Obituaries
Vivian Marie Normand
Jul 17, 2009
Munising Vivian "Vee" Normand, age 79, of 825 W. Superior Street, Munising, died unexpectedly but peacefully at her home on Friday morning, July 17, 2009. She was born on June 28, 1930 in Hiawatha Township, the seventh child of seventeen, to the late Raymond and Mercy (Williams) Graves. Vee went to school at Hiawatha and began working at Atlas Plywood....
Irene Marie Bonner
Jul 15, 2009
AuTrain Irene Bonner, age 81, of the Whispering Pines Care Facility in Chatham and formerly of AuTrain, died in the emergency room of Marquette General Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, July 15, 2009. She was born on January 13, 1928 in Munising to the late John and Selma (Maki) Johnson. Irene graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1946 and...
Norma Olive Mark
Jul 15, 2009
Wetmore Norma Olive Mark, age 82, of E9699 North Townline Lake Road, Wetmore, died surrounded by her family at her home on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 7:39 p.m. She was born on July 9, 1927 at her family home in Bayport, MI to the late Harrol and Mildred (Harder) Beebe. Norma graduated from Flushing High School in 1946. She...
William A. Werner
Jul 12, 2009
Munising Retired Probate Judge, William A.Werner, age 74, of N6364 Knox Street, Munising, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, July 12, 2009. He was born on October 4, 1934 to William and Helen (Dobrzynski) Wengrzynowicz. Bill earned his Bachelor's Degree in Biology and then entered into the U.S. Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant in November of 1957. He...
James "Jim" P. Howard
Jul 9, 2009
Wetmore James "Jim" P. Howard, age 66, of Maple Ridge Court, Wetmore, died unexpectedly on Thursday afternoon, July 9, 2009. He was born on June 17, 1943 to Paul and Dorothy (Heminger) Howard in Manistique, Michigan. Jim started his hard work ethics young. While only thirteen years old, he saved up enough money working at the Hart Farm in Van...
Michael Duane Kirmo
Jul 7, 2009
Munising / Grayling Michael "Mike" D. Kirmo, age 59, of Grayling, Michigan and formerly of Munising, died at his home late Tuesday night, July 7, 2009. He was born on June 12, 1950 in Munising to the late Arne and Lillian (Klosowski) Kirmo. Mike graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1968. He worked at Harthow and Kimberly Clark...
Theda "Babs" Barbara Bartilucci
Jun 29, 2009
Munising Theda Barbara "Babs" Bartilucci, age 93, of Sand Point Road of Munising, died Monday, June 29, 2009 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on June 6, 1916 to the late John and Annie (Griffith) Hoy in Escanaba, Michigan. As a child her family moved to Wetmore, MI where they owned a dairy farm. Theda started...
Rick Ryan
Jun 26, 2009
Munising Patrick "Rick" Ryan, age 62, of 1420 Nestor Street, Munising, died unexpectedly at home on Friday afternoon, June 26, 2009. He was born on November 23, 1946 in Munising to the late William and Lois (Chase) Ryan. Rick graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1965 and briefly attended Ferris State. Rick sailed the Great Lakes on the...
Christopher Morris Dean II
Jun 25, 2009
Trenary Christopher Morris Dean II, age 16, of N899 U.S. Highway 41, died from injuries sustained in an ATV accident on the E-T Road on Thursday afternoon, June 25, 2009. He was born on April 3, 1993 in Kalamazoo, MI to Christopher M. and Lori A. (Risner) Dean. Christopher enjoyed basketball, football, video games, hunting, fishing, being outdoors, and his...
Aino Elizabeth Schultz
Jun 20, 2009
Grand Marais Aino (pronounced "Ina") Elizabeth Schultz, age 95, of Grand Marais, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at the Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee. She was born on October 10, 1913 in Grand Marais, Michigan to Matt and Ida (Koski) Olli, who were first generation from Finland. Aino graduated from Grand...
John Rowe Lawson
Jun 13, 2009
Munising John Rowe Lawson, age 77, of N3988 Peninsula Point road, Munising, died following an eight month illness on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 2:10 a.m. at Marquette General Hospital. He was born on July 1, 1931 in Rochester, NY to Fritz and Arlene (Rowe) Lawson. John graduated from Columbia-Allendale High School and then attended Franklin and Marshall College before...
Becky Kee
Jun 7, 2009
Munising Becky I. Kee, age 56, of Onota Street in Munising, died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, June 7, 2009. She was born on December 27, 1952 to the late Joe and Bridget (Ryan) Kee in Munising. Becky was a member of the Wm. G. Mather graduating class of 1972. She loved to cook and enjoyed working as a...
Ernest Saville
Jun 4, 2009
Munising Ernest "Ernie" Saville, age 85, of N8006 Carmody Road, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 5:00 a.m. at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 5, 1923 in Detroit to John and Hannah (Kendall) Saville. Ernie joined the CCC's and then served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Ernie worked for numerous companies before beginning...
Robert Gardner
May 30, 2009
Grand Marais Robert "Bob" Gardner, age 76, of Grand Marais, went home to be with his Lord early Saturday morning, May 30, 2009 at Marquette General Hospital. He was born on August 18, 1932 in Highland Park, Michigan to Morley and Edith Gardner. Bob graduated from high school and joined the National Guard. He married Marilyn and together they raised...
Edward John Rzanca, Sr
May 29, 2009
Munising Edward John Rzanca, Sr., age 76, of Munising, Michigan born April 28, 1933, passed away peacefully at Marquette General Hospital on Friday, May 29, 2009 surrounded by his loving family and friends. Edward is survived by his wife of 47 years - Patricia (Couture) Rzanca; loving children - Cindy (Sam) Payne of Buchanen, MI, Cheryl (Don) Pelley of Buchanen,...
Wayne C. Davis
May 22, 2009
Shelter Bay Wayne C. Davis "W.C.", age 73, passed away on May 22, 2009 at 10:30 p.m. after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Wayne was born on January 27, 1936 in Watertown, South Dakota and grew up on the family farm in Waubay, SD and graduated from the Waubay schools. His parents were Darwin and Carin Davis. After leaving...
Elizabeth "Peggy" Johnson
May 17, 2009
Munising Elizabeth "Peggy" Johnson, age 89, of Munising, died on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on June 14, 1919 in Stillman, Michigan to Charles and Miriam (Knox) Dolan. Peggy graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1937. On December 23, 1939, she married Axel G. Johnson. Peggy worked for the...
Dorothy Mae Beauchine
May 11, 2009
Munising Dorothy Mae Beauchine, age 83, of 607 W. Superior Street, Munising, died on Monday afternoon, May 11, 2009 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born on October 25, 1925 in Kingsford, Michigan to Henry and Ida (Laux) Beauchamp. Dorothy attended schools in Kingsford through eleventh grade. She had painted a portrait of each football player which...
Joseph Angelo DeFrancesco
May 2, 2009
By the Grace of God, Joe DeFrancesco, age 67, was able to experience one last beautiful sunset over Lake Superior from his home on Sand Point Road before he died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family early on Saturday morning, May 2, 2009. Before he was taken from his home, his body was blessed with water from the River Jordan...
Agnes Elizabeth Gamelin
Apr 30, 2009
Munising Agnes E. "Aggie" Gamelin, 87 of Mayflower, AR, formerly of Munising, MI, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 at home surrounded by her family after a short illness. She was born September 16, 1921 to John and Saline Diotte in Marquette, MI. Agnes attended schools in Marquette and Munising, MI. She married Louis "Crow" Gamelin on June 22, 1940 in...
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