Obituaries

Thomas Kujala

Thomas Leonard Kujala, age 89, of Newberry, Michigan, passed away on April 24, 2021 at UP Health System in Marquette, Michigan. He was born on September 10, 1931 in Newberry, to Jake and Bertha (Marceny) Kujala. Tom grew up in Newberry and graduated from Newberry High School in 1949. He […]

Michael Irwin

Michael E. “Mike” Irwin, 71, of Bloomington, IN passed away on Friday morning March 5, 2021 at the Hearthstone Health Campus with his loving wife by his side. Mike was born in Manistique, Michigan on July 29, 1949 to Frank Lamoor and Mildred Rowena (Holt) Irwin. He was a 1967 […]

F. Elaine Perron

F. Elaine Perron, age 92, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, peacefully passed away early Sunday morning, April 25, 2021, with her children by her side, under the care of McLaren Hospice in Petoskey, Michigan. Elaine was born on October 7, 1928 in Munising, Michigan to the late Clifford and Ruth […]

Susan Currie

Susan Ann Currie, age 76, of Mackinaw City, Michigan, died April 22, 2021 in Petoskey, Michigan. She was born September 23, 1944 in Cheboygan, Michigan to Ray Currie and Hazel Hamlin. Susan grew up in Cheboygan and moved on to live in Curtis, Michigan for some time. She eventually made […]

Robert “Bob ” Nicholls

Robert “Bob” Nicholls, age 84, of Sault Ste. Marie passed away unexpectedly on April 23, 2021, at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. Bob was born in Sault Ste. Marie on December 31, 1936, and graduated from Sault High School with the class of 1956.  He served in the U.S. […]

Clayton Bennett

Clayton LeRoy Bennett, age 78, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on April 25, 2021. He was born on December 25, 1942 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Thomas Melvin and Eva Mariah (Hiser) Bennett. Clayton grew up in Cedarville, Michigan and graduated from Les Cheneaux High School. After high school, […]

Carl Bucht

Carl August Bucht passed away suddenly at his home on Drummond Island MI, on Monday, April 19, 2021. He was born on December 18, 1940 in Sault Ste. Marie MI to Hilka Heinonen Bucht and Sune August Tapani Bucht. Carl was a life-long Island resident with deep ties to many […]

Ellen Salo

Ellen Isabel Salo, age 82, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away early Monday morning, April 19, 2021, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House. Ellen was born on November 23, 1938, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Theodore G. and Elaine E. (Parker) Duescher.  Ellen […]

Robbins “Bob” Bailey

Robbins “Bob” Bailey, age 96, of Drummond Island, Michigan, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2021 at Harbor View Assisted Living in DeTour Village, MI. Bob was born on June 17, 1924 to Frank and Myrtle Bailey and the family included siblings: Francis, Helen, Blaine, Warren, and Cornelia. Bob was […]

Gary Bonenfant, 55, formerly of Calumet, passed away at his home in Sault Ste. Marie, MI on Sunday, April 18th, 2021. Gary was born on September 14, 1965 in Calumet, Michigan to Eleanore (Orth) and Joseph Bonenfant. Gary attended Sacred Heart Central School, graduated from Calumet High School in 1984, […]