Funeral Homes in Manistee, MI

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: (jack lundbom), (george andree), (dave campbell (infielder)), (dennis o. cawthorne), and (fred w. green).

Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,226 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from ministigweyaa, "river with islands at its mouth". Other sources claim that it was an Ojibwe term meaning "spirit of the woods".Manistee Township is located to the northeast of the city, but is politically separate. The city is located at the mouth of the Manistee River on Lake Michigan.

Manistee Obituaries

It was revealed by Canton Observer on April 17th, 2022 that Robert Paul Piotrowski passed away in Manistee, Michigan.  Piotrowski was 104 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert Paul's life.

It was disclosed by Tampa Bay on January 9th, 2021 that Mildred "Toots" Lightfooe (Maternwoski) died in Tampa, Florida.  Ms. Lightfooe was 80 years old and was born in Manistee, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mildred "Toots"'s life.

It was noted by Naples Daily News on December 9th, 2020 that Marc Deising died in Naples, Florida.  Deising was 80 years old and was born in Manistee, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Marc's life.

It was written by The Owosso Argus on November 24th, 2020 that Daniel Leroy Hankinson perished in Manistee, Michigan.  Hankinson was 69 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Daniel Leroy's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on January 19th, 2020 that Laura Ellen Hemmes (Garred) passed on in Waverly, Iowa.  Ms. Hemmes was 74 years old and was born in Manistee, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Laura Ellen's life.

It was disclosed by The Owosso Argus on December 4th, 2019 that Ronald Leo Sutter passed on in Manistee, Michigan.  Sutter was 81 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ronald Leo's life.

It was written by Ann Arbor News on October 3rd, 2019 that Robert Jr Brabbs died in Manistee, Michigan.  Brabbs was 69 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Robert Jr's life.

It was revealed by Kalamazoo Gazette on July 27th, 2019 that Wilson "Bill" Dean died in Manistee, Michigan.  Dean was 83 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Wilson "Bill"'s life.

It was revealed by The Owosso Argus on May 19th, 2019 that John Johnson perished in Manistee, Michigan.  Johnson was 74 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor John's life.

It was revealed on February 2nd, 2019 that John Edwin "Jack" Arnold died in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Arnold was 87 years old and was born in Manistee, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor John Edwin "Jack"'s life.

History

. The city is located at the mouth of the Manistee River on Lake Michigan.

Missionaries visited Manistee in the early 1800s, and a Jesuit mission house is known to have been located on the NW shore of Lake Manistee in 1826. The first permanent settlement was made on 16 April 1841, when John Stronach and his brother Joseph Stronach arrived at the mouth of the Manistee River in a schooner loaded with fifteen men and equipment to establish a saw mill. On October 8, 1871, the town was practically destroyed by fire; on the same day the Peshtigo Fire, the Great Chicago Fire, and fires in Port Huron Fire of 1871 Huron and Holland, Michigan Michigan occurred. However, they were soon driven off by the Indians.