Obituaries

Gary P. Myjak

Gary P. Myjak

Aug 6, 2010

Munising Gary P. Myjak, age 66, of High Street, Munising, died Friday, August 6, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising following a brief illness. A native and lifelong resident of Munising, he was born on September 12, 1943. He attended Sacred Heart School. Gary was a member of the class of 1961 at Wm. G. Mather until he...

Dave "Doc" Holloway

Dave "Doc" Holloway

Jul 27, 2010

Munising David "Doc" Holloway, age 61, of 16 Mile Lake Road, died under the loving care of his wife and North Woods Hospice at their home on Tuesday afternoon, July 27, 2010. He was born on June 17, 1949 in Flint, Michigan to the late Ward and Doris (Weidenhammer) Holloway. After graduating from a Flint area high school, Dave joined...

Dorothy Ann Kusmirek

Dorothy Ann Kusmirek

Jul 27, 2010

Munising Dorothy Ann Kusmirek, age 84, of Munising, died early Tuesday evening, July 27, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. Daughter of William and Florence (Roy) Heminger, she was born on February 23, 1926 in Marquette, Michigan. Dorothy was raised in Limestone by her grandparents, Homer and Ida Roy. She married Paul Howard in 1941. They briefly moved...

Patricia "Pat" E. Lilly

Patricia "Pat" E. Lilly

Jul 25, 2010

Chatham Patricia "Pat" E. Lilly, age 83, of Chatham woke up in the arms of the Lord on Sunday, July 25, 2010 with her loving daughter at her side. She was born on April 16, 1927 in Lansing, MI to the late Leo and Nettie (Harding) Morris. Pat graduated from Eastern High School in Lansing in 1945. On July 16,...

Pat Chevrette

Pat Chevrette

Jul 18, 2010

Munising / Whitewater, WI Patricia Chevrette completed her journey on earth on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at her home in Whitewater, WI under the loving care of her daughters and Rainbow Hospice. Pat was born in Munising, MI on June 25, 1933 to the late Harold and Pheby (Courter) Gamble. Pat graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1950....

Ruth A. Latvala Fitzgerald

Ruth A. Latvala Fitzgerald

Jul 15, 2010

Munising Ruth A. (nee Stephens) Latvala Fitzgerald, age 85, of Munising, died on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on June 19, 1925 in Munising to the late Russell and Marguerite (Mee) Stephens. Ruth graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1943. She married Walfred Latvala from Trenary and they raised...

Mel Montie

Mel Montie

Jul 14, 2010

Munising Melvin "Mel" E. Montie, age 77, of Clarkston, Michigan and summer resident of Sixteen Mile Lake, Munising, died unexpectedly following a brief illness Wednesday morning, July 14, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital with his loving wife at his side. He was born on March 9, 1933 in Hartford, Connecticut and moved to Michigan as a young boy. After graduating...

Lucille (nee LaCombe) Artibee

Lucille (nee LaCombe) Artibee

Jul 14, 2010

Munising / Escanaba Lucille Artibee (nee LaCombe), age 98, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at the Munising Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 13, 1912 in Munising, the fifth of twelve children to the late John and Henrietta (nee Rabiteau) LaCombe. Cille graduated from Sacred Heart School and then Wm. G. Mather High School in 1930. She worked for...

Thomas Jordan

Thomas Jordan

Jul 9, 2010

AuTrain Thomas O. Jordan, age 64, of Woodland Avenue, AuTrain, died early Friday evening, July 9, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital. He was born on September 1, 1945 in Newberry, MI to the late William and Verna (Rosala) Jordan. Tom grew up in Newberry, graduating from the Newberry High School. He married Sheryl O'Connor on May 31, 1985. Tom worked...

Phyllis Jean Eiseman

Phyllis Jean Eiseman

Jul 7, 2010

AuTrain Phyllis Jean Eiseman, age 78, of AuTrain, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at the Munising Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 21, 1932 to Edward and Lucille (Pepin) Gauthier. Phyllis graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1950. She married Robert Joseph Eiseman on April 24, 1954. Phyllis and Bob worked side by side each...

Laurie Leffel

Laurie Leffel

Jul 5, 2010

Munising Laurabelle "Laurie" Leffel, age 85, of Connors Road in Munising, died early Monday morning, July 5, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 2, 1925 in Munising to Edward and Eva (Bonner) Perry. Laurie grew up in Brown's Addition and attended Wm. G. Mather High School. She worked briefly in Chicago and returned home to...

Bonnie Brownlee

Bonnie Brownlee

Jul 3, 2010

Munising Bonnie Jean (Kemp) Brownlee, age 66, of 300 West City Park Drive, Munising, MI, and formerly of Marquette, Northville, MI and Melbourne, FL, died Saturday July 3, 2010, at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising, following a lengthy illness. Bonnie was born on August 6, 1943 in Highland Park, MI to the late William A. and Ivy L. Kemp....

James "Jim" L. Cromell

James "Jim" L. Cromell

Jun 30, 2010

Munising James L. "Jim" Cromell, age 83, of 200 W. City Park Drive, Munising, died on Wednesday evening, June 30, 2010 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette where he had been a patient for one day. Jim was born in Munising on March 31, 1927 to the late Clara (Herbst) and William Cromell. He attended Munising schools and...

Dorothy D. Shauver

Dorothy D. Shauver

Jun 24, 2010

Shelter Bay Dorothy D. Shauver, age 87, of Shelter Bay, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital with her family and friend Jodi Mattson at her side. She was born on February 8, 1923 in Charlotte to "Happy" and Edith (Carr) Dhaene. Dorothy married Merle O. Shauver on September 3, 1944 and they raised their three...

Violet Stevens

Violet Stevens

Jun 20, 2010

Trenary Violet Veora (Gregg) Stevens, age 95, died peacefully at the Troy home of her daughter, Phyllis Craft, on Sunday, June 20, 2010. Violet was born in Bluffton, Indiana on May 5, 1915 to Anna Sophia (Halverson) Gregg and Benjamin Lloyd Gregg. She was preceded in death by her mother Anna, brother Humey, sisters Audrey, Susan and Hazel. Her husband...

Keith Francis West, Sr

Keith Francis West, Sr

May 25, 2010

Wetmore Mr. Keith Francis West, Sr. passed away May 25, 2010 at the age of 79. Mr. West, son of Russell F. and Lydia V. West was born in Lansing, Michigan on May 2, 1931. He attended Washington School in Munising and joined the U.S. Army upon graduation. Mr. West was a Korean War Veteran. Upon discharge from the Army,...

John E. Griffin

John E. Griffin

May 21, 2010

Munising John E. Griffin, age 44, of 1108 East Munising Avenue in Munising, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 21, 2010 in the ICU of Marquette General Hospital. He was born on May 4, 1966 in Groom, Texas and was raised in Bandera, Texas by his grandparents. John married Pam Awtrey on September 6, 2002. He suffered a serious back injury...

George "Snowball" R. Cummings

George "Snowball" R. Cummings

May 16, 2010

Marquette/Chatham George R. "Snowball" Cummings, age 92, of Marquette and formerly of Chatham, died Sunday, May 16, 2010, at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born on November 7, 1917, to the late Samuel and Elvie (Blanchard) Cummings. George's mother died when he was only two years old and was raised by his father and mother...

Dennis Humphrey

Dennis Humphrey

May 14, 2010

Dennis Harley Humphrey age 67 of Munising, passed away peacefully on May 14th, 2010 with all his loved onesat his bedside. Dennis enjoyed hunting, fishing, four wheeling, and many other things but most of all to make everyone laugh. He is lovingly remembered by his wife Mary Jean Humphrey (Munising) his mother Betty Livermore (Munising) his sister Sharon Robins (Idaho),...

Darlene "Dolly" Lukowski

Darlene "Dolly" Lukowski

May 13, 2010

Shepherd / Shingleton Darlene "Dolly" Lukowski, age 66, of Shepherd, Michigan and formerly of Shingleton, died Thursday, May 13, 2010 at the Central Michigan Community Hospital in Mt. Pleasant. She was born on June 1, 1943 to the late Chester and Elna (Aho) Morin. Dolly graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in Munising in 1961. She married Joseph "Jim"...