MI MI - Starla Goings, 65, Munising, 15 Aug 2025

[missyh81]

MUNISING, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — A 65-year-old woman has been reported missing by her family in Munising, said Alger County Sheriff's Office in a press release.

They are actively investigating a missing person case involving the Munising woman, named Starla Goings, who was last seen at her home on Friday, Aug. 15. Deputies were notified of her disappearance on Sunday at approximately 6:30 p.m.

Missing 65-year-old woman last seen in Munising Township home, investigation ongoing

 

[GraceG]

This just raises a red flag for me. She recently filed for divorce from her husband, there's a pre- trial conference coming up in September and a very recent (4 days before she was last seen) stipulated order to release real estate sale proceeds. MiCOURT Case Search

Case ID 2025-0000008486-DO
Court Location 11th Circuit Court - Alger - Munising
Case Entitlement GOINGS V GOINGS
Date Filed 05/22/2025
Case Status OPEN
Next Hearing 09/15/2025 11:00 AM - PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
Location - PCRA
Party Name
GOINGS, STARLA, PLAINTIFF - Age 65 (1960)
Party Name
GOINGS, first name redacted, not a POI DEFENDANT - Age 69 (1956)
Service Date 05/29/2025
PARTY ANSWER ANSWER FILED 06/04/2025
Event Date
08/11/2025 Description PROOF OF SERVICE
Comment
RE: STIPULATED ORDER TO RELEASE REAL ESTATE SALE PROCEED

 

[missyh81]

This just raises a red flag for me. She recently filed for divorce from her husband, there's a pre- trial conference coming up in September and a very recent (4 days before she was last seen) stipulated order to release real estate sale proceeds. MiCOURT Case Search

Case ID 2025-0000008486-DO
Court Location 11th Circuit Court - Alger - Munising
Case Entitlement GOINGS V GOINGS
Date Filed 05/22/2025
Case Status OPEN
Next Hearing 09/15/2025 11:00 AM - PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
Location - PCRA
Party Name
GOINGS, STARLA, PLAINTIFF - Age 65 (1960)
Party Name
GOINGS, first name redacted, not a POI DEFENDANT - Age 69 (1956)
Service Date 05/29/2025
PARTY ANSWER ANSWER FILED 06/04/2025
Event Date
08/11/2025 Description PROOF OF SERVICE
Comment
RE: STIPULATED ORDER TO RELEASE REAL ESTATE SALE PROCEED

Yes, lots of red flags.

 

[SRhen]

<modsnip: Quoted post was removed> This is an ongoing investigation and I have been asked by law enforcement not to release certain information as to what they are doing. <modsnip>
Please just help me find my mom.

 

[SRhen]

I will keep this thread in mind and update it with anything I can. Please understand that not all information can be made public at this time. I appreciate any efforts to help find my mother. To clarify information posted above about her last whereabouts, it has been confirmed through actual evidence that her last known location was at her home in Munising on 16 Mile Lake.

 

[Dpdan]

I'm so glad the police have more information @SRhen. I hope your mother is found soon.

 

[indicolite22]

There is no known clothing description for her currently.

It is unclear whether she had an intended destination, how she may have been traveling, or other circumstances surrounding her disappearance. The vehicle Starla was known to drive was located after her reported disappearance, a short distance away from her home on Peninsula Point Road in Munising Township.

On Monday, additional search efforts were conducted near the Peninsula Point Road area with assistance from partner agencies.

UPDATE: Alger County Sheriff and MSP Negaunee continue the search for missing Munising woman

The missing woman has been identified as 65-year-old Starla Goings from Munising.

www.uppermichiganssource.com

 

[SRhen]

Dateline NBC Missing In America Article

Search underway for missing Michigan mother Starla Goings

Starla Goings was last seen in Munising, Michigan, on Friday, August 15. Her car was found abandoned a few miles from her home on Sunday night.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[bluestsocks]

Dateline NBC Missing In America Article

Search underway for missing Michigan mother Starla Goings

Starla Goings was last seen in Munising, Michigan, on Friday, August 15. Her car was found abandoned a few miles from her home on Sunday night.

www.nbcnews.com

I really hope you find your mom soon. She looked so joyful on your wedding day.

 

[missyh81]

New Details Emerge As Search Continues

 

[indicolite22]

New Details Emerge As Search Continues

The new part: A resident reported seeing Starla's car at 4pm on Friday Aug 15 at a roadside lot, where it was found on Sunday evening. The location is "near the corner of M-94 and Sixteen mile Lake Road". It is believed that she might have left the car there on Friday to carpool to the fair with the husband. It is 3,5 miles from Starla's home. Her children, not the husband, reported her missing after not hearing from her.

The husband previously stated that she left home at midnight on Friday. The police is now looking for info about the car's whereabouts between 4pm on Friday and 8pm on Sunday.

 

[Inthedetails]

The new part: A resident reported seeing Starla's car at 4pm on Friday Aug 15 at a roadside lot, where it was found on Sunday evening. The location is "near the corner of M-94 and Sixteen mile Lake Road". It is believed that she might have left the car there on Friday to carpool to the fair with the husband. It is 3,5 miles from Starla's home. Her children, not the husband, reported her missing after not hearing from her.

The husband previously stated that she left home at midnight on Friday. The police is now looking for info about the car's whereabouts between 4pm on Friday and 8pm on Sunday.

Three and-a-half miles is not far to walk, if someone would want to stage the car there and walk home. But, that does risk someone seeing you walk home. imo

jmo

 

[Malak]

Three and-a-half miles is not far to walk, if someone would want to stage the car there and walk home. But, that does risk someone seeing you walk home. imo

jmo

As an older woman, I don't think a 65 year old is going to decide to walk 3 1\2 miles to get to her car at midnight, after working all day and then walking all over a state fair. That area is very rural, lots of wildlife, coyotes, bears, etc., you don't take a walk at midnight. I did hear that they dragged 16 Mile Lake last week, but don't have verification of that. I personally don't think she ever made it back from the fair, the only one who said she arrived home, and then went for a walk at midnight was her soon to be ex-husband. She was seen at the fair by a couple of sources. Munising is a very small town, many people go to the fair on Friday nights so Munising people would recognize her. Any route her husband took home is heavily forested, lots of forest roads, very few houses.

 

[Inthedetails]

As an older woman, I don't think a 65 year old is going to decide to walk 3 1\2 miles to get to her car at midnight, after working all day and then walking all over a state fair. That area is very rural, lots of wildlife, coyotes, bears, etc., you don't take a walk at midnight. I did hear that they dragged 16 Mile Lake last week, but don't have verification of that. I personally don't think she ever made it back from the fair, the only one who said she arrived home, and then went for a walk at midnight was her soon to be ex-husband. She was seen at the fair by a couple of sources. Munising is a very small town, many people go to the fair on Friday nights so Munising people would recognize her. Any route her husband took home is heavily forested, lots of forest roads, very few houses.

I don't think 3.5 miles is far to walk to stage a car. That doesn't mean I think the missing woman did it.

But, having said that, I have no idea what happened.

jmopinion

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Munising Baptist Church holds vigil for missing woman

Community members gathered to share prayers for Starla Goings, who went missing earlier in August.

www.uppermichiganssource.com

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The Munising Baptist Church held a prayer vigil for Starla Goings. The 65-year-old woman has been missing since August 15th. The community hopes she’s safe.

“She was like, Starla, this shining person everyone wanted to be around,” Christi Marsch, a friend of Goings, said.

*****
LaFlamme says the service was also livestreamed, so Goings’ children who live out of state could see the church’s support. He says Goings matters to this close-knit community.

“Starla is really well-known in the community; she’s a lot of fun,” LaFlamme said. “She has worked at a couple of different banks over the years. She enjoys giving people a hard time, and I enjoy giving it right back.”

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[Malak]

I don't think 3.5 miles is far to walk to stage a car. That doesn't mean I think the missing woman did it.

But, having said that, I have no idea what happened.

jmopinione

She met him at that parking area after work to carpool to the fair. The car was left there around 4:00 pm.

 

[Inthedetails]

For some reason, I'm not able to quote the post above mine by @Malak: She met him at that parking area after work to carpool to the fair. The car was left there around 4:00 pm.

I realize that is what the story is, but has it been confirmed that she is the one who parked there (not that someone said it was her)?

jmopinion

 

[Malak]

Seems logical since she left work driving her car to go to the fair with her husband and where she left the car is the main road towards her house. It's used as a carpool area and she was seen later at the fair while her car remained there.

 

[SRhen]

As an older woman, I don't think a 65 year old is going to decide to walk 3 1\2 miles to get to her car at midnight, after working all day and then walking all over a state fair. That area is very rural, lots of wildlife, coyotes, bears, etc., you don't take a walk at midnight. I did hear that they dragged 16 Mile Lake last week, but don't have verification of that. I personally don't think she ever made it back from the fair, the only one who said she arrived home, and then went for a walk at midnight was her soon to be ex-husband. She was seen at the fair by a couple of sources. Munising is a very small town, many people go to the fair on Friday nights so Munising people would recognize her. Any route her husband took home is heavily forested, lots of forest roads, very few houses.

We have confirmation through evidence that she did make it back to her house Friday night after the fair.

 

[Inthedetails]

We have confirmation through evidence that she did make it back to her house Friday night after the fair.

She made it back home but not her car?

jmopinion