Obituaries

Oct 19, 2021

George Michael Lane, age 68, of Wetmore, died early Tuesday morning, October 19, 2021, at UP Health System – Marquette following a weeklong illness.  He was born February 16, 1953, in Munising to the late James and Betty (Stephens) Lane.  George attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in the class of 1971.  He...

Oct 13, 2021

Munising

Donald Ray Syers “Donnie”, age 52, of Munising, died, Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at UP Health Systems Marquette following a brief illness.  He was born in Salem, Oregon on April 30, 1969.  Donnie grew up in Munising, and then spent his high school years in Grand Marais and graduated from Grand Marais High School in 1987. ...

Oct 8, 2021

Alvin Joseph Thoune, age 93, of Munising, went to be with the Lord and his wife Shirley on Friday morning, October 8, 2021 at Munising Memorial Hospital.  He was born to Peter and Josephine (Bushonville) Thoune in Stephenson, Michigan on December 25, 1927.  Alvin graduated in 1945 from Stephenson High School.  He enlisted into the U.S. Air Force from...

Oct 4, 2021

Traunik

Daniel Gavin Piippo, age 66, of Traunik, died early Monday morning, October 4, 2021 at UPHS Marquette following a three week battle with Covid-19.  He was born on August 23, 1955 in Marquette, Michigan to Walter and Gloria (Spencer) Piippo.  Dan graduated from Eben High School in 1973.  He went to work at Kimberly Clark on...

Oct 4, 2021

Alice Mildred (Bovan) Rousseau, age 100, died peacefully at her daughter’s home in Menominee, Michigan on Monday morning, October 4, 2021.  She was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Marquette on July 28, 1921 to Dolph and A. Winifred (Doucette) Bovan.  Alice grew up in Forest Lake and attended school there.  Her family moved to AuTrain, and she graduated...

Oct 3, 2021

Wetmore

Emily Peters, age 69, of Wetmore, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 3, 2021.  She was born in Marquette, Michigan on June 20, 1952.  Emily moved to Munising and raised her family in Brown’s Edition before moving to Wetmore.  She worked for many years as a housekeeper at the Comfort Inn.  Emily enjoyed suduko...

Sep 30, 2021

Boyne City

Joan “Joanie” Schumann, age 76, of Boyne City, died unexpectedly and peacefully on September 30, 2021 in Munising, Michigan while traveling across the U.P. with her husband Bill.  She was born on November 11, 1944, in Kansas City, Kansas, the first of eight children to Joseph and Mary (Vader) McNamara.  Joanie met Bill Schumann in...

Sep 30, 2021

Gladstone / Chatham

Richard William “Woodsie” Koski, Jr., age 55 of Gladstone, and formerly of Green Bay, WI and Chatham, died Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI following his battle with Covid-19.  He was born on June 5, 1966 in Pontiac, MI to Richard “Dick” and Penny (Bauman) Koski, Sr.  Rich’s family moved...

Sep 29, 2021

Au Train, Michigan

Michael Jay Shuman, 68, of Au Train, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at his home under the loving care of his family and staff from North Woods Home Care and Hospice. He died from advanced lung cancer.

A gentle spirit with a great sense of humor, family and friends knew...

Sep 29, 2021

Marquette

Patricia “Pat” Nyari, age 92, of Marquette, died Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at UPHS – Marquette.  She was born on May 26, 1929 to the late Lynn and Gussie (LeBlanc) Toups in Chicago, IL.  Pat grew up in New Orleans and was later married and started her family there raising her four children.  She met William...

Sep 26, 2021

Cheryl L. Crisman, age 62, of Traunik, Michigan, died Sunday, September 26, 2021 at U.P. Health Systems Marquette.  She was born on January 21, 1959 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Clifford and Doris (Smith) Crisman.  Cheryl grew up in Oxford and graduated from Oxford High School.  She raised her two sons in Oxford, and when they were in...

Sep 24, 2021

James William “Bill” Hawley, age 80, of Sault Ste. Marie and formerly of Chatham, died early Friday morning, September 24, 2021 in the Emergency Room of War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie.  He was born on January 10, 1941 in Marquette to Pee Wee and Jeanette (Dennis) Hawley.  Bill grew up in Eben and graduated from Eben High...

Sep 19, 2021

Maryrene Truckey, age 90, of 1000 E. Munising Avenue, died on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 12:03 a.m.  She died peacefully in her sleep at Medilodge in Munising where she had been a resident for the last few months.  Maryrene was born on November 12, 1930 to Ernest and Florence (Herron) Armstrong.  She graduated from Graveraet High School in...

Sep 18, 2021

Danny A. Matheny, beloved and innocent child of Christ, died on Saturday evening, September 18, 2021 at the Parkview Adult Foster Care Facility in Brown City, Michigan at the age of 68.  Danny was born on February 4, 1953, in Munising to the late Guy and June (Steinhoff) Matheny, Sr.  He was tenderly loved and cared for by his...

Sep 5, 2021

Anita Del (Duncan) Hulse, age 82, of Munising, died Sunday afternoon, September 5, 2021 at Medilodge in Munising.  She was born on May 29, 1939 in Toledo, Ohio to Elwood and Glenys (Tiepel) Duncan, and raised by her grandparents Richard and Gladys Arno.  Anita graduated from DeVilbiss High School in 1957 and went on to receive her Bachelor of...

Sep 5, 2021

Gwinn / Munising

Michael Peramaki, age 77, of Gwinn and formerly of Munising, died following a lengthy illness on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at UPHS Marquette.  On February 24, 1944, he was born in Newberry, Michigan, to Reino and Bertha (Mattson) Peramaki.  Mike grew up in Munising, in the West End.  While still an infant, in 1944,...

Sep 5, 2021

Robert Kingsley Case, age 72, of Munising, died following a two year illness late Sunday morning, September 5, 2021 with Liz by his side at Munising Memorial Hospital.  Bob was born on April 25, 1949 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Gene and Shirley (Fitzgerald) Case.  He grew up in Ensign Township and graduated from Rapid River High School in...

Sep 2, 2021

Regina was born June 4, 1937 in Munising, MI to Mary and John Peterson.  She died on September 2, 2021 at 1040 am in Petoskey at McLaren hospital after a long, complicated illness surrounded by her children.  She grew up in Grand Marais, MI and graduated as Valedictorian of her class in 1955.  She then attended Mercy Central School...

Sep 1, 2021

Anthony James “Tony” Drake, age 80, of AuTrain, died following a brief illness on Wednesday evening, September 1, 2021 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Hospice.  He was born in Munising on July 2, 1941 to Earl and Ruth (St. Peter) Drake.  Tony grew up in Munising and at the age of...

Aug 24, 2021

Thomas Leonard Szafran, of AuTrain passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021 in Seney, Michigan at the age of 62.  He was born on September 28, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Leonard Szafran and Helen “Dolly” Szafran.  Tom grew up in Detroit and graduated from Denby High School.  Before owning his own business, Tom was a devoted employee...