Obituaries

Jul 2, 2016

Munising

Mark James Masters, age 56, of 928 W. Superior Street in Munising, died surrounded by his loving family on Saturday afternoon, July 2, 2016 at U.P. Health System in Marquette following a two-month diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.  He was born on August 12, 1959 in Munising to Wallace “Bob” and Dorothy (Adair) Masters.  Mark graduated...

Jul 2, 2016

Munising

Jean Ann (Wilcox) LaCombe, passed away peacefully at her home on LaCombe Road, early Saturday morning July 2, 2016. She was born in Detroit Michigan to Ivan Dean Wilcox and Alice Genevieve (Benedict) Wilcox on October 26, 1943 and moved from Garden City Michigan to the Upper Peninsula in 1959 after her parents purchased Beaver Park...

Jun 30, 2016

LIMESTONE

Ernest “Ernie” Garfield Reimer, Sr. of Limestone, Mich. passed away on June 30, 2016 at Tendercare Health Center in Munising, Mich. with his children by his side at the age of 71. He was born on January 19, 1945.  Ernie was an extremely hard worker and worked in the woods (piece maker) his whole life. He...

Jun 24, 2016

Charles Edward “Chuck” Horsley, age 71, of Munising, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016 at his residence.

Mr. Horsley was born February 2, 1945 in Mattoon, Illinois, a son of Jack and Sallie (Kelley) Horsley.  He was preceded in death by his wife of many years, Mary Jane (Harvey/Shoaf) Horsley and his parents.  He is survived...

Jun 23, 2016

Miles City, MT / Chatham

Bruce Gerald Whitmarsh, age 83, of Miles City, Montana and formerly of Chatham, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the VA Community Living Center in Miles City.  Bruce was born in Alston, Michigan on July 30, 1932 to Esther (Eklund) and Wilbert Heikkila. After graduating...

Jun 23, 2016

Munising

Leola Frances (nee Mercier) Dunn, age 94 of Munising and formerly of Portage, Indiana, died Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Tendercare Health center in Munising.  She was born in Munising on May 19, 1922 to the late Leo and Ethel (Dutcher) Mercier.  Leola lived in northwest Indiana for fifty-nine years before returning home to Munising. ...

Jun 15, 2016

Munising

Jean L. Burke, age 82, of Munising, died on Wednesday morning, June 15, 2016 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising.  She was born on April 11, 1934 in Munising to the late Earl and Ruth (St. Peter) Drake.  Jean graduated from Sacred Heart School and then Wm. Gm Mather High School in 1952.  During school,...

Jun 14, 2016

Munising, MI / Punta Gorda, FL

Charles J. “Spin” Wilderspin, age 96, of Munising and Punta Gorda, Florida, died Tuesday, June 14, 2016 in Port Charlotte, FL.  He was born on March 26, 1920 in Fort Francis, Ontario, Canada to the late Charles W. and Eva (Niedzwicki) Wilderspin, while they were there visiting family in Canada.  Spin...

Jun 14, 2016

Hilda M. Iho, age 94, of Lake Placid, Florida and formerly of Trenary, died early Tuesday morning, June 14, 2016 at the Vitas Hospice Facility in Florida.  She was born in Trenary on November 2, 1921 to John and Lydia (Linna) Rautio.  Hilda grew up in Trenary, graduated from Trenary High School, and attended a business school in Ypsilanti. ...

Jun 12, 2016

Randolf “Randy” Charles Niedzwiecki, age 71, of Munising, died early Sunday morning, June 12, 2016 at the Tendercare Health Center following a brief illness.  He was born in Trenton, Michigan on October 22, 1944 to the late Joseph and Tillie (Fleck) Niedzwiecki.  Randy was raised in Munising and attended Wm. G. Mather High School and then the Skill Center...

May 29, 2016

AuTrain

Sonja “Sandy” Lou Stenglein, age 73 of AuTrain, died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising.  She was born on October 28, 1942 in Marquette, Michigan.  Sandy worked as a cook and bartender at the Brownstone Inn and at numerous places around Marquette and Harvey.  She enjoyed deer hunting with her husband...

May 23, 2016

Negaunee

Marcella “Marcy” E. Rukkila, age 84, of Negaunee and formerly of Eben Junction, died on Monday, May 23, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at U.P. Health System – Marquette.  She was born in Eben Junction on January 3, 1932 to the late Leonard and Elvi (Lassila) Wester.  Marcy graduated from Eben High School.  She married Leonard Arnold...

May 7, 2016

Anna “Ann” Klosowski, age 87, of Shingleton, died on Saturday morning, May 7, 2016 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising where she had resided the past two and a half years.  She was born on September 12, 1928 in the Melstrand area to John and Veronica (Zurovski) Klosowski.  Ann attended school in Shingleton and she loved being at...

May 5, 2016

Chatham

Beatrice “Bea” Mae (Kallio) Johnson was born May 28, 1927, in Chatham, to Esther and Toivo Kallio. She was no ordinary woman, she was a saint. 100% Finnish and proud of it. She grew up in Chatham and lived her whole life there, but not without some adventures that took her to places other than her...

May 4, 2016

Larry M. “Frenchy” LeVeque, age 76, of Munising, died following a brief illness early Wednesday morning, May 4, 2016 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Home Hospice.  He was born in Munising on March 21, 1940 to Eustace and Carolyn (Greiner) LeVeque.  Because of family circumstances and health issues, Larry was adopted...

Apr 30, 2016

Barbara May Gamelin, age 89, of Munising, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Harbour View Assisted Living Facility under the care of North Woods Hospice and surrounded by her loving family and many wonderful friends.  “Barb” as everyone called her was the seventh child to be born to her parents Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse and Delima...

Apr 24, 2016

Munising

Bonita “Bonnie” Lynn Kukulis, age 65, of Munising and formerly of Gladwin, Michigan, went to be with her Lord, following her courageous nine year battle with cancer, on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at her home, under the loving care of her family and North Woods Home Hospice.  She was born on August 22, 1950 to Harry...

Apr 21, 2016

AuTrain

Dean J. “Fitz” FitzGerald, age 75, of AuTrain, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at UP Health Systems – Marquette. He was born on June 2, 1940 in San Francisco, CA to the late Henry “Fitz” and Jolanda “Joanna” (Wisniewski) FitzGerald.  Fitz’s family moved to Hamtramck, MI when he was young.  He began working as an iron...

Apr 16, 2016

Shingleton

Thomas William Besaw, age 83, of Shingleton, died on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising.  He was born in Shingleton on May 26, 1932 to the late John and Margaret (Warchock) Besaw.  Tom worked for many years at the Shingleton Saw Mill for Roy and Bob Graves, and also did maintenance...

Apr 15, 2016

Veda Emily Prunick, age 96, of Munising, died early Friday morning, April 15, 2016 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising.  She was born on October 18, 1919 in Boyne City, Michigan to Albert and Ellen (Shewfeldt) Inman.  Her family moved to the Van Meer area when Veda was five months old.  She lived there until 1938 when she...