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Cesar Marchany

TRAVERSE CITY, MI-Cesar R. Marchany, 88, of Gwinn, passed away peacefully in the early morning of Thursday, May 29th in Traverse City, MI. He was born December 10th, 1936, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He graduated from Escuela Superior Central in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1957. On June 12, 1965, he married Judith M. Hutchens in Gwinn. Cesar enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1958, serving on bases in Scotland, Germany, several countries in Southeast Asia, and on multiple domestic bases. He retired after serving his country for 20 years. After the military, Cesar worked in the ...

Brian Harvala

ISHPEMING TWP, MI-Brian Matthew Harvala, age 47, a resident of Ishpeming Township, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Brian was born on January 20, 1978, in Ishpeming, Michigan, to Jacob 'Jack' and Karen Louise (Hytinen) Harvala. He was a proud 1996 graduate ...

Minnie Plankey

ISHPEMING, MI ­ Minnie Jane Plankey, age 82, of Cooper Lake Road, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family. Minnie was born on September 6, 1942, in Humboldt Township, Michigan, to the late Harry and Ida (Snell) Rolstone. She ...

Robert Jandron, Sr.

NEGAUNEE, MI-Robert Bruce ‘Bob’ Jandron Sr., born on April 26, 1936, in Ishpeming, Michigan died peacefully at Eastwood Nursing Home in Negaunee on June 9, 2025. The son of Murphy and Lydia (Rovedo) Jandron, Bob was the oldest of seven children. He graduated from St. Paul’s School in ...

Susan Skewis

August 29, 1951 ­ June 9, 2025 ISHPEMING, MI - Susan C. Skewis, age 73, of 733 E. Empire St., Ishpeming, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 9, 2025, with her loving husband Mike by her side. Born in Mt. Pleasant, MI, on August 29, 1951, Susan was the daughter of the late Gloriana ...

Arthur ‘Art’ Mann

ISHPEMING TWP, MI-Arthur Cobert 'Art' Mann, age 80, of Ishpeming Township, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the Michigan Veterans Home D.J. Jacobetti in Marquette, surrounded by his family. Art was born on May 19, 1945, in Pensacola, Florida, to the late Mary Alice (Peek) and Ralph ...