This month's memorial includes some former residents of Still Waters and friends of the Copper Country:

Please keep the family and friends of Garry Lee Short, Jr. in your prayers today and in the future. Garry Lee will be fondly remembered but sadly missed.

Elsie June Hamann - passed on June 3rd, 2003 after a long and happy life. The most loving, caring and wonderful grandmother anyone could ask for.

Elsie Cliff Drean, born in 1907 I think in Houghton or Hancock, passed away recently in Arizona. A very kind, warm, lovely person.

June marks the 21st anniversary of the passing of our father, Arthur Paul Gariepy, a native of Hubbell. He is missed by his wife and eight children.

I'd like to add Katherine Hepburn, Gregory Peck, David Brinkley, and all of our brave soldiers in Iraq who died this month. God bless them all and their loved ones!

This week marks the 3rd anniversary of the passing of my great friend, mentor, teacher and all around great architect Skip Kindred. Skip passed away in 2000. He is missed by all.

I would like to add Hugh Schram.....Author, educator, story teller, family man.....he will be missed by all who knew him.....

Kathryn Clark walked into God's loving arms
on May 28th. We can only image the joy she
must have felt joining her husband Richard
again but she is dearly missed. She was a
wonderful mother, friend and a second mom
to me. Just at Easter she was in Hubbell
visiting her good friend and former neighbor,
Anne. Kathryn had planned on joining us for
the fireworks this 4th at Copper Harbor. Vicki,
your mom is always with you; she'll have the
best view and No Bugs! She wouldn't want you
to cry - she'd tell you to smile, be happy and
enjoy
life!

Robert Simpson
Susan Simpson
Suzanne Spruytte
Joe Berry
John, "Mr Bud" Vargo

Gunnar Lorenson, Ironwood - throughout his lifetime covered a good portion of the UP between engineering and surveying, etc.

My grandmother, Pauline Boltz, of Saginaw,
was still driving at 100 and died two months
shy of 102 just two years ago in July. She
made these "cabbage buster" things with
cooked cabbage, ground beef, and onions
packed into a bread dough pocket (sealed up)
that went GREAT with a frosty cold Busch
Bavarian or Strohs. Kind of like a pasty, I
suppose, just without the veggies. What a cool
old lady she was!

In memory of Bill Odell who passed away last June 9th, 2002. Bill was the husband of my good friend Georgette. Have one for us Bill.

Pete Kangas of Calumet passed on June 27---Hard working Commercial Fisherman on Lake Superior. Husband of Verna Kangas who is employed at Still Waters and is very ill herself and in the hospital. He will be missed by all who knew him and all the great stories he told.

Please add also my Grandfather, Bruce Dwight Brumm who was born and died living on the same farm in Nashville, MI. He died on my 9th wedding anniversary, June 18, 2003.

Please add Nicole Bloom, age 23. Died in a fall June 21, 2003, while hiking in the South Fork of Garnet Canyon near the ridge of the Middle Teton in Jackson, Wyoming. She might not have lived as long as some others in memorial on this page, but she loved the area just as much.

Uncle Bob Thomsen of Marquette went home to the Lord last June. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Please add my uncle Ken Abramson who passed away
in January 2003 and my Aunt Lois Abramson who passed
away June 25th 2003. Both will be deeply missed by
all.

Bee...FL Not to be forgotten: Pete Lukonich from Ahmeek....My son married Pete's dtr., Ellen and thru that marriage we got to know all about Pete and the wonderful UP. We will be leaving to jouney to SevenMile for the rest of the summer , till Oct.and revisit all the wonderful people we would never have known. Pete was quite a fellow, an honorable man, quick witted and sincere. all who new him and loved him, miss him but do not forget him.

Anyone who knows more about the gymnastic team please look at my notes I added late on yesterdays post. It involves my grandfather and I don't have a lot of info-please check and see if you do.thanks

I will always remember my friend Paul Vander Molen, who took his own life 3 weeks ago. I am still trying to cope with this, but somehow a memorial here makes me feel a little bit better.

Ooops... how could I forget...? Our retired South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond, who died Thursday at the age of 100. A great man of great accomplishments!

I would like to add Dorothy Halstead of Alpha. She died 2 weeks ago of a sudden heart attack. She was a very nice lady and will be dearly missed.

My grandmother, Alta Thering. Passed March 21, 2003. Born 93 years ago in Rosebush, Michigan.

Also now, Buddy Hackett.

John A. Wolkenhauer who died May 1, 1974. He is with me every day.

Carl Vertin was my classmate at Sacred Heart Central High, class of 58. We both made our 10 year reunion and had a good time introducing our wives to each other and enjoying our time together. I received word within the year that Carl had passed on to his final reward. Am grateful for that time we had together.

Calvin Britz (our cousin) lost his life in Madison, Wisconsin a year ago. He was very youthful at 46 when he tragically drowned while he was with his friends. He is dearly missed and remembered fondly by all who knew him.

My brother Gary Seppala passed away June 12, 1992 a short battle with thyroid cancer. Followed by my father Stuart Seppala in November,1997, his brother Bob February 1997 and my mother Martha in January 2002. All are very missed. Hopefully, they are enjoying pasty together!

"Correction"

It was Harold Vertin who was my classmate, not Carl. My apologies.

Ray

MARY C. RYAN
Nee Dunning
(Marie)

21st August

One year has gone by since you
left us - seems like yesterday

Much loved by us all and sadly
missed by family and friends

Your kindness and motherly love looked
after your children and
Inspired so many people in so many
different ways

God took you into his kingdom when
HE decided

Never far away from our
Hearts, prayers and thoughts


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