Obituaries

Mar 9, 2022

Marquette

Darrell Duane Adair, age 76, of Marquette, Michigan and formerly of Munising, Michigan died Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at his home under the loving care of his family and Lake Superior Hospice.  He was born in Munising, Michigan on March 11, 1945 to the late Donald and Hilma (Laytonen) Adair.  While in school, Darrell worked for...

Mar 8, 2022

Grand Marais

Our Beloved mother, Patricia Elliott, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2022 at the age of 90, at Brookridge Assisted Living in Marquette, Michigan.  She was predeceased by her husband, Richard “Dick” Elliott in 1995.  Mom was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Francis and Alice (Viellette-Kerrigan-Steinbach) Haney, the third of four children.  She...

Mar 8, 2022

Joyce Ranguette, age 85, of Marquette was passed into the hands of the Lord on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, while in the tender care of Marquette County Medical Care Facility staff.

Joyce was born July 5th, 1936 in Limestone Michigan, the first of six children born to Leonard Oliver and Florence Pauline (Storm) Methot.  The family later...

Feb 26, 2022

AuTrain

Pamela Rose Glyptis, age 55, of AuTrain, Michigan, died February 26, 2022 due to cancer complications in De Pere, Wisconsin, under the loving care of her sister Gina.  She was born on July 15, 1966 in New York to the late Stavros and Beverly Glyptis.

Pamela is survived by her sisters – Eugenia (Steve)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...