Obituaries
Raymond Lawrence McNally
Jul 31, 2008
Munising Raymond Lawrence McNally, age 82, of N6804 Connors Road, Munising, died unexpectedly, but peacefully in his sleep at his home on Thursday morning, July 31, 2008. He was born on May 24, 1926 in Munising to the late Thomas and Inez (Carr) McNally. His mother was a descendant of Chief Naw-Ben-ay-ash and Chief Powers of the Air and his...
Gary John Gurski Sr
Jul 15, 2008
Fenton / Munising Gary John Gurski Sr., age 60, of Fenton, Michigan, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at the Hospice Suites at 580 College Ave. in Marquette. He was born on November 20, 1947, in Munising, Michigan to the late Walter and Marguerite (McNally) Gurski. Gary grew up in Munising, and graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1965....

Evelyn Jane Miller
Jul 14, 2008
Grand Marais Evelyn Jane (Smith) Miller, age 90, of Randolph Street, Grand Marais, died on Monday, July 14, 2008 at her home in Grand Marais. She was born on November 24, 1917 in York, Pennsylvania to Raymond and Margaret (Keller) Smith. Evelyn grew up in York, graduated from York High School in 1936, and then worked at Weist's Department Store....

Francis "Dud" Charles Peterson
Jul 14, 2008
Grand Marais Francis Charles "Dud" Peterson, age 90, of Harbor Street in Grand Marais, Michigan, died peacefully at his home on Monday, July 14, 2008. He was born on April 12, 1918 in Grand Marais to the late John and Mary (Hart) Peterson. Dud was a WWII veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He married Orene Franks who preceded him...
A. Benedict Chartier
Jul 13, 2008
Munising Alexander Benedict "Ben" Chartier, age 86, of Lynn Street, Munising died peacefully at his home Sunday, July 13, 2008. He was born on March 26, 1922 to Alex and Linda (Zimmerman) Chartier. Ben was a life-long resident of the Munising area. A 1941 graduate of Wm. G. Mather High School, he worked first for the Munising Wooden Ware then...

Rosalie Irene Vaudreuil
Jul 9, 2008
Grand Marais Rosalie I. Vaudreuil, age 99, of Grand Marais, died Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at the Superior Health Haven in Munising. She was born on September 2, 1908 in Grand Marais, MI to the late Valentine and Maryann (Reisner) Soldenski. Rosie was a graduate of Grand Marais High School in the late 1920's. She Married William E. Vaudreuil on...
Robert Paul Cota
Jul 2, 2008
Munising Robert "Bob" Paul Cota, age 69, of 209 ½ W. Superior Street, Munising, died at the Munising Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. He was born on July 8, 1938 in Munising to the late Arthur and Sylvia (Johns) Cota. Bob attended Wm.G. Mather High School and in April of 1956 he entered in to...
Lillian Bijou Revord
Jul 1, 2008
Munising Lillian B. Revord, age 101, of 300 W. City Park Drive, Munising, died on Tuesday evening, July 1, 2008 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born in Stittsville, Michigan on May 22, 1907 to Ralph and Frances (Clark) Thornton. At the age of eleven, her family moved to the logging camps on Grand Island. Her father...

Raymond G. Jones
Jun 26, 2008
Wetmore Raymond G. Jones, age 81, of Knox Street, Wetmore, died at the Tendercare Health Center on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 6:50 a.m. Ray was born on June 28, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, son of Carl and Julia Jacobson. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and was involved in campaigns at...

Tyler Clayton Bonevelle
Jun 26, 2008
Munising Tyler Clayton Bonevelle, infant son of Jamie Peterson and Dylan Bonevelle was stillborn after twenty three weeks gestation on June 26, 2008 at Marquette General Hospital. He is survived by his parents Jamie and Dylan; grandparents - Sharon and Greg Peterson of Wetmore, and Mary and Rick Lopez of Munising. Tyler was preceded in death by his grandfather Rodney...

Angeline Katherine Clark
Jun 24, 2008
AuTrain Angeline Clark, age 101, formerly of AuTrain, died on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. Angeline was born on December 12, 1906 in Gilbert, Minnesota to the late Anton and Angeline Erjovic. At the age of fifteen she moved to Detroit and began working at the bakery Grandma's Breakfast Nook. Angeline...
Earlane Joseph Passinault
Jun 21, 2008
Munising / Zephyrhills FL Earlane Joseph "Peter" Passinault, age 69, of Zephyrhills, Florida entered his eternal rest on June 21, 2008 at the Gulfside Regional Hospice in Dade City, Florida. He was born on November 23, 1938 to Earl J. and Julia M. Passinault in Munising, Michigan. Peter attended the Sacred Heart School and Wm. G. Mather High School in...

Anna Hamilla
Jun 18, 2008
Munising Anna Hamilla, age 95, died at Tendercare Health Center in Munising on June 18, 2008. Anna was the daughter of Andrew and Margaret (Matuszewski) Demogala, who were immigrants to the United States from Poland, and early settlers of Melstrand, MI. Anna was born in Munising on August 24, 1912, and spent her early childhood in Melstrand, moving to Munising...

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....
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