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David Stratton

ISHPEMING, MI - David Steven Stratton, beloved father, and grandfather, passed away at his residence on January 4th, 2024, at the age of 71. David was born in Marquette, Michigan on December 9th, 1952, the son of Ferne (Rogers) and William Stratton. After graduating high school in 1970, David worked for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. for 27 years. David loved riding his Harley Davidson around the country, specifically trips to San Diego, CA, where he spent part of his childhood, the rest being at his family’s home on Bat Lake in Republic. David later discovered a passion for video games and ...

Steven Bengston

MARQUETTE, MI - Steven “Benger” Bengston, 67, passed away at home on January 6th, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Steven was born on October 5th, 1956, to Clyde Bengston and Kathleen (Yesney) FitzPatrick. After graduating from Ishpeming High School, he went on to work for Cliffs at the Humboldt, Empire, and Tilden Mines. He retired from Cliffs in 2016. He was passionate about snowmobiles, cars, Nascar and taking trips to the casino with his buddies. He took pride in teaching his great nephew Gavin his knowledge when it came to snowmobiles. They spent countless hours in the ...

Marvin A. Mains

GWINN, MI- Marvin A. Mains, 95, of Gwinn, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023, at the Michigan Veteran Homes D.J. Jacobetti. He was born April 19, 1928, in Jasper, Minnesota, a son of the late Ernest and Cora (Damman) Mai Marvin married Darlene Hamersma in Laverne, Minnesota on March ...

Frank E. Summersett

MARQUETTE, MI- Frank E. Summersett, 88, of Marquette, passed away Wednesday morning, December 20, 2023 at Trillium House in the presence of his loving family and under the care of U.P. Home Health and Hospice. Frank was born on June 11, 1935 in Marquette to the late Edgar and Ruth ...

June Faulds

TTE, MI- June E. Faulds, 89, of Marquette, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 28, 2023 at U.P. Health System-Marquette following a brief illness. June was born on April 3, 1934 in Nagano-ken, Japan, a daughter of the late Chin Wui Park (Arai) and Mitzu Kikushima. In 1959, June met her ...

Adelheid Sigrid Else Helene Greuer

HANCOCK, MI- Adelheid Sigrid Else Helene (”Heidi”) Greuer (nee Teichmann) died early morning on December 7th, 2023, at U.P. Health System-Portage in Hancock, where she was admitted as a patient on the previous afternoon. Heidi was discharged as a patient from U.P. Health System-Marquette several hours before her admission to Portage hospital, who welcomed Heidi, made her comfortable, and cared for her during her last hours. Heidi was in an unresponsive state throughout her whole ordeal from one hospital to the next that day, and the causes of death include respiratory failure and ...