This county is named for Father Frederic Baraga, who came to this county from Austria in 1831 and made bishop of northern Michigan. The first visitors were French missionaries and traders who found shelter from Lake Superior on the shores of the Keweenau Bay in the 1600’s. Father Baraga built a Catholic Mission at Assinins and devoted 10 years to educating the native Indians. L’Anse expanded when the railroad was built in 1871. The highest point in the Upper Peninsula is located at Mt. Curwood.
Helen Ruth Lindahl(March 20, 1930-September 9, 2002) Helen Ruth Lindahl, age 72 of Zeba passed away Monday, September 9, 2002 at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. She was born March 20, 1930 in Zeba, MI daughter to the late Henry and Susan (Asher) Miller. Helen graduated from Baraga High School in … Read more
Byron A. Barbano(July 1, 1927-August 15, 2002) L’ANSE — Byron A. Barbano, age 75 formerly of L’Anse passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2002 at the DJ Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette where he has been a resident since May of 2002. He was born July 1, 1927, in … Read more
Alice E. “Gram” Curtis(27 November 1919 – 5 July 2002) ZEBA – Alice E. “Gram” Curtis, 82, of Zeba, passed away at Marquette General Hospital on Friday, July 5, 2002, following a brief illness. Alice was born November 27, 1919, in Zeba, the daughter of the late Jerry and Lizzie … Read more
Lloyd Hugo (November 24, 1942-December 30, 2003) Lloyd Francis “Victor” Hugo, age 61, of Huron, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2003, at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital in Norwalk, Ohio. He was born on November 24, 1942, in Zeba, Michigan, son of the late John Hugo II and Isabelle … Read more
Myrtle E. GauthierOctober 13, 1918 – December 5, 2003 Myrtle E. Gauthier, age 85 of Baraga passed away on Friday, Dec. 5, at Marquette General Hospital following a short term illness. She was born October 13, 1918 in Keweenaw Bay, MI daughter to the late John and Emma (St. Arnold) … Read more
Judith M. Miron(9 Sept 1945 – 14 Nov 2003) Judith M. Miron, age 58 of Baraga passed away on Friday, Nov. 14, 2003 as a result of an automobile accident in Baraga. She was born September 9, 1945, in L’Anse, daughter to Clarence and Harriet (Madosh) Geroux. Judy grew up … Read more
Sandy Dowd(July 14, 1953-October 22, 2003) SANDRA ANN DOWD, 50, of Baraga passed away at her residence following a lengthy illness Wednesday morning, October 22, 2003. She was born in Houghton, MI. on July 14, 1953 daughter of the late James and Frances (Jondreau) Cardinal. She attended Baraga Area Schools … Read more
Sarah Froberg(February 22, 1912 – September 25, 2003) Sarah Froberg, age 91, formerly of Baraga passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2003 at Winchester House in Libertyville, IL where she has been a resident for the past four years. She was born February 22, 1912 in Assinins, MI daughter to … Read more
William “Bill” H. MAYOOctober 29, 1938 – September 7, 2003 WILLIAM “BILL” H. MAYO, 84, of Baraga, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2003 at the Franciscan Rehabilitation Center in Appleton, WI., following a period of ill health. He was born in Baraga, MI. on March 14, 1919 son of the … Read more
Lawrence E. “Ed” Miller(June 1, 1932-April 27, 2003) L’ANSE — Lawrence E. “Ed” Miller, 70, of L’Anse, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2003 at Bayside Village, L’Anse following a long illness. He was born March 1, 1933 in Zeba, MI, son of the late Henry and Susan (Asher) Miller. Ed … Read more