Michigan mother left home in middle of night. 76 days later, she’s still missing

MUNISING, Mich. – A 65-year-old Michigan woman allegedly left her home in the middle of the night and never returned.

Now, more than two months after she was last seen, police are continuing to search for her.

Starla Goings was last seen in Munising on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

Her daughter, Steffanie Goings, and her husband, Anthony Owens, told NBC’s News that they live in Orlando, but would talk to Starla every couple of days.

The couple said they last spoke to Starla in the afternoon on Aug. 15.

It was a normal conversation, and Starla told them that she was at the State Fair in Escanaba, according to NBC News. They haven’t heard from her since that day.

Two days later, after reaching out to some of Starla’s friends, they discovered that no one had talked to Starla all weekend.

That’s when the Alger County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a welfare check on Starla, which was carried out in the evening on Sunday, Aug. 17.

Alger County Sheriff Todd Brock told NBC News that Starla was last seen by her husband at around midnight on Aug. 15. She allegedly told her husband she was leaving, and then left the home.

Her car was located about 3.5 miles from her home on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025.

On Sept. 11, 2025, Anthony made a post on the Munising Informed Facebook page saying that they knew Starla made it home from the fair, but had no other information to provide.

Then, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, Steffanie made a post on that same community page, referencing a report that authorities were searching Starla’s property, and said they didn’t know what police were doing at the house or if they had found anything.

“When we know something, we will share what we can, but right now we need time and space to process and grieve,” Steffanie said in the post. “Please respect that.”

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, the sheriff’s office confirmed to Local 4 that a search had been conducted at the property, but didn’t provide any additional details.

The investigation is ongoing.

Starla is 65, 5′4″ and 160 pounds, with bright white hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information about Starla’s disappearance is asked to contact the Alger County Sheriff’s Office at 906-387-7030.