Arlyce M. Munday

Arlyce M. Munday, 90, of East Kingsford, passed away peacefully at Freeman Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Kingsford. Arlyce was born on May 6, 1929 in Bear Creek, WI and was the daughter of the late Perl and Loretta (Oneska) Behnke. She was a graduate of Clintonville High School and on March 25, 1951 married Herman Munday in Clintonville. In 1960 Arlyce and Herman moved to this area. In addition to raising her family, she worked for many years at the Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District. She also worked as a greeter well into her eighties at the Iron Mountain Walmart store. Arlyce and Herman celebrated fifty seven years of marriage before Herman preceded her in death in 2009. Arlyce was an active member of First Lutheran Church and served as a Sunday school teacher for over thirty years. She was a Michigan Extension Homemaker and over the years enjoyed crafts, sewing, watching her birds and taking care of her flower gardens. In addition to her husband, Herman, she was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Cindy; brother-in-law, Dale Drath and sister-in-law, Dorie Behnke. Arlyce is survived by her children, Steven (Cindy) Munday of Norway, MI, David (Jody) Munday of Kingsford and Kathy Berger of Quinnesec; brothers, Earl (Deanne) Behnke of Clintonville, WI, Maurice Behnke of Clintonville, WI and Ordelle (Darlene) Behnke of Clintonville, WI; sister, Betty Drath of New London, WI; grandchildren, Stephanie (Rob) Luenberg, Michelle (Tony) Olsen, Steven Munday, Stacie (Mark) Vaher, Mark (Traci) Moraska, Jesse Moraska, Jeremy Berger, Krystle (Ignacio) Madrussan, Kelly (Steve) Butterfield and Troy Plonke; sixteen great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 23rd from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon at First Lutheran Church in Iron Mountain. Funeral services will follow on Friday at 12:00 noon at the church. Rev. Paul Strom will officiate. Burial will be in the Quinnesec Cemetery. Condolences to the family of Arlyce Munday may be expressed online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.

Arlyce M. Munday

May 6, 1929 - August 14, 2019