Obituaries

Leslie "Joe" Graves

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

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

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

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

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...

Ernalee May Dawson

Ernalee May Dawson

Nov 23, 2011

Traunik / Marquette Ernalee M. Dawson, age 79, of Marquette and formerly of Traunik died following a brief illness on Wednesday morning, November 23, 2011 at home under the loving care of her daughters and Lake Superior Hospice. She was born on May 16, 1932 in Utica, Michigan to the late Lawrence and Alice (Wilbur) Hebert and was raised in...

Lloyd D. Miller

Lloyd D. Miller

Nov 18, 2011

Lloyd D. Miller, age 96, of Orchard Street, Munising, died on Friday morning, November 18, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on December 10, 1914 in Webberville, Michigan and graduated from Dansville High School. Lloyd served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Lloyd worked in the finance department of Oldsmobile and owned a gas station...

Roswell "Rossie" C. Anderson

Roswell "Rossie" C. Anderson

Nov 6, 2011

Munising Roswell "Rossie" C. Anderson, age 99, of Munising, and more recently of Marquette, died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Marquette General Hospital surrounded by, and under the loving care of his family and Lake Superior Hospice. He was born on November 4, 1912 in Crystal Falls, Michigan to the late Charles and Cicelia (Franquist) Anderson. Rossie spent his early...

George Emanuel Gustafson

George Emanuel Gustafson

Oct 28, 2011

Munising George Emanuel Gustafson, age 77, of Munising died unexpectedly late Friday afternoon, October 28, 2011 at the Superior Health Haven in Munising. He was born in Negaunee to Joseph and Martha (Thomas) Gustafson on October 2, 1934. George was raised in Carlshend and attended school in Flint for deaf and mute children. He attended church in Carlshend and then...

Stephanie Welsh

Stephanie Welsh

Oct 26, 2011

Shingleton Stephanie Welsh passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at the age of 93. She was born on January 3, 1918 in Van Meer, Michigan to Louis and Lempi Marcelon. She married Emmett Welsh in 1935. They had five children. Stephanie spent most of her life in the Eau Claire, Wisconsin area where she worked for Dove Health Care...

James "Jim" Shubert

James "Jim" Shubert

Oct 23, 2011

Shingleton James "Jim" Shubert, age 59, of Shingleton, died following a ten month illness on Sunday afternoon, October 23, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on June 23, 1952 in Ashland, Wisconsin to John and Nancy (Stoeklen) Shubert. Jim graduated from Ashland High School in 1970. On June 24, 1972 he married Marsha Ronnback in...

Marvin Dull

Marvin Dull

Oct 22, 2011

Munising Marvin Lee Dull, age 85, of Munising, died early Saturday evening, October 22, 2011 at Marquette General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born in Marcola, Oregon on April 5, 1926 to the late Joy W. and Wilma (Watters) Dull. Marvin was raised in Troy, Illinois and graduated from high school there. He attended Blackburn College where he...

Zeta F. Shepley

Zeta F. Shepley

Oct 21, 2011

Shingleton Zeta F. Shepley, age 93, of Manistique and former longtime Shingleton resident, died on Friday evening, October 21, 2011 at the Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility in Manistique. She was born on March 27, 1918 in Kipling, Michigan to Glenn and Viola (Abby) Goin. Zeta married William "Bill" Shepley on March 11, 1939. They were married almost fifty-nine years when...

Genevieve "Jenny" Nelc

Genevieve "Jenny" Nelc

Oct 19, 2011

Munising Genevieve "Jenny" Nelc, age 88, of W. City Park Drive, Munising, died on Wednesday morning, October 19, 2011 at Marquette General Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Munising and raised at Frog Hollow. Jenny Erochinski graduated from Sacred Heart School. She married Frank Nelc on May 17, 1947. They were married over forty-nine years when he...

Dorothy (Sinervo) Knuttila

Dorothy (Sinervo) Knuttila

Oct 17, 2011

Christmas Dorothy (Sinervo) Knuttila, age 91, of Candy Cane Lane, Christmas, passed away on Monday evening, October 17, 2011 at Munising Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born in Munising on December 22, 1919 to Antti and Ellie Sinervo. Dorothy enjoyed spending time with her family with many fond memories being shared, knitting, cooking, crafting, making cardamom bread...

Jonathon Pierre Passinault

Jonathon Pierre Passinault

Oct 13, 2011

Christmas Jonathon Pierre Passinault, age 54, of Christmas, Michigan, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Mayo Clinic's Rochester Methodist Hospital following his courageous battle with Leukemia. Jon was born on October 22, 1956 in Marquette to the late Sylvia (Wing) Passinault and Louis Passinault. He graduated from Mather High School in 1974, received his...

Peggy Ann Pazos

Peggy Ann Pazos

Oct 13, 2011

Peggy Ann Pazos, 56, passed away unexpectedly at Marquette General on October 13, 2011. Peggy was born in Key West, Florida on June 29, 1955 and was a resident of Munising for the past 6 years, coming from Kentucky. Peggy loved to make people laugh. She was a very vibrant, colorful woman. She wouldn't leave home without her makeup on,...

Argene Golisek

Argene Golisek

Oct 12, 2011

Munising Regina "Argene" Anne Golisek, age 92, of West Shore Road, Munising died on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at her home. She was born on July 26, 1919 in Munising to the late Szymon "Sam" and Pelagia "Pearl" (Klosowski) Golisek who immigrated here rom Lublin, Poland in 1913. Argene attended Sacred Hearth School and Mather High School before starting work...

Larry James Lindquist

Larry James Lindquist

Oct 10, 2011

Munising Larry J. Lindquist, age 61, of 300 S. Grand Street, Munising, died at his home following a courageous battle with metastatic lung cancer on Monday morning, October 10, 2011while surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 6, 1950 in Munising to the late Gunnard and Priscilla (Carberry) Lindquist. Larry graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School...

Garrett "Gary" Stevenson

Garrett "Gary" Stevenson

Oct 8, 2011

Munising Garrett "Gary" L. Stevenson, age 89, of 504 Birch Street, Munising, died on Saturday evening, October 8, 2011 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born on December 19, 1921 at the old Munising Pumping Station to the late Guy and Lewella (Chartran) Stevenson. Gary graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School and then attended college....