B.J. Senske
Dec 24, 2008
Republic- Bernard Joseph "B.J." Senske IV, age 28 passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 24, 2008. BJ. was born January 27, 1980 to Bernard Senske III and Penny (Johnson). BJ graduated from Westwood High School in 1998 and then went on to be a Journeyman Iron Worker. He was a member of the Ironworkers Local Union #8. BJ enjoyed spending...
Amber Nicole Kulju
Dec 24, 2008
Republic- Amber Nicole Kulju (Amb ohh), age 18, Republic resident passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at Marquette General Hospital after sustaining injuries from an automobile accident. Amber was born in Ishpeming on July 16, 1990, the daughter of Jeffrey Kulju and Stacey Paquette of Republic. She was a 2008 graduate of Republic-Michigamme High School graduating with honors and...
Barbara Dell Benos-Andrews
Dec 24, 2008
Ishpeming - Barbara Dell Benos-Andrews of Chicago, IL passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility. Barbara Barbara was born December 30, 1934 to the late Spero and Ruth (Guth) Benos. Barbara was a long time Chicago resident who recently moved into the Ishpeming area. She is survived by her husband Luther Andrews of Ishpeming,...
Alice M. St. Andre
Dec 14, 2008
Ishpeming – Alice Marie "Babe" St. Andre, age 68, formerly of Sunnyside Estates passed away on Sunday December 14, 2008 at the Mather Nursing Center in Ishpeming Twp. while under the care of the Upper Peninsula Home Health and Hospice. Alice was born August 8, 1940 in Ishpeming to the late Adelord and Elizabeth (Poirier) St. Andre. Alice was a...
Alex H. Kyllonen
Dec 13, 2008
Negaunee – Alex H. Kyllonen, age 79 of 43 Old Co. Rd. 480 in Negaunee Twp. passed away Saturday December 13th, 2008 at the Mather Nursing Center in Ishpeming Twp. where he had resided for the last 3 months. Alex was born April 5, 1929 in Iron River, MI to Thomas and Amanda (Piirainen) Kyllonen. Alex was a member of...
Lilia S. Curd
Dec 9, 2008
Ishpeming-Lilia S. Curd, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 peacefully at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility. Lilia was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on October 16, 1934, the daughter of the late Arthur and Lillian (Patron) Siltanen. She was a graduate of Ishpeming High School and a member of Allegro and the Ishpeming Choral Club for many...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
