Obituaries
Frances S. Brisson
Mar 6, 2015
Traunik Frances S. Brisson, age 92, of Waukegan, Illinois and formerly of Traunik, entered into eternal life on Friday, March 6, 2015 at her home. She was born on February 16, 1923 in Forest Lake to Joseph and Johana (Mikulich) Shega. Frances grew up in Traunik and graduated from Eben High School. She moved to the Chicago area and worked...
Michelle (Benchina) Grimm
Mar 5, 2015
Michelle (nee Benchina) Grimm, age 43, of Shingleton, died on Thursday morning, March 5, 2015 at her home under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice. She was born on September 5, 1971 in Munising to Thomas and Helen (Dolaskie) Benchina. Michelle was raised in Shingleton and graduated from Munising High School in 1989. She was always...
Terri Lynn (Fedoruk) Tyner
Mar 4, 2015
Terri Lynn (Fedoruk) Tyner, age 51, of Wetmore, died on Wednesday morning, March 4, 2015 at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America - Midwest Regional Medical Center in Zion, Illinois. She was born on February 4, 1964 in Munising to Philip and Fay (Smith) Fedoruk. Terri grew up in Munising and graduated from Munising High School in 1982. She lovingly...
Kenneth A. Prato
Mar 3, 2015
Kenneth Augustus Prato, age 98, recently of Tender Care Nursing Home, passed away March 3, 2015. Ken was born September 14, 1916 in Marquette, Michigan to the parents of Charles and Myrtle Prato. Other than a brief time in Lower Michigan, he was a lifelong resident of Munising, Michigan. He married Vida Lustick on May 4th, 1940. They were married...
Betty Marie Woodaz
Feb 28, 2015
Betty Marie Woodaz, age 81, of Munising, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday morning, February 28, 2015 at her daughter's home in AuTrain under the loving care of her family. She was born on November 9, 1933 to the late Leo and Lillian (Bonner) Maxon. Betty was born and raised in Munising and she attended Wm. G. Mather High...
Dorothy M. Champine
Feb 22, 2015
Munising Dorothy Marie (nee Tiernan) Champine, age 94, of Munising, died Sunday afternoon, February 22, 2015 at her home while surrounded by her loving family and under the care of North Woods Hospice. She was born in Munising on January 1, 1921 to the late John and Leota (Cremer) Tiernan. Dorothy attended Wm. G. Mather High School through 11th grade...
Julie Ann Trombly
Feb 22, 2015
Julie Ann Trombly, age 54, of Munising, died early Sunday morning, February 22, 2015 at U.P. Heath System - Marquette following a brief illness. She was born in Marquette on June 21, 1960 to Leslie and Arlene (Leppanen) Ylinen. Julie grew up in Eben and graduated from Eben High School in 1979. She worked as a waitress and bartender at...
Bernice Shelly
Feb 21, 2015
Bernice Shelly, age 93, of Shingleton, died peacefully at her home on Saturday, February 21, 2015. She was born on September 23, 1921 in Emerson, Manitoba, Canada to Sheldon and Daisy (Saunders) McPherson. When Bernice was young, her family moved to the States. She grew up in Munising and graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School. Bernice married Emerson Shelly...
Austin Daniel Geary
Feb 15, 2015
Austin D. Geary, age 87, of Munising, died on Sunday morning, February 15, 2015 at the Munising Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 6, 1927 in Arlington, Massachusetts to David and Bertha Geary, and was one of fourteen children. Austin grew up in Boston and graduated from high school in 1945. He immediately enlisted into the U.S. Navy and...
Rita Jacqueline Pardiac
Feb 13, 2015
Rita J. Pardiac, age 84, of Germfask and formerly of Alger, MI, died Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising, MI following a brief illness. She was born in Detroit, MI to the late Adalbert and Cecile (LeDuc) Roy on March 23, 1930. Rita graduated from St. Rita's High School in Detroit with the class of...
Norma DesArmo
Feb 10, 2015
Munising Norma DesArmo, age 92, of 221 E. Chocolay Street in Munising died on Tuesday morning, February 10, 2015 at the Harbour View Assisted Living Center in Munising where she had made her home the last seven years. Norma was born on September 5, 1922 in Munising to the late Carl and Rosa (Weis) Budtke. She graduated from Sacred Heart...
Ronald F. Maden
Feb 10, 2015
Ronald F. Maden, age 79, of Traunik, died unexpectedly in the Emergency Room at U.P. Health System Hospital - Marquette following a brief illness on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. He was born in East Tawas, Michigan on January 29, 1936 to Fred and Bertha "Bunny" (Maki) Maden. Ron spent much of his childhood on his grandparent's farm in Chatham and...
Richard William Heldmann
Feb 8, 2015
Richard William Heldmann, age 63, of Nestor Street, died unexpectedly early Sunday afternoon, February 8, 2015 in the Emergency Room at Munising Memorial Hospital. Dick was born on December 4, 1951 in Munising to the late John "Jack" and Doris (Hill) Heldmann, Sr. In high school, he loved being a Munising Mustang and proudly wore #55 on the football team....
Theresa Ann Williams
Feb 7, 2015
Theresa Ann Williams, age 53, of Chatham, died unexpectedly from an aneurysm on Saturday, February 7, 2015 in Meeker, Colorado where she was working as a traveling medical technician. Theresa was born on December 21, 1961 in West Palm Beach, Florida to Ernie and Priscilla (Richards) Norberg. She grew up in Florida and when she was fifteen, her family moved...
Ina M. (Ruska) Corradino
Feb 6, 2015
Ina M. (Ruska) Corradino, age 80, of Iron Mountain and formerly of Eben, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015 at Manor Care Nursing Home in Kingsford. She was born on December 28, 1934 in Limestone Township, Michigan. Ina was raised in the Eben area and graduated from Eben High School. Ina had worked since the age of fifteen. Her...
Harlow W. Patten
Feb 5, 2015
Munising / Rock Harlow W. Patten, age 65 of Munising, and formerly of Rock, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at his home under the loving care of his family and Northwoods Home Hospice. He was born on October 30, 1949 to Harold and Donna (Zimmerman) Patten in Flint, Michigan. Harlow was a Vietnam Veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He...
Etheleen M. Hartwell
Jan 31, 2015
Thunder Lake, Upper Peninsula At 10:26 a.m. Saturday, January 31, 2015 our beloved mom, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, Etheleen (nee Sharick) Hartwell went home to be with the Lord. She was born in Atlas, Michigan on September 16, 1924 to the late John and Ethel (Monty) Sharick. Etheleen lived most of her life in the Flint, Michigan area. Etheleen...
Tony Del Drake
Jan 30, 2015
Limestone Tony Del Drake, age 59, of Limestone, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at UP Health Systems - Marquette following a three month illness. He was born on November 17, 1955 in Marquette to the late Delbert and Viola (Jussila) Drake. Tony graduated from Eben High School in 1975 and then enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps. Tony was proud...
Maxine "Mickey" Howell
Jan 30, 2015
Shingleton In memory of Maxine "Mickey" Howell, goodbye to all of my friends, family, and the U.P. Mickey died Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on September 2, 1923 in Detroit to the late Joseph and Victoria (Bruno) LeMire. During WWII Mickey worked in an airplane factory as one of the iconic...
Robert F. Johnson
Jan 27, 2015
Munising Robert F. Johnson, age 62, of Indiantown Road in Munising, died Tuesday morning January 27, 2015 at 10:42 a.m. at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Hospice, following a long and courageous battle with metastatic melanoma. Robert was born in Marquette on June 14, 1952 to the late Frank and Mary (Denman) Johnson,...
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