Obituaries

Nov 2, 2017

Trenary

Louis F. Praznik, age 93, of Trenary, died late Thursday evening, November 2, 2017 at Brookridge Heights Assisted Living in Marquette under the loving care of his family and U.P. Home Health & Hospice.  He was born on May 10, 1924 in Hibbing, MN to Frank and Josephine (Mihelich) Praznik.  Louis grew up on the family...

Nov 2, 2017

Munising

Wilhelmina “Wilma” F. Perry, age 70, of Munising, died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at The Lighthouse in Ishpeming following a brief illness.  She was born on October 16, 1947 in Schijndel, Netherland to the late Henrika and Anna (Vanscoot) Boselie.  Wilma’s family moved to the United States when she was 10 years old.  They lived in...

Oct 30, 2017

Munising

Daniel L. Lyon, age 63, died Monday, October, 30 2017, at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans.  Daniel died from Lewy Body Disease which had resulted in him suffering from severe Lewy Body Dementia for the past eighteen years.  He served in the United States Army and was medically retired in 1973, due to the effects...

Oct 30, 2017

Chatham

Steven M. Laamanen, age 76, of Chatham, died Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Norlite Nursing Center in Marquette.  He was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 28, 1941 to the late Walter and Hilma (Hakamaa) Laamanen.  Steve moved to California, and worked as an electrical engineer.  He later moved to Traverse City, Michigan and worked...

Oct 21, 2017

Munising

Danyel Renee Oas, age 35, formerly of Munising, died in an unexpected accident on Saturday afternoon, October 21, 2017.  She was born in Munising on July 17, 1982 to Donald and Cathy Oas.  Danyel attended school in Manistique and then Munising High School.  She enjoyed drawing and photography, and hunting with hounds and cooking venison.

Oct 12, 2017

AuTrain

Beverly “Bev” A. Tufnell, age 79 of AuTrain, died Thursday, October 12, 2017 at her home under the loving care of her family and North Woods Home Hospice.  She was born on April 10, 1938 in Manistique to Ernest and Goldie (Sample) Steinhoff.  Bev married Wayne Tufnell on July 19, 1958 and together they had their...

Oct 8, 2017

Munising

Thurman Price Stevenson, age 94, lifelong resident of Munising, died early Sunday morning, October 8, 2017 at UPHS Marquette.  He had been under the care of North Woods Home Health.  Thurman was born at the Pumping Station in Munising on May 14, 1923 to Guy and Lewella (Chartrew) Stevenson.  He grew up in Munising and graduated...

Oct 7, 2017

Rickie (Rick) Joseph Ake passed away Saturday Oct 7, 2017 at UP Health Systems Marquette from an unexpected and brief illness. He was born Oct. 4, 1954 to Charles (Stub) and Marie Ake in Munising MI. Rick was employed at Timber Products sawmill for the last 41 years as a Mobile Equipment Operator.

Rick was married June...

Sep 29, 2017

George William Sweeny, age 83, of Manistique, and formerly of the Boot Lake area, died on Friday morning, September 29, 2017 at the Schoolcraft County Medical Care Facility.  He was born on January 16, 1934 in Chelsea, Michigan to Donovan and Lulu (Barnes) Sweeny.  He graduated from Chelsea High School in 1952.  In 1953, he joined the Naval Reserve,...

Sep 28, 2017

Munising

Paula L. Anderson, age 79, of Munising, died early Thursday morning, September 28, 2017 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising.  She was born on February 6, 1938 in Munising to the late Lowell and Ella (Olsen) Gibson.  Paula grew up in Munising and graduated from Mather G. High School in 1956 and then attended NMU. ...

Sep 27, 2017

Chatham

Alexander Mark Freberg, Sr., age 65, of Chatham, died early Wednesday morning, September 27, 2017 at UPHS Marquette.  He was born on March 3, 1952 to Lula Freberg who when Alex was one, married Francis Dhondt.  Francis raised Alex as his own.   He grew up in Rumely and graduated from Eben High School in 1970.  Alex...

Sep 15, 2017

Van Meer

Nancy Lee Paradis, age 72, of Van Meer, died on Friday morning, September 15, 2017 at the Cornerstone Hospice Facility in Orlando, Florida following a two-year battle with squamous cell carcinoma.  She was born on September 10, 1945 in Portland, Maine to Alcide and Stella (Theriault) Levesque.  Nancy grew up in Portland and attended school...

Sep 7, 2017

Munising

Frank J. Wieczorek, age 63, of Munising, died unexpectedly, due to heart complications on Thursday, September 7, 2017 in Ishpeming.  He was born on August 8, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan.  Frank enlisted into the United States Army in 1972.  He was stationed in Italy where he was an auto-mechanic and fork lift operator.  Frank was honorably...

Sep 2, 2017

ROGER'S SERVICE TIMES HAVE BEEN AMENDED

Wetmore

Roger Perron, age 71, of Wetmore, died unexpectedly on Saturday afternoon, September 2, 2017 at St. Mary’s Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota following a brief illness.  He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Romeo and Marjorie (Castagne) Perron.  The...

Sep 1, 2017

Ann Sharkey, age 85, of Munising, died unexpectedly on Friday morning, September 1, 2017 at the Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Illinois.  She was born in Munising on February 13, 1932 to Edward and Florence “Flossie” (Gollinger) Dauzy.  Ann graduated from Sacred Heart School and then during high school worked at the Ben Franklin.  Ann was a member of...

Aug 18, 2017

Munising

Michael “Mike”  L. Hayes, age 80, of Munising, died late Friday morning, August 18, 2017 in the emergency room at Munising Memorial Hospital.  He was born in Lansing on August 30, 1936 to John and Mildred (VanFleet) Hayes.  His family moved to Marquette when he was two and Mike was raised in Marquette.  He graduated from...

Aug 15, 2017

Milton William “Bill” McClellan died August 15, 2017 in Green Bay.  Bill was born August 27, 1932 to Russell McClellan and Flossie (Hancock) McClellan and raised in Wetmore.  Upon leaving school, he attended Owosso Bible College for a year, and then joined the Army, serving in Germany.

Bill worked for 10 years at American Motors in Kenosha,...

Aug 12, 2017

Munising

Marian A. Cockrell, age 91, of Munising, died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday morning, August 12, 2017.  She was born on December 1, 1925 in Grafton, Nebraska to Alvin and Anna (Miller) Moritz.  Marian married Clyde Cockrell in 1949 and together had four daughters.   Clyde preceded Marian in death in 1968. In the early 1970’s...

Aug 12, 2017

Munising

Jean Rose McCoy, age 87, of Munising, died on Saturday morning, August 12, 2017 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising following a brief illness.  She was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 8, 1930 to Giuseppe and Anna (Mangano) Provenzano.  Jean grew up in Chicago and graduated from Waller High School in 1958.  She met...

Aug 9, 2017

AuTrain

Jack Schnepper, age 82, of AuTrain and formerly of Rockford, Illinois, died early Wednesday morning, August 9, 2017 at his home under the loving care of his family, Commission on Aging, and North Woods Home Hospice.  He was born on July 22, 1935 in Hardin County, Illinois to Louis and Hildred (Piland) Schnepper.  Jack graduated from...