Donald Makela, 55, of Hancock Cana, died on November 3, 1999. He was born in Hancock on January 24, 1944, a son of Hubert and Gertrude (Erva) Makela. He graduated from Hancock High School in 1962, and then from Michigan Tech in 1966 with a degree in Business Administration. He was employed at Upper Peninsula Power Company and was currently employed at the Frank A. Douglas Agency in Houghton. He married Margaret Korpinen of Hancock in 1968.