Obituaries
Carol Ann "Cully" (Leach) Droog
Feb 23, 2022
Traunik
Carol Ann “Cully” Droog, age 81, of Traunik and formerly of Inverness, FL died on Wednesday morning, February 23, 2022 at Medilodge in Munising. She was born on September 18, 1940 in Detroit to Arthur “Happy” and Anna “Spike” (Bisrticha) Leach. Cully moved to Grand Rapids at a young age. She graduated from Godwin High School...
George D. Harwick
Feb 22, 2022
George D. Harwick, age 85 of Munising and formerly of Novi, Michigan passed on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at UPHS Marquette. He was born on March 27, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan to Clarence and Geneva (DeNio) Harwick. George grew up in the Detroit area and graduated from Redford High School in 1954. He attended Albion College and the University...
Sharon L. Besaw-Niemi
Feb 22, 2022
Shingleton
Sharon L. Besaw-Niemi, age 81, of Shingleton, died on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at her home following a brief illness under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice. She was born on July 18, 1940 in Sioux City, Iowa to Orly and Mildred (Hills) Milton. Sharon married William “Bill” Besaw in 1957 and...
Stanley L. Johns
Feb 20, 2022
Munising
Stanley L. “Steamer” Johns, age 78, of Munising, died Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Medilodge in Munising. He was born on April 26, 1943 in Wetmore, Michigan to the late Lyman and Ada (Clark) Johns. While standing in his cousins wedding he was paired with a bridesmaid named Marilyn McCain. On December 7, 1968, the two...
Joyce (Hartman) Weber
Feb 18, 2022
Joyce Weber (nee Hartman), age 74, of Barefoot Bay, FL and formerly of Munising, MI, died on Friday evening, February 18, 2022 at the Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, FL following a two-week illness. She was born in Waco, TX on January 14, 1948 to Harding and Sally (McCune) Hartman. Joyce graduated from Fair Park High...
Donna L. (Bloxton) Petersen
Feb 16, 2022
Munising
Donna Lea Petersen (nee Bloxton), age 77, of Munising, Michigan died unexpectedly Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Washington D.C. on March 11, 1944 to the late Robert and Beatrice (Willis) Bloxton. Donna’s father was a career United States Marine, so her early childhood was spent at...
Bernetta F. Rushford
Feb 9, 2022
Munising
Bernetta F. Rushford, age 89, of Munising, died Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at her home under the loving care of her family and North Woods Home Hospice. She was born on November 18, 1932 in Melstrand, Michigan to the late Joel and Florence (Robinson) Bower. Bernetta grew up in Bark River with her sister at a...
Terrance "Terry" W. Bond
Feb 9, 2022
T errance “Terry” Bond, age 63, of Shingleton, died Wednesday morning, February 9, 2022 at UPHS Marquette following a lengthy illness. He was born on May 29, 1958 in Royal Oak, Michigan to the late Keith and Nancy (Wadsworth) Bond. Terry grew up in Troy and graduated from Troy High School. He was involved with automobiles all his...
Joyce I. (Burch) Ward
Feb 4, 2022
Grand Marais
Joyce I. Ward, age 82, of Grand Marais, Michigan, died Friday, February 4, 2022 at Munising Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 25, 1939 to the late Edward and Myrtle (Deneane) Burch. On August 10, 1957, Joyce married her childhood friend LeRoy “Harold” Ward, and together they raised their seven children. As their family...
Dennis Paul Johnson
Jan 30, 2022
DENNIS PAUL JOHNSON
December 29, 1946—January 30, 2022
of Munising/Benton Harbor Michigan
Dennis died January 30, 2022 surrounded by family at the Spectrum Hospital in Saint Joseph, Michigan. Dennis had several occupations in his lifetime but the one that he was most proud of was his job...
George R. Mannisto, Jr.
Jan 27, 2022
George R. Mannisto, Jr., age 82, of Munising, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at his home due to complications of a brief illness. He was born on July 25, 1939 to the late George and Isabelle (Kelly) Mannisto, Sr. George attended both Eben Schools and Wm. G. Mather High School. At a...
Walter "Vog" Kolbus
Jan 25, 2022
Wetmore
Walter “Vog” Kolbus, age 89, of Wetmore, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Harbour View Assisted Living in Munising. He was born on November 1, 1932 the youngest of ten children to the late Joseph and Apollonia “Pauline” (Galus) Kolbusz. Vog went to school at Washington Elementary and Sacred Heart School. He grew up on the...
Naida L. Cuty
Jan 22, 2022
Gould City
Naida Lee Cuty, age 73, of Gould City, Michigan, died Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Medilodge of Munising. She was born on December 28, 1948 in Oxford, Michigan. Naida worked as a press operator at an auto part factory in Croswell, Michigan for many years. She enjoyed shopping, dogs, and Elvis Presley. Naida was a...
Tani Joy (Parkkinen) Burns
Jan 22, 2022
Chatham
Tani Joy Burns (nee Parkkinen), age 52, of Chatham died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, January 22, 2022. She was born in Los Angeles, California on July 2, 1969 to the late Adrian and Darlene (Tormala) Parkkinen. At the age of fourteen, she moved to Ishpeming, Michigan to live with family. Tani was a graduate...
Floyd "Foggy" Henry St. Amour, Jr.
Jan 21, 2022
Christmas
Floyd “Foggy” Henry St. Amour, Jr., age 75, of Christmas, died Friday, January 21, 2022 at Medilodge of Munising. He was born on October 30, 1946 in Munising, Michigan to the late Floyd and Ethel (Baij) St. Amour, Sr. Foggy graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1964. After attending Northern Michigan University for two...
Randall "Randy" Hughart Pridemore
Jan 18, 2022
Gwinn / Detroit
Randall Hughart Pridemore, age 91, of Gwinn, Michigan and formerly of Detroit, died Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Medilodge of Munising. He was born on March 18, 1930 in Nallen, West Virginia to the late George and Leah (Carte) Pridemore. Randy’s family moved to Detroit, Michigan when he was ten. While at church, he...
Richard "Dick" James Laurich
Jan 16, 2022
Richard “Dick” Laurich, age 81, of Munising, died following a three-week illness at UPHS Marquette on Sunday, January 16, 2022. He was born at his family home at Forest Lake on March 29, 1940 to John and Mary (Kordish) Laurich. Dick was raised at Forest Lake and attended school in Chatham. In 2015, Dick moved to the Jericho House...
June V. (Thompson) DiLaura
Jan 15, 2022
Trenary, MI / Clinton Township, MI
June DiLaura, age 92, of Trenary and formerly of Clinton Township, died Saturday, January 15, 2022 at her home under the loving care of her family and North Woods Home Hospice. She was born on January 5, 1930 in Escanaba, Michigan to the late Lester and Cecelia (Bellefeuille) Thompson. June married...
Robert G. Pawelski
Jan 15, 2022
Robert G. Pawelski, age 94 of Munising, died peacefully yet unexpectedly at his home on Saturday morning, January 15, 2022. He was born in Detroit to Michael and Josephine (Percha) Pawelski on August 25, 1927. Bob graduated from St. Alphonsus High School in Dearborn in 1945, where he played basketball as a skinny 145 pound kid and played under...
Earl Jolls
Jan 14, 2022
Mr. Earl Jolls aged 76 of Wyoming, MI went to be with his Savior Friday, January 14, 2022. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lucille; parents, Warren and Laura Jolls; sister, Dolores (Glenn) Jones; sister-in-law, Lynda Jolls. Surviving are his beloved wife of 15 years, Marcia Moravec Jolls; son, Jonathan Jolls; stepchildren, Renee Muilenburg, Scott York,...
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