Obituaries
Dennis A. Niven
Mar 3, 2019
Chatham
Dennis A. Niven, age 65, of Chatham, died Sunday, March 3, 2019 at his home under the loving care of his family and Lake Superior Home Hospice. He was born on June 6, 1953 in Saginaw, MI to the late Robert and Norma (Sian) Niven. Dennis attended Douglas MacArthur High School in Saginaw. Dennis loved music...
Cherry G. (Brown) Perry
Mar 2, 2019
Munising, MI / Logan, OH
Cherry G. Perry, age 87, of Munising, Michigan and formerly of Logan, Ohio, died Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Medilodge of Munising. She was born in Hocking County, Ohio on April 6, 1931 to Floyd and Lola (Sheets) Brown and grew up on her family farm. Cherry married Robert...
Margret "Maggie" Irene (Cremer) Martin
Feb 28, 2019
Munising
Margaret “Maggie” Irene Martin, age 94, of Munising, died Thursday, February 28, 2019 at her home under the loving care of her family and North Woods Home Hospice. She was born in Munising on July 14, 1924 to the late Samuel and Margarete (Chartier) Cremer. She graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1942. Maggie...
Edna Irene (Heribacka) Olson
Feb 27, 2019
Munising
Edna Irene Olson, age 93, of Munising, died early Wednesday morning, February 27, 2019 at the Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee, Michigan. She was born on March 21, 1925 in Eben Junction, Michigan to the late Matt and Anna (Maki) Heribacka. Edna grew up in Eben and graduated from Eben High School in 1942. She moved...
Edward Leander Kuivanen
Feb 18, 2019
AuTrain
Edward Leander Kuivanen, age 65, of AuTrain, died following a long and courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) late Monday morning, February 18, 2019 at his home under the loving care of his family, Lake Superior Hospice, and Commission on Aging. He was born on February 6, 1954 in L’Anse, Michigan to Edward and Nana...
Gregory Vern Anderson
Feb 12, 2019
Munising
Gregory Vern Anderson, age 65, of Munising, lost his battle to brain cancer while surrounded by his family on Tuesday afternoon, February 12, 2019 at the Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, Florida. Greg was born in Munising on December 30, 1953. He was raised by his mother, Shirley Anderson in Brown’s Addition, and Greg attended...
Leonard Richard Gager
Jan 28, 2019
Limestone
Leonard R. Gager, age 56, of Limestone, died late Monday evening, January 28, 2019 at UPHS in Marquette. He was born on November 4, 1962 in Manistique to Roger and Virginia (Fitzpatrick) Gager. Leonard grew up in Germfask and attended school in Germfask and at Manistique High School. He worked in the woods and did small...
Emil W. Bruce, Sr.
Jan 23, 2019
Munising
Emil W. Bruce, Sr., age 87, of Munising, died Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Home Hospice. He was born on October 11, 1931 in Escanaba to Emil and Juanita (Loveless) Bruce. Emil grew up in Arnold and went to school in Gwinn. He went...
Viola L. (Tiernan) Schultz
Jan 16, 2019
Munising
Viola “Vi” Schultz, age 89, longtime Brown’s Addition resident of Munising, died on Wednesday afternoon, January 16, 2019 at the Medilodge of Munising. She was born on April 12, 1929 in Munising to John and Leota (Cremer) Tiernan. Vi graduated from Sacred Heart School and then from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1949. Vi married...
Aune Anna-Liisa (Laurell) Hallstrom
Jan 13, 2019
Chatham
Graveside services for Aune Anna-Liisa Hallstrom will be held at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Chatham on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. There will be a fellowship luncheon and time of visiting at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church on W. Onota Street in Chatham from 11:00 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. and all are invited...
Michael J. Erickson
Jan 9, 2019
Munising
Michael J. Erickson, age 72, of Munising, died Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on May 27, 1946 in Munising, Michigan to the late Richard and Lucille “Dolly” (Passinalut) Erickson. Mike was a quiet man, but still a rebel at heart, who...
Sandra Lee (Swajanen) Moulds
Jan 8, 2019
Munising
Sandra Lee Moulds, age 68, of Munising, died on Tuesday morning, January 8, 2019 at the Medilodge in Munising. She was born on December 27, 1950 in Marquette to the late Willie and Dorothy (LaFave) Swajanen. Sandy grew up on the family farm in Eben and graduated from Eben High School in 1969. Sandy moved to...
Leona Elizabeth (Clark) Kangas
Jan 8, 2019
Munising
Leona “Lee” Elizabeth Kangas, age 95, of Munising, died early Tuesday morning, January 8, 2019 at the Medilodge in Munising. She was born on August 3, 1923 in Marquette, Michigan to Charles and Virginia (Belanger) Clark. Leona worked as a seamstress in a dress factory in Marquette and then moved to Munising in 1946. She met...
Sandra Kay LaFlamme-Verbos
Jan 5, 2019
Kingsford / Munising
Sandra Kay LaFlamme-Verbos, age 61, of Kingsford and formerly of Munising, died peacefully on Saturday morning, January 5, 2019 at the Dickinson County Healthcare System in Iron Mountain following a courageous two-year battle with peritoneal cancer. She was born on December 9, 1957 in Flint, Michigan to Arthur and Frankie “Bocky” (Thayer) LaFlamme. Sandy’s...
Richard William Nebel
Dec 29, 2018
Munising
Richard William Nebel, age 87, lifelong resident of Munising, died December 29, 2018. He was born on September 22, 1931 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended Munising Public Schools where he played football on the undefeated 1949 team and earned many track and field medals running the high and low hurdles and on the...
Lisa Sue Gollinger
Dec 24, 2018
Lisa Sue Gollinger, 50 of Ojai, CA and formerly of Munising, MI passed away December 24, 2018 after a short but very brave battle with cancer.
Lisa was born on March 8, 1968 to Jack and Lola Gollinger, the youngest of six children. Lisa graduated from Munising High School in 1986. She attended Suomi College where she...
Lyle E. Rushford, Sr.
Dec 22, 2018
Munising
Lyle E. Rushford, Sr., age 88, of Munising, died early Saturday morning, December 22, 2018 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born on January 23, 1930 in Manistique, Michigan to the late William and Olive (Lalond) Rushford. Lyle and his family moved around the U.P. when he was growing up while his...
Florence "Flo" Catherine (Murphy) LaTour
Dec 21, 2018
Chatham
Florence “Flo” C. LaTour, age 78, of Chatham, died early Friday morning, December 21, 2018 at the Medilodge in Munising. She was born on January 6, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan to Michael and Florence (Raphael) Murphy. As a young girl, her family moved to Evergreen Shores in St. Ignace. Flo married John Frank LaTour on April...
Thelma M. (Foster) Stuttz
Dec 17, 2018
Eben Junction
Thelma M. Stuttz, age 84, of Eben Junction, died late Monday morning, December 17, 2018 at UPHS Marquette following a brief illness. She was born in Standish, Michigan on December 9, 1934 to Robert and Eva (Losee) Foster. She married Dale Stuttz on April 20, 1967 and they moved to the U.P. in 1989. Thelma...
Robert Bagley West
Dec 5, 2018
Sundell
Robert Bagley West, age 78, of Sundell, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at his home in Sundell. He was born in Beloit, Wisconsin on August 26, 1940 to the late Byron and Helen (Bagley) West. Bob was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force in 1960. In 1965, he moved his family to...
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