Search Archived Marriage Records
Barbara L. Pineno
MARQUETTE -- Barbara L. Pineno, 77, of 316 Pine St., died Sunday, March 11, 2001 at the Norlite Nursing Center.
She was born September 16, 1923 in Superior, WI to Melvin and Mary (Gierzak) Jensen and her brother Don Leblanc of Cadillac; a brother, Robert Trevillion of Marquette; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Clara; daughter, Judith Smith; son, Gerald Madosh; and a sister, Betty Longtine. Friends may call at the Fassbender Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 14 from 5 to7 pm. Funeral services will be held Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm in the Grace United Methodist Church with Rev. Charles West officiating. A reception for family and friends will follow in the church fellowship hall. Inurnment will be made in the Northland Chapel Gardens.
Anna L. Larson
ISHPEMING -- Anna L. Larson, age 91 formerly of 111 Bluff St. passed away Monday, March 12, 2001 at the Marquette Co. Medical Care Facility in Ishpeming where she had resided for the past six years.
Anna was born April 11, 1909 in Atlantic Mine, MI to the late John W. & Greta L. (Raisanen) Riipi. She worked at the Star Bakery in Hancock while living in the Copper Country. Anna moved to the Ishpeming-Negaunee area in 1985 where she had resided since. Anna was a member of the Eastwood Apostolic Lutheran Church.
Survivors include two sons- Kenneth (Pauline) Kojala of Beaver Creek, OH, Scot Kojala of Ann Arbor, MI and Brenda Beltrame of Sands, MI; a great granddaughter Stephanie Beltrame of Sands and a great great granddaughter Sabrina Burgess. She was preceded in death by her first husband- Raphael Kojala, her second husband Eino Paavola and her third husband Everett Larson.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, March 16, 2001 at the Bjork & Zhulkie Funeral Home with the Rev. D. Michael Carriere to officiate. Spring burial will take place at the Lakeside Cemetery in Hancock, MI.
Friends may call at the Bjork & Zhulkie Funeral Home from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM on Friday.
Benton F. Porter
REPUBLIC -- Benton F. Porter, age 84 of 117 Cedar St., Republic died Monday, March 12, 2001 at the Bell Memorial Hospital in Ishpeming.
Benton was born July 17, 1916 in Spencerville, Wisconsin, Detroit and retired from Beregson Electrical Co. in San Francisco where he worked for 30 years. He enjoyed talking about his years selling for Jewel Tea Company. Ben loved his sailboat that was docked in San Francisco Harbor on which he lived for a time. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Republic.
Benton is survived by his wife, of 12 years, Grace (Kwetkoski) Porter of Republic, a brother Harry Porter, a sister Janet (Don) Johnson all of Union City, IN, step daughters: Arlene (Ben) Suomi & Dolores (Ray) Mattson of Republic, step grandchildren: Ray (Brenda) Mattson, Julie Voegtline, Brian (Barbara) Suomi all of Republic, Bonnie (Scott) Maki of Tulsa, OK, eight step great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews & friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife Katherine to whom he was married for 50 years, a brother Robert Emerson Porter, a sister Rosemond and her two daughters and her one son.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 15, 2001 at the United Methodist Church in Republic with the Rev. Gary Stevens officiating. Burial will take place in the Union City Cemetery in Union City, IN.
Friends may call at the United Methodist Church of Republic, Thursday from 10:00 until the time of service.
Memorial considerations may be directed to the Memorial Fund at the United Methodist Church of Republic, P.O. Box 395, Republic, MI 49879.
Arrangements are being handled by the Bjork & Zhulkie Funeral Home.
Charles A. Amhaus
TUCSON, AZ --Charles A. Amhaus, beloved husband of Mary nee Gotzel, and the late Marie nee O'Malley, died February 27, 2001. Charles was a veteran as he served in the Navy during WWII, as well as a retired member of the local #130.
He was the loving father of Kevin (Jayne): stepfather of Franz and Guy (Carol) Gotzel; dear grandfather of Paul Gotzel, Caraline and Emily Amhaus; fond brother of the late Frances Burhop; brother- in-law of Laura (the late Nick) Seghetti and Dorothy (the late John) McCauley and the late Florence (the late Bill) Sutton, the late James (Babe) O'Malley and the late Edward (the late Theresa) O'Malley.
Funeral services were held in Lake Forest, at St. Patrick Church.
Donations to the National Cirrhosis Foundation would be appreciated. Arrangements were handled by the Cooney Funeral Home, 773-472-5650.
Hope Elizabeth Morrison
SPRINGFIELD, VA -- Hope Elizabeth Morrison, baby daughter of William F. and Jamie Sue (Ennett) Morrison, 8726 Wadebrook Terrace, Springfield, VA 22153, returned to her Heavenly Father shortly before birth on March 8, 2001 at the DeWitt Army Medical Centre, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She is survived by her parents, her maternal grandparents John and Marlene Ennett, Negaunee, maternal grandmother Merle Toms, Negaunee, paternal grandparents Roland and Drake Porter, Gig Harbor, WA, and paternal grandparents William and Carol Morrison, Palo Alto, CA. She is also survived by aunts, uncles, and several cousins. A Memorial Service will be held at the Westwood Baptist Church, Springfield, VA, on Thursday, March 15th. A grave side service will be held in the Spring at the Negaunee Cemetery.
Frederick R. Pershinske
ENGADINE -- Frederick R. Pershinske, 88, of Engadine, died Monday morning March 12, 2001 at the Luce County Annex in Newberry.
Funeral services will be held Friday March 16, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Engadine with Rev. John Walker officiating. Interment will take place at the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Thursday March 15th from 4-7 pm with prayers to be recited at 5:00 pm.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family.
Margarite Mary Brockman
EASTPOINTE -- Mrs. Margarite M. Brockman of Eastpointe, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 6, 2001, at Bi-County Community Hospital in Warren.
Margarite was born in Ishpeming to Levi and Iva Scott. She was employed at General Dynamics as a secretary for 35 years, and was a devoted wife. She worked tirelessly in the effort to save Lake St. Clair's old south channel Lighthouse. Although she preferred to stay in the background, her enthusiasm and hard work were endless.
Mrs. Brockman is survived by her husband, Chuck and one sister, Clover Pekuri of Ishpeming and one brother, Daniel Scott of Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources from 1957-1992. He began his 35 year career with the DNR as a Park Ranger at Sleeping Bear Dunes near Traverse City. He took a position with the Regional Headquarters in Marquette six months later, was promoted to Regional Business Executive in 1964, and worked in this capacity until his retirement.
Born December 28, 1932 in Sugar City, Idaho, to Thomas Croft Neibaur and Sarah Lois Sheperd, Gene was raised in Idaho until he was orphaned and placed in the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home in Eaton Rapids, MI. His father was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and other medals for his service in WWI. Gene graduated from high school in Eaton Rapids and earned a business degree from Western Michigan National Guard from 1957-67.
His loving family includes his wife of 46 years, Sandra; daughter Jill Olson, her husband Leonard Olson and granddaughters Lauren and Kara of Victoria, MN; son Tom, his wife Nancy and granddaughter Danielle of Homestead, FL; son Ken and his partner Adam Mann of Palo Alto, CA; brother Cleo, sister Marian Hunkerford, sister-in-law Faye Neibaur, sister-in-law Sharon Finch and her husband Fielding, as well as cousins, nieces and nephews.
Gene touched the lives of many. He was devoted in service to the First Presbyterian Church of Marquette as an elder, deacon, trustee, and a Stephens Minister. He was a member of the Breakfast Rotary Club, and in the past was active with the Chocolay Twp. Lions Club and the Marquette County Commission on Aging.
He enjoyed the outdoors of Upper Florida, died in Marquette at the home of her daughter on March 5 at the age of 89.
Mrs. Warn was born near Sydney, Australia, and graduated from Sydney University as a physical therapist. She married Richard Edward Warn in 1939, and they lived in several countries: Singapore; Wellington, New Zealand and Buenos Aires, Agentina; as well as in New Jersey, and Michigan; and Cynthia Davis of Lakewood, Colorado; and one great- granddaughter, Allyson, also of Lakewood, Colorado.
A service of committal wil be held in June at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Dunedin, Michigan Avenue, Dunedin, FL 34698 and marked "For Religious Community Services in memory of Lesley D. Warn."
Swanson Lundquist Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Robert O. Jetty
NEGAUNEE -- Robert O. Jetty, 80, of Negaunee Township, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001 at his home.
Mr. Jetty was born March 22, 1920 in Ishpeming to the late John and Anna (Oien) Jetty. He was a 1939 graduate of Kingsford High School. Following graduation he served in the U.S. Army as a cook during World War II. On July 3, 1948, Robert married the former Sigrid A. Abrahamson at Messiah Lutheran Church in Marquette. He managed A & P Grocery Store's in Marquette, Gladstone and Manistique spanning a period of 35 years before retiring in 1982. He then moved to Michigan Highway Department. He was a WWII veteran serving in the U.S. Army Combat Engineers. He married his bride of sixty-one years, Mary Klosowski, on October 16, 1937. Mary preceded him in death on July 10, 1998. Tony enjoyed politics and he loved gardening.
He is survived by four daughter & sons-in-law-- Rosemary & Abdul Haji Haji- Sheikh of Arlington, Wisconsin, died February 23, 2001, at the Divine Savior Healthcare Hospital in Portage.
Betty was born on February 19, 1922, in Marquette. Survivors include her children, one son, three daughters, 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren of Portage, Wisconsin; a brother, John Vasseau of Marquette.
Funeral services were held February 26, 2001 at St. Mary's Catholic Church followed with burial at St. Mary's cemetery in Portage.
William Gibson
MUNISING -- William Gibson, age 74, of 1616 Sand Point Road, Munising, died on Thursday, March 15, 2001 at 11:45 a.m. at the Munising Memorial Hospital. Friends may call at the Bowerman Funeral Home on Sunday, March 18, 2001 from 2:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. The funeral will be at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Sacred Heart Church in Munising. Complete arrangements will be announced by the Bowerman Funeral Home.
