Obituaries

Aug 28, 2016

Munising

Bernard “Bernie” R. Aken, Sr., age 98, of Munising, died on Sunday afternoon, August 28, 2016 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette.  He was born on January 8, 1918 in Richland Center, Wisconsin to Orvie and Charlotte “Lottie” (Brewer) Aken.  Bernie was raised on the family dairy farm in Wisconsin and moved to Munising...

Aug 28, 2016

Munising

Wayne McKinley Johnston, age 97, of Munising, passed away early Sunday morning, August 28, 2016 with his family by his side at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on November 24, 1918 in Vanderbilt, Michigan to Owen and Blanche (Morris) Johnston.  Wayne moved to Onaway, Michigan as a young child after his father...

Aug 15, 2016

Eben Junction

Shelley Ann Johnson, age 63, peacefully passed away on the morning of August 15, 2016, surrounded by loved ones at the home of her mother, Irene Johnson.  Shelley was involved in an accident that left her with a traumatic brain injury last November.  Since that time, she has had several surgeries and complications that ultimately,...

Aug 14, 2016

Munising

Lane Max Tyner, son of Sandra Katalin and Jason Tyner, was stillborn on August 14, 2016 at U.P. Health Systems Marquette at thirty-five weeks gestation, following a healthy pregnancy.  Lane is survived by his parents - Sandra Katalin and Jason Tyner of Munising; brothers – William, Brent, and Chase; grandparents Joe and Trish Katalin...

Aug 13, 2016

Wetmore

Brenda Lee Seymour, age 49, of Kinoje Court in Wetmore, passed away following a lengthy illness on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  She was born on March 16, 1967 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Donald and Linda (Nikunen) Seymour.  Brenda grew up in Munising, participated in basketball and...

Aug 10, 2016

Marquette / Munising / Chatham

Viola (Rantanen) Salminen, age 87 of Marquette, passed away at the Marquette County Care Facility in Ishpeming on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 surrounded by her family.  She was born in Forest Lake, Michigan on March 11, 1929 to the late Walter and Martha (Maki) Rantanen.  Viola graduated from Wm. G. Mather High...

Aug 9, 2016

Munising

Arthur “Art” E. Ritter, age 80, of Munising, died unexpectedly at U.P. Health System Marquette following a four-day diagnosis of brain cancer on Tuesday morning, August 9, 2016.  He was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 4, 1935 to the late Arthur G. and Arline L. (Krizan) Ritter.  Art graduated from Lane Technical High School, then...

Aug 5, 2016

Rock

Arlene E. Hill, age 84, of Rock, died Friday, August 5, 2016 at 4:00 a.m. at

U.P. Health Systems Marquette following a brief illness.  She was born on June 20, 1932 in Escanaba, Michigan to the late Glen and Viola (Abbe) Goin.  Arlene graduated from Trenary High School in 1951.  In 1953, Arlene took...

Aug 4, 2016

Munising

Arthur T. Bower, age 90, of Munising, died Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising with his family at his side.  He was born on November 3, 1925 in Munising to the late Harley and Grace (Bonneville) Bower.  Art joined the U.S. Army in January of 1944.  He was a WWII Veteran...

Jul 28, 2016

Grand Marais

Edna Jean Johnson, age 94, of Grand Marais, died early Thursday morning, July 28, 2016 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising.  She was born on December 25, 1921 in Cheboygan, Michigan to Ronald and Agnes (DuFrense) Massey.  Edna Jean  grew up in Cheboygan.    She married Dominic Venturato and began raising her family.  Edna Jean...

Jul 24, 2016

Munising

Munising sadly lost one of the last of the original Jewell Street Tigers. Lawrence “Stowe” LaFave, age 96, died peacefully on the Lord’s day, July 24, 2016 in the same home that he was born in on September 30, 1919 to William and Elizabeth LaFave. He attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Wm. G. Mather...

Jul 22, 2016

Munising

Cecilia “Cilly” E. Woodaz, age 92, of Munising, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016, at UP Health Systems – Marquette due to a brief illness with family members at her side.  She was a resident of Tendercare Health Center since September 2015 when she fell and broke her right leg.  She was born in Munising, Michigan...

Jul 18, 2016

Munising

Jacqueline “Jackie” Ann Halstead, age 94, of Munising, died Monday, July 18, 2016 at her son’s home in Fenton, Michigan under the loving care of her family and St. Joseph Mercy Hospice.  She was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Raymond and Ann (Beauchene) Madigan.  Jackie earned her bachelor’s degree from Marygrove College and then...

Jul 13, 2016

Shingleton

Betty Jean Richardson, age 72, of Beech Street in Shingleton, died at 10:15 p.m. at her home on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice.  She was born on April 28, 1944 in Escanaba, Michigan to Leslie and Mae (Gollakner) Rochefort.   Betty was raised in Fayette until she...

Jul 12, 2016

AuTrain

Barton “Bart” Robert Campbell, age 75, of AuTrain, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in AuTrain.  He was born in Munising on December 24, 1940 to the late George Wise and Irene D. Campbell.  Bart grew up in AuTrain, and then joined the United States National Guard.  After being honorably discharged, he moved downstate and began working...

Jul 11, 2016

Marquette

John "Jack" A. Tackmann, age 87, passed away early Monday morning, July 11th 2016 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans where he had resided for the past several years.   John was born May 19th 1929 in Columbus, Ohio to Carl and Edith (Zeisler) Tackmann.    John joined the Army Air Corp. right out of high school and...

Jul 10, 2016

AuTrain

Doris Phillipson Goodrich, age 93, of Munising, died late Sunday morning, July 10, 2016 under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice.   She was born on October 16, 1922 in Harrietta, Michigan to Fern and Gladys (Rowe) Robinson.  Doris attended school in Harrietta and Mesick.  While growing up, Doris and her sister were...

Jul 2, 2016

Munising

William “Bill” McKinley Mazzali, age 81, of Munising died under the care of his family and hospice on Saturday afternoon, July 2, 2016 in Owosso, Michigan.  He was born on July 16, 1934 in Munising, Michigan to the late William “Shorty” and Alice (Bowerman) Mazzali.  Bill grew up in Munising and graduated as Valedictorian of Mather...

Jul 2, 2016

Munising

Mark James Masters, age 56, of 928 W. Superior Street in Munising, died surrounded by his loving family on Saturday afternoon, July 2, 2016 at U.P. Health System in Marquette following a two-month diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.  He was born on August 12, 1959 in Munising to Wallace “Bob” and Dorothy (Adair) Masters.  Mark graduated...

Jul 2, 2016

Munising

Jean Ann (Wilcox) LaCombe, passed away peacefully at her home on LaCombe Road, early Saturday morning July 2, 2016. She was born in Detroit Michigan to Ivan Dean Wilcox and Alice Genevieve (Benedict) Wilcox on October 26, 1943 and moved from Garden City Michigan to the Upper Peninsula in 1959 after her parents purchased Beaver Park...