Obituaries

Dec 18, 2016

DIORITE, Mich. — Shirley Ann Laakso, age 85, of 165 Granite St., Champion (Diorite Location), passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016, at home surrounded by her loving family.

Shirley was born March 9, 1931, in North Lake Location in Ishpeming Township to Clifford and Viola...

Dec 18, 2016

Ishpeming – Randy S. Emanuelson Sr., age 74 of 6485 Co. Rd. PB passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at home while in the loving care of his family and UP Home Health and Hospice.

Randy was born in Ishpeming on February 9, 1942 to the late Clarence and Eva Emanuelson. He worked as a tire...

Dec 17, 2016

Negaunee Twp. - Jack T. Matchett, 81, of 101 Oakridge Dr., Negaunee Twp. passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his home. He was in the loving care of his family and the U P Home Health and Hospice at the time of his death.

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Dec 16, 2016

Ishpeming- Mary (Suardini) Valenti, age 77 of 572 Poplar St. Ishpeming passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 at her home while in the loving care of her family and UP Home Health & Hospice.

Mary was born in North Lake on May 19, 1939 to the late Charles & Linda (Zambetti) Suardini. She graduated from St....

Dec 9, 2016

Ishpeming Twp, Claire L. (Nardi) Guthrie, age 91 of 1701 Lily St. Ishpeming passed away on Friday December 9 2016.

Claire was born in Ishpeming on September 18, 1925 to Bruno & Concetta (Tasson) Nardi. Claire married James H. Guthrie on December 29, 1960 and the two of them lived in many locations around the country and...

Dec 7, 2016

Michigamme – Lloyd Wolf, age 94, former Lake Michigamme resident passed away on Wednesday December 7, 2016 at the Country Living AFC facility in Olivet, MI.

Graveside interment services will be held in the spring of 2017 at the Lakeview Cemetery in Michigamme.

Dec 3, 2016

Humboldt – Kenneth C. Irwin, age 56, of 1501 Co Rd FB, Champion, MI passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at U.P. Health System Marquette where he had been a patient since Wednesday.

Kenny was born June 25, 1960 in Ishpeming the son of Gordon J. Irwin and Gretchen "Penny" (Hill).  Kenny grew up in Marquette and...

Dec 1, 2016

Ishpeming- Thomas R. Engelhard, age 83, of 311 W. Ridge St. Ishpeming, MI passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at the Lighthouse at Ishpeming Health and Rehabilitation Center while in the loving care of his family and U.P. Home Health and Hospice. Thomas was born on October 9, 1933 in Crosby, MN to the late Jake and Leona (Rochon) Engelhard....

Nov 30, 2016

Negaunee Twp- Maxine E. LaParche, age 77 Negaunee Twp resident and former Ely Township resident went to be with our Lord on Wednesday November 30, 2016 at the UP Health System Marquette with her family at her side.

Maxine was born May 30, 1939 in Snowville location to the late Arne and Florence (Maki) Syrjala.  She graduated...

Nov 30, 2016

Ely Twp. - John Harry Snell, age 75 of 977 Co. Rd. CJ, Champion (Ely Twp), died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 on his way to UP Health System Marquette of an aneurism.

Harry was born April 6, 1941 in Humboldt to Harry and Myrtle Rhea (Beatty) Snell....

Nov 27, 2016

Republic- Erna R. Letz, age 100, Republic resident passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the Lighthouse at Ishpeming Health & Rehabilitation Center in Ishpeming Township while in the loving care of UP Home Health & Hospice.

Erna was born on March 22, 1916 in Gladwin, MI to Rudolph & Amanda (Beutler) Rode.  Her family moved to...

Nov 26, 2016

Republic- Sally Stilwell Nannestad,

Born Sally Crawford Stilwell, to Marquerite Crawford Stilwell and James Gerald Stilwell on Aug. 5, 1932, in Iron Mountain, Mi.

After graduating High School in Iron Mountain, Mi., Sally attended Lake Forest College earning a teaching degree. Sally taught grade school in Deerfield, Il. and then in Marquette, Mi.

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Nov 25, 2016

Ishpeming – Duane K. Doney, age 82, of 762 Michigan St., Ishpeming, passed away at 3:59am on Friday, November 25, 2016 at the Marquette Co. Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming while in the loving care of his family.

Duane was born June 9, 1934 in Ishpeming the only child of the late Lloyd and Viola...

Nov 23, 2016

Ishpeming, MI- Mary Ethel (Hayes) Nigro, age 80, entered eternal life on Wednesday evening in Marquette, Michigan, at UP Health Systems Marquette surrounded by family.

Mary was born on August 29, 1936 in Rapid River, Michigan to...

Nov 22, 2016

Marquette, MI- Irene Sivula danced her last dance on Tuesday, November 22 at Mill Creek Assisted Living where she had lived for the past 14 months. Irene was born on May 8, 1922 in Negaunee Michigan to Sylvester and Maria (Spelghati) Paris. The family moved to Ishpeming where she graduated from Ishpeming High School in 1940. In 1944, Irene...

Nov 22, 2016

Negaunee- Vickie Lynn (Austin) Jarvi, age 60 of 151 Rail Street Negaunee and long time Ishpeming resident passed away Tuesday November 22, 2016 at the Lighthouse at Ishpeming Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Ishpeming Township.

Vickie was born June 13, 1956 in Ishpeming to William & Annabelle (Rule) Austin. She graduated from Ishpeming...

Nov 21, 2016

Ishpeming – Barbara C. Bye, age 81, longtime Ishpeming resident passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 at the Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee.

Barbara was born on December 25, 1934 in Ishpeming the daughter of the late Frederick and Helen (Parviainen) Bye. She attended the Ishpeming Public Schools and was a graduate of the...

Nov 18, 2016

Michigamme – Michele D. Delliss, age 59, longtime Michigamme resident passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016 in the ICU at the UP Health System Marquette.

Michele was born August 16, 1957 in Detroit, MI the daughter of the late Norman R. and Vereah M. (Dollar) Jarvi....

Nov 14, 2016

Milwaukee, WI – Scott A. "Etta" LaPointe, age 47, longtime Ishpeming resident currently of Milwaukee, WI passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016 at the Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI following a bicycle accident in which he was fatally injured.

Scott was born April 22, 1969 in...

Nov 13, 2016

Ishpeming- Walter Charles "Wally" Peterson, age 86 formerly of 819 Maple St. Ishpeming, passed away at the Marquette County Medical Care Facility on Sunday, November 13, 2016.

Walter was born in Ishpeming on May 21, 1930 to Charles & Maria (Latvala) Peterson. Wally lived in the family house on Maple Street most of...