Obituaries
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....
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...
Charles Benjamin Chilicki
Mar 19, 2011
Van Meer Charles Benjamin Chilicki, age 68, of H-15 Van Meer, died Saturday, March 19, 2011at his home under the loving care of his wife Judy. He was born on October 9, 1942, in Munising, to Benjamin and Mildred (Saulsbury) Chilicki. Charles attended Sacred Heart and Wm. G. Mather Schools. He entered in to the US Army and served for...
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,...
Patrick John Hebert, Sr
Mar 15, 2011
Royal Oak/ Munising Patrick John Hebert, Sr., age 75 of Royal Oak, MI, and formerly of Munising, died March 15, 2011 in Royal Oak. A committal service will be on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.. at the Maple Grove Cemetery, where the American Legion Honor Guard and Alger County Veterans Council will conduct military honors.
Inez Seppanen
Mar 13, 2011
Inez (Aino) Dagmar Seppanen; formerly Keskimaki, age 93, of Slapneck Road, Chatham, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 5:15 a.m. at the Norlite Nursing Center in Marquette. She was born on April 6, 1917 in Chatham, Michigan to the late Matt and Linne (Lintula) Kampinen. Inez married Untio John (Tony) Keskimaki and lived in Chatham raising their three daughters until...
Natalia Pylypchuk
Mar 12, 2011
Munising Natalia Pylypchuk, age 50, of Munising and formerly of Chicago and Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at her home under the loving care of her friends Iryna and Svitlana and North Woods Home Hospice. She was born on November 23, 1960 in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine to the late Pavlo and Anna (Petriv) Pylypchuk. Natalia was a caring woman,...
Louis Joseph Verme
Mar 9, 2011
Louis Joseph Verme passed away on March 9, 2011 in Rochester, NY after a brief illness. He was 87 years old. Lou (formally Luciano) was born in New York City on January 24, 1924 to Sicilian immigrants Arcangelo and Vita (Costa) Verme. His family moved to a farm in Flemington, NJ when he was three years old, and it was...
Shirley Belle Mauhar
Mar 1, 2011
Trenary Shirley Belle Mauhar, age 81, longtime Trenary and Rapid River resident, died early Tuesday evening, March 1, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising after suffering from a stroke two months ago. She was born on March 6, 1929 in Trenary to the late William "Bill" and Belle (Stien) Fitzgerald. Shirley was raised in Trenary and attended school...
Lena Marie Pasanen
Feb 24, 2011
Trenary Lena Pasanen, age 95, N1116 E-T Road, Trenary, died early Thursday morning, February 24, 2011, at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on April 7, 1915 in Loudspur to Isaac and Alma (Petamaki) Ylinen and grew up in the Carlshend area. Lena married Alfred Pasanen and they raised their two children. She worked many years as...
Eugene A. Koski
Feb 24, 2011
Eben Junction Eugene A. Koski, age 84, of N4692 Benson Road, Eben, died unexpectedly from a massive stroke on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 2:10 a.m. at Marquette General Hospital. He was born on April 4, 1926 in National Mine to the late Emil and Lydia (Pietila) Koski. Gene's family moved to Eben Junction and he attended school in Loudspur...
Hilda Haapasaari
Feb 21, 2011
Munising Hilda Haapasaari, age 94, of City Park Drive, Munising, died on Monday morning, February 21, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on September 30, 1916 to Herman and Hilda (Hautaaho) Heitamaki. Hilda married George E. Haapasaari on December 20, 1947 and they were married over forty-four years when he preceded her in death on...
Ben Waring
Feb 19, 2011
Trenary Hampton Benjamin "Ben" Waring, age 23, of Mathias Township died in an auto accident in Dover, Wisconsin on Saturday, February 19th, 2011. He was born on April 6th, 1987 in Marquette to Hampton and Mary Beth (Ziegler) Waring. Ben attended Superior Central Schools and graduated in 2005. During his high school years, he met his future fiancée, Jessica Shega-Fox,...
Lila Leona Pischel
Feb 19, 2011
Trenary Lila Leona Pischel, age 75, of Paulsen Road, Trenary, died on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at her home. Lila was born on May 4, 1935 to William and Gertrude Savola of Trenary, Michigan. She married Vernon A. Pischel on December 12, 1953 and they had three children who survive her - Delores (James) Luczak of Trenary, Michigan, Valerie Franklin...
Ragnor J. Seglund
Feb 17, 2011
Ragnor J. Seglund, PhD., born in Munising November 1, 1929, Ragnor, 81, passed away peacefully at home with family on February 17, 2011 after a courageous battle with Leukemia. He is missed by beloved Diana of 20 years, six children: Patti, John, Paul, Cecilia, Julia and Amy, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren from Texas, Colorado, Oregon and his older...
June (Ylitalo) Tanner
Feb 17, 2011
Apache Junction / Chatham June (Ylitalo) Tanner, age 51, passed away February 17, 2011, after a short stay at the Banner Stroke Center and Hospice of the Valley in Mesa, AZ. She lived in both Munising and Chatham, MI before residing in Apache Jct., AZ. June is survived by her daughter - Ashley Brisson; mother - Alice Reynolds of Chatham;...
Cecelia "Ceil" McQuisten
Feb 16, 2011
Wetmore Cecelia "Ceil" McQuisten, age 94, of Wetmore, died on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born in Mellen, WI on June 23, 1916, to the late Baldus and Violet (LeBeouf) Pohl. Ceil married Robert H. McQuisten on October 21, 1950. Together they owned and operated the "Hole" the basement restaurant and hangout...
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