Obituaries

Violet M. Mayotte

Violet M. Mayotte

Dec 23, 2013

Munising     Violet Muriel "Vi" Mayotte, age 98, of Munising, died Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born in Rock, Michigan on April 4, 1915 to Oriel and Nellie (Allier) Raymond. Vi and her family moved to Munising when she was two. She graduated from Sacred Heart School and then attended Wm. G. Mather...

Bertha Pitkamaki

Bertha Pitkamaki

Dec 21, 2013

Eben Junction Bertha Pitkamaki, 92 years, 10 months and 3 days, passed away at 4:51 Saturday morning, December 21, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital. Bertha was born in Ishpeming on February 18, 1921 to the late Charles and Lydia (Ahinko) Virtanen. She married Eugene Pitkamaki on June 3, 1944. Bertha was a homemaker and worked the dairy farm with Eugene....

James "Jim" Allen Gerou

James "Jim" Allen Gerou

Dec 20, 2013

Munising James A. "Jim" Gerou, age 59, of 602 Bell Avenue, Munising, died at 4:40 p.m. on Friday, December 20, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital following a four month illness. He was born on January 29, 1954 in Munising to Stanley and Adeline (Lenius) Gerou, Sr. Jim graduated from Sacred Heart School and then from Wm. G. Mather High School...

Ellen Elizabeth Christina Nadeau

Ellen Elizabeth Christina Nadeau

Dec 17, 2013

Munising Ellen Elizabeth Christina (nee Anderson) Nadeau, age 97, of Munising, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on December 7, 1916 in Skandia, Michigan to the late Fred and Edith (Swanson) Anderson. Ellen went to school in Skandia. She moved to Munising in her late teens to help raise her sister's...

Carl "Corky" Strand

Carl "Corky" Strand

Dec 16, 2013

Wetmore Carl "Corky" Strand, age 88, of Powell Lake, died on Monday, December 16, 2013 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on March 10, 1925 in Munising, Michigan to the late Carl and Grace (Masters) Strand, Sr. Corky entered into the United States Navy in October of 1942, and served aboard the USS Bailey (DD492) in...

Barbara Allen

Barbara Allen

Dec 10, 2013

Munising Barbara Allen, age 67 of Irish Hills in Munising, died on Tuesday evening, December 10, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on February 25, 1946 in Bad Axe, Michigan to the late Anthony and Viola (Yaroch) Baranski. Barb was raised in Port Austin where she graduated from Port Austin High School in 1964. She then attended Central...

Howard F. Maki

Howard F. Maki

Dec 10, 2013

Howard Maki, age 84, of Eben Junction, MI passed away at Select Specialty/Covenant Hospital in Saginaw, MI on December 10, 2013 following complications from cancer treatment. He was born on June 27, 1929 in Marquette, MI, to the late Matt and Laina Maki. He graduated from John D. Pierce High School in Marquette in 1948. In 1956, he married Carol...

Neil Holtom

Neil Holtom

Dec 9, 2013

Steuben Neil Carl Holtom, age 76, of Steuben, died early Monday morning, December 9, 2013 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Home Hospice. He was born on January 30, 1937 in Bellevue, Michigan to the late Carl and Katherine (Jones) Holtom. Neil graduated from Bellevue High School. He entered into the United States...

Beryl Ella Mae (Moore) Jalonen

Beryl Ella Mae (Moore) Jalonen

Dec 8, 2013

Eben Junction Beryl Ella Mae Jalonen, age 77, of Eben Junction, died Sunday, December 8, 2013, at her home under the loving care of her family and North Woods Home Hospice. She was born on October 29, 1936 in Munising to the late Thomas and Ida (Franks) Moore. Beryl grew up in Wetmore until age eleven when her family moved...

Ernest "Ernie" Frank Monhead

Ernest "Ernie" Frank Monhead

Dec 5, 2013

Munising Ernest "Ernie" Frank Monhead, age 74, of Hilltop Road, Munising, died on Thursday evening, December 5, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital following a week long illness. He was born in Skandia on November 22, 1939 to John and Betty (Craft) Monhead. Ernie attended school in Deerton and Munising before going to work in the woods. He married Judith Ann...

Patricia Ann Clinker

Patricia Ann Clinker

Nov 16, 2013

Munising Patricia Ann Clinker - November 19th, 1934 to her passing on November 16th, 2013 lived a very full life. This past year, her most difficult struggles with diabetes and kidney dialysis gave her family a very rewarding opportunity to say what was in their hearts. Patricia Ann Clinker (maiden name Fountain) Segerstrom, Bockorny was the world's best pie crust...

Patty Marentette

Patty Marentette

Nov 15, 2013

AuTrain Patricia "Patty" Ann (nee Beauchaine) Marentette, age 66, of Alcolu, South Carolina and longtime AuTrain resident, passed away early Friday evening, November 15, 2013 surrounded by family and the care of hospice at the Florence Hospital in Florence, South Carolina following a brief illness. She was born in Munising on August 26, 1947 to the late William "Bill" and...

Rita A. Dull

Rita A. Dull

Nov 15, 2013

Munising Rita A. Dull, age 86, of Vardon Road, Munising, died on Friday afternoon, November 15, 2013 at the Harbour View Assisted Living in Munising. She was born on February 19, 1927 in New York City, NY to Charles and Annie (Weiler) Farr. Rita grew up in Union, NJ. She moved to southern Illinois to attend Blackburn College where she...

Donald L. Sandstrom

Donald L. Sandstrom

Nov 10, 2013

Trenary Donald L. Sandstrom, Sr., age 83, longtime Trenary resident, died on Sunday evening, November 10, 2013 at the Tendercare Alpena in Alpena, Michigan. He was born on August 12, 1930 in Munising, Michigan to the late Oscar and Anna (Rudquist) Sandstrom and he attended school in Eben. Donald married the love of his life, Vivian Susan Lancour, on October...

John H. "Jack" Rousseau

John H. "Jack" Rousseau

Nov 9, 2013

Munising John H. "Jack" Rousseau, age 97, of Munising, died on Saturday morning, November 9, 2013 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, Michigan. He was born on August 1, 1916 in Munising to Joseph and Mary (Schilling) Rousseau, the sixth of eleven children. Jack graduated from Sacred Heart School in 1930 and Wm. G. Mather High School in...

Mike Niemi

Mike Niemi

Nov 7, 2013

Munising Michael "Boomer" Niemi, age 58, of Munising, died unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Mike was born on August 10, 1955 to Leslie and Betty (Sjostrand) Niemi in Marquette, Michigan. He was a graduate of Wm. G. Mather High School in Munising Class of 1973. Mike married Patty VanLandschoot on August 30, 1980 and together they...

William "Bill" John Peterson

William "Bill" John Peterson

Nov 3, 2013

Grand Marais William "Bill" J. Peterson, age 82, of Brazel Street, Grand Marais, died under the care of his family and hospice early Sunday morning, November 3, 2013 at his daughter's home in Warrenville, Illinois. He was born on September 24, 1931 in Grand Marais to the late John and Mary (Hart) Peterson. Bill grew up in Grand Marais and...

Beth Spencer

Beth Spencer

Oct 28, 2013

Michigan City, IN / Chatham, MI Beth M. Spencer, age 61, of Michigan City, Indiana and formerly of Chatham, Michigan, died Monday, October 28, 2013 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising with her loving husband at her side. She was born on March 23, 1952 to the late Carl and Marjorie (Read) Dawson, in Mt. Clemons, Michigan. Beth grew...

Keith D. Makinen

Keith D. Makinen

Oct 21, 2013

Munising Keith D. Makinen, age 59, of Munising died, Monday, October 21, 2013 at Munising Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on April 9, 1954 to the late Oiva and Ellen (Ridell) Makinen. Keith enjoyed fur trapping in his younger years. He is survived by his nephews and niece - Allen Makinen of Munising, Steve (Ruth Perry)...

Katherine "Kay" Valenti

Katherine "Kay" Valenti

Oct 21, 2013

Munising Katherine Ann "Kay" Valenti (Kayser) age 77 passed away at her home on October 21, 2013. Kay was born on April 10, 1936 in Munising to Leo and Helen (Murk) Katorski. She graduated from Mather High School in 1955 and married Jack R. Kayser from Trenary later that year. Kay enjoyed three generations of children - son Dr. Jack...