Obituaries
George L. Wiitanen
Sep 6, 2010
Marquette George L. Wiitanen, age 89, of Marquette, died late Monday evening, September 6, 2010 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born in Eben Junction on March 25, 1921 to the late Alex and Mary (Makiluoma) Wiitanen. George graduated President of the Class of 1940 from Eben High School. He volunteered on September 9, 1942 for...
Henry "Hank" Theodore Scholtes
Sep 1, 2010
Manistee/Munising Henry Theodore "Hank" Scholtes, age 55, of Manistee, MI and formerly of Munising, MI, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at the Munson Hospice House in Traverse City. He was born on March 22, 1955 in Marquette to the late Ted and Joy (Loewer) Scholtes. Hank graduated from Wm. G. Mather in 1973 and then went on to Michigan State...
Clayton "Dick" St. Martin
Sep 1, 2010
Munising Clayton R. "Dick" St. Martin, age 93, of Munising died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at his home. He was born on August 22, 1917, the first baby born on St. Martin's Hill, the tenth of fourteen children to the late Mitchell and Louise (nee Dore) St. Martin. Dick attended kindergarten at Lincoln School the first year that it was...
Janet "Jan" Marie Ogden
Sep 1, 2010
Grand Marais Janet "Jan" Marie Ogden, age 92, of Alger Avenue in Grand Marais, MI died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. She was born in Grand Marais on July 28, 1918 to the late Hiram and Elfreda (Swanson) Mulligan. Jan graduated from Grand Marais High School. She met Park Ogden while he was vacationing in Grand...
Mildred "Mitzie" (McQuisten) Fritz
Aug 23, 2010
Escanaba / Munising Mildred "Mitzie" (nee McQuisten) Fritz, age 77, of 510 S. 15th Street, Escanaba and formerly of Munising, died Monday evening, August 23, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba following a lengthy illness of Crohn's Disease. Mitzie was born in Munising to Albert and Pearl (Taylor) McQuisten on October 28, 1932. She graduated from Wm. G. Mather...
Arthur M. Rask
Aug 21, 2010
Limestone Arthur M. Rask, age 88 of Limestone and formerly of Oak Lawn, IL died Saturday morning, August 21, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising, with his loving daughter at his side. He was born on February 8, 1922 in Zeigler, Illinois to Croatian immigrants. Art was a Radio Man in the US Navy Mine Division aboard the...
Marjorie "Marge" Somerville
Aug 14, 2010
Shingleton Marjorie "Marge" Somerville, age 83, of Graves Road, Shingleton, died on Saturday morning, August 14, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising where she had resided the past month. She was born on May 3, 1927 in Melstrand to the late Cecil and Virginia (Fraily) Barnes and attended school in VanMeer. Marge married the late William Marvin Somerville...
Billie Louise Mazzali
Aug 11, 2010
Munising Billie Louise Mazzali, Lt. Colonel, retired, USAF is now in the arms of her Lord and Savior. She died August 11, 2010, at her home at 1608 Sand Point Road, Munising. She has been in the care of Northwoods Home Health Care Hospice and her family. Billie was born in Munising on July 27, 1925 and lived a life...
Gary P. Myjak
Aug 6, 2010
Munising Gary P. Myjak, age 66, of High Street, Munising, died Friday, August 6, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising following a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Munising, he was born on September 12, 1943. He attended Sacred Heart School. Gary was a member of the class of 1961 at Wm. G. Mather until he...
Dave "Doc" Holloway
Jul 27, 2010
Munising David "Doc" Holloway, age 61, of 16 Mile Lake Road, died under the loving care of his wife and North Woods Hospice at their home on Tuesday afternoon, July 27, 2010. He was born on June 17, 1949 in Flint, Michigan to the late Ward and Doris (Weidenhammer) Holloway. After graduating from a Flint area high school, Dave joined...
Dorothy Ann Kusmirek
Jul 27, 2010
Munising Dorothy Ann Kusmirek, age 84, of Munising, died early Tuesday evening, July 27, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. Daughter of William and Florence (Roy) Heminger, she was born on February 23, 1926 in Marquette, Michigan. Dorothy was raised in Limestone by her grandparents, Homer and Ida Roy. She married Paul Howard in 1941. They briefly moved...
Patricia "Pat" E. Lilly
Jul 25, 2010
Chatham Patricia "Pat" E. Lilly, age 83, of Chatham woke up in the arms of the Lord on Sunday, July 25, 2010 with her loving daughter at her side. She was born on April 16, 1927 in Lansing, MI to the late Leo and Nettie (Harding) Morris. Pat graduated from Eastern High School in Lansing in 1945. On July 16,...
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....
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