Obituaries

Jun 15, 2014

Aurora, IL / Grand Marais, MI Lee Edward Goewey, age 79, of Aurora, Illinois and formerly of Grand Marais, Michigan, died Sunday, June 15, 2014, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 22, 1934, son of George and Ellen (Pray) Goewey. Lee grew up in the Chicagoland area including Homewood, and then graduated from...

Jun 15, 2014

Munising / Barbeau, MI Joseph "Catfish Joe" W. Jones is an honored WWII Veteran who resided in Barbeau, Michigan for over thirty years, and loved the outdoors and fishing. He was born in Miami, Ohio and was the third youngest of fifteen children. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Nidy Jones and his daughter Sandra Faye Brehm....

Jun 8, 2014

Chatham Wilbert "Wieb" Maki, age 84, of Chatham, died Sunday, June 8, 2014 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Home Hospice. He was born in Eben Junction, Michigan on April 10, 1930 to the late Frank and Pauline (Erickson) Maki. Wieb attended grade school in Forest Lake and then graduated from Wm. G....

Jun 6, 2014

Munising Cindy Kinney, age 57, of Munising died Friday, June 6, 2014 at her home under the loving care of her family and Northwoods Home Hospice. She was born on April 19, 1957 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Nelson Farrish and Beatrice (Lalonde) Butchicakis. Cindy married her childhood neighborhood friend Phillip Kinney on April 27, 1973, and together they...

Jun 5, 2014

Munising Pasquale "Pat" Bartilucci, age 94, of Munising, died late Thursday evening, June 5, 2014 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on July 30, 1919 in Manhattan, NY to Pietro and Vincenza (Pozzolo) Bartilucci. Pat grew up in Little Italy in New York City. In April of 1944, he entered into the U.S. Army and served...

May 25, 2014

Munising             David Bruce Ghiardi, age 75, of 325 E. Varnum Street, Munising, died early Sunday morning, May 25, 2014 at Marquette General Hospital following a long and courageous battle with cancer.  He was born in Ishpeming on October 24, 1938 to Joseph and Rosalina (Favero) Ghiardi.  David grew up in Negaunee played four years of basketball at NHS.  He was...

May 22, 2014

Gustave A. Johnson, 93, of Marquette and formerly of Flint, died at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans on Thursday, May 22, 2014. Born May 30, 1920 in Van Meer, Michigan to Charles and Lillian (Humphrey) Johnson, Gus attended school in Van Meer, then as many other young men went to work in the woods. He entered the U.S. Army in...

May 20, 2014

Rumely Brian James Ruska, 56, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 20, 2014 at his home in Rumely after a valiant fight with cancer. He was surrounded by his family and under the loving care of North Woods Home Health and Hospice. Brian was born on March 22, 1958 in Munising, Michigan to Oscar and Eva (Tweedale) Ruska, the youngest of...

May 19, 2014

Wetmore David Peter Schieding, age 68, of Cedar Street in Wetmore, died on Monday, May 19, 2014 in Wetmore, Michigan. He was born on April 26, 1946 in Marquette, Michigan. Dave was the son of the late William and Pauline (Mills) Schieding and was raised in Wetmore. He graduated from Sacred Heart School and then Wm. G. Mather High School...

May 13, 2014

Munising Gina Lynn Lutey, age 48, of 802 W. Superior Street in Munising, died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. She was born in Munising on May 24, 1965, daughter of John and Linda (Murk) Carlson. Gina graduated from Munising High School in 1983. Throughout all of her employment in life, Gina always had a job where...

May 11, 2014

Munising Margaret "Margie" E. Trythall, age 92, of Munising and formerly of Redford Township, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising while surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Detroit on August 23, 1921 to John and Nellie (Coleman) Thompson....

May 5, 2014

Munising Justine Mary Johnson, age 79, of Munising, died Monday, May 5, 2014 at Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on October 7, 1934 in Munising, to the late Stanley and Blanche Pawielski. Justine graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1952, and obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Michigan State University.  She married Tom "T.J."...

May 3, 2014

Trenary             Walter W. Savola, age 85, of Trenary died, surrounded by his loving family, early Saturday morning, May 3, 2014 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on May 7, 1928 in Trenary, Michigan, the first of eleven children to William and Gertrude (Elloma) Savola. Walt worked on his family's farm for many years, until 1950 when...

Apr 19, 2014

Eben Junction             Karen G. Mannisto, age 70, of Marquette and formerly of Eben Junction, died early Saturday morning, April 19, 2014 at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on August 25, 1943 to the late Matthew and Margaret (Priuska) Ulvi. Karen graduated from Eben High School in 1961. She married Wilfred "Willy" Mannisto on January 5, 1963 and together they...

Apr 13, 2014

Munising             John "Jack" Francis Madigan, age 82, of 402 Lynn Street, Munising, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, Michigan.  Jack was born in Munising the oldest of four children on December 24, 1931 to John and Frances (Smith) Madigan.  Jack went to work filling the furnace after school...

Apr 1, 2014

Dean R. Frederick, age 82, a resident of Munising, Michigan went home to be with his Lord on April 1, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  Born on March 9, 1932 in Jerome, Michigan, he was the son of Ivan and Violet (Leutz) Frederick.  Dean was a graduate of Pittsford High School in 1949.  He worked for...

Mar 29, 2014

Trenary             Carolyn S. Ouellette, age 59, of Trenary, died early Saturday, morning March 29, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 7, 1954 in Marquette, Michigan to William and Betty (Richmond) Davis. Carolyn graduated from Trenary High School in 1972. She enjoyed finding rocks and gemstones, sometimes making jewelry from her finds. Carolyn...

Mar 29, 2014

AuTrain             Elizabeth "Betty" Card, age 94, of AuTrain, died on Saturday morning, March 29, 2014 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on March 24, 1920 in Marquette, Michigan to the late Louis and Rachel Augusta "Gussie" (Doucette) Eiseman. Betty graduated from Bishop Baraga High School in 1938, and then moved with her family to AuTrain. She...

Mar 26, 2014

WOROPAY DOROTHY ERNESTINE WOROPAY, age 87, of Grand Marais, Michigan, passed away on March 26, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Stanley (Ward) Woropay. Loving mother of Nancy C. Van Hoose (Charles), Jane E. Hayward (William), and cared for by her youngest daughter, Peggy A. Woropay. Proud grandmother of four grandchildren, Bradley G. Van Hoose (Julie), Amy R. Nothstine (Derek),...

Mar 24, 2014

Neenah, WI

Victoria Ann (Davis Nelc) Frank, age 27, of Neenah, Wisconsin passed away on Monday morning, March 24, 2014 at the Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, with her Mother at her side. Victoria was born on November 1, 1986 in Munising, Michigan. She grew up the baby of five children of her parents, Jodi (Golisek) and...