Obituaries
Pat Chevrette
Jul 18, 2010
Munising / Whitewater, WI Patricia Chevrette completed her journey on earth on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at her home in Whitewater, WI under the loving care of her daughters and Rainbow Hospice. Pat was born in Munising, MI on June 25, 1933 to the late Harold and Pheby (Courter) Gamble. Pat graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1950....
Ruth A. Latvala Fitzgerald
Jul 15, 2010
Munising Ruth A. (nee Stephens) Latvala Fitzgerald, age 85, of Munising, died on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on June 19, 1925 in Munising to the late Russell and Marguerite (Mee) Stephens. Ruth graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1943. She married Walfred Latvala from Trenary and they raised...
Mel Montie
Jul 14, 2010
Munising Melvin "Mel" E. Montie, age 77, of Clarkston, Michigan and summer resident of Sixteen Mile Lake, Munising, died unexpectedly following a brief illness Wednesday morning, July 14, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital with his loving wife at his side. He was born on March 9, 1933 in Hartford, Connecticut and moved to Michigan as a young boy. After graduating...
Lucille (nee LaCombe) Artibee
Jul 14, 2010
Munising / Escanaba Lucille Artibee (nee LaCombe), age 98, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at the Munising Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 13, 1912 in Munising, the fifth of twelve children to the late John and Henrietta (nee Rabiteau) LaCombe. Cille graduated from Sacred Heart School and then Wm. G. Mather High School in 1930. She worked for...
Thomas Jordan
Jul 9, 2010
AuTrain Thomas O. Jordan, age 64, of Woodland Avenue, AuTrain, died early Friday evening, July 9, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital. He was born on September 1, 1945 in Newberry, MI to the late William and Verna (Rosala) Jordan. Tom grew up in Newberry, graduating from the Newberry High School. He married Sheryl O'Connor on May 31, 1985. Tom worked...
Phyllis Jean Eiseman
Jul 7, 2010
AuTrain Phyllis Jean Eiseman, age 78, of AuTrain, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at the Munising Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 21, 1932 to Edward and Lucille (Pepin) Gauthier. Phyllis graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1950. She married Robert Joseph Eiseman on April 24, 1954. Phyllis and Bob worked side by side each...
Laurie Leffel
Jul 5, 2010
Munising Laurabelle "Laurie" Leffel, age 85, of Connors Road in Munising, died early Monday morning, July 5, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 2, 1925 in Munising to Edward and Eva (Bonner) Perry. Laurie grew up in Brown's Addition and attended Wm. G. Mather High School. She worked briefly in Chicago and returned home to...
Bonnie Brownlee
Jul 3, 2010
Munising Bonnie Jean (Kemp) Brownlee, age 66, of 300 West City Park Drive, Munising, MI, and formerly of Marquette, Northville, MI and Melbourne, FL, died Saturday July 3, 2010, at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising, following a lengthy illness. Bonnie was born on August 6, 1943 in Highland Park, MI to the late William A. and Ivy L. Kemp....
James "Jim" L. Cromell
Jun 30, 2010
Munising James L. "Jim" Cromell, age 83, of 200 W. City Park Drive, Munising, died on Wednesday evening, June 30, 2010 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette where he had been a patient for one day. Jim was born in Munising on March 31, 1927 to the late Clara (Herbst) and William Cromell. He attended Munising schools and...
Dorothy D. Shauver
Jun 24, 2010
Shelter Bay Dorothy D. Shauver, age 87, of Shelter Bay, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital with her family and friend Jodi Mattson at her side. She was born on February 8, 1923 in Charlotte to "Happy" and Edith (Carr) Dhaene. Dorothy married Merle O. Shauver on September 3, 1944 and they raised their three...
Violet Stevens
Jun 20, 2010
Trenary Violet Veora (Gregg) Stevens, age 95, died peacefully at the Troy home of her daughter, Phyllis Craft, on Sunday, June 20, 2010. Violet was born in Bluffton, Indiana on May 5, 1915 to Anna Sophia (Halverson) Gregg and Benjamin Lloyd Gregg. She was preceded in death by her mother Anna, brother Humey, sisters Audrey, Susan and Hazel. Her husband...
Keith Francis West, Sr
May 25, 2010
Wetmore Mr. Keith Francis West, Sr. passed away May 25, 2010 at the age of 79. Mr. West, son of Russell F. and Lydia V. West was born in Lansing, Michigan on May 2, 1931. He attended Washington School in Munising and joined the U.S. Army upon graduation. Mr. West was a Korean War Veteran. Upon discharge from the Army,...
John E. Griffin
May 21, 2010
Munising John E. Griffin, age 44, of 1108 East Munising Avenue in Munising, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 21, 2010 in the ICU of Marquette General Hospital. He was born on May 4, 1966 in Groom, Texas and was raised in Bandera, Texas by his grandparents. John married Pam Awtrey on September 6, 2002. He suffered a serious back injury...
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...
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