Obituaries
William "Bill" S. Zabriskie
Apr 28, 2015
Limestone/Caro William "Bill" S. Zabriskie, age 86, of Limestone and formerly of Caro, MI, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on January 29, 1929 in Milford, Utah to the late Sheldon and Hannah (Gillins) Zabriskie. Bill moved to Detroit in the early 1950's looking for work. Not only did he...
Rebecca Lyon
Apr 19, 2015
Rebecca Lyon of Munising, died of metastatic breast cancer at her home on Sunday afternoon, April 19, 2015 under the care of her husband, co-workers, and North Woods Hospice. She was born in Hastings, Michigan on July 5, 1950 to the late Leo and Mary (Bowling) Lyon. Becky became a Registered Nurse after studying at the Harper Hospital School of...
Harris "Bud" Raymond
Apr 15, 2015
Munising Harris "Bud" Raymond, age 91, of Munising, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on July 17, 1923 in Munising to the late Fredrick and Elizabeth (Lee) Raymond. Bud graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1942. He married Beatrice M. Mogg on August 7, 1943. Bud entered in...
Eugene "Gene" J. Dott
Apr 12, 2015
Christmas Eugene "Gene" J. Dott, age 93, known by some as the Earl of Christmas, died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on July 9, 1921 to the late Eugene M. and Ernestine (Bellmore) Dott. Gene graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School. In 1942, he entered into the United States Coast...
Stanley "Shorty" J. Gruski
Mar 30, 2015
Munising Stanley J. "Shorty" Gruski, age 89, of Munising, died Monday, March 30, 2015 at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born in Munising on March 29, 1926 to the late Peter and Veronica (Novak) Gruski. Shorty's father died when he was very young and his mother married John Kuzma. Shorty attended Sacred Heart Catholic School...
Harold "Hal" W. LaPonsie
Mar 30, 2015
Christmas Harold W. "Hal" LaPonsie, age 71, of Christmas, Michigan, died on Monday, March 30, 2015 at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, Michigan. He was born on September 15, 1943 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late George and Gladys (Bray) LaPonsie. Hal graduated from high school in Grand Rapids, MI and then entered into the...
Michael John Oberg
Mar 27, 2015
Gwinn Michael John Oberg, age 46, of Gwinn and formerly of Escanaba, died unexpectedly, Friday, March 27, 2015 at his family's home in Munising. He was born on February 26, 1969 in Escanaba, to John and Joan (Gierke) Oberg. Mike graduated from Escanaba High School in 1987. He then moved to Orlando, Florida where he worked at Walt Disney World...
Franklin "Frank" D. Cassel
Mar 21, 2015
Franklin "Frank" D. Cassel, age 70, of Limestone, died on Saturday morning, March 21, 2015 at U.P. Health System in Marquette, Michigan. He was born on June 17, 1944 in Milwaukee to the late Stanley "Scotty" and Florence (Allen) Cassel. Frank grew up in Milwaukee, married, and raised his family while he worked as an over the road truck driver....
Charles "Chuck" A. Olson
Mar 21, 2015
Munising Charles A. "Chuck" Olson, age 92, of Munising, died on Saturday morning, March 21, 2015 at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, Michigan. He was born in Munising on November 14, 1922 to the late Harry and Hildur (Oas) Olson. Chuck graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1940, and then went to work for the...
Mary "Micky" Margaret Balog
Mar 12, 2015
Munising / White Lake, MI Mary Margaret "Micky" Balog, age 71, of Munising and formerly of White Lake, MI, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the UP Health Systems - Marquette with her family and friends at her side following a brief illness. She was born on February 29, 1944 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Joseph and Margaret...
Corey James Heldmann
Mar 10, 2015
Corey James Heldmann, age 27, of Munising, died following a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday afternoon, March 10, 2015 at home surrounded by his family and North Woods Hospice. He was born in Escanaba on September 3, 1987 to Richard "Dick" and Pamela (Vallie) Heldmann. Corey grew up in Munising, Ishpeming, and Negaunee. He graduated from Munising High School...
Gerald "Jerry" Goss
Mar 7, 2015
Gerald "Jerry" Goss, age 53, of Munising, died on Saturday morning, March 7, 2015 unexpectedly but peacefully in his sleep at his home. He was born on July 9, 1961 in Lawton, Oklahoma to the late Charles "Chuck" and Margreta (Belz) Goss, Sr. Jerry grew up all over the country and in Germany while his dad served in the U.S....
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...
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