Werner "Weiner" Maki
Jun 9, 2011
Ishpeming- Werner "Weiner" C. Maki, age 77 of 361 Washington St. Ishpeming, passed away Thursday, June 09, 2011 at the Marquette General Hospital. Werner was born May 20, 1934 in National Mine, son of Matt & Helmi (Malila) Maki. He graduated from National Mine High School in 1952 and served in the Michigan National Guard. Werner worked for Jones &...
Elizabeth Lawry Hebbard
Jun 6, 2011
Ishpeming – Elizabeth Lawry Hebbard, age 97 of 200 Saginaw St., Ishpeming died on Monday June 6, 2011 at the Marquette Co. Medical Care Facility where she had been a resident since Sept. of 2005. Mrs. Hebbard was born in Ishpeming on May 19, 1914, the daughter of the late Christopher John and Ettie (Goodman) Lawry. She graduated from the...
Paul "Gus" Vahamaa Sr.
Jun 3, 2011
Ishpeming- Paul C. "Gus" Vahamaa Sr., age 58 of 4548 Co. Rd. 496 Ishpeming (Ely Twp), passed away Friday, June 03, 2011 at the Mather Nursing Center, under the loving care of his family and UP Home Health and Hospice after a brief illness. Paul was born September 22, 1952 in Negaunee to Ero & Helen (Saari) Vahamaa. He graduated...
Paul J. Ogea
Jun 2, 2011
Negaunee- Paul J. Ogea, age 67 of 1209 Nakomis St. Negaunee & Bonita Springs, FL resident, passed away Thursday, June 02, 2011 at his home while under the loving care of his family and Lake Superior Hospice. Paul was born May 14, 1944 in Diorite, MI to Raymond & Toini (Paavola) Ogea. Paul graduated from Ishpeming High School, class of...
George "Doods" Emanuelson
May 29, 2011
Ishpeming – George "Doods" Emanuelson, age 79, of 709 Park St. Ishpeming, passed away on Sunday May 29, 2011 at the home of his daughter at 232 Zoberlein St. in Ishpeming. He was in the loving care of his family and the Upper Peninsula Home Health and Hospice at the time of his death. George was born February 10, 1932...
Joyce M. Mills
May 28, 2011
Marquette – Joyce M. (Fraki) Mills – age 65 of 917 Cleveland Ave. Apt. #3, Marquette and former Negaunee Twp. resident passed away on Saturday May 28, 2011 at the Marquette Co. Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming where she had resided for the past 18 days. Joyce was born July 19, 1945 in Laurium, MI the daughter of the late...
Stephen A. Bashaw
May 27, 2011
Ishpeming- Stephen A. Bashaw, age 59 of 3670 Co. Rd. CD, Ishpeming (Ely Twp) passed away Friday, May 27, 2011 at home under the loving care of his family and UP Home Health & Hospice. Stephen was born March 12, 1952 in Laurium, MI to Florence (Paquin) and the late George Bashaw. He graduated from Lake Linden-Hubbell High School, class...
Calvin C. Bjorne
May 25, 2011
Ishpeming- Calvin C. Bjorne, 86, of 104 Malton Rd. #15 Negaunee, and former Big Perch Lake resident, passed away, Wednesday, May 25th, at Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming. Calvin was born in North Lake location on October 1, 1924, a son of the late Martha (Walimaa) and Gust Bjorne. Cal graduated from Ishpeming High School, class of 1942...
Michael E. Ringuette
May 22, 2011
Ishpeming- Michael "Ebo" Ringuette, 56, of 4 Dove Ln Ishpeming, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 22, 2011. Michael was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on November 2, 1954, a son of the late Anna Marie (Peterson) and Daniel J. Ringuette. He graduated from Republic-Michigamme High School, class of 1972. Michael worked as a general laborer for Cleveland Cliffs for 28...
Eleanore Miller
May 22, 2011
Ishpeming – L. Eleanore Miller, age 81 of 200 Saginaw St. Ishpeming passed away on Sunday May 22, 2011 at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming were she had resided for the past 4 months. Eleanore was born May 23, 1929 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of the late Oscar and Lillian (Tuolppo) Rajala. The family moved to...
Raymond G. Rohdenburg
May 19, 2011
Ishpeming, MI – Raymond G. Rohdenburg, age 68 of 213 S. Second St., Ishpeming passed away on Thursday May 19, 2011 while surrounded by his loving wife and in the care of staff members at the Mather Nursing Center and the Upper Peninsula Home Health and Hospice while at the Mather Nursing Center in Ishpeming Twp. Raymond was born in...
Ella Cloud Aston-Reese
May 17, 2011
Ishpeming- Ella Cloud [nee Miller] Aston-Reese, aged 90, an Ishpeming and Eastwood Nursing Home resident, slipped gracefully into eternity on the afternoon of Tuesday, 17th May, 2011. She entered into rest while under the loving care of her children, the Eastwood staff and UP Home Health and Hospice. Ella had been a resident of Ishpeming since 2001 and of the...
Phyllis E. Farley
May 16, 2011
Ishpeming- Phyllis Estelle Farley, age 86 of 223 W. Ridge St., Ishpeming, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility with her family at her side. Phyllis was born December 18, 1924 in Minneapolis, MN to Miner & Violet (Cowling) Hendrickson. She graduated from Deaconess School of Nursing in Minneapolis. Phyllis has been a resident...
Clarence A. Tarvainen
May 15, 2011
Champion – Clarence A. Tarvainen, age 78, most recently of 201 Cherry Creek, in Chocolay Twp. and longtime Champion resident passed away on Sunday May 15, 2011 at Cypress Manor in Hancock, MI where he had resided since this past March. Clarence was born on October 27, 1932 in Covington the son of the late Arvid and Aili (Maki) Tarvainen....
Ronald R. "Moose" Niemi
May 14, 2011
Republic – Ronald R. "Moose" Niemi, age 64, longtime Republic resident passed away at 1:35am on Saturday May 14, 2011 at the D. J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette where he had resided since July of 2005. Ronald was born May 6, 1947 in Republic the son of the late Wilho and Elsie (Pelto) Niemi. He was a graduate...
Grace E. Wilson
May 14, 2011
Ishpeming – Grace Wilson, age 86, longtime Ishpeming Twp. resident, passed away at 3:40pm on Saturday May 14, 2011 at the Marquette Co. Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming while under the loving care of her family, the staff members, and the Upper Peninsula Home Health and Hospice. Grace was born March 26, 1925 in Negaunee the daughter of the late...
Daniel R. Nurmela Sr.
May 14, 2011
Three Lakes- Daniel R. Nurmela, Sr., 58, of Three Lakes, Michigan passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI, where he had been a patient since May 06, 2011. Dan was born in Marquette, MI on February 11, 1953 the son of the late Roland and Helen (Niemi) Nurmela. A lifelong...
Bertha E. Eliassen
May 13, 2011
Ishpeming- Bertha Elizabeth "Poochie" Eliassen, age 87 passed away on Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility where she been a resident since January 2009. Bertha was born on September 23, 1923 in North Lake to Gust & Mary (Niemela) Saari. Bertha worked for Bell Telephone for 2 years after graduation. She married Wilburt "Mudbox" Swanson...
Jean M. Cain
May 12, 2011
Ishpeming- Jean M. Cain, age 76 of 112 Bancroft St. Ishpeming, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 at her home under the loving care of her family and UP Home Health and Hospice. Jean was born at home in Junction on July 17, 1934 to William & Leona (LaFond) Sarah. She married Bruce on July 11, 1953. Jean worked in...
Paul Leboeuf
May 6, 2011
Ishpeming- Paul LeBoeuf, age 93 of 439 Excelsior St. Ishpeming, passed away Friday, May 06, 2011 at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility where he been a resident since February 2011. Paul was born October 19, 1917 in North Lake to Joseph & Eva (LaFond) LeBoeuf. Paul worked 38 years for CCI, first working as an underground miner working at...
