Obituaries
Edward Isaac Davis
Jan 26, 2012
Munising Edward Isaac Davis, age 70, of County Road H-58, Munising, died Thursday morning, January 26, 2012 at his home following a lengthy illness. Ed was born in Manistique on November 7, 1941 to the late Leonard and Ada (Cole) Davis. He was raised in Germfask and attended school there. He graduated from Manistique High School and then worked in...
Larry E. Nyman
Jan 26, 2012
Grand Marais / Marquette Larry E. Nyman, age 72, of Grand Marais and of Marquette, died early Thursday evening, January 26, 2012 at Marquette General following a three year illness of Lou Gehrig 's disease. Larry was born in Grand Marais on November 25, 1939 to Lawrence and Mildred (Kettering) Nyman and he graduated from Burt Township High School in...
Henrietta E. LaCombe
Jan 25, 2012
Munising Henrietta E. LaCombe, age 97, of 1518 Sand Point Road, died early Wednesday evening, January 25, 2012 at Harbour View Assisted Living in Munising. She was born on February 14, 1914 in Munising to Hercules "Archie" and Louise (Rivard) St. Martin. On November 20, 1937, she married Arnold "Speck" LaCombe and together they raised their eight children. Henrietta was...
Joni "Babe" Lillis
Jan 24, 2012
Eben Joni "Babe" M. Lillis, age 83, of Eben Junction, died on Tuesday morning, January 24, 2012 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. Babe was born November 18, 1928 in Detroit, MI to Charles and Mary (Tomasco) Lowman. She graduated from St. Phillip Neri in Detroit and went on to work several different jobs. One of her favorite was...
James "Jim" Barrow
Jan 24, 2012
Shingleton James H. Barrow, Sr., age 79, of Shingleton, died Tuesday evening, January 24, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 8, 1932, in Jordan Township, Michigan, to the late Peter and Myrtle (Allen-Pence) Barrow. Jim played on the Shingleton Traveling Baseball Team, playing all over the UP trying to play like his...
Keith E. Compton
Jan 21, 2012
Munising Keith Compton, age 55, of Munising, died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Marquette General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born in Munising, Michigan to the late Theodore "Ted" and Lillian "Tiny" (Jerry) Compton. Keith enjoyed hunting, fishing, sports, cooking, and socializing with friends and family. He enjoyed serving the public and lending a helping hand to his...
Laina M. Johnson
Jan 16, 2012
Trenary Laina M. Johnson, age 91, formerly of Northbrook, IL and Trenary, died on Monday morning, January 16, 2012 at the Superior Health Haven in Munising. She was born on April 17, 1920 in Negaunee, Michigan to the late Juha and Tilda (Ikaliane) Kuvsela Aho. Her family moved to Trenary and Laina graduated from Trenary High School in 1938. After...
Myrtle M. Perry
Jan 14, 2012
Munising Myrtle M. Perry, age 88, of Monette Road, Munising, died early Saturday morning, January 14, 2012 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on December 5, 1923 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin to the late John and Dorothy (Lutes) Barker. Myrtle's family moved to Munising and she graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School. She married Raymond Wallace...
Lois Curtis
Jan 14, 2012
Munising Lois Curtis, age 84, of Munising went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, January 14, 2012. Her husband Robert preceded her in death in 1990. She is survived by her children, Sue Manahan of Manistique, and Robert (Michele) Curtis of Wetmore; four grandchildren, Rob Manahan and Valerie (Jacen) Geiger both of Colorado and Austin and Joshua Curtis both...
Larry D. Faucette
Jan 11, 2012
Munising Larry D. Faucette, age 44, of Munising and formerly of Katy, Texas, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at his family home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 5, 1967 in Munising, Michigan to Eugene and Wanda (Stone) Faucette. Larry graduated from Munising High School in 1986. He then entered into the United States Army, where...
Laurie Fralick Clark
Jan 4, 2012
Wetmore Laurie Fralick Clark, age 53, of Wetmore, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Marquette General Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on March 1, 1958 in Taylor, Michigan to the late Leon and Marie (Wright) Fralick. Laurie grew up in Taylor and moved to VanMeer in the early 1980's. She worked at the Tanglewood, Best Western, BP,...
Ali Stark
Dec 29, 2011
Gwinn Ali Stark, age 26, of 517 Stratocruiser Street, Gwinn, died Thursday morning, December 29, 2011 due to severe trauma brought on by an automobile accident on Glass's Curve on M-553 in Sands Township. Ali was born on June 14, 1985 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the fifth of eight children born to Darlene Stark. In 1999, his family moved to Sister...
Harry Blair Kroupa
Dec 20, 2011
Munising Harry Blair Kroupa, age 88, of 718 W. Onota Street, Munising, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at his home under the loving care of his family. He was born on November 2, 1923 in Williamsburg, Michigan, the second of seven children to the late Henry "Harry" and Isabelle (Carr) Kroupa. Blair graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in...
John "Al" A. Wagner
Dec 17, 2011
Munising John "Al" Wagner, age 89, of Munising, died under North Woods Hospice care late Saturday morning, December 17, 2011 at Harbour View in Munising. Al was born in Waterloo , Iowa on February 6, 1922 to the late William and Verna (Doyle) Wagner. He served in Europe during WWII in the U.S. Army. Al retired from O'Hare as a...
Dorothy Kolbus Ayotte
Dec 15, 2011
Dorothy Kolbus Ayotte, age 94, of 200 W. City Park Drive in Munising, died following a brief illness late Thursday evening, December 15, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on November 12, 1917 in Munising to the late Joseph and Anna (Sindelar) Johns. Dorothy graduated from Sacred Heart School and then Wm. G. Mather High...
Leslie "Joe" Graves
Dec 14, 2011
Shingleton Leslie "Joe" Graves, age 79, died at the home Joe and Ida built on Wednesday morning, December 14, 2011. He was born to Raymond and Mercy (Williams) Graves by the North Branch of the Stutts Creek on June 27, 1932 and attended school at Hiawatha. He married Ida Stimac on September 18, 1954 and together they raised their family....
Marilyn S. Hoemke
Dec 13, 2011
Munising Marilyn Hoemke, age 69, of Munising, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 20, 1942 to the late Lawrence and Alice (Wilbur) Hebert. Marilyn was a member of the Wm. G. Mather Class of 1960, and then went on to school to become a beautician. Marilyn...
Wilma L. Read
Dec 11, 2011
Shingleton Wilma L.Read, age 71, of Shingleton, died unexpectedly, Sunday, December 11, 2011, at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on April 28, 1940, in Vienna Township, MI to the late Morton and Edith (West) Wicker. Wilma was a graduate of William G. Mather High School in Munising. She married Albert C. Read, Jr. on May 31, 1974, and they...
Brenda L. Wright
Dec 6, 2011
AuTrain Brenda Wright, age 60, of AuTrain, died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. She was born on October 1, 1951, in Munising, MI to Darwin and Marjorie (Bonevelle) Kroupa. Brenda graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School on June 5, 1969. She was always a hard worker, starting young at the Markel's Grocery, cleaning at the...
Paul Y. Juntunen
Nov 30, 2011
Eben Junction Paul Y. Juntunen, age 49, of Eben Junction, died at Marquette General Hospital on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 following a brief illness. He was born on May 28, 1962 in Marquette, Michigan to Elmer and Aune (Koski) Juntunen. Paul graduated from Eben High School in 1980 where he enjoyed playing on the Eagle basketball team. He worked as...
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