SANDS TWP, MI - Robert H. (Bob) Myers, Jr., age 86, passed away Thursday morning, September 21, 2023, at home. He was in the care of his wife and Lake Superior Life Care and Hospice. Bob was born to Robert H. and Josephine (Hafner) Myers on December 15, 1936, in Peoria, Illinois. Educated ...
ELKHART - Evelyn Mary (MacGowan) Blondeau, 97, passed away on Sunday September 24, 2023. Evelyn was born on January 31, 1926 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late Thomas and Ethel “Mae” (MacGowan) Stafford. She was adopted and raised by Mary and Pauline MacGowan, her maternal aunts. She ...
MARQUETTE, MI - Robert L. “Bob” Skewis, age 96, of Marquette and former Ishpeming resident passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023, at the Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee. Bob was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on May 12, 1927, a son of the late Herbert and Mary Lena (Willey) Skewis. ...
ISHPEMING, MI - Thor O. Tornberg, 72, of Ishpeming, died Friday morning, September 22, 2023, at his home, following an illness. He was born December 7, 1950, in Ishpeming, a son of the late John and Effie (Kangas) Tornberg. He was a 1969 graduate of Ishpeming High School and a lifelong area resident. Thor married Susan Junttila in Ishpeming on September 13, 1969. He was employed as a welder and a roofer for several construction companies over the years. His interests included hunting, fishing, restoring classic cars, but most of all, spending time with his grandchildren. Thor ...
MARQUETTE, MI- Stephan Gregg Pelto, age 59, of Marquette, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023, at home, following a brief illness. A complete obituary will be forthcoming. The family will receive relatives and friends at Fassbender Swanson Hansen Funeral and Cremation Services on Saturday, October 21, beginning at 10:30 am until the time of service at 12:00 noon. A reception will follow in the funeral home reception room. Fassbender Swanson Hansen Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family, where condolences may be expressed online at fassbenderswansonhansen.com
MARQUETTE, MI - A graveside service for James R., Sr. & Constance M. Green will be held on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 11 am at Holy Cross Cemetery with Rev. Msgr. Michael Steber officiating. Military Honors will be provided by the Marquette American Legion Post 44. A luncheon will follow the service at the American Legion. James died December 29, 2020 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin at the age of 93. Constance died July 24, 2023 in Clinton, Iowa at the age of 95. Canale-Tonella Funeral Home and Cremation Services is assisting the family.
