Dec 11, 2020
WELLSTON Lori A. (Gene) North, 59, a resident of Wellston and formerly of Houghton, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, at her home following a lengthy illness.
She was born on October 11, 1961, in Hancock, a daughter of Lilly (Eakin) Wiitala and the late Laurie Wiitala. Lori was raised in Houghton and was a graduate of the Houghton High School with the Class of 1979.
On October 11, 1980, she was united in marriage to Gene North. The couple had resided in Hancock, Dollar Bay and Baltic. They then resided in Kincheloe, Michigan, until 1992, when they moved to make their home in Wellston.
Lori had always been a hardworking person until her health would no longer allow her to work. She had been a direct care staff worker for Copper Country Mental Health, while she resided in the Copper Country and then also for Manistee County Mental Health. She also had worked as a waitress at various restaurants and a gas station attendant for several stations in the Manistee Cou