Viola Oja Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Viola Oja of Ishpeming, Michigan, who passed away at the age of 91, on September 30, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Swante Merrila and Edith Merrila (Tuomi); and her husband Ralph Oja. She is survived by: her daughter Edie Shandonay (Bryan LaChapell) of Escanaba; her grandsons, Ethan Shandonay (Kenzie) of Chandler, AZ and Adam Shandonay of Irvine, CA; her niece Rae Warner (Martin) of Negaunee; and her son-in-law Douglas Shandonay of Huntsville, AL..
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to either Bethel Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund at 333 E. Ridge St., Ishpeming, MI 49849, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Memorial Fund, 1230 18th St. N., Escanaba, MI 49829, or your local animal shelter.
