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Sheldon (Shelly) Beaudry
WETMORE/LOST LAKE -- Sheldon (Shelly) Beaudry, age 58, of E8868 South Lost Lake, Wetmore, died on Friday, August 24, 2001 at 2:10am at Marquette General Hospital. He was born on June 17, 1943 to the late Floyd and Tynne (Latavala) Beaudry in Munising. Shelly attended Sacred Heart School through the eighth grade and graduated from Wm. G. Mather High School in 1964. He moved to Lake Orion, MI shortly after graduation and began employment with General Motors Foundry. Following retirement with 30 years of service, Shelly moved back to the Munising area at Lost Lake. He worked with his sister and brother-in-law at the Buckhorn for the past 11 years. Shelly loved NASCAR racing and considered himself the #1 fan of Jeff Gordon. He enjoyed archery and loved his Chihuahua "Punks".
He is survived by 3 children, Bobbi Lynn Beaudry (Curt) Young of Farmington Hills, MI, Tammy Jean (Mike) Boyer of Waterford, MI and Tim (Teresa) Beaudry of Lake Orion, MI; 9 grandchildren, Krista, Rian, Kelsie, Amanda, Kim, Ethan, Eric, Erin and Brooke; a brother, Melvin Beaudry of Milwaukee, WI; four sisters, Beverly (Bob) Cotter, Janice (Terry) Nolan and Lynn (Richard) Beckwith, all of the Munising area and Kristin (Jeff) Kouri of Colorado Springs, CO; also numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Bowerman Funeral Home on Sunday, August 26th from 5:00 to 8:00pm. Father Dennis L. Borca, Pastor of Sacred Heart will conduct a Funeral Service at the Bowerman Funeral Chapel on Monday, August 27, 2001 at 10:00am in Munising. Interment will follow in the Maple Grove Cemetery.
Battista J. 'Bacco' Armatti
GWINN -- Battista J. 'Bacco' Armatti, 82, of 207 N. Low St., Gwinn died at 7:15 AM on Saturday, August 25, at Marquette County Medical Care Facility where he had been a patient for 3 years. Battista was born March 18, 1919 in Gwinn to Jerome & Mary (Roberto) Armatti, and was a life long resident. He was employed as a bus driver for the Gwinn Area Public Schools and served two terms on the Gwinn Board of Education. In his spare time he kept the grounds at St. Anthony's Catholic Church and liked working in the woods. Battista was a past member of the Gwinn Knights of Columbus and enjoyed submitting editorials to the the Mining Journal.
Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Edith (Storti) Armatti, 5 sons; Jerry Armatti, Neil (Patti) Armatti, Patrick (Jean) Armatti, Daniel Armatti, and James (Tara) Armatti all of Gwinn, 2 daughters; Patricia 'Tisha' (Georg) Keefer, and Vicki (George) Sibley, both of Gwinn, 1 brother, John Armatti, Gwinn, 3 sisters; Lena King, Rose Storti, and Edith Doyen, all of Gwinn, 13 grandchildren, 9 great- grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers; James and Lawrence Armatti, and 1 sister; Mary Michaud.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11:00AM on Tuesday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Rev. David Sedlock and Rev. Thomas Schmede will officate and interment will be in the Gwinn Cemetery. The Koskey Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Helmuth (Hal) H. Huber
LINDEN, MI -- Helmuth (Hal) H. Huber, age 78, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2001 at the University of West Virginia, 4 grandchildren, Chad, Cathy, Stephen and Laura, 3 sisters Lisa Huber of Lansing, Beth Huber of North Carolina, many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and 2 sisters.
Funeral services will be held 11:00a.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at St. Paul Lutheran Church 402 South Ballenger Highway, Flint, with Pastor Roger Kilponen officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday, 2-4PM and 6-8PM at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road. Mr. Huber will be at the church from 10AM Wednesday until the time of service. Burial will be Fort Custer Cemetery in Battle Creek, MI. Those desiring may make contributions to St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Lucille K. Ozanich
L'ANSE -- Lucille K. Ozanich, age 90 of L'Anse, passed away Saturday, August 25 at Shulstad's Leisure Living in Baraga. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the Jacobson Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Monday, from 6-8:00p.m., and Tuesday one hour prior to the service. Rev. David Snyder will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Houghton. The Jacobson Funeral Home of L'Anse is assisting the family.
Oscar F. Bergquist
ISHPEMING -- Oscar F. Bergquist, age 98, formerly of 111 Bluff St. in Ishpeming passed away on Sunday August 26, 2001 at the Mather Nursing Center in Ishpeming Twp. where he had resided for the past year and a half.
Oscar was born June 21, 1903 in Negaunee the son of Fredrick & Ellen (Erickson) Bergquist. He worked as a woods worker for over 26 years and then as an electrician after his woods working days. He was a member of the United Evangelical Covenant Church in Ishpeming. Surviving Oscar is a niece Ann Clement of Marquette. He was preceded in death by a brother Frederick Bergquist and 2 sisters Elsie Whitler and Ruth Bergquist. A graveside service will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday August 28, 2001 at the Berquist Family Lot in the Ishpeming Cemetery with the Rev. Terry Cathcart to officiate. The Bjork & Zhulkie Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Virginia K. Turala
BARAGA -- Virginia K. Turala, age 80, of Baraga passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2001at Baraga County Memorial Hospital skilled nurse unit.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 31, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Baraga. Pastor Judy Mattson will officiate. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery in Winona, MI. The Jacobson Funeral Home of L'Anse is assisting the family.
Virginia Langlois
NEGUUNEE -- Virginia Langlois, age 89, of 114 S. Brown Ave., Negaunee, died at 12:45 AM on Sunday, August 26, 2001 at the Mather Nursing Center, where she had been a patient for 8 weeks.
Mrs. Langlois was born August 22, 1912 in Negaunee to longtime Negaunee City Band Director Joseph "Pop" Violetta and Annetta (Gabrille) Violetta, was a graduate of Neguanee High School Class of 1930 and was a life long resident. She attended Northern West Virginia.
Survivors include her husband Thomas Mroz of Mount Morris, PA; two sons- Andrew Mroz of Fairmont, WV and Anthony Mroz of Cincinnati, Michigan University. Prior to retiring in 1975 she taught for the Marquette Public Schools for 25 years. Most of those years were spent at Sandy Knoll Elementary School where she taught first grade. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Presque Isle Chapter Order of Eastern Star and Illinois and later worked as a machinist at the Brownstone Shop for the C.C.I. Mining Company in Ishpeming.
Robert enjoyed refinishing furniture and being in the outdoors.
Robert was a family man. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Esther (Erkkila) Seagren, 3 children; Dr. Glenn (Caroline) Seagren of Petoskey, MI, Neal (Melissa) Seagren of Cedarburg, WI and Gail (Robert) Pennsylvania to John Burt and Dorothy (Womer) Sparhawk, was a 1952 graduate of Penn State, and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired in 1988 as head of Personnel Employment for General Motors Technical Center in Warren, MI, with whom he had been employed for 36 years. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, a member and board member of the Marquette Rotary Club, and Past President of the Warren Rotary Club. He was active in local Special Olympics, and was involved in the McClintock Darter-Dash Recognition Committee.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Irene "Babs" Fassbender; a daughter Sally Sparhawk of Colorado Springs, CO, two sons, John Burt (Aliki) Sparhawk III of Hartland, MI and Michael Sparhawk of Marquette, a sister Ann (Robert) Mattavi of Sun City West, AZ and a granddaughter Valerie.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, September 1, 2001 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Reverend Mark Engle officiating. Visitation will be at St. Paul's Morgan Chapel from 6 to 8 PM on Friday. The Swanson-Lundquist Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the J.Burt Sparhawk Jr. Scholarship Fund set up by the Marquette Rotary Club, in care of the Marquette Community Foundation, 129 W. Baraga Ave., Marquette, MI 49855.
Tyyne Hedman
L'ANSE -- Tyyne Hedman, age 86, of L'Anse passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2001 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital skilled nurse unit.
The funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 30, at 10 a.m. at Jacobson Funeral Home. Rev. Mark Reinsch will officiate. The Jacobson Funeral Home of L'Anse is in charge of arrangements.
Vieno M. Roos
GWINN - Vieno M. Roos, age 90, of 1466 Knudsen Road, Gwinn, died Wednesday afternoon August 29, 2001 at the Eastwood Nursing Center where she had been a patient for three hours.
Mrs. Roos was born in Negaunee July 3, 1911 to Jacob and Justina (Jarvi) Kujala and graduated from Negaunee High School in 1929.
She worked with her husband, Edward, for Ekman Moving Co. in Duluth, MN before moving to the Gwinn area.
Vieno was a member of the Ladies of Kaleva, Gwinn Merry Mixers, Gwinn VFW Auxiliary, and the Grace Lutheran Church. She enjoyed knitting and making afghans.
Surviving are one son; Eugene (Lorraine) Ekman of Aurora, MN, one sister; Aili Talus of Ishpeming, four grandchildren; Steven, Mark, and Lori Ekman and Susan Sowers, and twelve great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Edward Ekman in 1966, her second husband, George Roose in 1973, five brothers; Jalmer, Sulo, Toivo, Eino and Leo Kujala, and one sister; Helen Stille.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 11:00am at the Grace Lutheran Church with Rev. Nancy Kauppi officiating. Burial will be in the Negaunee Cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Saturday from l0:00am until the time of
services. Pallbearers will be Steven and Mark Ekman, Jim Sowers, and Davan Scott.
The Perala Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
