Obituaries

John "Jack" Donnelly

John "Jack" Donnelly

Apr 1, 2007

Munising John Joseph "Jack" Donnelly, age 74, of 1305 Lake Street, Munising, died at his home on Sunday morning, April 1, 2007 under the care of his home and Northwoods Hospice following a five month illness. He was born on May 30, 1932 in Detroit to the late Murray and Evangeline (Hubbarth) Donnelly. Jack served in the U.S. Army during...

Edna Elizabeth Skoglund

Edna Elizabeth Skoglund

Mar 31, 2007

Munising Edna Elizabeth Skoglund, age 90, of Orchard Street, Munising, died on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at the Superior Health Haven in Munising following an eight year illness. She was born on August 26, 1916 in Three Rivers, Michigan to Vene and Florence (nee Quake) Lockard. Edna worked at the Beach Inn as a waitress and baked at the Red...

Claude Arthur Robertson

Claude Arthur Robertson

Mar 28, 2007

Chatham Claude Arthur Robertson, age 76, of E3990 Magnusson Road, Chatham, died following a lengthy illness on Wednesday morning, March 28, 2007 at the Marquette General Hospital. He was born on August 12, 1930 in King City, Missouri to the late Truman and Ila (Snapp) Robertson. His family moved to Michigan when he was young and Claude graduated from Rochester...

Lillian C. Lasak

Lillian C. Lasak

Mar 25, 2007

Munising Lillian C. Lasak , age 91 of Munising, MI passed away on Sunday morning March 25, 2007 surrounded by her three children at Christian Park Village, Escanaba, MI, where she resided for the past two years. Lillian was born on November 5, 1915 in Munising and was the daughter of John and Sophia Pearsic. On September 11, 1937 Lillian...

George R. Gallus

George R. Gallus

Mar 20, 2007

Wetmore George R. Gallus, age 77, of N1211 E. Tie Lake Rd., Wetmore died on Tuesday March 20, 2007 at Marquette General Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Loving husband of Patricia whom he married on January 8, 1951, and brother to Leigh. Devoted Father to Gay (Richard) Bostick and Lynn (Al) Steiger. Grandfather to Nikki, Jesse, Rachel, Katie,...

James "Jim" Monhead

James "Jim" Monhead

Mar 19, 2007

Munising E. James "Jim" Monhead, age 43, formerly of Munising, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2007, in Conway, Arkansas surrounded by his family after a long courageous battle with leukemia. Jim was born on October 22, 1963 to Ernie and Judy (Gamelin) Monhead in Munising. Jim was a loving husband, father, and a brand new grandfather to Kylee. Jim...

Betty Jean Hoy

Betty Jean Hoy

Mar 18, 2007

Munising Betty Jean Hoy, age 77, of the Bay View Apartments, 1002 West Munising Avenue, died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, March 18, 2007. She was born on July 24, 1929 in Osier, Michigan, to the late Adam and Viola Franklin. Betty attended the Rock School. On February 7, 1948 she married Glenn B. Hoy. She was a member...

Dolores Soldenski

Dolores Soldenski

Mar 12, 2007

GRAND MARAIS Dolores (Meidlar) Soldenski, 77, of Grand Marais, Michigan, entered eternal life Monday, March 12th, 2007 at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital, Newberry, Michigan. She was born on January 16th, 1930 in Hamtramck, Michigan to the late Catherine and Walter Meidlar. Dolores attended St. Florian's Catholic School and graduated from Hamtramck High School where she met her future husband Don....

Alard A. Anderson

Alard A. Anderson

Mar 2, 2007

Munising Alard A. Anderson, age 82, of 1425 Center Street, Munising, died on Friday morning, March 2, 2007 at the Tendercare Health Center. Alard was born on May 5, 1924 in Stambaugh to Charles and Cicelia (Frangquist) Anderson and moved to Munising as an infant. He graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School. Alard enlisted into the U.S. Navy on...

Delores Lee Thompson

Delores Lee Thompson

Feb 28, 2007

Van Meer Delores Lee Thompson, age 65, of Johnson Road,Van Meer, died Wednesday morning, February 28, 2007 at Munising Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 24, 1941 in Munising to Raymond and Myrtle (Barker) Perry. She graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School. Delores married William "Bill" Thompson and she was a homemaker. She was a member of the...

Brian Heyrman

Brian Heyrman

Feb 19, 2007

Van Meer Brian James "Bub" Heyrman, age 26, of Hilltop Road, Munising died on Monday morning February 19, 2007 at Marquette General Hospital the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on February 12th in Munising. Bub was born on March 14, 1980 in Munising and was the son of Frank and Lana (nee Shepley) Heyrman. He attended Munising...

Sulo E. Nummela

Sulo E. Nummela

Feb 6, 2007

Eben Junction / Farmington Hills Sulo E. Nummela, age 88, of Farmington Hills and formerly of the Chatham - Eben Junction area, died on Tuesday, February 6, 2007. He was born February 15, 1918, to the late Matti and Anna (Maki) Nummela. Sulo grew up on his family farm working with his brothers. After leaving the farm he became a...

Neal W. Beaver

Neal W. Beaver

Jan 20, 2007

Grand Marais Neal W. Beaver, age 83, of Box 207, Grand Marais "walked on" at Marquette General Hospital on Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 2:50 a.m. Born in Kalkaska County on June 9, 1923 to Dewey and Esther (nee Vipond) Beaver, Neal moved to Grand Rapids at age three where his father was a career police officer. He graduated from...

Robert LaFave

Robert LaFave

Jan 19, 2007

Munising Robert Francis "Mogie" LaFave, age 76, of 202 E. Onota Street, Munising, died at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 19, 2007. He was born to William and Elizabeth (nee Hebert) LaFave in Munising on June 3, 1930. Mogie graduated from Sacred Heart School and Wm. G. Mather High School in 1948. During...

Jerry Dean Secreast

Jerry Dean Secreast

Jan 10, 2007

*** A completed obituary for Jerry will be submitted at a later date. Please check website for updates. Thank you. **** Munising Jerry Secreast, age 72, of High Street, Munising, died with his family surrounding him at Marquette General Hospital on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 1:05 a.m. He was born on April 9, 1934 in Lenior, North Carolina. Jerry...

Joseph Stanley Niedzwiecki

Joseph Stanley Niedzwiecki

Jan 9, 2007

Munising Joseph "Joe" Stanley Niedzwiecki, age 92, of E9628 H-58, Munising, died at his home on Tuesday afternoon, January 9, 2007. He was born on April 15, 1914 in Munising to the late Joseph and Antoinette (Good) Niedzwiecki. Joe attended the Sacred Heart School and then Wm. G. Mather before working fulltime on his family farm. He married Tillie Fleck...

Kenton Allen Graber

Kenton Allen Graber

Jan 7, 2007

Kenton Allen "Ken" Graber, age 72, of 220 W. Onota Street, Munising, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, January 7, 2007. He was born June 3, 1934 in Pretty Prairie, Kansas to Walter and Marie (nee Barton) Graber. He graduated from Pretty Prairie High School in 1951, and at the tender age of seventeen entered Kansas State University in...

Florence "Sis" Norman

Florence "Sis" Norman

Jan 4, 2007

Munising - Florence Marie "Sis" Norman, age 83, of 118 W. Jewell Street, Munising, died early Thursday morning, January 4, 2007 at the Superior Health Haven in Munising under the care of Northwoods Hospice. She was born on October 11, 1923 in Munising to Walfred "Bosco" and Esther (nee Nyman) Johnson. Florence graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School 1941and...

Dennis Ronald Maki

Dennis Ronald Maki

Jan 3, 2007

On January 3, 2007, Mr. Dennis Ronald Maki greeted Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Dennis was born the son of Charles and Esther Maki on May 18, 1938 in Munising, Michigan. He was a member of the 1954 U.P. State Championship Munising Mustang Basketball team as a sophomore at Mather High School. Following graduation in 1956, Dennis enlisted and...

Jennie "Toots" Bazinet

Jennie "Toots" Bazinet

Dec 26, 2006

AuTrain Jennie "Toots" M. Bazinet, age 84, of Woodland Avenue, AuTrain, died on Tuesday morning, December 26, 2006 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on May 11, 1922 in Ishpeming to Mike and Dora (nee Lajoie) Mosca. Jennie married Henry "Hank" Bazinet on March 22, 1947. They were married over fifty-eight years when he preceded her...

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