All Obituaries

Charles A. Redilla, age 56, of 825 S 26th Street in Escanaba, passed away Thursday evening, September 12, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 18, 1963 in Redford, MI, the son of Mary Louise (Redilla) Break. Charles was raised in Redford and graduated from Redford Union High School in 1980. Following graduation, Charles continued his education at Schoolcraft Community College in Livonia, MI. Charles married the former Sherion Darlene Huckabee on April 25, 1987 in...

Mary B. Franzen, age 86, of 3470 Carpenter Rd in Ypsilanti, MI (formerly of Gladstone), passed away Saturday evening, September 7, 2019 at the American House of Petoskey, MI. She was born on February 28, 1933 in Waterloo, IA, the daughter of Charles and Rhoda (Martin) Schults. She married Carl D. Franzen on December 29, 1954 in Albion, MI and he preceded her in death in 2007. Mary was a homemaker who raised their four children. She enjoyed bowling, sewing, reading, and playing bingo. She...

Cindy S. (Kossow) Gawne, age 69, of Gladstone, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Bishop Noa Home in Escanaba. She was born on June 14, 1950 in St. Nicholas, MI, the daughter of Edward “Buster” and Anna Mae (Brousseau) Kossow, Sr. Cindy was raised in Perkins and graduated from high school. The former Cindy S. Kossow married Douglas Gawne and together shared many years of marriage. Cindy loved her animals dearly. At various times, she had horses, goats, dogs, and cats. She...

Robert A. Dahl, age 84, of Cornell, passed away Friday morning, August 30, 2019 at Christian Park Village in Escanaba. He was born on June 8, 1935 in Escanaba, the son of Alfred and Mildred (Milks) Dahl. Robert was raised in Escanaba and was a member of the Escanaba High School Graduating Class of 1955. Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 8, 1956 and served his country until his was honorably discharged on May 1, 1958. Robert married the former Sharon L. Bintner on...

Lucille Ruth (Naser) Nolan, age 93, of 7477 S Lake Bluff 0.5 Drive in Gladstone, passed away Thursday morning, August 29, 2019 at her home. She was born January 30, 1926 in Kewaunee, WI, the daughter of John B. and Clara (Lichtenberg) Naser. Lucille grew up in Escanaba and later moved with her family during her high school years to Wilson, MI and was a graduate of Bark River High School. Lucille then attended Legal Secretarial College in Wisconsin and was employed at a law office in Hudson,...

Ottilie “Ottie” A. Dimock, age 94, of Escanaba, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, August 28, 2019 at Christian Park Healthcare Center in Escanaba. She was born on July 24, 1925 in Ratibor, Germany, the daughter of Stanislaus and Elisabet (Kuna) Kallus. Ottilie met her husband, Larry Dimock, a handsome G.I. stationed in her hometown of Fulda, Germany. The couple married on December 5, 1957 and made their home in Escanaba, MI where they raised their two sons, Richard and...

Salome Marie (Makela) Holmio, age 78, of 319 S 3rd Street in Escanaba, beloved and irreplaceable mother, nanny, sister, aunt, friend, and teacher, passed away Tuesday morning, August 27, 2019 at Lakeview Assisted Living Facility in Gladstone. Salome was born March 12, 1941 in Marquette, MI, the daughter of Eino and Laila (Leek) Makela, and spent her childhood growing up in Covington, MI. She graduated from L’Anse High School in 1959. She went on to receive an Associate’s Degree...

Robert “Bob” E. Meyer, age 92, of Escanaba, passed away peacefully at the family cottage on Lake Michigamme on Saturday, August 24, 2019. He and his twin brother were born on January 4, 1927, in Menominee, MI, the sons of the late Theodore and Lydia (Schneider) Meyer. Bob was raised and lived in Menominee, MI until joining the Navy at the end of WWII.  Following graduation from the University of Michigan in 1950 (Go Blue!), he married his childhood sweetheart, Dot Armitage,...

Lillie Johnson, age 84, of 155 29th Street in Gladstone, passed away Saturday evening, August 17, 2019 at Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility in Manistique. She was born July 14, 1935 in Stambaugh, MI, the daughter of Joseph and Clara (White) Sutherland. Lillie graduated from Stambaugh High School and then moved to Chicago to work in the neonatal care unit in a Chicago hospital. She later moved to Gladstone. The former Lillie Sutherland married George Johnson on April 16, 1958 and he preceded...

Lyle M. Kirby, age 83, of 6364 N 5th Street in Wells, passed away in his sleep Friday morning, August 16, 2019 at his home. He was born on December 2, 1935 in Escanaba, the son of Michael and Hilma (Blake) Kirby. At a young age, Lyle’s family moved from Rock, MI to Gwinn, MI where he was raised and graduated from Gwinn High School in 1954. Lyle met the love of his life, Nancy Ann Harju, at a dance in Rock and were later married on February 12, 1955. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1955...