Obituaries
Karen Ann Davis
Jan 9, 2014
Shelter Bay On January 9, 2014, we lost our Karen due to a brief illness. She was a daughter to Wayne and Shelley (McQuisten) Davis; sister to her brothers Chris and Ben and sisters Kim and Megan; and Best Auntie Ever to Alexi and Sabia. And she loved her baby bird Tweety. Karen was preceded in death by father Wayne....
Norma Jean Salmi
Jan 9, 2014
Rumely Norma Jean Salmi passed from this life to be with God and family on January 9, 2014. As much as we loved and wanted her to be with us, she had to make this journey on her own. Norma was born in Forest Lake on February 21, 1935 to Emil and Hilia (Hogan) Ihamaki. Later they moved to Hilltop...
Thomas "Tommy" Morrison
Jan 6, 2014
Munising Thomas "Tommy" Morrison, age 54, of N7363 Ridge Road, Munising, died Monday afternoon, January 6, 2014 at Marquette General Hospital following a brief illness. He and his twin brother, Timmy, were born on October 12, 1959 in Munising to the late Cornelius "Ed" and Gretta (Knox) Morrison. A lifelong Munising resident, Tom graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School...
Jeffrey G. Dusseault
Dec 31, 2013
Jeffery G. Dusseault , age 45 of Marquette and formerly of Munising died late Tuesday evening, December 31, 2013 the result of a snowmobile accident near Skandia. Jeff was born on November 29, 1968 in Sault Ste. Marie to Jerry and Pennie (Shunk) Dusseault. The following year the family moved to Munising when they opened Shunk Furniture. Jeff grew up...
Fred A. Cornish, Sr
Dec 25, 2013
Wetmore Fred A. Cornish, age 86, of Townline Lake in Wetmore died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Munising Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 17, 1927 in Wetmore to the late Jesse and Margaret (Tedford) Cornish. Fred entered the U.S. Army in December of 1945 and was honorably discharged in June 1947. He married Edna Marie Stigall on July...
Violet M. Mayotte
Dec 23, 2013
Munising Violet Muriel "Vi" Mayotte, age 98, of Munising, died Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born in Rock, Michigan on April 4, 1915 to Oriel and Nellie (Allier) Raymond. Vi and her family moved to Munising when she was two. She graduated from Sacred Heart School and then attended Wm. G. Mather...
Bertha Pitkamaki
Dec 21, 2013
Eben Junction Bertha Pitkamaki, 92 years, 10 months and 3 days, passed away at 4:51 Saturday morning, December 21, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital. Bertha was born in Ishpeming on February 18, 1921 to the late Charles and Lydia (Ahinko) Virtanen. She married Eugene Pitkamaki on June 3, 1944. Bertha was a homemaker and worked the dairy farm with Eugene....
James "Jim" Allen Gerou
Dec 20, 2013
Munising James A. "Jim" Gerou, age 59, of 602 Bell Avenue, Munising, died at 4:40 p.m. on Friday, December 20, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital following a four month illness. He was born on January 29, 1954 in Munising to Stanley and Adeline (Lenius) Gerou, Sr. Jim graduated from Sacred Heart School and then from Wm. G. Mather High School...
Ellen Elizabeth Christina Nadeau
Dec 17, 2013
Munising Ellen Elizabeth Christina (nee Anderson) Nadeau, age 97, of Munising, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on December 7, 1916 in Skandia, Michigan to the late Fred and Edith (Swanson) Anderson. Ellen went to school in Skandia. She moved to Munising in her late teens to help raise her sister's...
Carl "Corky" Strand
Dec 16, 2013
Wetmore Carl "Corky" Strand, age 88, of Powell Lake, died on Monday, December 16, 2013 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on March 10, 1925 in Munising, Michigan to the late Carl and Grace (Masters) Strand, Sr. Corky entered into the United States Navy in October of 1942, and served aboard the USS Bailey (DD492) in...
Barbara Allen
Dec 10, 2013
Munising Barbara Allen, age 67 of Irish Hills in Munising, died on Tuesday evening, December 10, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on February 25, 1946 in Bad Axe, Michigan to the late Anthony and Viola (Yaroch) Baranski. Barb was raised in Port Austin where she graduated from Port Austin High School in 1964. She then attended Central...
Howard F. Maki
Dec 10, 2013
Howard Maki, age 84, of Eben Junction, MI passed away at Select Specialty/Covenant Hospital in Saginaw, MI on December 10, 2013 following complications from cancer treatment. He was born on June 27, 1929 in Marquette, MI, to the late Matt and Laina Maki. He graduated from John D. Pierce High School in Marquette in 1948. In 1956, he married Carol...
Neil Holtom
Dec 9, 2013
Steuben Neil Carl Holtom, age 76, of Steuben, died early Monday morning, December 9, 2013 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Home Hospice. He was born on January 30, 1937 in Bellevue, Michigan to the late Carl and Katherine (Jones) Holtom. Neil graduated from Bellevue High School. He entered into the United States...
Beryl Ella Mae (Moore) Jalonen
Dec 8, 2013
Eben Junction Beryl Ella Mae Jalonen, age 77, of Eben Junction, died Sunday, December 8, 2013, at her home under the loving care of her family and North Woods Home Hospice. She was born on October 29, 1936 in Munising to the late Thomas and Ida (Franks) Moore. Beryl grew up in Wetmore until age eleven when her family moved...
Ernest "Ernie" Frank Monhead
Dec 5, 2013
Munising Ernest "Ernie" Frank Monhead, age 74, of Hilltop Road, Munising, died on Thursday evening, December 5, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital following a week long illness. He was born in Skandia on November 22, 1939 to John and Betty (Craft) Monhead. Ernie attended school in Deerton and Munising before going to work in the woods. He married Judith Ann...
Patricia Ann Clinker
Nov 16, 2013
Munising Patricia Ann Clinker - November 19th, 1934 to her passing on November 16th, 2013 lived a very full life. This past year, her most difficult struggles with diabetes and kidney dialysis gave her family a very rewarding opportunity to say what was in their hearts. Patricia Ann Clinker (maiden name Fountain) Segerstrom, Bockorny was the world's best pie crust...
Rita A. Dull
Nov 15, 2013
Munising Rita A. Dull, age 86, of Vardon Road, Munising, died on Friday afternoon, November 15, 2013 at the Harbour View Assisted Living in Munising. She was born on February 19, 1927 in New York City, NY to Charles and Annie (Weiler) Farr. Rita grew up in Union, NJ. She moved to southern Illinois to attend Blackburn College where she...
Patty Marentette
Nov 15, 2013
AuTrain Patricia "Patty" Ann (nee Beauchaine) Marentette, age 66, of Alcolu, South Carolina and longtime AuTrain resident, passed away early Friday evening, November 15, 2013 surrounded by family and the care of hospice at the Florence Hospital in Florence, South Carolina following a brief illness. She was born in Munising on August 26, 1947 to the late William "Bill" and...
Donald L. Sandstrom
Nov 10, 2013
Trenary Donald L. Sandstrom, Sr., age 83, longtime Trenary resident, died on Sunday evening, November 10, 2013 at the Tendercare Alpena in Alpena, Michigan. He was born on August 12, 1930 in Munising, Michigan to the late Oscar and Anna (Rudquist) Sandstrom and he attended school in Eben. Donald married the love of his life, Vivian Susan Lancour, on October...
John H. "Jack" Rousseau
Nov 9, 2013
Munising John H. "Jack" Rousseau, age 97, of Munising, died on Saturday morning, November 9, 2013 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, Michigan. He was born on August 1, 1916 in Munising to Joseph and Mary (Schilling) Rousseau, the sixth of eleven children. Jack graduated from Sacred Heart School in 1930 and Wm. G. Mather High School in...
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