Obituaries

Dec 20, 2023

Munising

            Carl J. “CJ” Hamilla, age 65, of Munising and formerly of Flint, MI, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at his home in Munising. Born on April 30, 1958, in Flint to the late Walter and Gwendolyn (Strand) Hamilla, Sr., CJ graduated from Flint Southwestern in 1976 and then attended Michigan Tech University. He worked for General Motors...

Dec 17, 2023

 

Gary Paul VanLandschoot passed away at home on December 17, 2023 at the age of 70, with loved ones at his side.

Born in Munising on October 22, 1953, to Jerome and Anne VanLandschoot, the 6th of 9 children. Gary was raised in Brown’s Addition in the family home he later purchased, within a few steps of the commercial...

Dec 17, 2023

 

Munising

Randy Gatiss, age 63, of Munising, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 17, 2023 while in Franklin, Wisconsin.

Randy was born February 1, 1960 in Munising, MI the fourth of eight children to Robert Bruce and Lois Marie (Mellin) Gatiss. Randy graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1978. He was married to Patty Horvat on September 4, 1982...

Dec 15, 2023

                Connie L. Lacko, age 69, of Shelter Bay, died following a brief illness on Friday afternoon, December 15, 2023 at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.  She was born on April 9, 1954 in West Branch, Michigan.  Connie grew up there and graduated from High School in West Branch.  She raised her...

Dec 13, 2023

              Martin “Mort” William Hendrickson, Jr., age 96, of Munising, died at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Hospice.  He was born on November 13, 1927 in South Range, Michigan, one of Martin and Sigrid (Laajala) Hendrickson’s six children.  Mort was a two-time Veteran of the U.S. Army....

Dec 13, 2023

 

            Linda J. Norman, age 72, of Chatham, died Wednesday evening, December 13, 2023 at UPHS Marquette.   She was born in Highland Park, Michigan on April 24, 1951, the oldest of five daughters to Jerome “Joe” and Edna “Mickey” (McMillan) Peterson.  Growing up in a commercial fishing family, Linda and her family spent time...

Dec 12, 2023

Shingleton

 

          Charles E. “Chuck” Riley, Sr., age 79, of Shingleton, entered eternal life early Tuesday morning, December 12, 2023 at the Trillium House in Marquette surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on January 6, 1944 in Manistique, Michigan, and was lovingly adopted by Ernest and Hazel (Simmons) Riley.  He grew up on the family farm raising...

Dec 6, 2023

Munising / Gurnee, IL          John K. Shaffstall, passed away on December 6, 2023. Loving father of John (Kelsey) Shaffstall, William Shaffstall II, and Hannah (Peter) Domanski. Proud grandfather of Suzette and Alice Mary Shaffstall. Dear brother to the late Marilyn Shaffstall, William (Ronalda) Shaffstall, Diane (the late Gary) Virta, Allie Mary (Bob) Gariepy, Amy (John) Hillier....

Nov 29, 2023

          Kenneth G. Garrett, age 79, of Munising died Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at UPHS – Marquette following a brief illness.  He was born on August 19, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Robert and Ruth (Chaundy) Garrett. Ken graduated from Redford Union High School in Detroit in 1963. 

 

          Ken had...

Nov 29, 2023

 

Eben Junction

          Mary Attwell, age 85, of Eben Junction, went to be to be with Jesus while she slept on November 29, 2023.  Mary, who was known to all as Nana loved the Lord with all her heart and soul.  She loved and prayed for her daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.  Nana prayed for salvation, grace, and restoration.  Mary...

Nov 28, 2023

Barbara Jean Feldhusen, 71, died Wednesday, November 28, just six weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. She was under the care of her goddaughter and Vantage Hospice in Katy, Texas, where she’d wintered for the last eight years.

Born February 5, 1952 to Henry and Dorothy (Kuder) Feldhusen in Munising, Michigan, Barb’s four older brothers often teased her that they were...

Nov 28, 2023

Munising

 

          Ruth M. Carr of Munising, died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 102 early in the morning of Tuesday, November 28, 2023.   She was born on October 16, 1921 in Munising, Michigan to William and Elizabeth (Hebert) LaFave.   Ruth graduated from Sacred Heart School and is the last surviving member of...

Nov 24, 2023

Munising

 

Patricia “Pat” Ann Allie, born March 16, 1939, of Munising, passed away peacefully on Friday November 24, 2023 at Medilodge in Munising. She was born in Wetmore Michigan to Edmund and Ora (Carrier) Allie, the last of 13 children as a St. Patrick’s Day storm was brewing. The story goes that her father walked down the hill to Munising to...

Nov 24, 2023

 

            Charles “Chuck” Klyzek, age 85, of Munising, died following a brief illness on Friday, November 24, 2023 at Munising Memorial Hospital.  He was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan on November 5, 1938 to John and Genevieve Klyzek. After graduating high school, he completed an apprenticeship at General Motors. As a tool and die...

Nov 21, 2023

AuTrain

          Ann Marie Clapp, age 77, longtime AuTrain resident, died late Tuesday evening, November 21, 2023 at the Munising Memorial Hospital following a brief and unexpected illness.  She was born on July 7, 1946 in Marquette to George and Elmira (St. Martin) McCollum.  Ann grew up on the family farm and helped with the chores of milking the cow,...

Nov 20, 2023

 

Limestone

          Lyle Wayne Rutter, age 71, of Limestone, died Monday, November 20, 2023 at UPHS – Marquette following a courageous one year battle with pancreatic cancer.  He was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan on August 14, 1952 to the late Lyle Garland and Mary Lucy (Phairas) Rutter.  Lyle fell in love with the woods at a young age...

Nov 17, 2023

 

Dean Richard Hallifax passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center on Friday November 17, 2023. Dean was born March 6, 1954 in Marquette, Michigan to Richard and Mary Jayne Hallifax. He enjoyed a healthy traditional childhood as life was special growing up in the 50’s and 60’s. Spending time with the family at Moccasin Lake...

Nov 15, 2023

 

Munising

          Luey David Edward Smith, age 39, of Munising, died unexpectedly in his sleep at his home on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.  He was born in Grand Rapids, to Edward Adam and Tina Marie (Barringer) Smith on January 17, 1984.  David played little league baseball and rocket football before moving to the U.P. in 1997.  He graduated from...

Nov 10, 2023

Beverly Louise Ghiardi, age 84, of Munising, died surrounded by love early Friday morning, November 10, 2023 at Medilodge of Munising.   Beverly gracefully fought dementia for almost twenty years.  She was born on June 24, 1939 in Munising to Willard “Boy” and Bertha (Hixon) Depew.  Beverly graduated from Sacred Heart School and then Wm. G. Mather High School in 1957. ...

Nov 10, 2023

Shingleton

Eleanor M. Bell, age 105, of Shingleton, died Friday, November 10, 2023 at the Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility in Manistique.  She was born on September 23, 1918 in Germfask, Michigan to the late James and Margaret (Batway) Berry.  Eleanor graduated from Germfask High School in 1936.  She met James Bell while he was working at a...