Obituaries
Richard Warren Carroll, Sr
Jun 18, 2008
Newberry Richard Warren Carroll, Sr., age 87, of 209 Rosemary Lane, Newberry died at his home on Wednesday, June 18, 2008. He was born on December 25, 1920 in Iron Mountain to the late Claby and Cecilia (Quinn) Carroll and attended school in McMillan. Richard worked in the woods and in Higland Park, MI and Waukegan, IL. He served in...
Dona D. Morin
Jun 12, 2008
Munising Dona D. Morin, age 78, of 1501 Nestor Street, Munising, died on Thursday, June 12, 2008 following a lengthy illness at the Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit. She was born in Munising on April 2, 1930 to Lloyd "Andy" and Elsie (Campbell) Doucette. Dona was raised in AuTrain and worked at Atlas Plywood for over six years. She married Paul...
Ruth Hagan Armstrong
Jun 8, 2008
Munising Ruth Armstrong, age 83, of Stone Street, Munising and formerly of Jonesville died Sunday evening, June 8, 2008 at her home. She was born on April 9, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late James and Alice Mae (Sweet) Hagan. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor's of Arts Degree. Ruth was an artist in pen...
Jeanne Marie Wiitanen
Jun 7, 2008
AuTrain Jeanne Marie Wiitanen, age 61, of N6806 Forest Lake Road, died peacefully at her home while surrounded by her family and under the care of North Woods Hospice on Saturday morning, June 7, 2008. She was born in Marquette on November 9, 1946 to George and Annie (Kamppinen) Hallstrom. Jeanne graduated from Eben High School in 1964 and then...
Nelmi Maria Hermanson
Jun 6, 2008
Grand Marais Nelmi Maria Hermanson, age 98 - the oldest living female in Grand Marais at the time of her death, died on Friday morning, June 6, 2008 at the Luce County Annex in Newberry. She was born in Grand Marais on May 25, 1910 to Alex and Selma Niemi. Nelmi graduated from Grand Marais High School in 1928. She...
Katherine "Kay" A. Carlson
May 30, 2008
AuTrain Katherine "Kay" Anne Carlson, age 87, of AuTrain Trail, AuTrain died on Friday evening, May 30, 2008 at the Munising Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 23, 1921 in Marquette to the late Clyde and Elsie Bucklin. Kay was raised in Marquette and graduated from Graveraet High School in 1938. She had worked for the State of Michigan...
Pearl E. Anderson
May 30, 2008
Munising Pearl Anderson, age 91, of 620 W. Onota Street, Munising, died surrounded by her loving family while they prayed sang hymns on Friday, May 30, 2008 at 10:20 a.m. at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on December 3, 1916 in Marquette, one of five children of Evangeline (Robarge) and Ovila "Eli" St. Amour. She was baptized at St....
Emma Jo Latvala
May 29, 2008
Trenary Emma Jo Latvala, ten day old infant daughter of Alicia Lowder and Francis "Sam" Latvala, died on Thursday evening, May 29, 2008 at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on May 19, 2008 at 23 weeks gestation in Marquette. She is survived by her parents Alicia and Sam, grandparents Carol Latvala of Trenary, Itanna (John) Dartt of Trenary, Steve...
Saima Ida Louise Bugg
May 26, 2008
Munising Saima Ida Louise Bugg, age 90, of Connors Road in Munising, died at her home Monday, May 26, 2008 under the care of her loving daughters. She was born on May 3, 1918 in Grand Marais to the late Matthew and Ida (Koski) Olli. Saima was raised and attended school in Grand Marais. On May 29, 1933 she married...
Sarah Grace & Tessa Marie Kolbus
May 17, 2008
Munising Sarah Grace and Tessa Marie Kolbus, premature twin daughters of Derek and Steffanie (Saffell) Kolbus, were born on Friday, May 2, 2008 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. Sarah died on May 2nd and Tessa died on May 17th. The girls are survived by their parents - Derek and Steffanie Kolbus of Munising; big brother -...
Louis "Luke" William Artibee
May 14, 2008
Munising Louis William "Luke" Artibee, age 91, of 425 Fisher Street, Marquette and formerly of Munising, died on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans where he had been a resident for almost two years. Luke was born on October 3, 1916 in Munising to the late Abraham and Edith (St. Peter) Artibee. He graduated from Sacred...
Marjorie E. Dawson
May 12, 2008
Chatham Marjorie E. Dawson, age 83, of Chatham, died Monday, May 12, 2008, at the Superior Health Haven in Munising. She was born on September 15, 1924 in Ray Center, Michigan to the late Ernest and Mable (Philbrick) Read. Marge married Carl R. Dawson on March 7, 1942 and together they raised their four children. In 1968 they moved to...
Ellen Marie Mahon
May 5, 2008
Munising Ellen Mahon, age 95, formerly of Varnum Street, died on Monday, May 5, 2008 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. Ellen was born October 10, 1912 in Iron River, MI. She was the daughter of Alex and Maria Lake. She had one brother Reino Lake who is deceased. She graduated from Iron River High School in 1931. After...
Dale T. Pangborn
May 3, 2008
Munising Dale Pangborn, age 69, of 805 E. Prospect Street, died unexpectedly on Saturday , May 3, 2008. His last hours were spent doing the things that he loved to do. Dale gathered his winnings from the casino and was enjoying his ride home on his four wheeler when he died of natural causes. He was born on December 24,...
Donald "Buddy" Dolan
May 2, 2008
Chatham / Iron Mountain Donald "Buddy" Dolan, age 73, of Vulcan Street, Iron Mountain and formerly of Chatham, died on Friday morning, May 2, 2008 at the Dickenson County Hospital in Iron Mountain. He was born on January 29, 1935 in Chatham to Leo and Lillian (Kallio) Dolan. Buddy grew up and attended school in Chatham where he was baptized...
Mike Roberts
Apr 30, 2008
Wetmore / Jonesville Michael "Mike" Brian Roberts, age 47, of E9075 Powell Lake Road, Wetmore, died on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at the St. Vincent's Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on August 27, 1960 in Hillsdale to Dave and Joyce (Stough) Roberts. Mike grew up in Jonesville and graduated from...
Preston Sean Burley
Apr 28, 2008
Munising / Carrollton, TX Preston Sean Burley of Carrollton, TX, passed away April 28, 2008 at 20 years of age. He spent the last three years of his life in a valiant fight against the brain cancer that would eventually take his life. The way that he lived his life was an inspiration to all who knew and loved him....
Thelma Fay West
Apr 19, 2008
Wetmore Thelma Fay West, age 97, formerly of Wetmore, died Saturday, April 19, 2008, at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. Thelma was born September 23, 1910, in Greenup County, Kentucky to the late Michael and Effie (Aurthur) Flake. She married Clark Randolph West on September 22, 1949 in Gaylord, Michigan. They were married over 40 years when he preceded...
Josephine Katherine Kirmo
Apr 16, 2008
Munising Josephine "Jo" Katherine (Kadulska) Kirmo, age 90, died on Wednesday morning, April 16, 2008 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas and Veronica (Novak) Kadulska on March 15, 1918. Jo's father died when she was very young and her mother married Peter Gruski and her family moved to Munising; Jo attended...
Anna Twardokus
Apr 16, 2008
Munising Anna Twardokus, age 95, of E9229 Shannon Drive, Munising, died at 3:50 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at her home on under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice. She was born on November 7, 1912 in Detroit to Joseph and Josephine (Galas) Okonoski. Anna grew up in Detroit and was a member of St....
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