Obituaries

Nugent Lake - William “Bill” G. Rautanen, Sr., 79, of Nugent Lake died following a lengthy illness on Monday, April 3, 2023, at UPHS Marquette. He was born on July 15, 1943, in Munising, Mich. to Arne and Eva (Root) Rautanen. Bill grew up in Melstrand and Munising and was a member of the Wm. G. Mather High School Class of 1961. Bill served in the U.S. Army from January 10, 1962, until June 10, 1964. He served most of his time in Alaska and Korea before returning home. Bill married Phyllis Snyder and together had five children. He spent his working career at Kimberly Clark and retired as a millwright. Bill married Judy (McCollum) Gilbert on October 24, 1992. Together they enjoyed hunting and snowmobiling. Bill was a member of the American Legion and spent many years on the Honor Guard. He enjoyed fishing, picking blueberries, and hunting for agates. Bill is survived by his wife of 30 years Judy Rautanen; children William “Will” (Lillian) Rautanen, Jr., Marla Rautanen, Travis Rautanen, Amber (Brian) Stankovich, Ginger (Eric Segerdahl) Rautanen, Heather Curry, Dawn Gilbert, and Terra Denner; 17 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren with four on the way; brothers - Arne (Shirley) Rautanen, David (Sandy) Rautanen, Mike (Paula) Rautanen; sisters - Marilyn (Ed) Morrison and Arlene (Doug) Sertich; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Arne and Eva, brother Robert, grandchildren Janeé, Memphis, and Angelina; and great-grandchild Addilynn. Services will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Bowerman Funeral Home and the American Legion Post #131 in Munising. Visiting time with family and friends will be at the funeral home from 12 until 2 p.m. Pastor Jason LaFlamme will conduct Bill’s memorial service at 2 p.m Military honors will be rendered by the American Legion and Vietnam Veterans Honor Guard at 3 p.m. A fellowship gathering will follow at the Legion. Bill’s obituary and tribute wall may be found at bowermanfuneralhome.

Munising Kathleen “Kass” Peterson, age 101, went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning, March 28, 2023, at her home under the loving care of generations of her family and North Woods Hospice. She was born to Rudolph and Hattie (Wilson) Tallman on January 24, 1922, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

Margaret Ann “Maggie” Tyner, 74, of Ball Ground, Ga. and formerly of Wetmore passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.

May 3, 1931 - December 19, 2022 Barbara A. Forsberg, 91, and longtime Marquette resident passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022, in Lansing while in the loving presence of her children.

Munising - Diane Rae Hoover, 73, of Munising died unexpectedly surrounded by family on Monday, February 27, 2023, at AdventHealth in Tampa, Fla. She was born in Munising, Mich.