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Dagney Piittari (Peteri)

Also Known As: "Dagny"
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Birthplace: Calumet, Calumet Township, Houghton, Michigan, United States
Death: February 18, 1919 (28)
Ironwood, Gogebic, Michigan, United States
Place of Burial: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Matt Peteri and Kaisa Liisa Peteri
Wife of Karl Piittari
Sister of Ida Mary Peteri; Kaisa Matilda Pyrra; Amanda Gaabo and Gerald Paul Peteri
Half sister of Kaisa Mathilda Hannula and Johan Adolf Hannula

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About Dagney Piittari

Dagney Peteri's mother, Kate Raapako Peteri, of Finnish descent, was 66 years old in 1913. She attended a Christmas party on 24 December 1913 that was held upstairs at the Italian Hall in Calumet, Michigan. Someone shouted "Fire" at the party. The attendees tried to escape by rushing down the stairs. doors at the base of the stairs were closed. A total of 73 people, mostly children, were crushed to death at the base of the stairs, including Kate.

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Dagney Piittari's Timeline

1890
August 6, 1890
Calumet, Calumet Township, Houghton, Michigan, United States
1919
February 18, 1919
Age 28
Ironwood, Gogebic, Michigan, United States
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Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States