LIMINGA — Natalie M. Jurkanis, 85, a resident of the Arbor Green Senior Living

Community of Houghton, and a former Liminga resident, passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at HSHS St. Vincent’s Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

She was born on Jan. 25, 1940, in Toivola, a daughter of the late Rafael and Sylvia (Perala) Maki. As a child, Natalie was raised in Toivola and was a graduate of the Jeffers High School with the class 1958.

On April 26, 1968, she was united in marriage to Richard “Dick” Jurkanis in Calumet. The couple had made their home in Liminga as they raised their family. On Sept. 23, 2013, Dick preceded Natalie in death.

Natalie enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom raising her boys. As the boys grew, she became a Teacher’s Aide at the E.B. Holman School, working until her retire

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