Obituaries

Gerald "Jerr" Warren Steinhoff

Gerald "Jerr" Warren Steinhoff

Nov 22, 2014

Munising / Wallace Gerald "Jerr" W. Steinhoff, age 66, of 919 W. Munising Avenue and also of Wallace, died under the loving care of his family and North Woods Hospice on Saturday evening, November 22, 2014 following a three year and four month illness. He was born on August 20, 1948 in Marquette, son of the late William and Marilyn...

Harold R. Mahon

Harold R. Mahon

Nov 19, 2014

Wetmore Harold Mahon, age 73, of Wetmore, Michigan, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Marquette General Hospital. He was born on March 14, 1941, in Munising, Michigan to the late Raymond and Ellen (Lake) Mahon. Harold graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School 1959. He received a Master Baker's Degree from Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis MN, and an Industrial Engineering...

Barbara L. Bowerman

Barbara L. Bowerman

Nov 19, 2014

Munising Barbara L. Bowerman, age 77, of Chocolay Street, Munising, died following a two month illness on Wednesday evening, November 19, 2014 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born in Munising on June 8, 1937 to the late William "Bill" and Jennie (Sharron) Lindquist. Barb graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1955 and then attended...

Walter "Wally" Jurinen

Walter "Wally" Jurinen

Nov 15, 2014

Munising Walter Matthew Jurinen, age 64, of Munising, died on Saturday morning, November 15, 2014 at Marquette General Hospital the result of a heart attack he had on Friday evening. Wally was born on December 23, 1949 in Munising to the late Walter and Clara (Pinter) Jurinen. He graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1969. Wally entered into...

Gary L. Snedeker

Gary L. Snedeker

Nov 12, 2014

Gary L. Snedeker Gary Snedeker, age 72, longtime resident of Munising, MI passed away peacefully on November 12, 2014, in Port Orange, FL where he has been living since 2005. Gary was born in Adrian, MI on August 27, 1942. He graduated from Adrian High School. He worked at McDonnell Douglas in California before returning to Michigan to operate his...

Patrick Carl Kjellin

Patrick Carl Kjellin

Nov 6, 2014

Munising Patrick Carl Kjellin, age 60, died following a lengthy illness at his home on Pine Street on Thursday evening, November 6, 2014. Pat was born in Marquette, Michigan to the late Carl "Star" and Geraldine (Wise) Kjellin on June 21, 1954. He graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1972 and then served in the U.S. Marine Corps....

Ricki "Rick" A. Franz

Ricki "Rick" A. Franz

Nov 6, 2014

Munising Ricki "Rick" A. Franz, age 63, of Munising and formerly of Clinton Township, MI, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at his home, under the loving care of his wife and North Woods Home Care. He was born on July 13, 1951 in Detroit, MI to the late Edward and Ruthe (Coleman) Franz. In 1969, at the age of eighteen...

Lorraine Schermer

Lorraine Schermer

Nov 5, 2014

AuTrain Lorraine Schermer, age 83, of AuTrain, Michigan and formerly of Iaeger, West Virginia, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising, Michigan, with her loving family at her side. She was born on February 13, 1931 in Avondale, West Virginia to the late James and Hatti (Waldron) Dawson. She married Donald Duane Schermer on April...

Franklin "Frank" T. Stebbins

Franklin "Frank" T. Stebbins

Oct 30, 2014

Munising / Melstrand Franklin T. "Frank" Stebbins, age 81, of Munising and formerly of Melstrand, died on Thursday afternoon, October 30, 2014 at Munising Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 11, 1933 in Owosso, Michigan to the late Frank and Irma (Shatler) Stebbins. He graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School and entered into the U.S. Navy. After two...

Rose Christine Inman

Rose Christine Inman

Oct 25, 2014

Rose Christine (Savaglio) Inman "Nana Rose", age 91, passed from this earth and entered heaven on Saturday, October 25, 2014.   She was born on June 25, 1923 in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Bruno and Rosaria (Aiello) Savaglio and was the last surviving child of ten.   Rose married Frank Glenn Inman on June 24, 1946. She was a loving woman who had...

Ann Barbeau

Ann Barbeau

Oct 23, 2014

Munising Ann Barbeau, age 94, of Munising and formerly of Escanaba and Fairport, died early Thursday morning, October 23, 2014 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on January 8, 1920 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to Rudolph and Hattie (Wilson) Tallman. Ann married Richard Barbeau and together they raised their family in Fairport. She was a faithful...

John "Mike" Michael Hongisto

John "Mike" Michael Hongisto

Oct 21, 2014

John Michael "Mike" Hongisto, age 69, of Deerton, died of an apparent medical condition on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 while exploring the woods of Alger County. John was raised in Marquette and graduated from Gravereat High School in 1963. He served in the United States Navy, worked at Cleveland Cliffs, and drove the road trucks throughout the country. He was...

Donna Jean Stebelton

Donna Jean Stebelton

Oct 19, 2014

Donna Jean Stebelton, age 81, of E-T Road, Chatham, died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday afternoon, October 19, 2014 following a brief illness. She was born on April 6, 1933 in Munising to the late Edward and Rose (Chloe) Moore. Donna grew up in Munising and the surrounding areas while her parents worked at the local lumber camps. She...

Steven L. Carr

Steven L. Carr

Oct 16, 2014

Munising Steven L. Carr, age 54, longtime friend of, and resident at the Superior Health Haven in Munising, died Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the Health Haven with his family at his side. He was born in Munising, Michigan on October 14, 1960 to the late Louis and Vera (Colburn) Carr, Jr. Steven enjoyed going for rides, spending time in...

Mathias "Matt" E. Nikkari

Mathias "Matt" E. Nikkari

Oct 12, 2014

Munising Mathias E. "Matt" Nikkari, age 85, of Munising, died Sunday, October 12, 2014 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on May 2, 1929 to the late Mathias and Edla (Korpi) Nikkari, Sr. in Wadena, Minnesota. Matt and his family moved to Newberry, Michigan in 1943, where he later graduated from Newberry High School in 1948....

Dale F. Stuttz

Dale F. Stuttz

Oct 10, 2014

Eben Junction Dale F. Stuttz, age 89, of Eben Junction, Michigan, died Friday, October 10, 2014 at his home in Eben. He was born on March 6, 1925 in Sylvania, Ohio to the late William and M. Wilma (Stinson) Stuttz. Dale entered the U.S. Army and was awarded the WWII Victory Medal and was honorably discharged in 1946. He married...

Barbara Jeanne Glatus

Barbara Jeanne Glatus

Oct 6, 2014

Munising Barbara Jeanne Glatus, age 83, of Munising and formerly of Rapid River, died Monday, October 6, 2014 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising with her children at her side. She was born in Detroit on August 5, 1931. Barbara married Richard "Dick" Glatus in Detroit and then moved to Munising and together they raised their two children. While...

Betty Caroline Michael

Betty Caroline Michael

Oct 4, 2014

Marquette / Trenary Betty Caroline Michael, age 72, of Marquette and formerly of Trenary, passed away and Jesus took her hand and carried her to heaven on Saturday, October 4, 2014. She was born on April 26, 1942 in Alliance, Ohio to Fredrick and Jane (Puckett) Grimm. In her younger years Betty enjoyed watching cowboy shows, riding horses and roller-skating....

Shirley Pauline Haynes

Shirley Pauline Haynes

Oct 3, 2014

Kiva Shirley P. Haynes, age 78, of Kiva, died unexpectedly at her home on Friday, October 3, 2014 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Munising to the late Louis and Goldie (Perry) Humphrey on October 21, 1935. Shirley attended Wm. G. Mather High School and on April 11, 1953 married Leonard A. Haynes. She worked as a nurse's...

Patricia May Rigsby

Patricia May Rigsby

Sep 26, 2014

Eben Patricia May Rigsby, age 76, of Eben died on Friday, September 26, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at Marquette General Hospital following a nine month illness. She was born on March 17, 1938 in Eben to the late Into and Hilma (Maki) Koski. Pat grew up in the area and attended school in Eben. When Pat and her family were...

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