Obituaries
James A. Smith
Jun 6, 2015
James A. Smith, age 89, of Grand Marais and formerly of Detroit, died on Saturday morning, June 6, 2015 at the Helen Newberry Joy Hospital in Newberry. Jim was born on December 18, 1925 in Detroit to the late Harry and Erma (Biederman) Smith. He graduated from Southeastern High School in Detroit and then enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps...
Gail F. Gartner
Jun 5, 2015
Gail Frances (Lacey) Gartner of Munising, Michigan passed away unexpectedly on June 5, 2015 at the age of 70. Gail was born on October 12, 1944 to Walter Francis Lacey and Margaret Jane Lacey (Dougher). Gail was a sister to James Lacey (deceased), Dee Masters (deceased), Sandy Beckman and Mary Paul. Gail was a wonderful Aunt to Mike and David...
Marvin Aho
Jun 5, 2015
Marvin Francis Aho, age 82, of Trenary, Michigan, passed away on Friday morning, June 5, 2015 at his home in Trenary with family members at his side. Marvin was born in Trenary on January 23, 1933, to the late John and Anna (Kalliola) Aho. He graduated from Trenary High School in 1951. Marvin was employed as a deck hand and...
Richard Allen Masters
Jun 4, 2015
Richard Masters, known by his friends as Dick, has passed away on June 4, 2015, at the age of 81, at the DJ Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He will be missed by many. Dick was friendly and outgoing; a well-known and well-liked member of the community in Munising, and an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Munising....
Aubrey Carl Girard
May 31, 2015
Aubrey Carl Girard, age 77, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. at U.P. Health Sytem - Marquette. He was born on July 30, 1937 in Marquette, the son of Carl and Lurley (Lampmen) Girard. Aubrey entered the U.S. Army and served from 1954-1956. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to Marquette and joined Iron Workers Local...
Jessica Lynn Bruce
May 30, 2015
Shingleton Jessica Lynn Bruce, age 31, of Shingleton, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 30, 2015. She was born on June 6, 1983 in Munising to Shirley (Hill) and Emil Bruce, Jr. Jessica was an outdoorsy kind of girl who loved to have fun. She loved swimming, fishing, camping, sitting by a bonfire, and going baja-ing on a four-wheeler through the mud....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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