Obituaries

Joyce L. Paquette

Joyce L. Paquette

Nov 19, 2010

Munising Joyce L. (Demogola) Paquette, 80, of Munising, Michigan, died Friday evening, November 19, 2010, at home surrounded by her loving family and good friend and neighbor, Dorothy Mitchell. She had fought a long, hard battle with cancer. She was born January 12, 1930, in Munising, Michigan, the daughter of the late Michael and Fern Demogola and the late Gladys...

Ada (Hollingshead) Hyvonen

Ada (Hollingshead) Hyvonen

Nov 15, 2010

Seney Ada Hollingshead Hyvonen, age 88, of M-77 Seney, died on Monday, November 15, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on March 4, 1922 to William and Cecil (Emerson) Hollingshead. Ada married Arnold Hyvonen on May 11, 1941 and they had two children, Arnold "Bub" and Sonja. Ada was employed by Milo Gonser as a...

Cornelius "Ed" Edward Morrison

Cornelius "Ed" Edward Morrison

Nov 13, 2010

Munising Cornelius Edward "Ed" Morrison, age 81, of Munising died Saturday, November 13, 2010, at the Tendercare Heath Center in Munising. He was a Christmas baby, born December 25, 1928 in Munising to Cornelius and Julia (Paris) Morrison. Ed graduated from Sacred Heart School and then Wm. G. Mather High School in 1946. Ed served as a Sergeant in the...

Devon Lynn Cook

Devon Lynn Cook

Nov 10, 2010

Munising / Sault Ste. Marie Devon Lynn Cook, age 21, of Sault Ste. Marie and formerly of Munising, died unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, November 10, 2010. She was born on May 3, 1989 in Marquette to Ross and Gina (Benson) Cook. Devon spent her youth growing up in Munising and attended school here. In 2003, she moved to...

Rosemary Froberg

Rosemary Froberg

Nov 9, 2010

Munising Rosemary "Rosie" Froberg, age 89, of 509 W. Munising Avenue, died late Tuesday morning, November 9, 2010 at the Schoolcraft County Medical Care Facility in Manistique. She was born on April 21, 1921 in Crystal Falls to the late Richard George and Minnie (Treloar) Brown. Rosemary was raised in Munising and graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in...

Gerald "Pug" Steinhoff

Gerald "Pug" Steinhoff

Nov 8, 2010

Please visit www.skradski-boycefuneralhomes.com where you can express your sympathy to the Steinhoff family, or to leave a memory tribute about Pug. Rapid River, MI Gerald "Pug" Lloyd Steinhoff, 83 of 8809 N. Lakeside Drive, Rapid River, MI lost his battle with cancer at home surrounded by his loving family on November 8, 2010. He was born in Brown's Addition, Munising,...

Olga A. Boravich

Olga A. Boravich

Oct 31, 2010

Rumely Olga A. Boravich, age 90, of Rumely, died Sunday, October 31, 2010, at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on July 26, 1920 in Indiana Harbor, IN to Kiril and Alexandra (Pasinski) Barnackey. Olga graduated from Washington High School in Indiana Harbor with the class of 1938. She married Nicholas T. Boravich, Sr. on January 25, 1941, and together...

Dean Harmon

Dean Harmon

Oct 30, 2010

Eben Junction Ross Dean Harmon, age 63, of Eben died early Saturday morning, October 30, 2010 at home with his loving wife Judi and dog Sparky at his side. He was born on July 11, 1947 in Flint, MI to Alice (Swenson) and Donald G. Harmon. Dean grew up in the Greenbush, MI area and attended Oscoda schools. Dean married...

Barbara J. Moore

Barbara J. Moore

Oct 13, 2010

Chatham Barbara J. Moore, age 67, of N3816 M-67, Chatham, left us to be with the Lord and her son on Wednesday evening, October 13, 2010 at her home under the loving care of her family. She was born on July 31, 1943 in Munising to the late Lawrence and Lucille (Livermore) Gollinger. Barb graduated from Wm. G. Mather High...

Regina Ann Adair

Regina Ann Adair

Oct 1, 2010

Munising Regina Adair, age 60, of 1451 Center Street, Munising, died unexpectedly on Friday morning, October 1, 2010. She was born on April 21, 1950, in Marquette, MI to Charles and Jean (LaFave) Paananen. Gina graduated in 1968, from Wm. G. Mather High School in Munising. She married Dennis Adair on July 20, 1968 and together they raised their two...

Eva (Barrow Juranek) Sherman

Eva (Barrow Juranek) Sherman

Sep 18, 2010

Munising Eva Marie (Barrow Juranek) Sherman, age 54, of Burton, Michigan and formerly of Munising, died on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 1:53 p.m. at the home of her parents in Shingleton under the loving care of her family and North Woods Hospice. Eva was born on June 29, 1956 in Manistique to James and Charlotte (Ruggles) Barrow, Sr. Her...

Douglas "Doug" Bosscher

Douglas "Doug" Bosscher

Sep 14, 2010

Traunik Douglas "Doug" John Bosscher, age 50, of Traunik died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, September 14, 2010. He was born on August 21, 1960 to John and Joann (Glass) Bosscher in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Doug is survived by his parents John and Joann Bosscher of Mission, TX, sister Deborah Bosscher of Grand Rapids, one nephew and three nieces....

George L. Wiitanen

George L. Wiitanen

Sep 6, 2010

Marquette George L. Wiitanen, age 89, of Marquette, died late Monday evening, September 6, 2010 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born in Eben Junction on March 25, 1921 to the late Alex and Mary (Makiluoma) Wiitanen. George graduated President of the Class of 1940 from Eben High School. He volunteered on September 9, 1942 for...

Henry "Hank" Theodore Scholtes

Henry "Hank" Theodore Scholtes

Sep 1, 2010

Manistee/Munising Henry Theodore "Hank" Scholtes, age 55, of Manistee, MI and formerly of Munising, MI, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at the Munson Hospice House in Traverse City. He was born on March 22, 1955 in Marquette to the late Ted and Joy (Loewer) Scholtes. Hank graduated from Wm. G. Mather in 1973 and then went on to Michigan State...

Clayton "Dick" St. Martin

Clayton "Dick" St. Martin

Sep 1, 2010

Munising Clayton R. "Dick" St. Martin, age 93, of Munising died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at his home. He was born on August 22, 1917, the first baby born on St. Martin's Hill, the tenth of fourteen children to the late Mitchell and Louise (nee Dore) St. Martin. Dick attended kindergarten at Lincoln School the first year that it was...

Janet "Jan" Marie Ogden

Janet "Jan" Marie Ogden

Sep 1, 2010

Grand Marais Janet "Jan" Marie Ogden, age 92, of Alger Avenue in Grand Marais, MI died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. She was born in Grand Marais on July 28, 1918 to the late Hiram and Elfreda (Swanson) Mulligan. Jan graduated from Grand Marais High School. She met Park Ogden while he was vacationing in Grand...

Mildred "Mitzie" (McQuisten) Fritz

Mildred "Mitzie" (McQuisten) Fritz

Aug 23, 2010

Escanaba / Munising Mildred "Mitzie" (nee McQuisten) Fritz, age 77, of 510 S. 15th Street, Escanaba and formerly of Munising, died Monday evening, August 23, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba following a lengthy illness of Crohn's Disease. Mitzie was born in Munising to Albert and Pearl (Taylor) McQuisten on October 28, 1932. She graduated from Wm. G. Mather...

Arthur M. Rask

Arthur M. Rask

Aug 21, 2010

Limestone Arthur M. Rask, age 88 of Limestone and formerly of Oak Lawn, IL died Saturday morning, August 21, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising, with his loving daughter at his side. He was born on February 8, 1922 in Zeigler, Illinois to Croatian immigrants. Art was a Radio Man in the US Navy Mine Division aboard the...

Marjorie "Marge" Somerville

Marjorie "Marge" Somerville

Aug 14, 2010

Shingleton Marjorie "Marge" Somerville, age 83, of Graves Road, Shingleton, died on Saturday morning, August 14, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising where she had resided the past month. She was born on May 3, 1927 in Melstrand to the late Cecil and Virginia (Fraily) Barnes and attended school in VanMeer. Marge married the late William Marvin Somerville...

Billie Louise Mazzali

Billie Louise Mazzali

Aug 11, 2010

Munising Billie Louise Mazzali, Lt. Colonel, retired, USAF is now in the arms of her Lord and Savior. She died August 11, 2010, at her home at 1608 Sand Point Road, Munising. She has been in the care of Northwoods Home Health Care Hospice and her family. Billie was born in Munising on July 27, 1925 and lived a life...