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Marilyn V. Steinhoff
MUNISING -- MariIyn V. Steinhoff, age 77, of 1550 Center Street - Apt. A 10, Munising, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at her home. She was born on September 18, 1923 in AuTrain, Minnesota, and Pat Allie of Munising, numerous nieces and nephews and many friends. Besides her parents and Bill, Marilyn was preceded in death by a daughter, Carole Steinholf in 1961, brothers, Gerald and Raymond, and sisters, Lauriel, Lorraine, and Genevieve.
Friends may call at the Bowerman Funeral Home on Friday evening from 5:00 until 8:00. A parish vigil service will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Father Dennis L. Borca will officiate her funeral on Saturday, September 1, 2001 at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Munising. Interment will be at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Munising.
Wilfred Waldemar "Scow" Seglund
MUNISING -- Wilfred Waldemar "Scow" Seglund, age75, a lifetime Munising resident passed away on August 30, 2001 at 12:11 a.m. at Marquette General Hospital after a forty year battle with diabetes. He had been a patient in Marquette General Hospital for six days after a fall at home. He was born on August 9, 1926 in Munising and lived there his entire life. He attended Lincoln Elementary School and graduated from William G. Mather High School in 1943. He began employment at the Munising Paper Company on June 21, 1944,
working as a laborer in the log yard. His employment was interrupted when Scow was inducted into the U.S. Navy on November 30. 1944. He served in the Navy with the Seabees for two years in the Pacific during WWII. After his discharge from the service on August 26, 1946, he returned to the mill and was assigned to the Finishing Room on Marvalon. In 1948, he moved to the Size Man job in the newly created Specialties Department where he progressed to Day Compounder which was the job he held at the time of his retirement from Kimberly Clark in July of 1976 with thirty-two years of service. During his tenure, he was active in the union and served as President of United Papermakers and Paperworkers, Local No. 87 which included the Kimberly Clark strike in the early 1970's. Scow was an Officer and member of Munising's American Legion Roderick F. Prato Post #131, he served as Adjutant for several years and on the Post Drill Team for several years. He was a member of the Post for over fifty years. Scow was a lifetime member of Eden Lutheran Church in Munising and he taught adult Bible class for several years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman who enjoyed fishing on Lake Superior and hunting for partridge and deer. He spent a lot of time with his family in these endeavors and he enjoyed the UP outdoors and his camp on AuTrain Lake.
He is survived by his wife Patricia Mae nee Henriksen Seglund, whom he married on June 9, 1949; three children including daughters, Ruth and Michael Pond of Marquette and Susan and Gene Bertram of Marquette and son, Peder Henrik Seglund of Keego Harbor, MI; eight grandchildren - Rachel R. Pond of Arlington, VA, Nathan M. Pond of Marquette, Trisha R. Pond of Walnut Creek, CA, Laural Lee Pond and Karrin Pond of Marquette, Katrina L Bertram, Colin H. Bertram, and Erin P. Bertram of Marquette; and brothers James A. Seglund of Diamond Head, Michigan, a son of the late Robert & Clara (Berry) Ressler. On June 24, 1956 he married the former Jeanette Wood in Orlando, Woods Hospice.
Born June 24, 1932 in Ely, Minnesota.
A memorial mass will be held Tuesday, September 4, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Grand Marais with Fr. Glenn Theoret officiating. Rite of Committal will take place at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family.
Paul Joseph Rose
HARVEY -- Paul Joseph Rose, 75, of 633 Cherry Creek Road, Harvey, passed away Thursday evening at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans.
Mr. Rose was born April 22, 1926 in Marquette, a son of the late Wilfred and Delia (DesJardins) Rose. Mr. Rose was a graduate of Northern California.
Paul was employed as a carpenter in the construction trades in Michigan University before he joined CCI, where he worked at the Tilden Mine as a repairman. He had 28 1/2 years of service with the company. His hobby was riding his Harley motorcycle and he loved to spend time at home with his family.
Surviving are his wife, Terri (Tammelin); a son, Louis J. Beaudin, III, serving in the U.S. Army and stationed at Camp Casey, South Korea; a daughter, Jamie Beaudin, Negaunee; his parents, Donna Mae and Louis J. Beaudin, Sr., Marquette; a sister, Michelle Beaudin, Negaunee; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday at the Koskey Funeral Home with Rev. John J. Shiverski officiating. Burial will be in Northland Chapel Gardens.
Friends may call at the Koskey Funeral Home from 1:00pm until the time of services at 2:00pm on Wednesday.
Patricia Lou Foster
MONTGOMERY, AL -- Patricia Lou Foster, 68, a resident of Edgewater, FL, died Saturday, September 1, 2001 in a Montgomery hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 4, 2001 at 6:00pm from the Leak-Memory Chapel. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00pm prior to the service. Burial will be in Edgewater, FL at Sea Pines Memorial Gardens with Dudley Funeral Home Directing.
Survivors include her husband, Norman Lee Foster, Edgewater,FL; children, Deborah Helton, Riverview, MI, Michael Lee Foster, Bay City, North Carolina, June Moss, Center Pointe, IN and Carole Mehner, Danville, IN; nine grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
Frederick W. Becks, Jr.
NEWBERRY -- Frederick W. Becks, Jr., 93, passed away Thursday evening, August 30, 2001 at the Mercy Manor in Grayling, Minnesota.
Dick was born on November 29, 1939 in Munising, California and then Reno where Dick had been employed at different jobs, including a position with the Reno Fire Department. They moved back to Munising and Dick worked for the Paper Mill. Throughout his working life, Dick had worked at numerous construction sites around the country. He spent time working as the manager of the Dog Patch and most recently, worked for the Munising Public School System as a bus driver and then for Altran. Dick loved driving the school bus and the children that were on his route. He enjoyed traveling with Doris and hunting. Above all, Dick loved spending time with his grandson, Kyle.
He is survived by his wife of over forty years, Doris Olson of Christmas; son, Richard Keith Olson of Madison, IN; daughter, Connie (Don) Gatiss of Wetmore; grandson, Kyle Richard Olson of Folsom, LA; sisters, Barbara (Shirl) Robare of Munising, Patsy Guadagnoli of Madison, IN and Karen Schmidtman.
Friends may call at the Bowerman Funeral Home on Tuesday, September 4, 2001 from 2:00pm until 4:00pm. Pastors Kurt V. and Mary Beth Kovanen will officiate the funeral in the funeral home chapel at 4:00pm. Interment will be at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Munising where the Alger County Veterans Council will conduct graveside services. Dick will be escorted by Donald Gatiss, Jr., David Schmidtman, Howard Masters, David Cromell, Herb Brown and George Anderson.
