Obituaries
Christopher Lee Purple
May 24, 2015
Christopher Lee Purple, age 28, of Madison Heights and formerly of Grand Marais, died on Sunday evening, May 24, 2015 in Burt Township from injuries sustained in an accident. He was born on June 26, 1986 in Mount Clemons, Michigan and was raised in Grand Marais by his parents Gerald and Mikki (Ward) Purple. Christopher played basketball and ran track...
Janet Ann Tyner
May 17, 2015
Janet Ann Tyner, age 65, of Eben, died at her home at N5670 N. Ferguson Road in Eben (mailing address Skandia 49885) under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 6:20 p.m. She was born on February 16, 1950 in Marquette, Michigan to Arthur and Irene (Hautamaki) Swajanen. Janet grew up...
Sandra Sue Niemi
May 11, 2015
Sandra Sue Niemi, age 59, passed away in Monroe, North Carolina on the 11th of May 2015. She was fighting multiple cancers throughout her body when she lost her battle. Sandy was born on the 29th day of January 1956 in Virginia, Minnesota to Frank and Artys Fox, both currently deceased. Sandy graduated Roosevelt High School and went on to...
Lillian M. Chaltry
May 10, 2015
Munising Lillian M. Chaltry, age 96, of Munising, died early Sunday afternoon, May 10, 2015 at the Houghton County Medical Care Facility in Hancock following a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. She was born on September 11, 1918 to the late Edward and Anna (Suhr) Mech. After graduating from high school in Marinette, Lillian began working at the Saranac Glove Factory....
Betty Jean Savola
May 2, 2015
Betty Jean Savola, age 79, of Trenary, died at 2:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, May 2, 2015 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on February 29, 1936 in North Delta, Michigan to Orville and Ruby (Shepley) Lockhart. Betty grew up in North Delta and graduated from Rapid River High School in 1954. She married Walter William...
L. Marie Hakkola
Apr 30, 2015
L. Marie (Juntunen) Hakkola, age 74, of Eben Junction, entered into eternal peace early Thursday evening, April 30, 2015 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising after surrendering to her fourteen year battle with fronto temporal dementia. She was born Lucille Marie on November 19, 1940 in Munising, Michigan to Yalmer and Hilda (Hogan) Juntunen. She grew up on the...
William "Bill" S. Zabriskie
Apr 28, 2015
Limestone/Caro William "Bill" S. Zabriskie, age 86, of Limestone and formerly of Caro, MI, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on January 29, 1929 in Milford, Utah to the late Sheldon and Hannah (Gillins) Zabriskie. Bill moved to Detroit in the early 1950's looking for work. Not only did he...
Rebecca Lyon
Apr 19, 2015
Rebecca Lyon of Munising, died of metastatic breast cancer at her home on Sunday afternoon, April 19, 2015 under the care of her husband, co-workers, and North Woods Hospice. She was born in Hastings, Michigan on July 5, 1950 to the late Leo and Mary (Bowling) Lyon. Becky became a Registered Nurse after studying at the Harper Hospital School of...
Harris "Bud" Raymond
Apr 15, 2015
Munising Harris "Bud" Raymond, age 91, of Munising, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on July 17, 1923 in Munising to the late Fredrick and Elizabeth (Lee) Raymond. Bud graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1942. He married Beatrice M. Mogg on August 7, 1943. Bud entered in...
Eugene "Gene" J. Dott
Apr 12, 2015
Christmas Eugene "Gene" J. Dott, age 93, known by some as the Earl of Christmas, died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on July 9, 1921 to the late Eugene M. and Ernestine (Bellmore) Dott. Gene graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School. In 1942, he entered into the United States Coast...
Harold "Hal" W. LaPonsie
Mar 30, 2015
Christmas Harold W. "Hal" LaPonsie, age 71, of Christmas, Michigan, died on Monday, March 30, 2015 at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, Michigan. He was born on September 15, 1943 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late George and Gladys (Bray) LaPonsie. Hal graduated from high school in Grand Rapids, MI and then entered into the...
Stanley "Shorty" J. Gruski
Mar 30, 2015
Munising Stanley J. "Shorty" Gruski, age 89, of Munising, died Monday, March 30, 2015 at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born in Munising on March 29, 1926 to the late Peter and Veronica (Novak) Gruski. Shorty's father died when he was very young and his mother married John Kuzma. Shorty attended Sacred Heart Catholic School...
Michael John Oberg
Mar 27, 2015
Gwinn Michael John Oberg, age 46, of Gwinn and formerly of Escanaba, died unexpectedly, Friday, March 27, 2015 at his family's home in Munising. He was born on February 26, 1969 in Escanaba, to John and Joan (Gierke) Oberg. Mike graduated from Escanaba High School in 1987. He then moved to Orlando, Florida where he worked at Walt Disney World...
Charles "Chuck" A. Olson
Mar 21, 2015
Munising Charles A. "Chuck" Olson, age 92, of Munising, died on Saturday morning, March 21, 2015 at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, Michigan. He was born in Munising on November 14, 1922 to the late Harry and Hildur (Oas) Olson. Chuck graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1940, and then went to work for the...
Franklin "Frank" D. Cassel
Mar 21, 2015
Franklin "Frank" D. Cassel, age 70, of Limestone, died on Saturday morning, March 21, 2015 at U.P. Health System in Marquette, Michigan. He was born on June 17, 1944 in Milwaukee to the late Stanley "Scotty" and Florence (Allen) Cassel. Frank grew up in Milwaukee, married, and raised his family while he worked as an over the road truck driver....
Mary "Micky" Margaret Balog
Mar 12, 2015
Munising / White Lake, MI Mary Margaret "Micky" Balog, age 71, of Munising and formerly of White Lake, MI, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the UP Health Systems - Marquette with her family and friends at her side following a brief illness. She was born on February 29, 1944 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Joseph and Margaret...
Corey James Heldmann
Mar 10, 2015
Corey James Heldmann, age 27, of Munising, died following a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday afternoon, March 10, 2015 at home surrounded by his family and North Woods Hospice. He was born in Escanaba on September 3, 1987 to Richard "Dick" and Pamela (Vallie) Heldmann. Corey grew up in Munising, Ishpeming, and Negaunee. He graduated from Munising High School...
Gerald "Jerry" Goss
Mar 7, 2015
Gerald "Jerry" Goss, age 53, of Munising, died on Saturday morning, March 7, 2015 unexpectedly but peacefully in his sleep at his home. He was born on July 9, 1961 in Lawton, Oklahoma to the late Charles "Chuck" and Margreta (Belz) Goss, Sr. Jerry grew up all over the country and in Germany while his dad served in the U.S....
Frances S. Brisson
Mar 6, 2015
Traunik Frances S. Brisson, age 92, of Waukegan, Illinois and formerly of Traunik, entered into eternal life on Friday, March 6, 2015 at her home. She was born on February 16, 1923 in Forest Lake to Joseph and Johana (Mikulich) Shega. Frances grew up in Traunik and graduated from Eben High School. She moved to the Chicago area and worked...
Michelle (Benchina) Grimm
Mar 5, 2015
Michelle (nee Benchina) Grimm, age 43, of Shingleton, died on Thursday morning, March 5, 2015 at her home under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice. She was born on September 5, 1971 in Munising to Thomas and Helen (Dolaskie) Benchina. Michelle was raised in Shingleton and graduated from Munising High School in 1989. She was always...
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