Obituaries

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...

Doris Kathleen (Eveleigh) Poirier, age 96, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died on October 22, 2025, at Hearthside Assisted Living with her family by her side. She was born on January 26, 1929, in Pick...

With heavy hearts, we announce that Teresa Lynn McClure, age 63, of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly at home on October 10, 2025. She was born on October 26, 1961, in Port Huron, Michigan,...

Robert "Bob" Emery Lawrence Jr. , of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, age 82, passed away Friday October 17, 2025, surrounded by his family at McLaren-Flint Hospital. Honoring his wishes cremation has take...