Archive for April, 2010

Leonora Armstrong

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

 
Leonora Armstrong, 93, Escanaba, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 27, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital. 
She was born on June 2, 1916 in Howard, WI, the daughter of Jacob and Mary (Cibulka) Baierl.  Leonora graduated from Green Bay West High School in 1934.
She worked for Tuttle Fish Company and then was employed with Frank […]

Charlotte M. Sagataw

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

 
Charlotte M. Sagataw, 82, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family.
She was born on March 25, 1928 in Nahma, MI, the daughter of Harry and Josephine (Dayson) Williams. Charlotte was raised in Nahma and attended Nahma schools.
On October 6, 1945, Charlotte married Edgar Sagataw in Garden. 
She was […]

Esther Flath

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

 
Esther M. Flath, 99, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at Christian Park Village in Escanaba. 
She was born on October 8, 2010 in Bark River, the daughter of Cy and Matta (Porath) Martin.  Esther was raised in Bark River and graduated the 8th grade from Sunny Side School in Bark River.  She lived […]

Jon R. Gagnon

Monday, April 19th, 2010

 
Jon R. Gagnon, 45, of 203 1st Ave S. , Escanaba,  passed away Friday morning, April 16, 2010 at his home under the care of his wife, Karey, hospice workers and family members following  a ten month battle with esophageal cancer.
He was born on September 8, 1964 in Escanaba, the son of Harold and Kathleen […]

Lyman “Steve” Severson

Friday, April 16th, 2010

 
Lyman Silas “Steve” Severson of Wells died on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Marquette General Hospital of a lengthy illness.  Known as a caring, devout Christian of extraordinary honor and integrity, he was also a veteran of three wars – WWII, Korea and Vietnam.  “Steve” Severson, as he was nicknamed, was born in Fergus Falls, […]

Betty A. Lund

Friday, April 16th, 2010

 
Betty A. Lund, 84, 1317 S. 30th St., Escanaba, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 14, 2010 at her home following an illness with cancer.
She was born on January 22, 1926 in Gladstone, the daughter of Alfred and Irene (Dupont) Lund.  Betty was raised in Escanaba and graduated from Escanaba High School in 1945.
Betty graduated […]

LeRoy Welch

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

 
LeRoy R. Welch, 67, W3797 Elm Ave., Spalding, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Dickinson Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain. He was born on May 22, 1942 in Monroe County, WI, the son of Thomas and Sophia (Rehberg) Welch. LeRoy entered the Marine Corp. immediately following high school graduation from Tomah, WI in 1961. […]

Gary Macfarlane

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

 
Gary Macfarlane, 73, lost his 20 year battle with cancer on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.  He was born in Manistique, MI, December 31, 1936 to George and Viola (Lawrence) Macfarlane.  He graduated from Manistique High School, class of 1955.  He worked road construction in the Detroit area and then was drafted into the Navy where […]