Obituaries
Floyd O. Makinen
Apr 2, 2012
Munising Floyd O. Makinen, age 73, of Munising, died on Monday morning, April 2, 2012 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette where he had been for five years. He was born on July 8, 1938 in Forest Lake, Michigan to the late Oiva and Ellen (Ridell) Makinen. Floyd graduated from Eben High School in 1956 and joined the...
Robert "Bob" Gilbertson
Mar 29, 2012
Manistique Robert "Bob" F. Gilbertson, age 73, of N. 6th Street, Manistique died early Thursday evening, March 29, 2012 at the Schoolcraft County Medical Care Facility. He was born on September 12, 1938 in Park Falls, Wisconsin to the late Fred and Ruth (Olson) Gilbertson. Bob graduated from Ontonagon High School and then served two years in the U.S. Army....
Richard "Dick" Glatus
Mar 28, 2012
Rapid River / Munising Richard "Dick" L. Glatus, age 83, of Rapid River and formerly of Munising, died at his home on Wednesday morning, March 28, 2012 following a brief illness. He was born on May 20, 1928 in Munising to the late Albert and Lillian (VanDorn) Glatus. Dick was raised in Munising and attended school there. He married Barbara...
Richard "Rick" Brandenburg
Mar 22, 2012
Chatham Richard "Rick" Brandenburg, age 61, of Capitol Hill Road in Chatham, died Thursday, March 22, 2012, at home under the loving care of his children and North Woods Home Hospice. He was born on October 18, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan to A.G. and Dorothy (Cox) Brandenburg. Rick has worked as a Tin Smith since he graduated from Cody High...
Ansa V. Leppanen
Mar 22, 2012
Munising Ansa Leppanen, age 93, of Munising, died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on July 6, 1918, in Marquette, MI to the late Victor and Anna (Wuorinen) Ranta. Ansa was raised and went to school in Lawson. On February 1, 1936 she married Wilho "Ralli" Leppanen, and together they raised their...
Sylvia M. Moe
Mar 20, 2012
Munising Sylvia M. Moe, age 98, of 318 W. Superior Street, Munising died early Tuesday morning, March 20, 2012 at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on November 21, 1913 in Ishpeming to Isaac and Amanda (Hietola) Pitkamaki. Sylvia grew up on the family farm in Eben and attended school there. On September 17, 1931, she married Arneth Joseph Moe...
Wallace "Wally" L. Ahlborn
Mar 17, 2012
Munising Wallace (Wally) Louis Ahlborn passed away at his home in Munising on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the age of 83. Wally was born on May 5, 1928 in Hammond, Indiana, to Gertrude and Louis Ahlborn. In 1945, Wally joined the Army Air Corp and was stationed in Fairbanks and Shemya, Alaska, where he was assigned to the weather...
Elizabeth W. Venturato
Mar 8, 2012
Grand Marais Elizabeth "Liz" W. Venturato, age 67, of Lowder Road, Grand Marais, died in the Emergency Room of Marquette General Hospital on Wednesday, March 8, 2012 following a brief illness. She was born on July 31, 1944 in Curtis, Michigan to the late Floyd and Elizabeth (Selby) Gage. Raised on a small family farm, Liz attended school in Curtis...
Robert Allen Warnders
Feb 24, 2012
Gwinn Robert "Rob" Allen W a r n d e r s, age 52, of Gwinn died unexpectedly in his sleep on Friday morning, February 24, 2012. He was born on November 5, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois to Rudi and Luane (Hautamaki) Warnders. Rob grew up around the U.S., but spent most of his school years in California and then...
Jerry Lee Cromell, Sr
Feb 21, 2012
Chatham / Munising Jerry L. Cromell, Sr., age 73, of Oja Road, Chatham (mailing address - P.O. Box 64 - Munising) and longtime Munising resident, died unexpectedly at his home in Chatham on Tuesday morning, February 21, 2012. Jerry had been recovering from some kidney problems and his death was not expected. He was born on August 21, 1938 in...
Nora May Crandall
Feb 17, 2012
Munising Nora May Crandall, age 87, of Munising, died on Friday afternoon, February 17, 2012 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on October 18, 1924 in Nirvana, Michigan to the late John and Goldie (David) Avery. Nora worked at Cadillac Parachute Factory during WWII and also at a glove factory in Grand Rapids before moving to...
Chester P. Pawielski
Feb 15, 2012
Munising Chester "Chet" Pawielski, age 87, of 1475 Center Street died on Wednesday morning, February 15, 2012 at the Superior Health Haven in Munising. He was born on August 1, 1924 in Munising to the late Stanislaw and Blanche Pawielski. Chet graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII as a...
Richard "Rick" David Carr
Feb 12, 2012
Christmas Richard "Rick" David Carr, age 63, of Christmas, died in Christmas on Saturday evening, February 11, 2012 following a lengthy illness. He was born on July 11, 1948 in Munising, Michigan to the late Frank and Irma (Kumpu) Carr. Rick graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic School and then Wm. G. Mather High School with the class of 1966. He...
Paul Joseph Perry
Feb 10, 2012
Grand Marais Paul Joseph Perry, age 85, of McMillan Street in Grand Marais, died unexpectedly on Friday morning, February 10, 2012. He was born on May 6, 1926 in Manistique to the late Jacob and Agnes (Weber) Perry. Paul graduated from Manistique High School in 1945 and on October 21, 1946, he married Helen P. Burnis. He briefly worked for...
Marcia D. Rasmussen
Feb 8, 2012
Wetmore Marcia D. Rasmussen, age 62, of North Townline Lake Road, Wetmore, checked out of this life on earth and checked into heaven on February 8, 2012. Where will you spend eternity? But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12) She was born on October...
Jolene Elizabeth LaFave
Feb 2, 2012
Munising Jolene Elizabeth LaFave, age 54, of 412 Lynn Street, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 2, 2012 in Munising. She was born on June 9, 1957 to the late Joe and Eileen (Richards) Fasenello, in Detroit, Michigan. Jolene moved to Munising at the age of sixteen and graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in the Class of 1975. She...
Edward D. Vertz
Feb 1, 2012
Munising Edward D. Vertz, age 79, of 1470 Center Street, Munising, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 10:10 p.m.at Munising Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Ed was born on March 20, 1932 in Manistique, Michigan to the late Daniel and Mary (Paquin) Vertz. The family moved to Munising when Ed was a child and he graduated from Sacred Heart...
Edward Isaac Davis
Jan 26, 2012
Munising Edward Isaac Davis, age 70, of County Road H-58, Munising, died Thursday morning, January 26, 2012 at his home following a lengthy illness. Ed was born in Manistique on November 7, 1941 to the late Leonard and Ada (Cole) Davis. He was raised in Germfask and attended school there. He graduated from Manistique High School and then worked in...
Larry E. Nyman
Jan 26, 2012
Grand Marais / Marquette Larry E. Nyman, age 72, of Grand Marais and of Marquette, died early Thursday evening, January 26, 2012 at Marquette General following a three year illness of Lou Gehrig 's disease. Larry was born in Grand Marais on November 25, 1939 to Lawrence and Mildred (Kettering) Nyman and he graduated from Burt Township High School in...
Henrietta E. LaCombe
Jan 25, 2012
Munising Henrietta E. LaCombe, age 97, of 1518 Sand Point Road, died early Wednesday evening, January 25, 2012 at Harbour View Assisted Living in Munising. She was born on February 14, 1914 in Munising to Hercules "Archie" and Louise (Rivard) St. Martin. On November 20, 1937, she married Arnold "Speck" LaCombe and together they raised their eight children. Henrietta was...
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