Obituaries
Gunnar Mark Hult
Jun 29, 2024
Gunnar Mark Hult, age 85, of AuTrain, died on Saturday, June 29, 2024 in AuTrain while on his last great adventure. He was lovingly known as Grampa or Papa Gunnar to almost all who knew him, and anyone that knew Gunnar, knew how much he enjoyed adventures. He was born in Marquette on August 17, 1938 to the late Elton...
Richard "Bing" Kenneth Nelson
Jun 28, 2024
Richard K. “Bing” Nelson, age 94, of Sundell, died early Friday morning, June 28, 2024 at Medilodge in Munising. He was born in Sundell, Michigan at his family home on September 18, 1929 to the late Richard and Sylvia (Aho) Nelson. Bing started working at a young age at the Verbrihgee potato farm. He married Mary B. Koch on July...
Marcus "Mark" Leon Kroupa
Jun 23, 2024
Marcus “Mark” Leon Kroupa, age 65, of AuTrain died unexpectedly and peacefully at his home, Sunday, June 23, 2024. He was born in Munising on August 29, 1958 to the late Darwin and Marjorie (Bonevelle) Kroupa. Mark, a lifelong AuTrain resident, went to elementary school in Deerton, graduated from Sacred Heart School, and then graduated from Wm. G. Mather High...
Chester "Chet" Brown, Jr.
Jun 20, 2024
Munising
Chester “Chet” Brown, Jr., age 63, of Munising, died Thursday, June 20, 2024 at Medilodge of Munising. Chet was born on July 22, 1960 in Manistique, Michigan to the late Chester and Mercy (Graves) Brown, Sr. He grew up in the Boot Lake area where his love for the outdoors began. Chet started working in the woods alongside his father...
Dr. John Robert Downs
Jun 19, 2024
Christmas
Dr. John R. Downs, age 88, died his way following a brief illness under the loving care of his family and North Woods Hospice at his home on Wednesday morning, June 19, 2024. He was born on May 12, 1936 to the late Alvin and Patricia (Hume) Downs in Owosso, Michigan. John began his remarkable post-secondary educational journey at Albion...
Marillyn Joyce Hagerty
Jun 17, 2024
Marillyn Joyce Hagerty, age 97, of Munising and formerly of Indiana and Florida, died on Monday, June 17, 2024 at Munising Memorial Hospital. She was born on November 30, 1926 in Elkhart, Indiana to Jewell and Bernice (Warner) Ward. Marillyn graduated from Bristol High School. While working at her family’s restaurant, she was the main pie baker and the main...
Becky L. Matlock
Jun 6, 2024
Gwinn / Trenary Becky Lynn Matlock, age 69, of Gwinn and formerly of Trenary and Evansville, Indiana, died Thursday, June 6, 2024 at UPHS – Marquette. Becky was born on June 22, 1954. She was raised in Evansville by her parents Henry and June Geuss. Becky met Robert Storch Sr. moved to Trenary, Michigan and raised their young family there....
Gregory "Greg" R. Quinn
Jun 6, 2024
Gregory Russell Quinn, age 67, of Deerton, passed peacefully under the loving care of North Woods Home Hospice and with his family by his side on June 6, 2024 after a two year battle with cancer. Greg was born May 4, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan to Pauline “Polly” (Askew) and Roger Quinn. Raised in the rural town of Goodrich, Michigan...
George Erwin Livermore
May 31, 2024
George Erwin Livermore, age 92, of Olson Road in VanMeer, passed at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette on Friday evening, May 31, 2024. He was born in Shingleton on February 24, 1932 to the late Floyd and Edith Livermore. George went to school in Shingleton and then at a young age...
Kelly Sue Heinonen
May 30, 2024
Kelly Sue Heinonen, also lovingly was given the name “Narn” instead of Grandma by her first grandchild, Jack which immediately stuck died peacefully at her home on Thursday, May 30, 2024 following a brief illness at the age of 66. She was born on February 14, 1958 in Escanaba, Michigan, the baby of seven children...
Lois June Pridemore
May 29, 2024
Lois J. Pridemore, age 89, of Gwinn, and formerly of Detroit, died Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at UP Health Systems Marquette following a period of declining health. She was born on September 2, 1934 in Adams County, Ohio to the late Clarence and Helen (Lamm) Shiveley. Lois’ family moved to Detroit, Michigan where she...
Janet Jean Kusmirek
May 27, 2024
Janet Jean Kusmirek, age 74, of Marquette and formerly of California, died at her home on Monday, May 27, 2024. She was born on July 4, 1949 in Hartford, Connecticut to the late Jack and Muriel (Mericier) Gordon. Janet grew up in the Chicago suburbs and graduated from Wilmette High School. Her family moved to Manhasset, New York and she...
Rodger Clarence Swanson
May 24, 2024
Rodger Clarence Swanson, most recently of Munising, died on Friday, May 24, 2024, following a fall. Rodger was a farm boy from North Dakota who spent his years around the Great Lakes and the North Eastern harbors gleaning everything that he could about traditional wooden boats. If you know him, you know that he can speak a lot on the...
Walter "Wally" E. Vollenweider
May 16, 2024
Munising Walter “Wally” E. Vollenweider, age 80, of Munising, died on Thursday morning, May 16, 2024 under the loving care of his family and North Woods Hospice. He was born on May 22, 1943 in Monroe, Wisconsin, to the late Henry and Matilda Ann (Marty) Vollenweider. Wally graduated from Verona High School in 1961. As a young adult he...
Sharon M. Loewe
May 7, 2024
Wetmore
Sharon M. (nee Schoenborn) Loewe, age 79, of Wetmore, Michigan and most recently of Grand Rapids, died on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Grand Rapids. Graveside services will be held at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Munising, Michigan on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Nan Marie Taube
May 5, 2024
Nan Marie Taube, age 93, of Munising, died Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Medilodge of Munising. Nan was born November 16, 1930 in Newberry, Michigan to the late Sten Sigge Taube and Nan Caroline (Larson) Taube. Growing up in Newberry, Nan enjoyed figure skating and tap dancing. She loved telling stories about Swede Town and...
Bernard "Bernie" Charles Salo
May 4, 2024
Bernard “Bernie” Charles Salo, age 69, died unexpectedly on Saturday morning, May 4, 2024 at UPHS – Marquette. He was born in Skandia on December 7, 1954 to the late Walter and Elizabeth (Kannisto) Salo. Bernie graduated from Eben High School and worked in the woods with his father. He went to...
Markku "Mark" Ketola
May 1, 2024
The Ordinary Extraordinary Life of Mark Ilmari KetolaMarkku Ilmari Ketola, 79 of Howell, MI, died in his home in Deerton, MI on May 1, 2024. This is his story, as an ordinary immigrant who lived the Sisu principles of hard work, steadfastness, determination, and perseverance, leading to his quiet extraordinary American dream life. He was born in Nokia, Finland August, 14th,...
Adele Pauline Gilbertson
Apr 25, 2024
Adele Pauline Gilbertson, age 81, of Munising and formerly of Manistique, died on Thursday morning, April 25, 2024 at UP Health System – Marquette. She was born in Munising on December 31, 1942 to the late Alexander and Frances “Fannie” (Syers) Sherwood. Pauline was married to Robert “Bob” Gilbertson and they lived in Wisconsin...
Merle "Buzz" D. Karr
Apr 25, 2024
Merle “Buzz” D. Karr, age 70, of Munising died on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Munising Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 2, 1953, the sixth of eight children to Merle F. and Dorothy (McNally) Karr. In his youth, Buzz played Little League and participated in wrestling. At an early age, found his love...
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