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Dec 19, 2020 SOUTH RANGE — Eleanore Marie Magdelena Maki (Tormala) passed away December 16, 2020, due to complications brought on by COVID-19. She was born July 22, 1926, to Andrew and Minna Tormala in Hancock, at the now-long-gone Finnish Hospital, which was located above the stairs on the north side of the Portage Lift Bridge. Eleanore spent most of her life in South Range-during its vibrant years when the community was at its finest, with stores, taverns, restaurants, bakeries, a theater, ...