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William L. Downard

CHICAGO, IL - William LeeRoy Downard, age 93, was called home by his Lord and Savior on Monday, September 14, 2026, at home surrounded by his family and reunited in heaven with his loving wife Julia. He was born on February 24, 1933, in Tontogany, Ohio to the late Cecil and Nora (Withrow) ...

Robert Snell

ANACORTES, WA - Robert (Bob) Snell, 89, of 5889 South Shore Rd, Anacortes, WA ( Guemes Island), passed away on September 5, 2026 after a prolonged illness. Bob was born in Hancock, Michigan and received his BS in mathematics from Northern Michigan University, MS in mathematics from the ...

Jan Alan Golisek Sr.

MUNISING, MI - Jan Alan Golisek, Sr., age 79, of Munising, died in his family’s home in Brown’s Addition under the loving care of his family and North Woods on Wednesday morning, September 16, 2026. Jan was born in Marquette on May 10, 1947 to Carl and Lois (Credland) Golisek. He grew up ...

Eleanor T. Johnson

HARVEY, MI – Eleanor T. Johnson, age 98, of Harvey, entered eternal life Thursday morning, September 17, 2026, at the Norlite Nursing Center, in the loving, comforting care of her family. Born May 26, 1928, in Marquette, a daughter of Samuel and Eva (Cota) Longtine, Eleanor was raised in ...

Susan Mary Blomgren

MARQUETTE, MI - Susan Mary "Sue" Blomgren, aged 88, Marquette, passed peacefully on September 10, 2026 at her home with her children at her side. At the time she passed, she was a patient of U.P. Home Health and Hospice, who provided amazing care. Susan was born April 10, 1938, at her ...

Joanne Marie Kingston

GRAND HAVEN, MI Joanne Marie Kingston, age 90, passed away at Lakeshore Assisted Living in Grand Haven, MI on Monday, September 14, 2026. Joanne was born in Mountain Lake, MN to Amund and Elsie (Hahn) Sandbo on October 12, 1935. After her father’s death just before she was born, Elsie, Joanne, and her two sisters moved to Ormsby, MN to be closer to family. Joanne graduated from University of Minnesota with a degree in business education. She took a teaching job in Durham, NH where she met her husband David on a ski trip. After marriage, they moved to Arizona where their son John was ...