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Monday, May 19, 2025
“Eddie began working for our family business in 1987, when he was just 18 years old. He has poured in the wind, rain, and snow, in heat waves or blizzards, off barges or ferries, and on remote Great Lakes islands,” says Northern Sand & Gravel and VanSloten Enterprises Inc. owner […]
Abe Xavier Andre LeBlanc was born on March 16, 2022 in Ann Arbor, Michigan and passed away shortly thereafter in his mother’s arms with his father watching over both of them. During Abe’s brief visit before joining the Spirit World, he was able to spend his entire little life experiencing […]
Bernard Lloyd Aikens, 86, of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, and a member of Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022, with his children by his side. Bernard (Bernie) was the son of Wilfred and Genevieve (McKerchie) Aikens. He was born on November 22, […]
Lawrence “Larry” Dean Cross, age 88, of DeTour Village, Michigan passed from this life on March 15, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Saint Marie, Michigan. Larry was born on September 10, 1933, in DeTour Township to Edward Earl Cross and Bernice “Blanche” (Zwolinski) Cross. Larry’s early years were […]
Paul Sjoberg, age 75 of Cedarville, Michigan, died peacefully on March 16, 2022. He was born in Cadillac, Michigan to parents Pete and Ruth Sjoberg. Paul is remembered for his love of the Les Cheneaux Islands.
Dale Erwin Miller, age 71, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital. Dale was born on February 4, 1951, in Highland Park, Michigan, to the late Erwin W and Dorothy Louise (Conely) Miller. He was a graduate of Cooley High School […]
Paul Learst, age 72, of Farmington Hills, Michigan sadly passed away on March 11, 2022, at Medilodge in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Paul was born on October 7,1949 in Detroit, Michigan to Bernard George Learst and Marylyn Ruth (Dunn) Learst. Paul had different jobs as a truck driver and was […]
LANSING, MICH. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared March 20-26 as Michigan’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, and the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) is calling on residents to take action by participating in a voluntary statewide tornado drill at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23. “Last summer […]
OTSEGO COUNTY, MI. — On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, troopers from the Michigan State Police(MSP) Seventh District Hometown Security Team stopped a vehicle on I-75 Highway near the Loon Lakerest area in Bagley Twp. The driver, 54-year-old Victor Emmanuel McMillan of Rudyard and 30-year-oldJoshua Lee McMillan of St. Ignace, were […]
Philip “Joe” Menard, age 74, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House, surrounded by the love of his family. Joe was born on February 14, 1948, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to the late Philip and […]