All Obituaries

Rene Peter Lippens, age 90, of 7933 N.25 Lane in Gladstone, passed away Wednesday morning, September 19, 2018 at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born on January 24, 1928 in Orlando, FL. He was the third of fourteen children (seven boys and seven girls) born to Adolph and Sibilia (LaFault) Lippens. Rene grew up in the St. Nicholas area in Delta County where he attended school through the ninth grade. He later earned his GED while serving in the military. Rene was...

Paul P. Van Damme, 94, of Watson, passed away Tuesday evening, September 18, 2018 at U.P Health System – Marquette. He was a resident of Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee. Born May 24, 1924 in St. Nicholas, MI, Paul was third of the eight children born to Flemish Belgian Immigrants, Jules and Clara (Vertriest) Van Damme. Soon after he married Jeanette DeBacker on June 21, 1947 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Perkins, they established their dairy and potato farm in Watson....

Audrey Imagene (Wright) Halgren, age 96, of Wells, MI passed away Friday, September 14, 2018 at her home. She was born on May 9, 1922 in Monroe, TN to William Alfred and Ida (Winningham) Wright. Audrey was the second of three children. Her older half-brother, Leamon (Gencie) Wright, herself, and her younger sister, Vivien Marie (Wright) Reidling. Audrey began working after school in the evenings and Saturdays as a sales clerk. She was a graduate of Southeastern High School in Detroit. Audrey...

Raymond A. Beauchamp, 83, passed away at his home in Escanaba after an extended illness. Ray was born on July 6, 1935 in Wauwatosa, Wis. to Lawrence and Esther (Eagle) Beauchamp. In 1957 he married Donna Mae Owen who preceded him in death Dec. 17, 1988. In 1991 he married Sally Ann Sperry. Ray worked for Consumers Energy for over 41 years as a lead lineman. He was a member of the National Guard (Sergeant 1st Class) and was called to active duty during the Detroit Riots in 1967. Ray was...

Charles R. Davis, age 70, of Escanaba passed away Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 at his home in Escanaba. He was born March 22, 1948 in Jackson, Mich. and was the son of Charles and Peggy (Hines) Davis. Chuck was employed in construction work, all of his working years, building steel buildings. Charles R. Davis is survived by former wife Diane Mattson of Escanaba; step-children Dan Trombley of Norway, Brenda Trombley of Escanaba, Timothy Trombley of Escanaba; 14 grandchildren; 9...

Dorothy F. Thompson, age 88, of Gladstone (Bay View), passed away Wednesday morning, September 5, 2018 at her home. She was born on April 30, 1930 in Green Bay, WI, the daughter of Clarence and Stella (Zeutzius) Herbeck. Dorothy grew up in Green Bay where she also graduated from high school. The former Dorothy Herbeck married John Q. Thompson on May 28, 1949 in Escanaba and he preceded her in death in 1986. Together, the couple shared 37 years of marriage and raised two sons, John and Scott....

Walter Ray Carroll, age 82, of Gladstone, passed away in peace on August 31, 2018 at U.P. Health System – Marquette following a brief illness.  Walter was born on August 22, 1936 in Celeste, Texas, the son of Bonnie and Francis (Patterson) Carroll.  After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served honorably for 20 years as a navigator on submarines.  He served on several submarines and traveled around the world twice, but the most prestigious was the USS...

Susan “Sue” Lee Standing, age 70, of Escanaba (Soo Hill), passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, Sunday morning, August 26, 2018 while fighting her fourth bought with cancer. She was born on September 27, 1947 in Escanaba, the daughter of Emil and Irene (Mattson) Johnsen. Sue grew up in Escanaba and was a 1965 graduate of Escanaba High School. After graduation, Sue worked part-time at Ludington Motors as a clerk while attending Bay College. She was hired at Mead...

Alice M. Dayock, age 92, of Escanaba, passed away Saturday morning, Aug. 25, 2018 at Christian Park Healthcare Center in Escanaba. She was born Aug. 26, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY and was the daughter of Henry and Alice (Rybold) Leinberger. Alice graduated from high school in New Jersey and then was employed with New Jersey Bell as a telephone operator until her retirement in 1994. The former Alice Leinberger married Richard Dayock in 1956 and he preceded her in death in 1985. In 2015 she moved to...

Glenn I. Williams of Escanaba, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, WI following hip replacement surgery. Glenn was born September 28, 1926 in Negaunee, MI to George and Olivia (Gregory) Williams. After graduating from high school in Newberry, MI in 1944, he proudly served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He worked in many areas of Westin’s General Store in Newberry, which was managed by his father. He was employed by the Michigan Department of Natural...