Date of death: January 19, 2019
Date of birth: May 11, 1926
Age: 93
Location: Timmins
Family
- Spouse: ex wife Donna (nee Lawson) Ketola-Opper
- Children: Prof. Cheryl Ketola (Eric Pirie), and Steven Ketola
- Grandchildren: Maeghan Pirie (Aaron Lawrence) and great-grandsons Jasper and Edison Lawrence
- Parents: Fanni (nee Pellonen) and Niilo Ketola
- Long time companion Nancy Hill
Service: Cremation has taken place and there will be a memorial send-off at the South Porcupine Legion at a later date.