Obituaries

Nancy Ann Stephens

Nancy Ann Stephens

Aug 3, 2008

Munising Nancy Ann Stephens, age 72, of N7234 Connors Road, died on Sunday morning, August 3, 2008 at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on June 24, 1936 in Munising to the late Gerald and Katherine (Stimac) Casey. Nancy graduated from Sacred Heart School and then Wm. G. Mather High School in 1954. She married George R. Stephens on June...

Raymond Lawrence McNally

Raymond Lawrence McNally

Jul 31, 2008

Munising Raymond Lawrence McNally, age 82, of N6804 Connors Road, Munising, died unexpectedly, but peacefully in his sleep at his home on Thursday morning, July 31, 2008. He was born on May 24, 1926 in Munising to the late Thomas and Inez (Carr) McNally. His mother was a descendant of Chief Naw-Ben-ay-ash and Chief Powers of the Air and his...

Gary John Gurski Sr

Gary John Gurski Sr

Jul 15, 2008

Fenton / Munising Gary John Gurski Sr., age 60, of Fenton, Michigan, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at the Hospice Suites at 580 College Ave. in Marquette. He was born on November 20, 1947, in Munising, Michigan to the late Walter and Marguerite (McNally) Gurski. Gary grew up in Munising, and graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1965....

Francis "Dud" Charles Peterson

Francis "Dud" Charles Peterson

Jul 14, 2008

Grand Marais Francis Charles "Dud" Peterson, age 90, of Harbor Street in Grand Marais, Michigan, died peacefully at his home on Monday, July 14, 2008. He was born on April 12, 1918 in Grand Marais to the late John and Mary (Hart) Peterson. Dud was a WWII veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He married Orene Franks who preceded him...

Evelyn Jane Miller

Evelyn Jane Miller

Jul 14, 2008

Grand Marais Evelyn Jane (Smith) Miller, age 90, of Randolph Street, Grand Marais, died on Monday, July 14, 2008 at her home in Grand Marais. She was born on November 24, 1917 in York, Pennsylvania to Raymond and Margaret (Keller) Smith. Evelyn grew up in York, graduated from York High School in 1936, and then worked at Weist's Department Store....

A. Benedict Chartier

A. Benedict Chartier

Jul 13, 2008

Munising Alexander Benedict "Ben" Chartier, age 86, of Lynn Street, Munising died peacefully at his home Sunday, July 13, 2008. He was born on March 26, 1922 to Alex and Linda (Zimmerman) Chartier. Ben was a life-long resident of the Munising area. A 1941 graduate of Wm. G. Mather High School, he worked first for the Munising Wooden Ware then...

Rosalie Irene Vaudreuil

Rosalie Irene Vaudreuil

Jul 9, 2008

Grand Marais Rosalie I. Vaudreuil, age 99, of Grand Marais, died Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at the Superior Health Haven in Munising. She was born on September 2, 1908 in Grand Marais, MI to the late Valentine and Maryann (Reisner) Soldenski. Rosie was a graduate of Grand Marais High School in the late 1920's. She Married William E. Vaudreuil on...

Robert Paul Cota

Robert Paul Cota

Jul 2, 2008

Munising Robert "Bob" Paul Cota, age 69, of 209 ½ W. Superior Street, Munising, died at the Munising Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. He was born on July 8, 1938 in Munising to the late Arthur and Sylvia (Johns) Cota. Bob attended Wm.G. Mather High School and in April of 1956 he entered in to...

Lillian Bijou Revord

Lillian Bijou Revord

Jul 1, 2008

Munising Lillian B. Revord, age 101, of 300 W. City Park Drive, Munising, died on Tuesday evening, July 1, 2008 at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. She was born in Stittsville, Michigan on May 22, 1907 to Ralph and Frances (Clark) Thornton. At the age of eleven, her family moved to the logging camps on Grand Island. Her father...

Raymond G. Jones

Raymond G. Jones

Jun 26, 2008

Wetmore Raymond G. Jones, age 81, of Knox Street, Wetmore, died at the Tendercare Health Center on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 6:50 a.m. Ray was born on June 28, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, son of Carl and Julia Jacobson. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and was involved in campaigns at...

Tyler Clayton Bonevelle

Tyler Clayton Bonevelle

Jun 26, 2008

Munising Tyler Clayton Bonevelle, infant son of Jamie Peterson and Dylan Bonevelle was stillborn after twenty three weeks gestation on June 26, 2008 at Marquette General Hospital. He is survived by his parents Jamie and Dylan; grandparents - Sharon and Greg Peterson of Wetmore, and Mary and Rick Lopez of Munising. Tyler was preceded in death by his grandfather Rodney...

Angeline Katherine Clark

Angeline Katherine Clark

Jun 24, 2008

AuTrain Angeline Clark, age 101, formerly of AuTrain, died on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. at the Tendercare Health Center in Munising. Angeline was born on December 12, 1906 in Gilbert, Minnesota to the late Anton and Angeline Erjovic. At the age of fifteen she moved to Detroit and began working at the bakery Grandma's Breakfast Nook. Angeline...

Earlane Joseph Passinault

Earlane Joseph Passinault

Jun 21, 2008

Munising / Zephyrhills FL Earlane Joseph "Peter" Passinault, age 69, of Zephyrhills, Florida entered his eternal rest on June 21, 2008 at the Gulfside Regional Hospice in Dade City, Florida. He was born on November 23, 1938 to Earl J. and Julia M. Passinault in Munising, Michigan. Peter attended the Sacred Heart School and Wm. G. Mather High School in...

Richard Warren Carroll, Sr

Richard Warren Carroll, Sr

Jun 18, 2008

Newberry Richard Warren Carroll, Sr., age 87, of 209 Rosemary Lane, Newberry died at his home on Wednesday, June 18, 2008. He was born on December 25, 1920 in Iron Mountain to the late Claby and Cecilia (Quinn) Carroll and attended school in McMillan. Richard worked in the woods and in Higland Park, MI and Waukegan, IL. He served in...

Anna Hamilla

Anna Hamilla

Jun 18, 2008

Munising Anna Hamilla, age 95, died at Tendercare Health Center in Munising on June 18, 2008. Anna was the daughter of Andrew and Margaret (Matuszewski) Demogala, who were immigrants to the United States from Poland, and early settlers of Melstrand, MI. Anna was born in Munising on August 24, 1912, and spent her early childhood in Melstrand, moving to Munising...

Dona D. Morin

Dona D. Morin

Jun 12, 2008

Munising Dona D. Morin, age 78, of 1501 Nestor Street, Munising, died on Thursday, June 12, 2008 following a lengthy illness at the Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit. She was born in Munising on April 2, 1930 to Lloyd "Andy" and Elsie (Campbell) Doucette. Dona was raised in AuTrain and worked at Atlas Plywood for over six years. She married Paul...

Ruth Hagan Armstrong

Ruth Hagan Armstrong

Jun 8, 2008

Munising Ruth Armstrong, age 83, of Stone Street, Munising and formerly of Jonesville died Sunday evening, June 8, 2008 at her home. She was born on April 9, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late James and Alice Mae (Sweet) Hagan. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor's of Arts Degree. Ruth was an artist in pen...

Jeanne Marie Wiitanen

Jeanne Marie Wiitanen

Jun 7, 2008

AuTrain Jeanne Marie Wiitanen, age 61, of N6806 Forest Lake Road, died peacefully at her home while surrounded by her family and under the care of North Woods Hospice on Saturday morning, June 7, 2008. She was born in Marquette on November 9, 1946 to George and Annie (Kamppinen) Hallstrom. Jeanne graduated from Eben High School in 1964 and then...

Nelmi Maria Hermanson

Nelmi Maria Hermanson

Jun 6, 2008

Grand Marais Nelmi Maria Hermanson, age 98 - the oldest living female in Grand Marais at the time of her death, died on Friday morning, June 6, 2008 at the Luce County Annex in Newberry. She was born in Grand Marais on May 25, 1910 to Alex and Selma Niemi. Nelmi graduated from Grand Marais High School in 1928. She...

Pearl E. Anderson

Pearl E. Anderson

May 30, 2008

Munising Pearl Anderson, age 91, of 620 W. Onota Street, Munising, died surrounded by her loving family while they prayed sang hymns on Friday, May 30, 2008 at 10:20 a.m. at Marquette General Hospital. She was born on December 3, 1916 in Marquette, one of five children of Evangeline (Robarge) and Ovila "Eli" St. Amour. She was baptized at St....

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