Obituaries
Louise (Bowerman) Morrissey Griffith
Jan 27, 2013
Munising Louise (Bowerman) Morrissey Griffith, age 77, of 313 W. Onota Street, Munising, died on Sunday morning, January 27, 2013 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising following a week long illness. She was born on June 25, 1935, in Munising, Michigan, to the late Barney and Grace (Berube) Bowerman. Louise graduated from Wm. G. Mather High school in 1953....
Marc "Lobo" Johnson
Jan 24, 2013
Eben Junction Marc "Lobo" Johnson, age 58, of Eben Junction died at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital following a seventeen month illness. He was born on December 16, 1954 in Marquette to Harold and Bertha (Kamppinen) Johnson. Marc graduated from Eben High School in 1973. He married Margie Edmondson and they had two daughters....
John Nathan Livermore
Jan 22, 2013
Shingleton John Nathan Livermore, age 84, of Percy Road, Shingleton, MI. Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather died peacefully in his home on January 22, 2013. He was born in Munising, MI on March 27, 1928. He married the love of his life Antoinette "Toots" Niedzwiecki on September 27, 1952. He proudly served in World War II and the Korean...
Alex E. Alto
Jan 20, 2013
Eben Junction Alex E. Alto, age 87, of Eben Junction, died on Sunday morning, January 20, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born at the family farm in Eben Junction on January 14, 1926 to Hjalmer and Amelia (Salmi) Alto. Alex graduated from Eben High School in 1944 and then entered into the U.S. Army...
Brynhild "Beo" Signy Mitchell
Jan 18, 2013
Munising Brynhild Signy Oas Mitchell, better known to relatives and friends as Aunt "Beo" or "Beo," died on Friday evening, January 18, 2013 at the Superior Health Haven in Munising. She was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on November 24, 1903 to Peter Albert and Signe (Windsand) Oas. The family moved to Lansing early in 1904 and then moved to Munising...
Christopher D. Coady
Jan 17, 2013
Munising Christopher D. Coady, age 54, of Munising, died unexpectedly of heart complications on Thursday morning, January 17, 2013 at his home in Munising. He was born on July 6, 1958 in Flint, Michigan to Joseph and Patricia. Chris graduated from Durand High School in 1977 and went to work at General Motors in Flint. He retired from there in...
Ann Therese Sowa
Jan 12, 2013
Munising Ann T. Sowa, age 78, of 225 E. Chocolay Street, Munising, died at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on October 11, 1934 in Munising to Felix and Annette (Brebner) Boyak. Ann graduated from Sacred Heart School and then from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1952. On July 2, 1954,...
John Stanley Klosowski
Jan 8, 2013
Munising John Stanley Klosowski, age 83, of 202 E. Chocolay Street, Munising, died early Tuesday morning, January 8, 2013 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born at Logging Camp 15 near Melstrand on November 27, 1929 to John and Veronica (Zurovski) Klosowski. John worked on the family farm and in the woods before serving in the...
Mary Jo Josephine Blank
Jan 8, 2013
Shingleton Mary Jo Blank, age 97, of Shingleton, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday afternoon, January 8, 2013 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising where she had been a resident for the past ten years. Mary Jo was born on August 21, 1915 in Gateston, Michigan to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Mary (Hammerbauer) Dolaskie. They moved...
John Adams
Jan 6, 2013
Manistique John B. "Baby John" "Jack" Adams, age 80, of Manistique, died Sunday evening, January 6, 2013, at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Home Hospice. He was born on April 20, 1932 in Sebewaing, Michigan to the late John B. and Gertrude (Ward) Adams. John graduated from Sebewaing High School in 1950...
Lois Mae Doucette
Jan 5, 2013
AuTrain Lois M. Doucette, age 78, of AuTrain, died on Saturday morning, January 5, 2013 under the loving care of her family and Lake Superior Hospice at her daughter's home in Harvey. She was born in Munising the ninth out of ten children to Joseph and Lenora (LeClaire) Berube on November 9, 1934. Lois graduated from Sacred Heart School and...
Robert Duane Fulcher
Jan 2, 2013
Munising / Peshtigo Robert D. "Bobby" Fulcher, age 66, of Peshtigo and formerly of Munising, died on Wednesday evening, January 2, 2013 at the University Of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 14, 1946 in Munising to the late Trueman and Mary Louise (Chartier) Fulcher. Bobby graduated from Sacred Heart School and then...
Ivan Willard Josephson
Dec 31, 2012
Trenary Ivan Willard Josephson, age 88, of M-67 Trenary, died at his home on Monday morning, December 31, 2012. He was born on February 26, 1924 in Trenary to Elof and Annie (Suomi) Josephson. Willard was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII. In 1945, he married Georgia Ostanek. He worked at Kimberly Clark in Munising from 1955 until 1984. Willard...
Carol Takkinen
Dec 30, 2012
Chatham Carolyn "Carol" Jean Takkinen, age 57, of Takkinen Road, Chatham, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born to Frank and Marina (Nelson) Krajewski on January 29, 1955 in Munising. Carol liked to knit, sew, but most of all bake. She also liked to mow the grass, flower garden, and be outside...
Alice A. Clemons
Dec 29, 2012
Munising Alice A. (Latvala) Clemons, age 74, of Escanaba and formerly of Munising, died early Saturday morning, December 29, 2012 at the Christian Park Village in Escanaba. She was born on December 5, 1938 in Trenary to the late Walfred and Esther (Orava) Latvala. After the death of her mother, she moved to Munising and was raised by her parents...
Leo B. Pawelski
Dec 19, 2012
Munising Leo B. Pawelski, age 88, of Mirror Lake Road, Munising and formerly of Inkster, Michigan and Marco Island, Florida, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Marquette General Hospital. He was born on September 20, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan to Michael and Josephine (Percha) Pawelski. Leo graduated from St. Alphonse High School in Dearborn, Michigan in 1943. He served in...
Clifford L. Johnson
Dec 14, 2012
Clifford L Johnson, lifelong resident of Eben, passed away peacefully Friday, December 14, 2012, after a lengthy illness. Clifford was born in Munising, Mich., on July 10, 1930. Clifford was raised by his grandmother Hulda Leppanen and her children, Clifford's aunts and uncles, with whom he was very close. He married the love of his life, Irene Samanen, on June...
Wilda M. Parkkila
Dec 10, 2012
Marquette Wilda Parkkila, age 79, of Marquette and formerly of Eben, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 18, 1933, in AuTrain, Michigan, the first of twelve children to the late Raymond and Gladys (Tubbs) Bossom. Wilda grew up with her family living in different lumber camps, and...
Eunice "Toots" Stimac
Dec 9, 2012
Shingleton Eunice "Toots" Stimac, age 95, of 200 W. City Park Drive, Munising, and longtime Shingleton resident died on Sunday evening, December 9, 2012 at Marquette General Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on February 27, 1917 at the Double Jack Logging Camp in High Bend to Harry and Ida (Wright) Travis. Eunice grew up in the Melstrand...
Leonard P. Wright
Nov 28, 2012
Limestone Leonard P. Wright, age 92, of E4171 Trout Lake Road, Limestone died early Wednesday morning, November 28, 2012 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born on June 12, 1920 in Shingleton, Michigan to the late Clifford and Olive (Gedding) Wright. Leonard grew up in Shingleton and then the family moved to Limestone. He entered into...
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