Obituaries

Gary Howard Martell

Gary Howard Martell

May 28, 2013

Munising Gary Howard Martell, age 74, an eleven year and one month resident of the Oscar G. Johnson Veterans Community Living Center in Iron Mountain and formerly of Marquette and Munising, died on Tuesday afternoon, May 28, 2013 in Iron Mountain. Gary was born on September 4, 1938 in Manistique, Michigan to Howard and Lila (Beauchamp) Martell. Gary graduated from...

Jaunda "Paulette" Reno

Jaunda "Paulette" Reno

May 27, 2013

Christmas Jaunda "Paulette" (Shevy) Reno, age 68, of Holly Drive, Christmas, died late Monday afternoon, May 27, 2013 at Munising Memorial Hospital. She was born on November 14, 1944 to the late Paul and Juanita (Straley) Shevy. Paulette is survived by her husband - Donald Reno of Christmas; son - Buzzy Boyton; daughter - Julie (Kevin) Paskiewicz; and sister -...

Theresa Balmes

Theresa Balmes

May 23, 2013

AuTrain Theresa Balmes, age 66, of Koski Road, in AuTrain Township, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 23, 2013. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Bowerman Funeral Home in Munising from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Theresa's Funeral Mass will be on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at St. Therese Catholic Mission Church in AuTrain at 12:00 noon. Interment will...

Susan Anne McNally

Susan Anne McNally

May 19, 2013

Munising Susan Anne McNally, age 70, of Felton, Pennsylvania and formerly of Munising, died early Sunday morning, May 19, 2013 at her daughter's home in Felton following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 21, 1943 in Newberry, Michigan to the late Clifford John and Marilyn (Lung) McNally. Susan graduated from Wm G. Mather High School. She worked at...

Estelle Anderson

Estelle Anderson

May 12, 2013

Munising Estelle Anderson, age 93, of 215 E. Onota St., Munising entered eternal life on Sunday morning, May 12th, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital. Born September 23, 1919 in Munising, daughter of Joseph and Georgianna (Gosselin) Pelletier. Estelle was raised in Munising and was a 1936 graduate of Wm. G. Mather High School. Estelle married George M. (Utch) Anderson in...

Peter William Barrow

Peter William Barrow

May 9, 2013

Munising Peter William Barrow, age 83, of 327 E. Onota Street, Munising, died under the loving care of his family early Thursday morning, May 9, 2013 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Central Lake, Michigan to the late Peter and Myrtle (Allen) Barrow. Pete was raised in the Big Bay area and then moved to...

Donald Lee DesArmo

Donald Lee DesArmo

May 7, 2013

Munising Donald Lee DesArmo, age 74, of 601 W. Onota Street, Munising, died on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 11:45 p.m. at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on July 27, 1938 in Munising to the late Fred and Helen (Elya) DesArmo. Don graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School and then served in the U.S. Navy....

William "Bill" L. Cabanaw

William "Bill" L. Cabanaw

May 6, 2013

Munising William L. "Bill" Cabanaw, age 84, of Negilski Road in Munising, died Monday, May 6, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital surrounded by his loving family, following a brief illness. Bill was born in Wyandotte, Michigan on September 18, 1928, to Lawrence and Freda (Reno) Cabanaw. He moved to Munising in the mid 1940's. Bill married Stella Woodaz on August...

Anthony "Tony" Schall

Anthony "Tony" Schall

May 5, 2013

Munising Anthony "Tony" Schall, age 85, former longtime resident of the Superior Health Haven, died on Sunday, May 5, 2013 in Hancock, Michigan. He was born on June 11, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Anthony and Mary (Pachovich) Schall. Tony was raised in Detroit and at the age of sixteen moved to Garden City. He lived in Wayne,...

Edward Robert St.Amour

Edward Robert St.Amour

May 4, 2013

Wetmore Edward Robert "Hoot" St. Amour, age 85, of Powell Lake, died Saturday, May 4, 2013 surrounded by his loving family in the home where he and Peggy raised their family. He was born on August 29, 1927 in Munising, Michigan to the late Henry and Laura St. Amour. When Hoot was sixteen he began working at the Candy...

Deborah Ann Vollenweider

Deborah Ann Vollenweider

May 3, 2013

Munising Deborah Ann (nee Benam) Vollenweider, age 59, of E7080 Sixteen Mile Lake Road, Munising, died on Friday morning, May 3, 2013 at Munising Memorial Hospital following a courageous four-year battle with cancer. She was born on March 27, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois to Dr. James and Jeanne Benam. They moved to Munising when she was one year old and...

Urho Axel Pokela

Urho Axel Pokela

May 3, 2013

TraunikBeloved father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, Urho Pokela, 95, of Traunik, MI entered eternal rest after a brief illness on Friday, May 3, 2013 at Tendercare Health Center in Munising where he had been a resident for two years. He was born on August 18, 1917 in Brantwood, Wisconsin to Matt and Adolfiina (Leppakorfi) Pokela. Urho enjoyed saying he was...

Don "Duck" Miron

Don "Duck" Miron

May 1, 2013

Wetmore Donald "Don" Duck" Miron, age 69, of Knox Street in Wetmore, died unexpectedly early Wednesday Morning, May 1, 2013 at his home following a brief illness. He was born on October 18, 1943 in Wetmore, Michigan to the late Gordon and Emma (Olson) Miron. Duck graduated from William G. Mather High School in 1962. On July 2, 1966 Don...

Mark "Markie" Bochatyn

Mark "Markie" Bochatyn

Apr 30, 2013

Munising Mark "Markie" K. Bochatyn, age 51, of the Superior Health Haven, died at his home on Tuesday evening, April 30, 2013. He was born on July 22, 1961. Markie is survived by his family at the Superior Health Haven, his family at St. John's Episcopal Church, and his dear friend Renae Nelson from Pathways. A memorial service will be...

Joseph "Joe" E. Roberts

Joseph "Joe" E. Roberts

Apr 17, 2013

Grand Marais Joseph E. Roberts, Jr., age 61, of Grand Marais, died Wednesday evening, April 17, 2013 at his home under the loving care of his daughter and North Woods Home Hospice. Joe was born on October 6, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Joseph and Julia (Marinchek) Roberts. He enjoyed motorcycles, hunting, fishing, and camping. The thing Joe...

Gerald "Jerry" Scott Purple

Gerald "Jerry" Scott Purple

Apr 9, 2013

Grand Marais Gerald S. "Jerry" Purple, age 47, of Grand Marais, died on Tuesday evening, April 9, 2013 at the Helen Newberry Joy Hospital in Newberry. He was born on April 26, 1965 in Munising to the late Gerald and Helen (Nyman) Purple. Jerry was an avid outdoorsman who took full advantage of living in Grand Maris to hunt and...

Lee A. Robertson

Lee A. Robertson

Mar 23, 2013

Chatham Lee A. Robertson, age 80, of Magnusson Road, Chatham, died following a recent illness on Saturday morning, March 23, 2013 at Marquette General Hospital. She was born May 14, 1932 the daughter of the late Edward and Delcia (Mawger) Dahlman. Lee graduated from Rochester High School and briefly worked for Detroit Edison and Pontiac Motors. On August 4, 1951,...

David Henry Besaw

David Henry Besaw

Mar 21, 2013

Shingleton David Henry Besaw, age 83, of 300 W. City Park Drive and formerly of Shingleton, died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on October 12, 1929 in Shingleton to the late John and Margie (Worchock) Besaw. David attended school in Shingleton and worked in the woods. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, long...

Mary Magdalene Kordish

Mary Magdalene Kordish

Mar 16, 2013

Christmas Mary Magdalene Kordish, age 87, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday evening, March 16, 2013. She was born in Munising on January 3, 1926 to Jacob and Anna (Kaplan) Woodaz. Mary was a graduate of Mather High School and on August 9, 1947 married John Kordish at Sacred Heart Church in Munising. Mary was an active and devoted...

August "Red" Rzanca

August "Red" Rzanca

Mar 9, 2013

Munising August "Red" Paul Rzanca, age 92, of City Limits Road, Munising, died late Saturday night, March 9, 2013 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. Red was born on June 29, 1920 in Munising to Kazimer and Mary (Broda) Rzanca. He attended school until 9th grade but had to help raise his eleven other siblings. He did go back...

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