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CALUMET -- Peggy Lee (Quello) Niemela of Calumet, Michigan passed away on November 7, 2026 at MediLodge of Munising in Munising, Michigan.
Peggy was born on March 7, 1952 in Laurium, Michigan to parents Ernest and Genevieve Quello. Peggy attended Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She met the love of her life; David Niemela and they were married in December 1982. Peggy
worked alongside her husband on the Willow Farm in Calumet until his passing.
Peggy loved to play bingo, Yahtzee, and especially loved her "scratchers" lotto tickets. Peggy is preceded in death by her parents Ernest and Genevieve Quello, her husband David Niemela, brother David Quello, sister Renee Baroni, nephew Jeff Percifield, brother-in-law Ronald Niemela, and sister-in-law Kathy Quello.
She is survived by her daughters Kim (Jeff) West, and Jennifer (Bruce) Dessellier, grandchildren Cody (Julia Hendrickson), and Tyler West, Gavin, Chase and Brooks Dessellier, siblings Ernest Quello Jr., Michael Quello, Brian (Cindy) Quello, and Cheryl (Steve) Lanctot, sister-in-law Dorothy Niemela, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A Celebration of Life for Peggy (Quello) Niemela will be held on Saturday November 14, 2026
from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home in Calumet, Michigan. A prayer service will be held at 1:00pm with Father Gracious Pulimoottil officiating.
The family would like to thank the staff at MediLodge of Munising for their care of Peggy.
Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online
condolences may be left at www.ericksoncrowleypeterson.com