Obituaries
Willis Childress
Sep 6, 2014
Munising Willis Ray Childress, age 71, of Munising, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Marquette General Hospital. He was born May 6, 1943 to Elmer Curtis and Dorothy (Hess) Childress in the city of Drill in Russell County, Virginia. After graduating from Honaker High School in Honaker, Virginia in 1962, Willie enlisted in the Air Force. He was stationed...
Arthur L. LeVeque
Sep 6, 2014
Munising Arthur "Red" Lawrence LeVeque, age 86, of Munising, died on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Marquette General Hospital following a lengthy COPD and cardiac illness. He was born on August 11, 1928 in Munising to the late Kenneth "Jack" and Marjorie (nee Meeker) LeVeque, Sr. Art went to work at the foundry in Munising when he was twelve and...
Ruth E. Norlin
Sep 3, 2014
Munising Ruth E. Norlin, age 84, of Munising, died Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at her home in Munising. She was born on August 6, 1930 in Munising to the late John and Lila (Winter) Hebert. Ruth graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1948. She worked for a short time at the Cox Chevrolet, where she met her husband...
Jeanne B. Benam
Aug 24, 2014
Munising After a brief illness, Jeanne Beverly Benam (nee Kollath), age 84, died unexpectedly but peacefully at Marquette General Hospital, August 24, 2014. Jeanne was born June 28, 1930 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to the late Albert and Evelyn (Athey) Kollath. Jeanne graduated from West High School in 1948 and was accepted to a three year nursing program at Northwestern...
Robert Carl Carlson
Aug 21, 2014
Trenary Robert "Bob" Carlson, age 90, of Trenary, passed away peacefully at the Jacobetti VA Home for Veterans in Marquette on Thursday evening, August 21, 2014. Bob was born in Chatham, Michigan on February 17, 1924 to the late Carl and Christine (Eklund) Carlson. From 1943 through 1946, Bob served in the U.S. Army. He went overseas with the 87th...
Carol M. Robinson
Aug 17, 2014
Munising Carol M. Robinson, age 73, of Connors Road, died unexpectedly at her home early Sunday morning, August 17, 2014 following a one month illness. She was born on August 8, 1941 in Munising to the late Roy and Dorothy (LaHaie) Savoie. Carol graduated from Sacred Heart School and then attended Wm. G. Mather High School. On October 25, 1958,...
Adam Isaac Maki
Aug 17, 2014
Menominee / Munising Adam Isaac Maki, born on October 3, 1978 passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014. Adam graduated from Superior Central High School in 1997. He liked to watch the Detroit Tigers, Lions, and Red Wings play and enjoyed playing basketball. He liked to fish and spend quiet times by the water. Adam was very fond of animals...
John "Jack" Geniesse
Aug 13, 2014
Beaver Dam, WI / Twin Lakes, MI Jack W. Geniesse, age 99, of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin and Twin Lakes, Michigan, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Randolph, Wisconsin. He was born in Escanaba on April 4, 1915. He was baptized at St. Patrick's Church. Jack was the son of Frank and Mae Geniesse. He grew...
Ronald Wayne Stimac, Sr
Aug 13, 2014
Munising Ronald Wayne Stimac, Sr., age 77, of Hickory Street in Munising Munising, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Marquette General Hospital following a sudden stroke on Tuesday. He was born on May 23, 1937 in Shingleton to the late George and Eunice "Toots" (Travis) Stimac. Ron grew up in Shingleton and attended Wm. G. Mather High School before he...
Ronald "Sam" G. DesArmo
Aug 9, 2014
Munising     Ronald "Sam" G. DesArmo, age 72, of Munising died unexpectedly on Saturday afternoon, August 9, 2014 at his home following a lengthy cardiac illness. He was born in Munising on February 23, 1942 to the late Joseph and Ann (Yonick) DesArmo. Sam graduated from Sacred Heart School and then Wm. G. Mather High School. He went to work at...
Alan Michael Klyk
Aug 4, 2014
Ishpeming / Trenary Alan Michael Klyk, age 62, of 435 Stoneville Road, Ishpeming and formerly of Trenary, died following a lengthy illness on Monday morning, August 4, 2014 at the Mather Nursing Center in Ishpeming where he had resided the past nine years. Al was born on April 19, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Zigmund and Loretta (Stevens)...
Thelma I. Dyer
Jul 28, 2014
Scott's Grade, MI / Comanche, OK Thelma I. Dyer, age 72, of Scott's Grade, Michigan and Comanche, Oklahoma and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, MI, died unexpectedly on Monday, July 28, 2014 at her home following a brief illness. She was born on November 21, 1941 in Edmore, Michigan to the late Albert and Leona Ehle. Thelma grew up in Mt....
Irene L. Korpela
Jul 25, 2014
Munising Irene L. Korpela, age 98, of Munising, entered her eternal home on Friday, July 25, 2014 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on August 15, 1915 of French and Irish decent to the late Joseph and Amelia Revord in their family home in Munising. She was a lifelong resident of Munising and lived a long,...
Thomas J. O'Connor
Jul 25, 2014
AuTrain Thomas J. "Tom" O'Connor, age 84, of AuTrain, died Friday, July 25, 2014 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Hospice. He was born in Detroit on February 4, 1930 and graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School. Tom then earned his Bachelor and Master's Degree from Michigan State University. He started his...
Ronald Alexander Macdonald
Jul 21, 2014
Ronald "Ron" Alexander Macdonald, age 63, of Manistique, died at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising on Monday, July 21, 2014. He was born on March 18, 1951 in Detroit to the late Alexander and Aida (Kalotta) Macdonald. Ron graduated from Cooley High School in 1969 and attended Wayne State University. He worked in the Detroit area. Ron met Linda...
Betty McGee
Jul 18, 2014
Shingleton Betty McGee, age 71, of Shingleton, died Friday, July 18, 2014 at her home under the loving care of her family, following a several month battle with cancer. She was born on June 11, 1943 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to the late Willie and Deenie (Guy) Jarrell. Betty married Albert McGee and together they raised their two children. They moved...
James Benam, D.D.S.
Jul 17, 2014
Munising After several years of illness, Dr. James Edward Benam, age 87, died peacefully Thursday, July 17, 2014. He was born on January 15, 1927 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Elmer and Mary (Espel) Benam. Jim graduated from Purcell High School and served in the U.S. Air Force for two years before attending and graduating from Xavier University in...
Robert Henry Graves
Jul 17, 2014
Robert Graves of Manistique, Michigan, went home to be with his Creator July 17, 2014, surrounded by his family. Robert (Bob) Graves was born January 5, 1921, in the Hiawatha area between Manistique and Munising. He spent most of his life in this area with his mom and dad, Raymond and Mercy Graves, and his sixteen brothers and sisters. He...
William James Bauman, Jr
Jul 16, 2014
Munising William James Bauman, Jr., age 92, of Comstock Park, Michigan and formerly of Munising, Gladstone, and Sheboygan, Wisconsin died on Wednesday morning, July 16, 2014 at his home under the care of Hospice of Michigan. He was born on March 6, 1922 in Munising to the late William "Tootie" and Hilda (Eymer) Bauman, Sr. Bill graduated from Wm. G....
Timothy J. Mitchell
Jul 14, 2014
Wetmore Timothy Joseph Mitchell, age 46, of Wetmore, died Monday, July 14, 2014 in Munising Township. He was born on October 2, 1967 to Ronald and Cheryle (Line) Mitchell. Tim graduated from John Glenn High School High School in Westland, Michigan. He worked as a service technician in heating and cooling, and he was a talented auto body mechanic who...
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