Obituaries

Aug 5, 2017

Shawano, WI / Christmas, MI

Shawn E. Wilder, age 47, of Shawano, WI and formerly of Christmas, MI, died Saturday, August 5, 2017 in Shawano.  He was born on April 24, 1970.  Shawn graduated from Munising High School in 1988.  He began working for Burton Trucking, Enright and Shelter Bay Excavating, Kevin Kolbus, and Munising Auto Repair. ...

Aug 4, 2017

Grand Marais

Kay L. Wampler, age 61, of Grand Marais, died Friday, August 4, 2017 under the loving care of her family following an over three-year battle with cancer. She was born on June 13, 1956 in Pontiac, Michigan to Clifford and Imogene (Lahman) Barnes. Kaygrew up in Pontiac and the Union Lake area. She graduated from...

Jul 30, 2017

Munising

Arthur Joseph “Joe” Monette, Jr., age 90, of Munising, died Sunday, July 30, 2017 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Home Hospice.  He was born in Munising on August 17, 1926 to the late Arthur Joseph and Stella (Barrows) Monette.  Joe graduated from Sacred Heart School in...

Jul 29, 2017

Marquette / Chatham

Helen Elizabeth McGee, age 93, of Marquette and formerly of Chatham, died Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee. She was born on May 12, 1924 in Chatham, Michigan as the 8th of ten children to John and Hilda (Jamback) Lintula.  Helen moved to Detroit to work as a Rosie...

Jul 24, 2017

Munising / Escanaba / Superior, WI

Alta M. Giansanti-Bryan “Toni”, age 94 of Munising and formerly of Escanaba, Michigan and Superior, Wisconsin, died Monday, July 24, 2017 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising, Michigan.  She was born on September 18, 1922 in Norway, Michigan to the late Charles and Lorraine (Shelson) Grodesky.  As a youngster, Toni...

Jul 24, 2017

Wetmore

Randy M. Vadnais, age 64, of Wetmore, son of Oren “Bocco” Cecil Vadnais and Evelyn Marie (Schumacher) Vadnais, was born on September 25, 1952 in Munising, Michigan.  He departed this life on July 24, 2017 at his home in Wetmore, following a three-year illness.

Randy graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1970. ...

Jul 15, 2017

Munising / Houghton

Dormalee “Dorm” Louise Smith, age 78, of Munising and formerly of Houghton, died early Saturday morning, July 15, 2017 at her home following a brief illness.  She was born in Munising to the late Samuel and Hazel (Elya) Revord.  Dorm graduated from William G. Mather High School in Munising in 1955.  She worked in...

Jul 13, 2017

Lake Arrowhead, CA / Munising, MI

Carolyn Brandt Martell Nemeth, 79 passed away on July 13, 2017, at Riverside Community Hospital, in the company of her family.

Carolyn was born on April 11, 1938 in Munising, MI to Lilias Marsh Brandt and Charles “Chaddie” Brandt. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree,...

Jul 11, 2017

Shingleton

Walter “Wally” Arnold Colbert, age 61, of Shingleton and formerly of Garden City, Michigan, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, July 11, 2017.  He was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan on June 27, 1956 to Robert and Ruby (Philpot) Colbert.  Wally graduated from Garden City West High School in 1974, and then began his career with the airlines.  Wally stared...

Jul 6, 2017

Munising

Geraldine “Gerry” Charlotte Mazzali, age 82, of Munising, died under the care of her family in Owosso, Michigan on Thursday, July 6, 2017.  Gerry was born in Munising on March 19, 1935 to  Herman and Ellen (Maki) Monette and was a loving sister to Phyllis Baij and Arlene Froberg.  Gerry married William “Bill” Mazzali in December...

Jul 5, 2017

Munising

Suzzanne “Suzie” (LaCombe) Anderson, age 68, of Munising, died early Wednesday evening, July 5, 2017 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising with her family by her side.  She was born to Arnold “Spec” and Henrietta (St. Martin) LaCombe on June 22, 1949.   Suzie grew up on LaCombe Road in Christmas and graduated from Sacred Heart...

Jul 4, 2017

Shingleton

Jean Marie Graves, age 95, of Shingleton, died early Tuesday morning, July 4, 2017 at Munising Memorial Hospital.  She was born on May 20, 1922 in Melstrand to Eugene and Harriet (Lucier) Courter.  Jean grew up in the Van Meer and Melstrand area and while in high school worked at the soda fountain at Putvins.  She...

Jun 30, 2017

Shingleton

Norman Lee Hancock, age 67, of Shingleton and formerly of Wetmore, died on Friday, June 30, 2017 at the UPHP Marquette Emergency Room.  He was born on October 21, 1949 at his family’s home in Wetmore to the late Charles and Betty (Smith) Hancock.  Norm grew up in Wetmore, attended Munising High School, and joined the...

Jun 27, 2017

Marion Alice (nee Kienitz) Riley, age 63, of Tauranga, New Zealand and formerly of Munising and Chatham, died on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 following a brief illness at the Tauranga Public Hospital.  Marion was born in Munising on May 18, 1954 to the late Raymond and Harriet (Credland) Kienitz.  She was raised on the family farm in Chatham, graduated...

Jun 23, 2017

Chatham

Matt Jacob Maki III, age 66, of Chatham, died Friday morning, June 23, 2017 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Hospice.   He was born in Munising on November 4, 1950 to the late Matt and Madelon (Hinkson) Maki.  Matt started school in Munising and when the family moved to...

Jun 22, 2017

Munising

Patrick “Pat” C. Dowd, age 53, of Munising, died Thursday, June 22, 2017 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Home Hospice. He was born on January 14, 1964 in Port Huron, Michigan to William and Janet (Paeth) Dowd.  Patrick graduated from Ironwood Catholic High School in 1982. ...

Jun 17, 2017

Gladstone / Munising

Dorothy J. Anthony (nee Clinton), age 75, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on October 26, 1941 in Detroit, MI.  Dorothy grew up in Marquette and graduated from Graveraet High School in 1959.  Following graduation, she moved to California and lived there for twenty-five...

Jun 15, 2017

Munising

Randy Mitchell Hudson, age 56, of Munising, died unexpectedly in the emergency room of Munising Memorial Hospital early Thursday morning, June 15, 2017.  He was born on October 14, 1960 in Owosso, Michigan.  After high school, Randy worked as a welder on ships in Mobile, Louisiana.  He then served four years in the U.S. Army and...

Jun 13, 2017

Stanley “Cye” Prunick, age 84, of 410 W. Munising Avenue, Munising, died on Tuesday afternoon, June 13, 2017 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising.  He was born on September 19, 1932 in Munising to John and Stella (Sitlock) Prunick.  Cye grew up in Munising and graduated from Sacred Heart School.  After the death of his father, he went...

Jun 9, 2017

Wetmore

Harold “Speed” George Johns, age 93, of Wetmore, died on Friday evening, June 9, 2017 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, Michigan.  He was born on November 5, 1923 in Traverse City, Michigan to Lyman and Ada (Clark) Johns.  During his childhood, his family lived and worked in logging camps in the local area. ...