Archive for December, 2011

John “Jack” Coyne

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

 
John “Jack” Carroll Coyne, Jr., 82, of Escanaba, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2011 following a lengthy illness.
 
He was born on July 3, 1929 in Marquette, MI to John and Dorothy (Nelson) Coyne, Sr.  He graduated from Escanaba High School and attended business schools.  Jack was a lifelong resident of Escanaba. 
 
He entered the […]

Dr. William Savard

Friday, December 16th, 2011

 
Dr. William “Bill” Savard, 75, 327 S. 5th St., Escanaba, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at his home.
 
He was born on February 8, 1936 in Escanaba, son of Harvey and Ruth (Maves) Savard.  He was a lifelong resident of this area.  He was a 1954 graduate of Escanaba High School, attended Northern Michigan […]

Dennis F. “Frog” Bourdeau

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

 
Dennis F. “Frog” Bourdeau, 62, 1415 N. 20th St., Escanaba, passed away at Marquette General Hospital on Friday, December 9, 2011.
 
He was born in Escanaba on April 3, 1949, son of Arno and Ida (Hill) Bourdreau.  He graduated from Escanaba High School.
 
On July 26, 1986, Dennis married Cathleen Daigneault in Escanaba.
 
He worked at Harnischfeger as […]

Lloyd A. Strahl

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

 
CARNEY - Lloyd A. Strahl, 74, of N14050 Ekberg Road, Carney, passed away at his home on Dec. 6, 2011, of natural causes.
Lloyd was born in Wilson on Sept. 29, 1937, the son of Howard and Stella (Arkens) Strahl. He graduated from Bark River-Harris High School in 1955. On Nov. 17, 1956, Lloyd married the […]

Lillian “Dolly” Finman

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

 
Lillian “Dolly” Finman, 96, 712 S. 15th St., Escanaba, passed away at her home on Tuesday, December 6, 2011.
 
She was born on June 8, 1915 in Escanaba, the daughter to Isaac and Amanda (Pichette) Schram.  She graduated from Escanaba High School in 1933.
 
On September 17, 1938 the former Lillian Schram married Harold Oscar Finman at […]

Kathryn S. Ford

Monday, December 5th, 2011

 
Kathryn S. Ford, 68, 1600 S. 30th St. #188, Escanaba, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at OSF St Francis Hospital.
 
She was born on November 19, 1943 in Lansing, MI, the daughter of Ted and Marge (Nelson) Thompson.  At the age of four, her family moved to Grayling for ten years before moving […]

Judy A. Westlake

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

 
Judy A. Westlake, 62, of 1390 Old Hwy 2 & 41, Bark River, passed away on Thursday evening, December 1, 2011 at Marquette General Hospital.
 
She was born on October 20, 1949 in Escanaba, the daughter of Martin and Joyce (Anderson) Trottier.  She lived and attended school in Manistique. 
 
On June 1, 1968, Judy married Paul […]

Loeta I. McLaughlin

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

 
Loeta I. “Lou” McLaughlin, 80, 532 N. 18th St., Escanaba, passed away early Friday morning, December 2, 2011 at Christian Park Health Care Center.
 
She was born on May 30, 1931 in Brosley, Missouri, the daughter of Amos and Lucy (Greer) Ashby.  Loeta was raised and attended school in Missouri until she was 16 when their […]