Obituaries

Thomas Fairchild

Thomas Lee Fairchild, age 77, of Drummond Island, MI, died December 29, 2020 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. He was born on November 22, 1943 in Richmond, IN. Upon his mother’s death, Thomas and his family moved to Drummond Island. He attended DeTour High School. He enlisted in the military […]

Kenneth Payment

Kenneth Charles Payment, 85, passed away peacefully at his home on Drummond Island on January 24, 2021, following a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Ken was born on December 6, 1935 and attended DeTour Area High School where he was an outstanding athlete in both basketball and baseball. Right out […]

James Cornwell

James Robert (Jim) Cornwell, age 78, of Hessel, Michigan, passed away at the Pennington House in Pickford, Michigan, January 24, 2021 after battling lung cancer for several months. He was born September 30, 1942 in Dearborn, Michigan to Jesse Lawrence Cornwell and Mary Elizabeth (Hey) Montgomery. Growing up in the […]

Fern Weber

Fern Lois Weber, age 90, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away January 23, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. She was born on February 2, 1930, in Trout Lake, Michigan to Alexander and Bertha (Wren) Beaudoin. Fern worked at McDonalds Hotel in Trout Lake for 10 years […]

Barbara Campbell

Barbara Lynn Campbell, age 78, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on January 22, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital.   Barbara was born on August 3, 1942, in Lansing, Michigan, to the late Donald and Elsie (Adams) Perkins.  She graduated from Sexton High School and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in […]

William Badour

William Vance “Bill” Badour, age 53, of Cedarville, Michigan, died on January 18, 2021, in Detroit, Michigan. He was born May 17, 1967, in Trenton, Michigan, to William and Ann (Nishanian) Badour. Bill grew up in Hillman, Michigan. At a young age, Bill won a contest selling newspapers and his […]

William McLeod

William “Bill” Arthur McLeod, age 69, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on June 9, 1951 to Murdock and Emily (Fisher) McLeod in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He […]

Lynne Weaver

Lynne D. (Ermatinger) Weaver, age 70, of Saut Ste. Marie, MI passed away on Jan. 17, 2021, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loved ones.   She was born to Margaret Grace Johnson and James Henry Ermatinger on June 22, 1950.  Lynne was a resilient woman who fought […]

John Fowler

John Kenneth Fowler, 56, passed on January 23, 2021 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. John was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Lloyd (Bailey) and his father Robert Fowler. John is survived by his sister Cindy Fowler (son Jack), his sister Susan (son Drummond), and his brother Blaine (wife […]

Richard Niemi

Richard Niemi, 71, passed away on January 19, 2021, at the Ball Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Ml after a five-year struggle with cancer. He was born in Escanaba, MI on April 18, 1949, to Elmer and Jane (Cook) Niemi. He graduated from the Escanaba Area High School with […]