Jahne K. Hupy

STONINGTON — Jahne K. Hupy passed away on December 24, 2023 at her home in Stonington, at the age of 99, attended by loving friends and caregivers. Jahne was born to Phil and Harriet (Beneshek) Hupy in Gladstone on December 11, 1924. She graduated from Gladstone High School and completed nursing school at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago.

Jahne enlisted in the United States Air Force from 1951-1955. Following basic and advanced training in Omaha, Nebraska and Roswell, New Mexico, she was assigned to Squadron 509, in Hawaii to help with Japan’s need for medical help following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Jahne served as one of the first nurse anesthetists in our country.

After an honorable discharge, Jahne remained in Hawaii, working for the Department of Public Health for twenty-three years until her retirement. Jahne loved the beauty of the islands and lived on a hill overlooking the ocean but missed her Upper Peninsula home. She and her long-term partner Marian Olson eventually settled into Jahne’s current home in Stonington.

Jahne worked for Rampart EMS and was a first responder. She loved all living things and was an avid supporter of the Delta County Animal Shelter. She could be found most Wednesdays socializing and consoling cats waiting for a forever home.

Jahne was preceded in death by her parents, Phil and Harriet Hupy; partner, Marian Olson; brother, Bob Hupy; sisters, Marquerite Hupy Johnson and Phyllis Hupy Behrend; nephews, Grant Hupy (son Brent) and Nicholas Behrend; nieces, Sally Hupy Closser and Christine Johnson.

Jahne is survived by nephew, Craig Hupy; nieces, Joan Johnson Smiley, Judith Johnson Kropf, Katherine (Kay) Gregor, Jeanne Behrend, Jane Hupy Johnston, and many other nieces and nephews, including Bruce Closser and Charleen Hupy. In addition, Jahne is survived by a large family of friends and acquaintances in Hawaii and Upper Michigan.

Jahne was particularly grateful for her “staff,” friends and neighbors who assisted her in her later years and last days making it possible for her to remain in her own home: Kathy Nachtwey, Dee Dutton, Amanda Strom, Theresa Johnson, Cindy Greenlund, Judy Lovell, Jackie Harman, Lori Hardwick, Sherry Schultz, and UP Health System Home Care and Hospice.

At Jahne’s request, please do not send flowers. Please do donate to the Delta Animal Shelter, 6975 County 426 M.5 Road, Escanaba, MI 49829, www.deltaanimal.org/ or phone 906-789-0230.

Skradski Funeral Home in Gladstone is assisting the family. At Jahne’s request there will be no visitation or service. A memorial gathering is planned for a future date. To leave a message of condolence, go to www.skradskifuneralhomes.com.

Jahne had a wicked sense of humor and, as a last word, wanted her friends and family to know she never went to jail, but did receive a pricey ticket for speeding through Gladstone in her mid-’80s.