Obituaries

John Gray Zimmerman, age 89, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on October 27, 2025, at his home with family by his side. He was born on January 18, 1936, in Athens, Ohio, to Fred and Onota (M...

Robert Dale Landreville, age 67, of St. Ignace, Michigan, passed away peacefully at Bay Human Services Portage Home in St. Ignace on October 14, 2025, where he will be greatly missed by his friends. H...

Richard “Rick” Eugene Kessinger Sr. , age 79, of Kincheloe, Michigan, passed away on October 26, 2025, with his family by his side. He was born on July 17, 1946, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, to J...

Shirley Jean (Welsh) Howie passed away on October 16, 2025. She was born on October 1, 1923, to James Willard and Pearl (McKee) Welsh in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After high school Shirley attended ...

Gary George Herschell, Sr. , age 74, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2025, at Ball Hospice House, surrounded by his family. He was born on December 21, 1950, in Sa...

Bruce Duane Harrod, age 70, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died on October 16, 2025. He was born on August 11, 1955, in East Tawas, Michigan, to Everett Lawis Harrod and Dorothy Freel Fielder. Bruce e...

It is with a heavy heart that I share Bay Mills Indian Community’s tribal elder James Webster “Web” Kinney has walked on at the age of 96 years old on October 25, 2025. At the time of his passin...

Millard Clyde Irwin, age 71, of Rudyard, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home on October 23, 2025. He was born on January 12, 1954, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Frank and Mildred (Holt) Irwin...

Betty Sue (Michalski) Letarte of Pickford, Michigan, died peacefully on October 25, 2025, in Flint, Michigan, at the age of 77, after a stroke. She was born a twin on July 29, 1948, in Sault Ste. Mari...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Ralph “Butch” Frederick Rondo Jr. of Brimley, Michigan, who left us on October 24, 2025, at the age of 75. Born on April 7, 1950, in Saginaw...