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 disclosed by Canton Observer on April 17th, 2022 that Robert Paul Piotrowski passed on 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) passed away in Tampa, Florida.  Ms. Lightfooe was 80 years old and was born in Manistee, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mildred "Toots"'s life.

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

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

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

It was reported 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 express your sympathy and honor Ronald Leo's life.

It was revealed by Ann Arbor News on October 3rd, 2019 that Robert Jr Brabbs passed away in Manistee, Michigan.  Brabbs was 69 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert Jr's life.

It was disclosed by Kalamazoo Gazette on July 27th, 2019 that Wilson "Bill" Dean passed on 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 share your condolences and honor John's life.

It was revealed on February 2nd, 2019 that John Edwin "Jack" Arnold passed away 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

In 1832, a group of traders from Massachusetts built a log house up the Manistee River. 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. However, they were soon driven off by the Indians.