Ethel Chandanais passed away peacefully on Jan. 8, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona, following a short illness. Born on July 16, 1944, in Hancock, she was the seventh of nine children born to William Oscar Komula and Hilma Irene (Lindrus) Komula.

Ethel grew up in Hancock, and attended Hancock High School, graduating in 1962. Following graduation, she briefly attended Michigan Tech University before moving to Pontiac, Michigan. There she lived with her sister, Bert, while working as a medical secretary to a neurosurgeon, Dr. Martin.

In early 1966, Ethel met Jim Chandanais. They married later that year in Waterford, Michigan, on Oct. 15, 1966. Initially living in Union Lake, in a house that Jim was renovating, they soon decided to move back home to the Upper Peninsula and bought a house on Cal

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