All Obituaries

               Neil A. Moore, age 73, of Gwinn and formerly of Alger County, died on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at UPHS Marquette following a lengthy illness.  He was born on March 11, 1946 in Melstrand, Michigan the son of the late James and Marjorie (McLeod) Moore.  Neil grew up in Melstrand and attended Wm. G. Mather High School.  In 1966, he went to work for the Laborer’s Union Local 1329 out of Iron Mountain and worked...

            Stanley M. Smith, age 69, of Munising, died unexpectedly in his sleep at his home on Saturday, August 10, 2019.  He was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 3, 1950 to the late Stanley and Betty (Moore) Smith.  He grew up in Redford Township and graduated from Redford Union High School in 1968.  Stan married Cheryl Gard on August 28, 1971 and together raised their five children.  He worked at Henry Ford...

            Michael T. Rzanca, age 72, of Munising, died early Saturday evening, August 3, 2019 at UP Health System Marquette.  He was born on July 15, 1947 in Munising, Michigan to the late August “Red” and Helen (Woodaz) Rzanca.  Mike was raised in Munising and graduated from Sacred Heart School and then Wm. G. Mather High School in 1965.  Mike served in the U.S. Air Force from April 19, 1966 until February...

            Elizabeth Ann “Liz” Hallstrom, age 78 years, 364 days of Chatham, died at the Medilodge of Munising on Sunday afternoon, July 28, 2019.  She was born on July 29, 1940 in Marquette, Michigan to Joe and Lili (Lintula) Spence.  Liz was raised in Nashville, TN and while visiting her grandmother one summer in Chatham, she fell in love with “her Kenny.”  Liz and Ken were married on July 13,...

Shelter Bay, MI / Summerville, SC             Daniel W. Redmond, age 71, of Shelter Bay, MI and Summerville, SC died unexpectedly at his home in Shelter Bay on Thursday afternoon, July 18, 2019.  He was born in East Detroit, Michigan on August 11, 1947 to the late William and Geraldine (Morrison) Redmond.  Dan grew up in East Detroit and went to school at St. Peter’s Lutheran School and then graduated from East Detroit...

Trenary Genevieve “Jenny” E. Fetterhoff, age 91, of Trenary, died Monday, July 15, 2019 at UP Health Systems – Marquette following a brief illness.  She was born in Sanborn Township, MI on January 20, 1928 to the late Albert and Cora (Watkins) Fetterhoff.  Jenny grew up in Ossineke and then her family moved to many places across the Lower Peninsula following her father’s work.  He worked for many farms and did construction where Jenny would tag along...

Munising             James B. “Jay” Hoffman, age 73, of Munising, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at UP Health Systems – Marquette, following a brief illness.  He was born on June 13, 1946 to the late Rudolph and Brigitta (Partanan) Hoffman.  Jay graduated from Wm. G. Mather in 1964.  On June 9, 1964, he joined the United States Navy.  Jay was awarded National Defense Medal,...

Eric James Aho, age 42, of Trenary, died unexpectedly following a brief illness on Friday, June 21, 2019 at UPHS Marquette.  He was born on June 27, 1976 in Escanaba, the seventh child of Donald and Gloria (Latvala) Aho.  Eric grew up in Trenary and attended Superior Central High School where he was a member of the school’s High School Bowl team.  After graduating in 1994, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences and Geology from Northern Michigan...

Eben Junction Elvira T. Stephens of Eben Junction was called to her home in heaven on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 after a short illness.  She came into the world in the family sauna, with the assistance of her Aunt Tyne, on July 19, 1932.          A daughter of Jalmer and Celia Jalonen, she graduated from Eben High School in 1950 and then held a variety of jobs before obtaining employment at Kimberly Clark.  Beginning in the mail room, she...

Munising             Iris Noel Bugg, age 69, of Munising, died Monday afternoon, June 17, 2019 at UPHS Marquette following a brief illness.   She was born on February 6, 1950 in Munising to Leo and Irma (Sommerville) Tyner.  Iris attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1968.  She then began training to become a flight attendant which was funny to her children because Iris was...