Obituaries

Dec 28, 2021

Munising

William F Wright Jr., age 60, of Munising passed away on December 28, 2021 at Munising Memorial Hospital.  He was born in Grand Rapids, MI to Lorna and William Wright Sr.  He loved snowmobiling, fishing, boating, golfing, and camping.

He is survived by Brody W. Wright, Josh and Meagan Frey, Sharon Harrington, Theresa and...

Dec 21, 2021

Marjorie D. Maxon, age 85, of AuTrain and formerly of Munising, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Medilodge of Munising.  She was born on August 23, 1936 in Ishpeming, Michigan to Arthur and Frances (Mosca) Beatty.  Margie graduated from Munising High School in 1955.  She married Roy L. Maxon on July 16, 1955 and together they raised their four...

Dec 16, 2021

Edward D. Johns, Sr., age 79, of Trenary and formerly of Munising, died on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at UPHS Marquette following a one week illness.  Ed was born in Munising on January 24, 1942 to George and Edna (Parr) Johns.  He grew up in Trenary and Wetmore and attended school in Trenary and Munising.  He served in the...

Dec 14, 2021

Liam Ethan Gauthier, age 23, of Munising, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.  He was born on September 1, 1998 in Marquette, Michigan to Kristoffer and Alison (Nord) Gauthier.  Liam grew up in Munising and loved playing youth hockey and soccer.. He was a member of the Munising High School Class of 2016.  He enjoyed...

Dec 11, 2021

Maryellen Maynard, age 60, of Munising, died at her home on Saturday, December 11, 2021.  She was born on July 18, 1961 in Munising to Edward and Mary (Chilicki) Maynard.  Mary grew up in Racine, Wisconsin and started her family at an early age.  She was proud of earning her GED from Munising later in life.  Her family moved...

Dec 10, 2021

Robert C. “Bud” Morrison, age 87, of Munising, died early Friday morning, December 10, 2021 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Home Hospice.  He was born on November 18, 1934 in Seney, Michigan to the late Everett and Mildred (Rutherford) Morrison.  Bud grew up on Bay Street in Munising and became an...

Dec 9, 2021

Grand Marais

Eugene “Gene” Walter Lepeak, age 96, of Grand Marais and Saginaw, Michigan died Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Medilodge of Munising.  He was born on September 20, 1925 in Saginaw to the late Walter and Frances (Rytlewski) Lepeak.  Gene graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in Saginaw in 1943.  In his younger years, friends knew...

Dec 8, 2021

Shingleton

Richard “Dick” C. Dover, age 68, of Shingleton, died, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at U.P. Health Systems – Marquette.  He was born December 16, 1952 in Flint, Michigan to the late Jack and Shirley (Thrasher) Dover.  Dick grew up in Davison, Michigan and graduated from Kearsley High School in 1971.  He earned an associate’s degree at...

Dec 8, 2021

Munising

Richard Ezra Albright, age 66, of Munising, passed away on December 8, 2021 at UP Health Systems in Marquette, Michigan surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 26, 1955 in Alpena, Michigan to the late James and Opal (Britton) Albright.  Richard was a mechanic, specializing in heavy equipment.  He had worked at a...

Dec 6, 2021

Munising / Mancelona, MI

Nancy Ann Owens, age 63, of Munising and formerly of Mancelona, Michigan died Monday, December 6, 2021 at Medilodge of Munising.  She was born on October 23, 1958 to Gerald and Mary (Munidinger) Stoughton.  Nancy grew up in South Lyon and graduated from South Lyon High School in 1976.  She enjoyed camping and...

Dec 1, 2021

Donna “Tootsie”, Bianchetti, age 86, of Munising, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at her home in Munising.  Donna was a loving wife and mother. Tootsie was also known by her grandchildren as Grandma Bingo. She was born in Marquette, Michigan on January 15, 1935 to Clarence and Lillian (Dupras) Richer.  Tootsie grew up in...

Nov 29, 2021

Barbara “Barb” J. Robare, 86, Munising, MI, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021, with her sister (and best friend) Karen at her side, at her sister’s home in Duluth, MN following a short illness and under the care of Hospice.  Barb was born on February 27, 1935 in Munising to the late Nels and Ellen (Virta) Olson. Barb...

Nov 27, 2021

Munising

James Michael Manolakis, Jr., age 58, of Munising and formerly of Seney, died Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Munising Memorial Hospital following a five month battle with cancer.  Jimmy was born on November 16, 1963 in Kincheloe, Michigan to James and Iris (McClellan) Manolakis, Sr.  He grew up in Seney and graduated from Newberry High School...

Nov 23, 2021

Wendlin “Bill” Anstett, age 77, of the Boot Lake area died while hunting in the woods on Tuesday, November 23, 2021.  He was born in Detroit on October 1, 1944 to Roy and Barbara (Roth) Anstett.  Bill grew up in Harrison Township and graduated from L’ance Creuse High School.  He was a superintendent at many golf courses in Michigan, Ohio,...

Nov 23, 2021

Elizabeth “Betty” Zimmerman, age 98, of Munising, died Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Medilodge of Munising.  She was born on July 4, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the late Benjamin and Marie (Brandt) Ensley.  Betty was raised in Lansing and attended school there.  She married Ernest S. Zimmerman on June 29, 1946.  Betty was member of the Kingdom...

Nov 19, 2021

Jessica Ann (Cox) Feliciano, 45, passed away on the morning of Friday November 19th, 2021 after a brief illness. She was born in Munising, Michigan on February 13, 1976 to her parents Penelope (Flynn) Sims and Daryl Cox.

She began her childhood growing up in Indiana. In 1987, at the age of 11, she moved to Sandwich,...

Nov 15, 2021

Norma Jean “Jeannie” Moore, age 91, of Munising, died Monday morning, November 15, 2021 at Medilodge of Munising.  She was born in Hancock, Michigan to Roy and Viola (Edwards) Warren.  Jeannie’s family moved to Munising when she was twelve.  She was a cheerleader and graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1947.  Jean married Aldon “Wayne” Moore in...

Nov 13, 2021

Cheryl A. Livermore, age 56, of Shingleton, died Saturday morning, November 13, 2021, at her home under the loving care of her family, dear friend Melanie (Corp) Reitano, and North Woods Home Hospice following a three-week illness.  She was born on June 13, 1965 in Munising to the late Charles “Cedar” and Fern (King) Paulsen.  Cheryl grew up in...

Nov 9, 2021

Norma Jean Harger, age 92, of Munising, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, November 9, 2021, at Munising Memorial Hospital.  Norma was born on October 24, 1929, in Anderson, Indiana to Harold and Crystal (Huff) Wright.  Norma’s family moved to Lansing, Michigan where she attended Cedar Lake Academy and graduated third in her class.  Norma attended Andrews University and earned...

Nov 5, 2021

Pamalee Marie Edmunds, age 95, of Munising, died Friday morning, November 5, 2021 at Medilodge of Munising.  She was born on June 4, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan to Richard and Evelyn (Bryer) LaMorand.  Pam married Warren Edmunds and together they raised their three children.  She was a homemaker and widowed in 1988.  Pam spent many years living in Florida...