Obituaries
Ronald M. Smithingell
Jun 18, 2011
Munising Ronald M. Smithingell, age 65, of Munising, died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Munising Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 2, 1946 to Leo and Edna (Grainger) Smithingell, in Flint, MI. Ron graduated from Byron High School in 1965. He worked many years on the family farm in Gaines. Ron went on to work for General Motors in...
John Allen Ruska
Jun 10, 2011
Kiva John "Allen" Ruska, age 73, of E609 King Road Kiva, MI, died unexpectedly June 10, 2011. He was born September 5, 1937 to the late John and Jennie (Bartol) Ruuska of Chatham. He graduated from Eben High School in 1955. He then joined the Air Force in March of 1956, where he spent a year stationed in Turkey. Once...
Robert Laurich
Jun 8, 2011
Munising Robert "Bob" Laurich, age 83, of 412 W. Superior Street, Munising, died late Wednesday evening, June 8, 2011 at his home under the loving care of his family and North Woods Hospice. He was born on May 4, 1928 in Munising to the late Joseph and Antoinia (Knaus) Laurich. Bob graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1946....
Clifford J. Kolbus
Jun 4, 2011
Munising / Livonia Clifford James Kolbus, age 65, of Livonia and formerly of Munising, passed away in his sleep, Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Beaumont Hospital in Troy, Michigan. Son of Dorothy Kolbus Ayotte and the late John Joseph Kolbus Sr., he was born on June 18, 1945. He graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in Munising in...
Virgil Cook "Cookie"
May 28, 2011
Manistique Virgil Cook "Cookie", age 63 of Manistique, and formerly of Flint, MI, died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on July 13, 1947 in Lapeer, MI to the late Lewis and Rosella (Lapratt) Cook. Virgil entered the U.S. Army in 1966. He served in the...
Leona L. Kroupa
May 26, 2011
Munising Leona L. Kroupa, age 82, of 718 W. Onota Street, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at her home under the loving care of her family and North Woods Home Hospice. She was born on July 1, 1928 in Manistique, MI to the late Raymond and Mercy (Williams) Graves. Leona married Harry Blair Kroupa on December 13, 1947, and together...
Hazel Lee Armstead - Shanklin
May 9, 2011
Munising Hazel Lee (Parker) Armstead-Shanklin, age 63, of Munising, died Monday, May 9, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on July 30, 1947, in Detroit, MI, the fourth of seven children to Felix and Geraldine Parker. Hazel was educated in the Detroit public school system, and graduated from Northern High School in 1964. Hazel enjoyed...
Gregory Henry Shanklin
May 7, 2011
Munising Gregory Henry Shanklin, age 61, of Carmody Road, Munising, died on Saturday afternoon, May 7, 2011 at the V.A. Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Greg was born on July 5, 1949 in Detroit, graduated from Central High School in June 1966, and immediately enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in July 1966. He served two tours in Vietnam...
Margaret "Marg" Hendricks
May 7, 2011
Munising Margaret "Marg" Hendricks, age 73 of Wooddale Road, Munising, died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, May 7, 2011. She was born on May 15, 1937 in Carlton, MI to Fred and Helen Slatton. She married Gerald Hendricks on February 9, 1963. Marg enjoyed gardening, ceramics, and was an avid camper, but the thing she enjoyed the most was...
Ruth Virginia Mead
May 7, 2011
Grand Marais Ruth Virginia Mead, age 89, of Grand Marais, Michigan, died peacefully Saturday, May 7, 2011 in her home, surrounded by her family. Ruth was born on February 20, 1922, in Grand Marais, the twelfth child of Axel and Helen (Lumppio) Newberg. As 1940 graduate of Grand Marais High School, Ruth later served as a member of the Waves,...
Dolores M. Matekel
May 5, 2011
Trenary Dolores M. Matekel, age 72, of Second Avenue, Trenary, joined her best friend on the dance floor of eternity on Thursday afternoon, May 5, 2011 at her home following a year long illness. She was born on March 28, 1939 in Marquette, Michigan to the late Frank and Tyne (Lakanen) Silta. Dolores was raised in the Skandia and Dukes...
Margaret Welch
May 4, 2011
Marquette Margaret (Truden) Welch, age 88, died on May 4, 2011 in Marquette MI. She was born December 12, 1922 in Munising, MI the daughter of Vincent and Mary (Knaus) Truden. She graduated from William G. Mather High School in 1940 and from Michigan State College in 1944. Margaret married Louis E. Welch December 29, 1944 in Kinston, NC. She...
Reino O. Kinnunen
Apr 16, 2011
Munising Reino O. Kinnunen, age 82, of 518 Prospect Street, Munising died on Saturday morning, April 16, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born in Munising on February 21, 1929 to the late Oscar and Lempi (Paasto) Kinnunen. Reino graduated from William G. Mather in 1947. He entered into the U.S. Army in 1950, Reino was...
Evelyn Marie Baij
Apr 16, 2011
Munising Evelyn Marie Baij, age 86, of 314 E. Onota Street, Munising, died early Saturday evening, April 16, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born in the family farmhouse on May 4, 1924 in Skandia, Michigan to the late Axel and Hilda (Nyman) Anderson as the sixth of seven children and the only girl. Evelyn remembered...
James "Jim" Grogis
Apr 11, 2011
AuTrain James "Jim" John Grogis, age 74, of E4211 M-28, AuTrain, died at his home on Monday morning, April 11, 2011 under the loving care of his family and Lake Superior Hospice. He was born on April 29, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan to Victor and May (Kutchman) Grogis. Jim grew up in Warren and graduated from Lincoln High School. He...
Irene Lydia VanLandschoot
Apr 6, 2011
Irene Lydia VanLandschoot, age 95, of Commercial Street, Munising, died on Wednesday morning, April 6, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. Irene was born on June 15, 1915 in Negaunee, Michigan to William and Augusta Kangas. She was raised in Forest Lake and moved to Munising at the age of seventeen. Irene worked at the Beach Inn as...
Frieda M. Blackstock
Mar 27, 2011
Frieda M. Blackstock, age 75, of Forest Lake Road, AuTrain, died unexpectedly early Sunday evening, March 27, 2011 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on September 30, 1935 in Birmingham, Michigan to the late Alfrido and Fortuna (Monti) Alessandri. Frieda grew up working on the family dairy farm and was a 1952 graduate from New Haven...
Velbert "Duck" Methot
Mar 23, 2011
Rockford. IL / Munising Velbert "Duck" C. Methot, age 82, passed away March 23, 2011 after a brief illness. He was born December 20, 1928 to George and Georgiana (Perrault) Methot in Trenary, MI. Duck loved to play baseball, softball, bowl, and hunt. He worked for National Lock for thirty years, where he was a member of the Local UAW....
Fredrick "Fred" John Schramm
Mar 19, 2011
Munising Fredrick John "Fred" Schramm, age 82, of Maple Grove Rd., Munising died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on March 31, 1928 in Fond du Lac, WI to Fredrick and Agnes (Berry) Schramm. Fred graduated from St. Lawrence College Seminary. He taught high school English at Mercy High School in Milwaukee,...
Leslie & Ileen Salminen
Mar 19, 2011
Leslie (Les) and Ileen (Midge) Salminen Chatham, MI - Leslie (Les) Salminen, age 85, of Chatham, passed away late Friday evening, March 18, 2011 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette, Michigan. Twelve hours and twelve minutes later, he was joined in eternity by his wife of almost sixty-five years, Ileen (Midge) Salminen. Ileen, age 84, passed away late...
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