Gretchen Laakonen Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gretchen Laakonen (Calumet, Michigan), who passed away at the age of 92, on November 15, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gretchen Laakonen to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Marie DeRoche and Arthur DeRoche; her husband Clarence Laakonen of Paul's Lutheran Church; her siblings, Edwin, Robert and Esther Nester of Neenah, WI; and her brother-in-law Wayne Nester of Neenah.
She is survived by: her sons, Steven of Laurium, Brian of Calumet and David of Calumet; her daughter-in-law Charlene; her grandchildren, Naomi Carrier (Greg) of Marquette, Aaron (Lindsey) of Concord, MI, Bryana VanLinn (Shane) of Neenah, WI and Nathan (Leanne) of Hancock; her great grandchildren, Adam White, Lilja, Sylvan and Eliana; and her sibling's children, Susan Huebner (Nester) of Neenah and Micheal Nester (Sandy) of Neenah.
