Obituaries
Gary "Joe" Wayne Monroe
Jan 4, 2010
Boot Lake Gary Wayne "Joe" Monroe, age 71 of 8840N M-94 died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, January 4, 2010. Joe was born in Shingleton on February 9, 1938 the youngest of thirteen children to the late John and Rose (DesArmo) Monroe. He married Ruth Ann McClary on October 1, 1960, and together they raised their two sons. Joe...
Diana L. McPherson
Dec 24, 2009
Shingleton Diana McPherson, age 50, of Shingleton died Thursday, December 24, 2009, under the loving care of her husband and Lake Superior Hospice at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on March 21, 1959 in Merced, California. Diana graduated from Yuba City High in 1977. On June 15, 1990 she married Steven L. McPherson. Diana and Steve owned and operated...
Ethelmae Bonevelle
Dec 22, 2009
AuTrain Ethelmae (Hartung) Bonevelle, age 83, of AuTrain, Michigan, died on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the Norlite Nursing Center in Marquette. She had resided at Norlite since August and lived with her daughter in Marquette for the past fifteen years. Although Ethelmae was born and raised in Munising, her longtime residence and commitment to the community of AuTrain will...
Katherine "Eileen" Price
Dec 21, 2009
MARQUETTE ~ Katherine "Eileen" Price passed away Monday, December 21 at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans. She was born on March 21, 1918 and raised in Gladstone by her parents Howard and Mae (O'Boyle) Nebel. She had served in the Navy WAVES during World War II and married Andrew Jackson Price in 1946. They lived most of their married...
Damien Louis Miron
Dec 21, 2009
Traunik / Munising Damien Louis Miron, the four month old baby boy of Alexis Pierce and Michael Miron died in the loving arms of his parents on Monday, December 21, 2009 at the U of M Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI. He was born on August 22, 2009 in Marquette, MI. Shortly after Damien was born he took...
Evelyn Koski
Dec 20, 2009
Eben Evelyn Koski, age 75, of Eben, died on Sunday morning, December 20, 2009 at the Superior Health Haven in Munising where she had resided the past twenty-five years. Evelyn was born in Newberry on June 26, 1934 to Emil and Lydia (Bietila) Koski. She is survived by her brother Eugene Koski of Eben and numerous nieces and nephews. Evelyn...
Mary "Peggy" Isabella Taskey
Dec 20, 2009
Traunik Mary Isabella "Peggy" Taskey, age 95, of E1888 H-44, Traunik, died under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice on Sunday afternoon, December 20, 2009 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Chatham. She was born on September 5, 1914 in Hallock, Michigan to Theodore and Mattie (Buckler) Broskey. Mary's mother died when she...
Hugo Thomas Hallstrom
Dec 20, 2009
Eben Hugo T. Hallstrom, age 99 years and 11 months, died peacefully in his sleep at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising, MI on Sunday, December 20, 2009. He was born on February 1, 1910 to the late Thomas and Leena (Hannula) Hallstrom in Eben, MI. Hugo was employed in Munising, MI at the Ford Garage, Munising Woodenware, and the...
Tillie Lydia Niedzwiecki
Dec 18, 2009
Munising Tillie Lydia (Fleck) Niedzwiecki, age 93, of E9628 E. Munising Avenue, died on Friday morning, December 18, 2009 at her home under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice. She was born on March 1, 1916 in Cleveland, Ohio to Peter and Gertrude (Mali) Fleck. Tillie graduated from high school and then on May 15, 1940,...
Monte D. Pokela
Dec 17, 2009
Chatham Monte D. Pokela, age 68, of Chatham, died on Thursday morning, December 17, 2009 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising where he had resided since March of 2008. Monte was born on June 7, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota to Leo and Martha (Arpiainen) Pokela, and attended Eben schools, graduating in 1959. After high school, he attended Northern Michigan...
Harold Dean North
Dec 16, 2009
VanMeer Harold Dean North, age 86, of VanMeer died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at his home in VanMeer. He was born on March 20, 1923 in Stanton, MI to the late Grover and Florence (Klingensmith) North. Dean married Vivian Roos on June 8, 1945. He worked in the woods as a sawyer for most of his life until...
Alice Jessie Fetterhoff
Nov 29, 2009
Trenary Alice Jessie Fetterhoff, age 88, of E4074 June Road, Trenary, died on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on June 7, 1921 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the late Albert and Cora (Catkins) Fetterhoff, Sr. Alice moved to Traunik in 1946 and then to Trenary in 1953. She lived there until...
Marjorie Maki
Nov 26, 2009
Marjorie Janet Maki (nee Mohr), 90, of Grand Marais, MI, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her daughter's house in Chicago on Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 2009. Marjorie was born in Wheeling, Illinois on March 27, 1919 to the late Henry Claus and Estelle (Stellman) Mohr. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Evelyn Mohr, Llewellyn Utpadel, Winnifred...
Richard E. McNeill
Nov 23, 2009
Grand Marais / Big Rapids Dr. Richard "Dick" E. McNeill, Ph.D., of Wilson Street, Grand Marais and formerly of Big Rapids, died on Monday, November 23, 2009 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on May 2, 1926 in Detroit to Archibald and Laura McNeill. Dick served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII in the...
Geraldine Methot
Nov 23, 2009
Rockford / Munising Geraldine R. Methot, 79, of Rockford passed away Monday, November 23, 2009. Born November 3, 1930 in Munising, MI, the daughter of Samuel James and Hazel Belle (Elya) Revord, she graduated from Munising High School. She married Velbert Methot on September 18, 1948 in Munising, MI before they moved to Rockford in 1952. Geraldine loved shopping for...
Naoma M. George
Nov 22, 2009
Shingleton Naoma M. George, age 92, of Shingleton and longtime resident of Wyandotte, died late Sunday evening, November 22, 2009 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on November 29, 1916 in Wyandotte to Arthur and Magdalene (Melody) Thon. Naoma, as well as her husband and three sons, graduated from St. Patrick High School in Wyandotte. She...
Donald F. Gamelin
Nov 18, 2009
Munising Donald F. Gamelin, age 85, of Munising, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6:40 p.m. at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. Don was born on July 19, 1924 in Munising to Alphonse and Delima (LaRoche) Gamelin. He graduated from Sacred Heart School and then from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1942. Don served in the U.S....
Wanda Bernadette Drumsta
Nov 17, 2009
Wanda Bernadette Drumsta passed away at St Mary's Hospital in Duluth Minnesota on November 17, 2009 after a short illness. Wanda was 87 years old. Wanda was born on February 14, 1922 to the late Alice and Lawrence Hebert in Munising Michigan. The family then moved to Detroit Michigan in 1925 where she graduated from Nativity Catholic School at the...
Allen R. Swanberg
Nov 2, 2009
Munising Allen Richard Swanberg, age 88, formerly of W. Munising Avenue, died on Monday afternoon, November 2, 2009 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on September 16, 1921 in Chatham, Michigan to the late Conrad and Hanna (Scheveinius) Swanberg and graduated from Eben High School in 1939. Al was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps...
Laura Evelyn Takkinen
Oct 26, 2009
Chatham Laura Evelyn Takkinen, age 88, of Takkinen Road in Chatham, died Monday, October 26, 2009 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on February 20, 1921 in Munising, Michigan, to Teofil and Anna (Sislock) Ludwa. Laura attended the Washington School and Sacred Heart School where she graduated from the eighth grade in 1936, and she also...
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