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Victoria Etapa

Victoria L. Etapa, age 81, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away early Saturday morning, September 5, 2020, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House. Victoria was born on September 9, 1938, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, to the late Victor and Margaret (Wilson) Hewett. She attended […]

John Primus

John Joseph Primus, age 86, of Pickford, Michigan passed away Monday evening, November 2, 2020, at War Memorial Hospital. John was born on November 18, 1933, in St. Cloud, Minnesota to the late Joseph and Ellen (Barlow) Primus.  John was a carpenter for most of his life, spending a lot […]

Robert Ernest Brandt was born April 28, 1955, in Havre, Montana to Robert F. and Katherine (Langel) Brandt. He died at the age of 65 at his home in Clinton, Montana October 24, 2020, of natural causes. Funeral services are pending due to the COVID pandemic. Bob was baptized and […]

Kenneth Freebury

Kenneth James Freebury, age 85, died quietly at Castle Rock Retirement Center in St. Ignace, Michigan, on the evening of October 31. He was born in Chicago Illinois, the eldest of three siblings, to James and Delores (Hering) Freebury on January 17, 1935. The Freebury family later moved to Kalamazoo, […]

Lois Clear

Lois Jean Clear, age 73, of St. Ignace, Michigan, passed away on October 25, 2020 at her home. She was born on April 1, 1947 in Cheboygan, Michigan, to Clarence Ludwig and Florence “Flo” (Korte) Terrian. Lois grew up in Carp Lake, Michigan and graduated from Mackinac City High School […]

Daniel McLaughlin

Daniel Roy McLaughlin, age 90, of Naubinway, Michigan, died on October 29, 2020 in St. Ignace, Michigan. He was born to Edgar Roy and Noreen (Shean) McLaughlin on June 23, 1930. Daniel graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. He later obtained a masters and a […]

Russell McDowell

Russell Elmer McDowell, age 90, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, formerly of Pickford, Michigan, passed away November 1, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on October 15, 1930, in Pickford, to Orton Leonard and Mary Matilda “Gladys” (Wilson) McDowell. Russell was born and raised on the […]

Gladys Carmean

Gladys Ann (McCarthy) Carmean, age 103, of St. Ignace, Michigan died November 1, 2020, in St. Ignace. She was born July 26, 1917, in Pickford, Michigan, the daughter of Michael Joseph and Mildred Mary (Follis) McCarthy. Gladys grew up in Pickford and was a graduate of Pickford High School. As […]

Calvin Odbert

Calvin William Odbert, 35, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away October 26, 2020 at his home. He was born January 11, 1985 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to parents Anne Marie Wambach and Andrew William LaPonsie. Calvin was a member of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. He enjoyed […]

Harold “Jack” Irwin

Harold John “Jack” Irwin, 82, of Rudyard, Michigan, passed away Thursday afternoon, October 29, 2020.  Jack was a Rudyard, Michigan native born in a farmhouse on the Kinross Township side of Ploegstra Road on November 3, 1937, to Harold Lemuel Irwin and Lydia Anna (Altman) Irwin. He attended Rudyard High […]