Obituaries

Lee Ann Seppanen

Lee Ann Seppanen

Oct 11, 2015

Lee Ann Seppanen, age 58, of Chatham, died early Sunday afternoon, October 11, 2015 at U.P. Health System in Marquette after experiencing a stroke earlier that morning. She was born during a late spring storm on April 6, 1957 in Marquette, Michigan to Edwin "Matt" and Carolyn (Johnson) Nelson. Lee Ann grew up in Eben and graduated from Eben High...

Richard Everett Miller

Richard Everett Miller

Oct 10, 2015

Richard Everett (Dick) Miller - 03/01/1929-10/10/2015 Dick Miller, 86, passed away peacefully at his cherished Grand Marais, MI home, surrounded by family and friends, on Saturday, October 10, 2015 following a courageous bout with cancer. He was born to Everett and Mable Miller on March 1, 1929 in Regent, North Dakota at the terminus of what is now renowned as...

Bonnetta "Bonnie" Rochefort

Bonnetta "Bonnie" Rochefort

Sep 28, 2015

Delavan, MN / Munising / Manistique Bonnetta "Bonnie" Rochefort, age 74, of rural Delavan Minnesota and formerly of Munising and Manistique, Michigan passed away September 28, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital of Rochester Minnesota surrounded by her family. Bonnie was born June 2, 1941 to Charles and Eleanor (Croschere) Boynton in Munising, Michigan. She grew up in Manistique MI, with...

Ronald Jack Pierson

Ronald Jack Pierson

Sep 27, 2015

Ronald Jack Pierson, age 80, of 207 W. Varnum Street in Munising, died under the loving care of his family and North Wood Hospice at his home on Sunday evening, September 27, 2015. He was born on the family farm on Koski Road in AuTrain Township on April 25, 1935 to Carl and Marguerite (Helsel) Pierson. Ron grew up in...

Wanita Jean Rasey

Wanita Jean Rasey

Sep 27, 2015

Wanita Jean Rasey, 90, of Munising, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. Wanita was born on in Lansing on June 5, 1925, to Arthur and Rachel Lauer. She attended high school in Lansing, Michigan She retired from a career as a secretary in the University of Michigan's Electrical Engineering department. During her retirement she...

Linda Mae Stone

Linda Mae Stone

Sep 25, 2015

Linda Mae Stone, age 71, of Munising formerly of Kingsley, passed away peacefully, September 25, 2015 surrounded by family and loved ones at U.P. Health System in Marquette following a brief illness. She was born on October 5, 1943 in Deer Park, Ohio to the late Robert and Lillian (Sumner) Peel. Linda graduated from Traverse City High School in 1962....

Beverly Lou Polmatier

Beverly Lou Polmatier

Sep 23, 2015

Beverly Lou Polmatier, age 79, of Indiantown Road, Munising, died following a ten month illness at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 5:35 p.m. She was born in Munising on May 5, 1936 to Arthur and Sylvia (Johns) Cota. Bev grew up in Munising and attended Wm. G. Mather High School. She married...

Sheila Mae Goodman

Sheila Mae Goodman

Sep 21, 2015

Sheila Mae Goodman, age 75, of Gilliland Road, Trenary, died under the care of Lake Superior Hospice and her family on Monday morning, September 21, 2015. She was born on December 10, 1939 in Metropolis, IL to Benjamin and Verba (Terry) Harrison. She grew up in Metropolis graduated from Metropolis High School. Sheila married Arthur "Calvin" Goodman and together they...

Larry "Bounce" Michael LaFave

Larry "Bounce" Michael LaFave

Sep 20, 2015

Larry Michael "Bounce" LaFave, age 67, of Munising died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 12:05 a.m. at Munising Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 18, 1948 in Marquette, Michigan to Lawrence "Stowe" and Maxine (Welch) LaFave. Larry was raised in Munising, battling and overcoming the affects of polio as a young child. He graduated from Sacred Heart...

Timothy Dane Morrison

Timothy Dane Morrison

Sep 11, 2015

Munising Timothy Dane Morrison, age 55, of Munising, died Friday afternoon, September 11, 2015, at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising, in the arms of his wife, following a courageous fourteen year battle with cancer. He and his twin brother Tommy were born on October 12, 1959, in Munising to the late Cornelius "Ed" and Gretta (Knox) Morrison. Tim graduated...

Patti Ann (Moote) Freeman

Patti Ann (Moote) Freeman

Sep 8, 2015

Munising Patti Ann (Moote) Freeman, age 61, of Munising, died early Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2015 at U.P. Health System in Marquette. She was born on August 6, 1954 in Munising to Gordon "Curly" and Niama (Baij) Moote. Patti grew up in Munising until 1963 when the family moved to Ishpeming. In 1967, they returned to Munising and Patti graduated...

Brian Joseph Johnson

Brian Joseph Johnson

Sep 6, 2015

Brian Joseph Johnson, age 33, of Marquette, died on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin following heart complications. Brian was born in Munising on November 4, 1981. He grew up in Munising with his mother, Kathryn Johnson, and enjoyed spending time with his grandparents, Harold "Tuffy" and Mary Johnson. Brian and his mom moved to...

Esther N. St. Martin

Esther N. St. Martin

Sep 3, 2015

Esther N. St. Martin, age 94, of Munising, died at her home on Thursday morning, September 3, 2015. She was born in Dover, Ohio on May 13, 1921 to Julius and Martha (VonDombrowski) Rappert. Esther was raised in Ohio and when she was sixteen, her family moved to the Munising area. She attended school at Wm. G. Mather High School...

Richard "Red" Gamelin

Richard "Red" Gamelin

Sep 1, 2015

Richard "Red" Gamelin, age 73, former Munising resident entered eternal life surrounded by members his family on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 following a courageous battle with multiple myeloma (a cancer of the blood.) Red was born on April 23, 1942 in Munising to Louis "Crow" and Agnes (Diotte) Gamelin. He was an avid motorcyclist and loved his Harley Davidsons. Red...

Tia Ayalaochoa

Tia Ayalaochoa

Aug 27, 2015

Gresham, OR / Munising Tia Marie (Savola) Ayalaochoa, age 31 of Gresham, Oregon, and formerly of Munising, died unexpectedly, Thursday, August 27, 2015 at her home in Gresham. She was born on April 28, 1984 in Munising to Sara Bruce and Jeffery Savola. She is survived by her husband - Rodrigo Ayalaochoa of Gresham; children Hailey, Bryce, Pippa, and Uniqua;...

Anne Rose Graves

Anne Rose Graves

Aug 26, 2015

Anne Rose Graves, age 90, of Munising, died while surrounded by her boys and under the loving care of the staff at Tendercare Health Center early Wednesday evening, August 26, 2015 at Tendercare in Munising. She was born on February 2, 1925 in Shingleton to Joseph and Mary Rose (Hammabauer) Dolaski. Anne grew up in Shingleton and graduated from Wm....

Moe Bowyer

Moe Bowyer

Aug 25, 2015

Maurice "Moe" Charles Bowyer, age 83, of Ridge Road, died at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Hospice on Tuesday morning, August 25, 2015. He was born on February 3, 1932 in Lansing, Michigan to Donald and Opal (Lauer) Bowyer. Moe graduated from Haslett High School in 1950. He went to work for Martin...

Colleen Mae Perry

Colleen Mae Perry

Aug 25, 2015

Colleen Mae Perry, age 88, of Munising, died at her home under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice on Tuesday morning, August 25, 2015. She was born on May 22, 1927, in Munising to John and Leota (Cremer) Tiernan. Colleen graduated from Sacred Heart School and then William G. Mather High School. She worked briefly at...

Tom Pawielski

Tom Pawielski

Aug 23, 2015

Stanley "Tom" Pawielski, age 95, of Munising, died peacefully in his sleep at his home on Sunday morning, August 23, 2015. He was born one of eleven children to Polish immigrants, Stanley and Blanche (Chmielewski) Pawielski. Tom spoke Polish until he attended Sacred Heart School where he learned to speak English. He graduated from Sacred Heart and then began a...

Jess J. Leffel

Jess J. Leffel

Aug 23, 2015

Munising Jess J Leffel, age 93, of Munising, died on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at his home in Munising with his family at his side. He was born on May 20, 1922 in Roundhead, Ohio to the late Jess and Minnie (Gilfillin) Leffel. Jess entered the Civilian Conservation Corps working across the Midwest and into Utah. He moved to Munising...