed away December 24, 1970 in Florida.

Funeral services will be held at Waukegan, Illinois today at 2 p.m., with interment at Riverside Cemetery, Withee, tomorrow afternoon.