Obituaries

Mar 2, 2020

Negaunee – Lawrence "Fudd" Mattson, age 89, longtime resident of 125 Mattson Road, Negaunee passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020 at the DJ Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette where he had resided for the past 5 months.

Lawrence was born in Negaunee on June 6, 1930, son of the late Ellen (Koski) and Jalmer Mattson....

Mar 2, 2020

Ishpeming - Arlene J. "Beanie" Thexton, age 49, of 120 Ready St. Ishpeming, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020 at her home due to her long history of respiratory medical complications.

Arlene was born in Ishpeming on January 19, 1971, daughter of Bernard and the late Arlene (Langson) Thexton. Arlene was a graduate of the Ishpeming...

Mar 1, 2020

Ishpeming – Virginia S. "Ginny Sue" Koivula, age 67, longtime Ishpeming Township resident passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility where she had been a resident for the past month.

Virginia was born in Ishpeming on May 8, 1952, daughter of the late Dorothy Mae (Bond) and John Floyd Palmer....

Feb 15, 2020

Ishpeming- Beverly J. Carlson, age 85, longtime Ishpeming area resident, passed away on Saturday February 15, 2020 while in the loving care of her family, Marquette County Medical Care Facility Staff, and U.P. Home Health and Hospice.

Beverly was born on April 16, 1934 in North Lake at her family home, daughter of the late George and...

Feb 15, 2020

Ishpeming, MI- On Saturday, February 15, 2020, Lillian Jean Anderson, devoted wife, loving mother, and beloved grandmother and aunt, passed away at the age of 86 at Marquette County Medical Care Facility.

Lillian was born July 8, 1933 in Escanaba, MI to Evelyn Sylvester-Ruleau and Ronald Liberty. She married Earl Anderson on October 11, 1958. The couple...

Feb 13, 2020

Ishpeming/Minneapolis- Dr. Anthony J. "A.J."  Nault, age 37, former Ishpeming and Minneapolis resident, passed away on Thursday February 13, 2020 at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility while in the loving care of his family and nursing home staff.

A.J. was born on April 3, 1982 in Marquette, MI son of Scott Nault and the late Nadine...

Feb 12, 2020

Marquette, MI- Joshua A. Gerstmeyer, a Marquette resident of age 44, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 of natural causes following a brief, sudden illness at UP Health System Marquette.

Joshua first opened his eyes to this world on October 12, 1975 in Riverside, CA. Son of Guy & Christine M. (Kramer) Gerstmeyer. His family moved...

Feb 10, 2020

Marquette/Ishpeming- Laurabelle C. Mahoski, age 96, longtime resident of Ishpeming, passed away peacefully on Monday February 10, 2020 while at Brookridge Heights Assisted Living in Marquette where she had resided since 2011.  She was under the loving care of her family, staff at Brookridge, and Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice.

Laurabelle was born on September 25,...

Feb 9, 2020

Harvey, MI- Matthew John "Matt" Steinhausen, age 40, of Harvey passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020.

Matthew was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on July 12, 1979, a son of Janice (Lamont) and Stephen R. Steinhausen.

Matt lived and worked in Texas, Los Angles and Napa Valley in the restaurant industry, he previously worked at Elizabeth's...

Feb 9, 2020

Ishpeming – Patricia I. "Patsy" Tonge, age 63, of 2685 Co Rd PD, Ishpeming passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020 while a patient at UP Health System Marquette.

Patsy was born at the Misawa Air Base in Misawa, Japan on November 17, 1956 daughter of Tokiko (Kimura) and the late Marvin Evans.  She moved with her...

Feb 7, 2020

Marquette – Gerald W. Harju, age 86, of Marquette, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 in Ishpeming where he had been briefly residing.  He was in the loving care of family and U.P. Home Health and Hospice.

Jerry was born in Ishpeming on April 16, 1933, son of the late Lydia (Olander) and Arvid Harju. He...

Jan 30, 2020

Republic – Veronica S. Kemppainen, age 76, longtime Republic Twp. resident passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Marquette Co. Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming where she had been a resident for the past 8 months.

Veronica was born in Green (Ontonagon Co.), MI on April 15, 1943, daughter of the late Katheryn (Mulac) and...

Jan 23, 2020

Negaunee - Amber Lyn LaMere, age 35, of 118 E. Clark St. Negaunee, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI where she had been airlifted to a day prior.

Amber was born in St. Louis Park, MN on July 12, 1984, a daughter of Sandi (Junak) and Bob...

Jan 23, 2020

Gwinn - Randal A. Tuttle, age 63, of 395 N. Jory Dr. Gwinn, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at his home in Gwinn.

Randy was born in Green Bay, WI on February 5, 1956, a son of the late Shirley (Ness) and James Tuttle. Randy grew up in Suamico, WI and was a graduate of...

Jan 20, 2020

Ishpeming - On January 20, 2020 at 9:30am Juliet Elaine Miller of Ishpeming Michigan and Chicago Illinois died at the age of 57. Julie was born to Demetri and Dorothy Makris in 1962.

In February of 1991, she married Keith Miller, and together they raised two children, Colton and Shelby. She was a loving and caring mother...

Jan 17, 2020

Forsyth Twp. - Paul E. Oja, age 68, of Forsyth Twp. passed away at his home on Friday, January 17, 2020.

Paul was born in Ishpeming, MI on May 2, 1951, to Edna Mae (Koski) and Edward U. Oja. He graduated from Ishpeming High School in 1969 and attended Northern Michigan University. Paul served in the U.S....

Jan 16, 2020

Ishpeming, MI- It is with tremendous sorrow that we, his family, share the news of the passing of Bruce W Perry peacefully at his home in Ishpeming on the morning of January 16, 2020 at the age of 85.

Bruce was born in September of 1934, the third and youngest child of Francis and Myrtle Perry. From...

Jan 14, 2020

Ishpeming - Theresa C. Palomaki, age 94, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at the Marquette Count Medical Facility while surrounded by her loving family.

Theresa was born in Marquette on June 24, 1925, daughter of the late Mercedes (Bourgeois) and Dominic Dallas. She grew up in Marquette and graduated from the J.D. Pierce High School. ...

Jan 12, 2020

Ishpeming- Nellie A. Maddock, age 94, lifelong Ishpeming resident, passed away, Sunday, January 12, 2020 at her home while in the loving care of her family and Lake Superior Life and Hospice.

Nellie was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on September 15, 1925, a daughter of the late George and Lettie (Mullen) Beauchamp.  Nellie was a graduate of...

Jan 11, 2020

Ishpeming- Phyllis M. Swanson, age 87, lifelong area resident, passed away Saturday January 11, 2020 at the Eastwood Nursing Center while in the loving care of her family and nursing home staff.

Phyllis was born in Mass City, MI on October 8, 1932, daughter of the late Edward Maloney and Catherine Codd. She graduated from Mass City...