Obituaries
Katherine "Kathie" Bond
Oct 13, 2024
Munising
Katherine “Kathie” Anne Bond, age 86, of Munising, died Sunday, October 13, 2024 at Brookridge Memory Care in Marquette. She was born on May 29, 1938 in Stambaugh, Michigan to the late Peter and Marie (Andersen) Pedo. Kathie attended Couzens Grade School and then graduated from Stambaugh High School in 1956. She attended the University of Michigan in the nursing...
Rudolph "Rudy" Hautamaki
Oct 11, 2024
Rudolph “Rudy” Alan Hautamaki left this world on October 11, 2024. He was born in Highland Park Michigan on May 12th 1943. He was the third son of Wiljo and Ruth (Samanen) Hautamaki. Rudy graduated from Eben High School and received his bachelor’s degree in teaching from Northern Michigan University. His career as an industrial arts teacher at Wilkinson Junior...
David "Diamond" Eric Carlson
Oct 9, 2024
David “Diamond” Eric Carlson, age 54, of Aston, Pennsylvania and formerly of Munising and Christmas, died on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at the Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia following a twenty-nine year illness. David was born on August 22, 1970 in Munising and graduated from Munising High School in 1989. He worked as a body mechanic at Joe’s Auto Body...
Clare T. Williams
Oct 8, 2024
Clare Starzyk Williams
Clare Williams, 92, passed away peacefully at Medilodge of Munising on October 8, 2024.
Clare was preceeded in death by her parents, Leo and Domina Starzyk, as well as her siblings: John Starzyk, Sally Ward, Joe Starzyk, Ted Starzyk, Helen Witkowski, Cecilia Somerville, Charles Starzyk, and Joan LaFond. She was also preceeded in death by her husband Larry Williams,...
Paulette Rae Campbell
Oct 6, 2024
Paulette Rae Campbell, age 71, of Largo, Florida, with family connections in Traunik, died unexpectedly at her home on October 6th, 2024. She was born on June 2nd, 1953, in Pontiac and was the second oldest child of the late William and Emilie (Knaus) Campbell.
Paulette grew up in Melstrand, where her father owned a general store, until she was 5,...
Daniel "Dan" Heinonen
Oct 6, 2024
Daniel “Dan” Heinonen, age 67, of Trenary, died Sunday morning, October 6, 2024 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette following a two year illness. He was born on February 22, 1957 in Newberry, Michigan, the oldest child of the late Thomas and Audrey (Daavettila) Heinonen. Daniel and his siblings were raised in a family that encouraged education, acceptance,...
Dorothy "Dottie" Ford
Oct 4, 2024
Chatham, MI / Niceville, FL
Dorothy “Dottie” Ford, age 74, of Niceville, Florida, died Friday, October 4, 2024 at her son’s home in Chatham, Michigan under the loving care of family and North Woods Home Hospice following a courageous seven year battle with breast cancer. She was born on October 18, 1949 in Miami, Florida to the late Edwin and Sarah...
Robert "Bob" G. Belfry
Sep 25, 2024
On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, Robert “Bob” Belfry passed peacefully in his home after a lengthy battle with his health.
Born and raised in Munising to Juanita “Kinky” Werner, Bob had an adventurous heart that led him to hitch-hike across the country. He got into all kinds of mischief while working in San Francisco, Oklahoma, Chicago, and anywhere else he decided...
Robert "Robbie" Manahan
Sep 23, 2024
Munising
Robert “Robbie” A. Manahan, age 36, of Munising, died unexpectedly, Monday, September 23, 2024. He was born in Bonita Springs, Florida on March 15, 1988 to Jack and Susan (Curtis) Manahan. Robbie grew up in Wetmore, spent a lot of time in Florida fishing the oceans and in Orchard Mesa, Colorado on the western slope of the Rockies before returning...
Michael "Mike" Meade
Sep 22, 2024
Wetmore
Michael E. Meade, age 77, of Wetmore, died Sunday, September 22, 2024 at UPHS Marquette following a brief illness. Mike was born on December 30, 1946 in Tecumseh, Michigan to the late James and Virginia (Millner) Mead. In his younger years Mike and his family would vacation in U.P. every summer, and it was then he fell in love with...
Rose "Rosie" Peters
Sep 22, 2024
Munising
Rose “Rosie” J. Peters, age 92, of Munising, died peacefully Sunday, September 22, 2024 at home under the loving care of Iryna and Ed Peters. She was born on March 13, 1932 in Munising to Antonia and John Vessel. At a young age Rosie was adopted by Michael and Ann Kusmirek. She graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School. Rosie...
Zane "Butch" Atley Kroupa, Jr.
Sep 20, 2024
Munising
Zane Atley Kroupa, Jr., 67, known as Butch to family, was born September 21, 1965 Oakland County MI, and died September 20, 2024 at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT, from a family genetic disease PKD.
At 17, Butch (a rebel) hated high school and quit to join the U.S. Marine Corp serving four years and successfully escaping...
Chester "Chico" Morin
Sep 19, 2024
Gladstone
Chester “Chico” Morin, age 90, of Gladstone and formerly of Munising and Trenary, died Thursday, September 19, 2024 at Transition Assisted Living in Gladstone. He was born in Munising on May 27, 1934 to the late Chester and Elna (Aho) Morin. Chico graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1953. He entered into the U.S. Army in 1955 and...
Patricia "Pat" Irene Foldenauer
Sep 19, 2024
Curtis
Our beloved sister, aunt, and friend Patricia “Pat” Irene Foldenauer went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at the Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility in Manistique.
Pat was born on March 20,1937 and raised in Howell, Michigan. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Irene (McKeever) Foldenauer. Pat was a graduate of Hartland High...
Bonita "Bonnie" Frohner
Sep 18, 2024
Bonita Kathlene Frohner, 83, of Saline, died peacefully Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at the Evangelical Home Saline while under the care of Residential Hospice.
She was born December 31, 1940 in Munising, a daughter of the late Wilho and Ansa (Ranta) Leppanen. Bonnie was a 1958 graduate of Eben High School and lived in the area for many years.
In 1969, she...
Helen M. True
Sep 16, 2024
Helen M. True, age 76, of Richmond, Indiana, died Monday, September 16, 2024, at Ambassador Health Care.
Born August 21, 1948, in Munising, Michigan, to Victor and Mildred (Sidbeck) True, She was a 1966 graduate of the Wm. G. Mather High School in Munising and retired from the Indiana State Board of Health in August of 2014 after 25 years of...
Richard "Dick" Froberg
Sep 16, 2024
Munising
Richard “Dick” D. Froberg, age 89, of Munising, died Monday, September 16, 2024 at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born on November 12, 1934 to the late Oliver and Edith (Chartier) Froberg. Dick was raised in Christmas and went to grade school in AuTrain. He was a graduate of Wm. G. Mather High School in...
Helen M. Anderson
Sep 16, 2024
Munising
Helen Marie Anderson, age 98, of Munising, died Monday, September 16, 2024 at Harbour View Assisted Living in Munising. She was born on July 2, 1926 in Munising to the late Charles and Mary (Tyner) Beaudette. Helen graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1945. She married Alard A. Anderson on September 11, 1948 and together they raised their...
Larry Ashley
Sep 14, 2024
Wetmore
Larry A. Ashley, age 68, of Wetmore and formerly of Holly, Michigan, died unexpectedly Saturday, September 14, 2024 at Munising Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He was born in Flint, Michigan to the late Hugh and Patricia (Smith) Ashley on April 5, 1956. Larry grew up in Holly and graduated from Holly High School in 1974. While in school,...
Martina "Tina" Hakanen
Sep 13, 2024
Chatham
Martina “Tina” L. Hakanen, age 64, of Chatham, died unexpectedly, Friday, September 13, 2024 at her home. She was born on November 1, 1959 in Honolulu, Hawaii to the late Martin and Neola (Holmquist) Eaton. Tina was only six months old when her father Martin died. When Neola married Eugene Juntunen, Tina was gifted with the greatest stepfather anyone could...
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