Obituaries

Obituaries

Bonnie Faye Carlson

Bonnie Faye Carlson

Dec 8, 2008

Ishpeming- Bonnie Faye (Treloar) Carlson- age 64 of 133 W. Superior St. Apt 2, passed away Monday, December 08, 2008 at the Bell Hospital in Ishpeming. Bonnie was born in Ishpeming, on November 17, 1944, the daughter of the late Waino and Aune (Koski) Kangas. She was a member of the Ishpeming V.F.W. Auxiliary, and enjoyed playing BINGO. Bonnie is...

Harriet J. Bancroft

Harriet J. Bancroft

Dec 7, 2008

Negaunee - Harriet J. Bancroft, age 85 a resident at the Eastwood Nursing Center for the past 8 months, passed away Sunday, December 07, 2008 at the Marquette General Hospital. Harriet was born May 30, 1923 in Manistique, MI to the late Grant E. & Lila Mae (Curry) Taylor. She lived in the Manistique area prior to moving to this...

John D. Bartle

John D. Bartle

Dec 4, 2008

Marquette- John D Bartle, age 69 of 900 A Garfield Ave Marquette, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 4, 2008 at Marquette General Hospital. John was born January 25, 1939 in Ishpeming to Cecil & Minnie (Goulder) Bartle. He served in the United States Air Force. John worked 31 years for Cleveland Cliffs Mining Company, retiring in 1998. John is survived...

Viola I. Doney

Viola I. Doney

Nov 30, 2008

Ishpeming- Viola Inez Doney, age 98, formerly of 707 Vine St. Ishpeming. passed away Sunday morning, November 30th, 2008 at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility where she had resided since May of 2005. Viola was born in Austin Location on Low Street, on May 5, 1910, the daughter of the late John and Judith (Olive) Hoiem, the oldest of...

Pamela Jean Goyen

Pamela Jean Goyen

Nov 27, 2008

Ishpeming- Pamela J. Goyen, age 51 of 111 Bluff St. #213 passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at her home. Pam was born February 10, 1957 in Seattle, WA, to Stuart & Vivian (Halterman) Osborne. Pam lived in the Ishpeming area for the past 26 years moving from Seattle. She worked as a nurse's aid at the Mather Nursing Center...

Alma M. Locher

Alma M. Locher

Nov 26, 2008

Ishpeming- Alma M. Locher, 94, of 220 Steel Street, Ishpeming died Wednesday, November 26, at Mather Nursing Center where she had resided for a number of years. Born October 16, 1914, in Teuva, Finland, Alma grew up in Marquette, graduating from Graveraet High School. She was predeceased by her husband William J. Locher in 1980 and by 4 brothers and...

William Howard Elleby

William Howard Elleby

Nov 21, 2008

Champion- William Howard "Bill" Elleby, 43 of Champion passed away Friday November 21at the Bell Hospital Emergency Department. Bill was born January 12, 1965 at Bell Memorial Hospital. Bill served 3 years in the United States Army, honorably discharged in 1987. Bill is survived by his wife of 6 years Roberta (Nurmela) Elleby whom he married in 2002. Bill is...

Paul Roger Patron

Paul Roger Patron

Nov 20, 2008

National Mine – Paul Roger Patron, age 68 of 1600 Co. Rd. PCE in National Mine went home to be with Jesus after a lengthy illness, on Thursday November 20, 2008 at his home while in the loving care of his wife and the Lake Superior Hospice. Paul was born in Ishpeming on April 12, 1940 to the late Theodore...

Lillian I. Kangas

Lillian I. Kangas

Nov 20, 2008

Marinette, WI. / Ishpeming- Lillian I. Kangas age 93 lifelong Ishpeming resident, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Bay Area Medical Center in Marinette. Lillian has been a resident at Luther Manor Assisted Living since January 2008. Lillian was born September 13, 1915 in Negaunee to Percy & Lillie (Hampton) Greenway. Lillian worked as a seamstress for the...

Bernard Suardini

Bernard Suardini

Nov 18, 2008

Ishpeming- Bernard "Barney" Suardini age 90 of Ishpeming, MI passed away peacefully at his home on November 18, 2008. Barney was born in Princeton, Michigan, son of Frank and Amelia Suardini. He moved to Ishpeming when he married Teresa (Gagliardi) his loving wife of 62 years. Barney worked for C.C.I. for 45 years beginning at the Cliffs Shaft and later...

Mary Jennie Asgaard

Mary Jennie Asgaard

Nov 12, 2008

Marquette – Mary Jennie Asgaard, age 93, former Ishpeming resident, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at the Norlite Nursing Center in Marquette where she had been a resident since 1975 when it opened. Jennie was born March 27, 1915 in Humboldt, the daughter of the late Alford and Mary Jennie Jackson. She enjoyed the activity center at Norlite...

Carol M. Knudsen

Carol M. Knudsen

Nov 9, 2008

Ishpeming – Carol M. Knudsen, age 81 of 707 Park St. Ishpeming passed away at 6:00am on Sunday November 9, 2008 at the Bell Hospital in Ishpeming. Carol was born May 27, 1927 in Ishpeming the daughter of the late Edwin and Flora (Hicks) Lind. She was a graduate of the Ishpeming High School, Class of 1946. Carol worked at...

Helen Ruby Peterson

Helen Ruby Peterson

Nov 9, 2008

Negaunee- Helen Peterson Born on June 23, l912 in Negaunee MI, Helen R. (Anderson) Peterson passed away on November 9, 2008 at the age of 96 at Marquette General Hospital. She is survived by three daughters, Judith Hogan (Thomas) of Fair Oaks CA, Marcia Schiltz (Robert) of Lombard IL, and Maryellen Rodriguez (Amador) of Santa Ana CA, along with six...

Concetta M. Ellis

Concetta M. Ellis

Nov 8, 2008

Negaunee- Concetta Mary Ellis, age 83 of 98 Croix St. Negaunee, passed away Saturday, November 08, 2008 at the Eastwood Nursing Center where she been a resident for the past 2 months. Concetta was born March 19, 1925 in Ishpeming to Vito & Nancy (Frustaglio) Ombrello. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Ishpeming. Concetta...

June Eliason

June Eliason

Nov 7, 2008

Michigamme – June E. Eliason, 77, of 221 Brown Road, Lake Michigamme peacefully entered eternal life on Friday, November 7, 2008. June was born on December 6, 1930 in Beacon Michigan to Eino and Ellen (Saari) Hyry. She was a graduate of the Champion High School class of 1948 earning honors as co-valedictorian. June later met and married Arne R....

Betty Lou Charbonneau

Betty Lou Charbonneau

Nov 7, 2008

Ishpeming - Betty Lou Charbonneau, age 82, formerly of 1113 N. Third St. Ishpeming passed away on Friday November 7, 2008 at the Bell Hospital in Ishpeming with her loving family by her side. She had been a patient for the past 2 weeks. Betty was born April 7, 1926 in Superior, WI the daughter of the late Edward and...

Gary E. Prey

Gary E. Prey

Nov 5, 2008

Ely Twp. – Gary E. Prey, age 61 of Ely Township, passed away on Wednesday November 5, 2008 at Marquette General Hospital. Gary was born in Watersmeet, MI on May 14, 1947 to Herman and Irma (Dain) Prey. A 1966 graduate of Watersmeet High School, he was proud to be a "Nimrod". Gary served in the U.S. Army from Jan....

Charles P. Bredeson

Charles P. Bredeson

Nov 3, 2008

Ishpeming - Charles Pierson Bredeson, age 77, formerly of 1320 Timber St. in Ely Twp., passed away early Monday morning, November 3rd, 2008 at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans, in Marquette where he had resided since May 12th. Charles was born in Ladysmith, WI on May 6, 1931, the son of the late Frank and Grace (Brown) Bredeson. He...

Beverly H. Magnuson

Beverly H. Magnuson

Oct 28, 2008

Ishpeming – Beverly H. Magnuson, age 75, of 337 Co. Rd. CJ, Ely Twp. passed away on Tuesday October 28, 2008 at the Marquette Co. Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming where she had resided for the past two weeks. Beverly was born April 1, 1933 in Ishpeming the daughter of the late Ray and Elizabeth (Shaffer) Johnson. She was a...

William G Garrett

William G Garrett

Oct 26, 2008

Ishpeming – William G. Garrett, age 89, of 624 Mather Ave. passed away early Sunday, October 26, 2008 at the Marquette Co. Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming where he had resided since Oct. 16th. He was under the care of the Upper Peninsula Home Health and Hospice. William was born in Ishpeming on January 28, 1919 the son of the...

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