All Obituaries

            Marguerite “Marti” Selle, age 70, of Marquette, died late Tuesday evening, November 26, 2019 at her home in Marquette.  She was born on May 25, 1949 in Toledo, Ohio to Robert and Elizabeth (Zemper) Beidleman.  Marti grew up in the Toledo area and went to Kent State University where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education.  It was at Kent State where she met and married Thomas Selle.  Tom and Marti...

            John Sanjo “Sam” Macurio, age 83, of Munising, died late Sunday evening, December 1, 2019 at UP Health System Marquette.  He was born on December 16, 1935 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Sanjo “Sam” and Eulalia “Bud” (Rice) Macurio.  Sam grew up in Kalamazoo and Comstock, Michigan.  He served in the U.S. Army from 1957 until 1960.  Sam worked as a union carpenter.  He...

Munising             Shirley Mae (Socia) Behning, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and aunt passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 29, 2019 at Munising Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.              Shirley was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on March 11, 1927 to the late Jack and Thelma (Watchorn)...

EDWARD ARNOLD MOORE A brave man was silenced when he lost his fight with pancreatic cancer late Friday night, November 29, 2019.  He was surrounded by his loving wife and daughters at his home on the AuTrain River.   Edward Arnold Moore was born to Donald and Ellen (McCollum) Moore on February 3, 1947 in Munising, Michigan.  He grew up in AuTrain and graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1965.  Ed was quieter when he was young.  He was at his best when he...

            Juanita Lehnen, age 96, of Wetmore, died peacefully in her sleep at her deer camp down Highway 13 on Sunday, November 24, 2019.  She was born on October 1, 1923 in Munising to Julius and Pearl (Rowe) Grant and was raised out on Highway 13.  She married Ted Lehnen on October 22, 1941 and together they raised their family.  Juanita worked over forty years as a rural route mail carrier for the U.S. Postal...

Munising             Ruth Marie Watson, age 65, of Munising, died Saturday morning, November 23, 2019 at Munising Memorial Hospital, following a lengthy illness.  She was born in Munising to the late Ferret and Ila (Rexstrew) Watson.  Ruth graduated from Wm. G. Mather High school in 1972 and then earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology from NMU in 1976 and continued to earn her master’s in 1978.  Ruth’s...

            Debra L. Maki, age 68, of Chatham, died on Tuesday morning, November 12, 2019 at Medilodge in Munising, Michigan following a brief illness.  She was born in Marquette, Michigan on July 29, 1951 to the late Bernie and Arlene (Laakso) Maki.  Debra grew up in Chatham with her family at a time when disabled children did not always stay in their homes and she was the apple of her parent’s eyes.   Debra...

Munising             Jean M. Paananen, age 91, of Munising, died Wednesday evening, November 6, 2019 at Medilodge of Munising.  She was born on November 28, 1927, in Munising, Michigan to the late William and Elizabeth (Hebert) LaFave.  Jean graduated from Sacred Heart School and then from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1945. She worked at the Delft Theater and for a short time at the Munising Paper Mill.  Jean married...

        Richard “Dick” Heimerman, age 64, of Munising, died on Friday, November 1, 2019, All Saints’ Day, at his home under the loving care of his family, friends, and North Woods Home Hospice.  He was born on August 28, 1955 in Appleton, Wisconsin to the late R. Eugene and Alice (Ward) Heimerman.  Dick grew up in Neenah and at the age of eleven, his family, with a paper mill transfer, moved to Munising.  He graduated from Sacred...

Kiva             Mary Ann Tuuri, age 92, of Kiva, died Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Lakeview Assisted Living and Memory Care in Gladstone.  She was born at her home in Trenary on August 3, 1927, to the late Frank and Mary (Praznik) Matekel.  Mary attended Trenary High School and graduated as Valedictorian of the Class of 1945.  After graduation, Mary moved to Chicago to attend Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing for...