Obituaries
George "Snowball" R. Cummings
May 16, 2010
Marquette/Chatham George R. "Snowball" Cummings, age 92, of Marquette and formerly of Chatham, died Sunday, May 16, 2010, at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born on November 7, 1917, to the late Samuel and Elvie (Blanchard) Cummings. George's mother died when he was only two years old and was raised by his father and mother...
Dennis Humphrey
May 14, 2010
Dennis Harley Humphrey age 67 of Munising, passed away peacefully on May 14th, 2010 with all his loved onesat his bedside. Dennis enjoyed hunting, fishing, four wheeling, and many other things but most of all to make everyone laugh. He is lovingly remembered by his wife Mary Jean Humphrey (Munising) his mother Betty Livermore (Munising) his sister Sharon Robins (Idaho),...
Darlene "Dolly" Lukowski
May 13, 2010
Shepherd / Shingleton Darlene "Dolly" Lukowski, age 66, of Shepherd, Michigan and formerly of Shingleton, died Thursday, May 13, 2010 at the Central Michigan Community Hospital in Mt. Pleasant. She was born on June 1, 1943 to the late Chester and Elna (Aho) Morin. Dolly graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in Munising in 1961. She married Joseph "Jim"...
Gregory Joseph Larsen
May 9, 2010
Munising Gregory Joseph Larsen, age 27, of DePere, Wisconsin and formerly of Munising, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 9, 2010. He was born in Munising on December 6, 1982 to Mike and Sally (Johnson) Larsen. Greg grew up in Munising and graduated from Munising High School in 2001. During his high school career, he played football and basketball and ran...
Peggy St.Amour
May 7, 2010
Wetmore Barbara "Peggy" Jean St. Amour, age 81, of Powell Lake, passed quietly surrounded by her loving family on Friday, May 7, 2010 at Marquette General. Peggy was born on February 17, 1929 to Bert and Iva Chase in Munising. She graduated from William G. Mather High School in 1947. Peggy was employed at Munising Paper Company after she graduated...
Helen V. Purple
May 2, 2010
Grand Marais Helen V. Purple, age 67, of Lowder Road in Grand Marais, died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, May 2, 2010. She was born on October 17, 1942, in Grand Marais, MI, to the late Lawrence and Mildred (Kettering) Nyman. Helen enjoyed watching the birds and going trapping with her husband Jerry. She also enjoyed sitting around a...
Peter Walter Jonas
May 2, 2010
Munising Peter W. Jonas, age 69, of N7030 Connors Road in Munising, died following a brief illness at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising on Sunday afternoon, May 2, 2010. He was born on September 28, 1940 to the late Walter and Esther (nee Kemp) Jonas. Peter graduated from Sacred Heart School, earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and graduated...
Arthur "Calvin" Goodman
Apr 28, 2010
Trenary Arthur "Calvin" Goodman, age 83, of E3216 Gilliland Road, Trenary, died unexpectedly in the emergency room of Marquette General Hospital on Wednesday evening, April 28, 2010. He was born in Limestone Township to Robert and Cora (Nance) Goodman. Calvin attended school in Trenary and then served as a truck driver in the U.S. Army from 1946 - 1947. He...
Lorraine V. Hase
Apr 26, 2010
Munising Lorraine Hase, age 79, of Brown's Addition in Munising, died Monday, April 26, 2010 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Munising on December 14, 1931 to Paul and Heneriatta (Rollin) Lukowski. She married Donald John Hase, Sr. on December 28, 1950 and together they raised eight children. Lorraine loved watching the Packers, having...
Thomas Kenneth Buttery
Apr 24, 2010
Chatham / Kalamazoo Thomas "Tom" Kenneth Buttery, age 70, of N3825 State Highway M-67, Chatham died under the loving care of his wife, children, twin brother and Lake Superior Hospice at his home on Saturday morning, April 24, 2010. He was born on March 3, 1940 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to the late Lyle and Esther (Marks) Buttery. Tom graduated from...
Dora V. McGee
Apr 21, 2010
Shingleton Dora Venna McGee, age 53, of N6015 Percy Road, Shingleton, died unexpectedly at home following an illness on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. She was born in Detroit on January 12, 1957 to the late James "Jim" and Mary (Sygit) Wiginton. Dora attended school and worked in the Detroit area. She moved to Kalamazoo and waitressed over twenty years in...
June Marie Tyner
Apr 16, 2010
Wetmore June Marie Tyner, age 83, of Wetmore died Friday, April 16, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital with her loving family at her side. She was born in Munising on April 15, 1927 to the late Emmit and Leah (St. Amour) Cornish. June married Charles W. Tyner, Sr. on April 14, 1945, and together they raised their nine children "on...
Marguerite Marie Rivard
Apr 11, 2010
Munising Marguerite Marie Rivard, age 91, of 106 Birch Street, died under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice at 7:30 p.m.on Sunday, April 11, 2010. She was born on July 10, 1918 in Verner, Ontario to Donat and Perpetui (Limoges) Filiatrault. Marguerite was raised in Ontario and graduated from high school there. She married Armand Joseph...
Alice Cecilia Ames
Apr 11, 2010
Christmas Alice Cecilia Ames, age 103, of Christmas, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on August 5, 1906 to the late Hermados and Eva (Paquette) Chartier. Alice attended a one room school at Forest Lake. She moved to Ridge Road with her family when she was about nine years of age....
Barbara J. Paquette
Apr 6, 2010
Munising Barbara J. Paquette, age 74, of Center Street, Munising, died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. She was born on August 14, 1935 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Clarence and Emma (Sherman) Moore. Barb married Leo John Paquette and together they raised their seven children. She had worked as an aide at the Glenn Elementary...
Charles "Bill" Giles
Apr 3, 2010
Munising Charles William "Bill" Giles, age 87, of 609 W. Onota Street, Munising, died on Saturday morning, April 3, 2010 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born in Munising on July 26, 1922 to John William and Hilma (Peterson) Giles. Prior to Bill's enlistment into the military during WWII, Bill worked at the Munising Woodenware and...
Inez E. Jones
Apr 1, 2010
Wetmore Inez Jones, age 86, of Knox Street in Wetmore, died late Thursday evening, April 1, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising where she had been a resident the last 2 ½ years. She was born on July 29, 1923 in White River, Ontario to the late Frank and Ethel (Sygrave) Woods. Inez was raised in Lower Michigan...
Edward Joseph Raica
Mar 30, 2010
Munising Edward Joseph Raica, age 92, of 121 W. Jewell Street, Munising died on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born on November 14, 1917 in Munising to John and Agnes (Skurska) Raica. Ed graduated from Sacred Heart School and then attended Wm. G. Mather High School. He worked at Rossie Anderson's...
Edward Maynard
Mar 23, 2010
Kiva Edward Maynard, age 69, of Kiva, died unexpectedly of heart complications at his home on Tuesday morning, March 23, 2010. He was born on August 20, 1940 in Manistique, Michigan to the late Philip and Loretta (Deloria) Maynard. Edward married Mary Chilicki on November 21, 1959. He worked for JI Case in Racine, Wisconsin for twenty-six years as a...
William Oliver Braamse
Mar 23, 2010
Rock River William Oliver Braamse, age 70, of Rock River, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 with his family by his side. Bill was born March 8, 1940 in Cadillac, Michigan to Edna (nee Brown) and Byron Braamse and was a graduate of the Eben High School, Class of 1958. Bill was a former Lions Club member, syrup maker,...
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