Obituaries
Thomas Kenneth Buttery
Apr 24, 2010
Chatham / Kalamazoo Thomas "Tom" Kenneth Buttery, age 70, of N3825 State Highway M-67, Chatham died under the loving care of his wife, children, twin brother and Lake Superior Hospice at his home on Saturday morning, April 24, 2010. He was born on March 3, 1940 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to the late Lyle and Esther (Marks) Buttery. Tom graduated from...
Dora V. McGee
Apr 21, 2010
Shingleton Dora Venna McGee, age 53, of N6015 Percy Road, Shingleton, died unexpectedly at home following an illness on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. She was born in Detroit on January 12, 1957 to the late James "Jim" and Mary (Sygit) Wiginton. Dora attended school and worked in the Detroit area. She moved to Kalamazoo and waitressed over twenty years in...
June Marie Tyner
Apr 16, 2010
Wetmore June Marie Tyner, age 83, of Wetmore died Friday, April 16, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital with her loving family at her side. She was born in Munising on April 15, 1927 to the late Emmit and Leah (St. Amour) Cornish. June married Charles W. Tyner, Sr. on April 14, 1945, and together they raised their nine children "on...
Marguerite Marie Rivard
Apr 11, 2010
Munising Marguerite Marie Rivard, age 91, of 106 Birch Street, died under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice at 7:30 p.m.on Sunday, April 11, 2010. She was born on July 10, 1918 in Verner, Ontario to Donat and Perpetui (Limoges) Filiatrault. Marguerite was raised in Ontario and graduated from high school there. She married Armand Joseph...
Alice Cecilia Ames
Apr 11, 2010
Christmas Alice Cecilia Ames, age 103, of Christmas, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on August 5, 1906 to the late Hermados and Eva (Paquette) Chartier. Alice attended a one room school at Forest Lake. She moved to Ridge Road with her family when she was about nine years of age....
Barbara J. Paquette
Apr 6, 2010
Munising Barbara J. Paquette, age 74, of Center Street, Munising, died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. She was born on August 14, 1935 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Clarence and Emma (Sherman) Moore. Barb married Leo John Paquette and together they raised their seven children. She had worked as an aide at the Glenn Elementary...
Charles "Bill" Giles
Apr 3, 2010
Munising Charles William "Bill" Giles, age 87, of 609 W. Onota Street, Munising, died on Saturday morning, April 3, 2010 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born in Munising on July 26, 1922 to John William and Hilma (Peterson) Giles. Prior to Bill's enlistment into the military during WWII, Bill worked at the Munising Woodenware and...
Inez E. Jones
Apr 1, 2010
Wetmore Inez Jones, age 86, of Knox Street in Wetmore, died late Thursday evening, April 1, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising where she had been a resident the last 2 ½ years. She was born on July 29, 1923 in White River, Ontario to the late Frank and Ethel (Sygrave) Woods. Inez was raised in Lower Michigan...
Edward Joseph Raica
Mar 30, 2010
Munising Edward Joseph Raica, age 92, of 121 W. Jewell Street, Munising died on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born on November 14, 1917 in Munising to John and Agnes (Skurska) Raica. Ed graduated from Sacred Heart School and then attended Wm. G. Mather High School. He worked at Rossie Anderson's...
Edward Maynard
Mar 23, 2010
Kiva Edward Maynard, age 69, of Kiva, died unexpectedly of heart complications at his home on Tuesday morning, March 23, 2010. He was born on August 20, 1940 in Manistique, Michigan to the late Philip and Loretta (Deloria) Maynard. Edward married Mary Chilicki on November 21, 1959. He worked for JI Case in Racine, Wisconsin for twenty-six years as a...
William Oliver Braamse
Mar 23, 2010
Rock River William Oliver Braamse, age 70, of Rock River, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 with his family by his side. Bill was born March 8, 1940 in Cadillac, Michigan to Edna (nee Brown) and Byron Braamse and was a graduate of the Eben High School, Class of 1958. Bill was a former Lions Club member, syrup maker,...
Martha Helen Mickelson
Mar 14, 2010
Munising Martha Helen Mickelson, age 88, of Connors Road, Munising passed from this earth on Sunday evening, March 14, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on May 17, 1921 in Cold Springs, Michigan to Herman and Hilma (Koistinen) Seppi. Martha's mother died when she was twelve years old and she raised her two youngest...
Richard E. Reynolds
Mar 13, 2010
Chatham Richard Edward Reynolds, age 73, formerly of Marquette and Saginaw, died on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising following a four month illness. Richard was born and raised in Saginaw, son of the late Ernest and Millie Reynolds. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 until 1961. Richard began work as an installer...
Bertha Luke
Mar 12, 2010
Munising / Melstrand Bertha Luke, age 95, of 200 W. City Park Drive Munising, and formerly of Melstrand, died Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on August 20, 1914 in Ishpeming, MI. Bertha married Leaton L. Luke in June of 1934 and together they raised their four children from their home in...
Chet Alva Gage
Mar 9, 2010
Munising Chet Gage, age 56, of Munising died early Tuesday morning, March 9, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. He was born on June 26, 1953 in Escanaba to Edgar and Frances "Kewpie" (Donathan) Gage. Chet graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1971. He served in the U.S. Army for 13 years. Chet drove a fuel...
Sharal McKay
Mar 6, 2010
AuTrain Sharal A. McKay, age 63, of E3216 M-28, AuTrain, died on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on June 22, 1946 to Ervin and Etheleen (Sharick) Hartwell. Sharal's father was in the service so she grew up traveling around the country. She graduated from Bentley Senior High School in Flint....
Edward "Steve" Demogola
Mar 2, 2010
Melstrand Edward Stephen "Steve" Demogola, age 67, of Munising and formerly of Melstrand, died Tuesday evening, March 2, 2010 at the Munising Memorial Hospital. He was born on May 30, 1942 in Munising to the late Steve and Ida (Dolback) Demogola. Steve attended Wm. G. Mather High school and then joined the U.S. Navy from July 19, 1960 until December...
Marvin Rukkila
Mar 1, 2010
Eben Neil "Marvin" Rukkila, age 82, of Eben, died on Monday, March 1, 2010 at the Munising Memorial Hospital in Munising. He had been a resident of Tendercare the last four years. Marvin was born on April 8, 1927 in Rock, Michigan to the late Hugo and Jennie (Norlund) Rukkila. Most of his life was spent in Eben at the...
Ronald Arne Haavisto, Sr
Mar 1, 2010
Eben Junction Ronald "Ron" Arne Haavisto, Sr., age 75, of Eben Junction, died on Monday, March 1, 2010 at the Pine Crest Care Facility in Powers, Michigan. He was born on December 11, 1934 in Negaunee to the late Arne and Aune (Maki) Haavisto. Ron graduated from Eben High School in 1952. He married the former Geraldine "Gerry" Gravelle on...
Barbara "Barb" Ann Lukowski
Feb 26, 2010
Christmas On Friday afternoon, February 26, 2010, Barbara Lukowski, age 53, finally succumbed to her battle with cancer. She was born in Chatham, MI on December 6, 1957 to the late William Carlson and Anna Ludwa Carlson. Barb was a courageous and determined woman who overcame nearly every challenge life presented her; she did not know how to quit. Her...
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