Obituaries

Gregory Joseph Larsen

Gregory Joseph Larsen

May 9, 2010

Munising Gregory Joseph Larsen, age 27, of DePere, Wisconsin and formerly of Munising, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 9, 2010. He was born in Munising on December 6, 1982 to Mike and Sally (Johnson) Larsen. Greg grew up in Munising and graduated from Munising High School in 2001. During his high school career, he played football and basketball and ran...

Peggy St.Amour

Peggy St.Amour

May 7, 2010

Wetmore Barbara "Peggy" Jean St. Amour, age 81, of Powell Lake, passed quietly surrounded by her loving family on Friday, May 7, 2010 at Marquette General. Peggy was born on February 17, 1929 to Bert and Iva Chase in Munising. She graduated from William G. Mather High School in 1947. Peggy was employed at Munising Paper Company after she graduated...

Helen V. Purple

Helen V. Purple

May 2, 2010

Grand Marais Helen V. Purple, age 67, of Lowder Road in Grand Marais, died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, May 2, 2010. She was born on October 17, 1942, in Grand Marais, MI, to the late Lawrence and Mildred (Kettering) Nyman. Helen enjoyed watching the birds and going trapping with her husband Jerry. She also enjoyed sitting around a...

Peter Walter Jonas

Peter Walter Jonas

May 2, 2010

Munising Peter W. Jonas, age 69, of N7030 Connors Road in Munising, died following a brief illness at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising on Sunday afternoon, May 2, 2010. He was born on September 28, 1940 to the late Walter and Esther (nee Kemp) Jonas. Peter graduated from Sacred Heart School, earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and graduated...

Arthur "Calvin" Goodman

Arthur "Calvin" Goodman

Apr 28, 2010

Trenary Arthur "Calvin" Goodman, age 83, of E3216 Gilliland Road, Trenary, died unexpectedly in the emergency room of Marquette General Hospital on Wednesday evening, April 28, 2010. He was born in Limestone Township to Robert and Cora (Nance) Goodman. Calvin attended school in Trenary and then served as a truck driver in the U.S. Army from 1946 - 1947. He...

Lorraine V. Hase

Lorraine V. Hase

Apr 26, 2010

Munising Lorraine Hase, age 79, of Brown's Addition in Munising, died Monday, April 26, 2010 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Munising on December 14, 1931 to Paul and Heneriatta (Rollin) Lukowski. She married Donald John Hase, Sr. on December 28, 1950 and together they raised eight children. Lorraine loved watching the Packers, having...

Thomas Kenneth Buttery

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...