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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Lorne Percy Sheppard passed peacefully at his home on January 24, 2022, at age 85. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Percy and Eleanor (Smart) Sheppard on March 13, 1936. He graduated from Sault High School and shortly after went to work for Michigan Bell. Lorne retired […]
Josephine Ellen Bouvet age 96, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away at War Memorial Hospital on January 21, 2022. Josephine was born on December 26, 1925, in Dafter, Michigan. She was the wife of Henry Bouvet, whom she married on November 23, 1944. Josephine worked as a bookkeeper for […]
Mary Kay Aho, age 67, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on January 22, 2022, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born on February 1, 1954, in Sault Ste. Marie, to Glen Rye and Theresa Marie (Vigneaux) McDowell. Mary Kay grew up in Rudyard, Michigan, and graduated from Rudyard High School. […]
Marie Aline Carmel Morris, age 87, of Hessel, Michigan, died on January 6, 2022, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was born May 6, 1934, in New Brunswick, Canada, to Alexandre and Edith (Plourde) LaGrasse. Aline grew up in Canada and after high school, moved to Walled Lake, Michigan, to […]
Josephine Marie Miaczynski, 73, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away January 2, 2022 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. She was born September 21, 1948 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI to Gordon, Sr. and Geraldine (Rogers) Cooper. Josephine was a member of the Christopher Columbus Ladies Auxiliary and St. Mary’s […]
GEORGETOWN, Maine (AP) — A rare species of eagle that has thrilled bird lovers and baffled scientists since arriving in Maine last month might not be in a hurry to leave. The Steller’s sea eagle arrived in Maine in late December after a brief stop in Massachusetts more than a month […]
Lyndon “Chuck” Charles Ferguson Sr., age 70, of St. Ignace, Michigan, passed away on January 20, 2022, at Mackinac Straits Hospital after a short battle with cancer. He was born in his childhood home in St. Ignace on October 12, 1951, to parents Ernest “Fergie” Rae Sr., and Ella Mae […]
William “Bill” Alfred Howland, age 86, of Rudyard, MI, passed on from this life to the next on Sunday, January 16, 2022 with his boys by his side. Bill was born on June 21, 1935, to William and Sarah Howland in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He grew up with his […]
Jeannette Theresa Lawson, age 82, of Mackinaw City, Michigan, died at McLaren Hospice House in Cheboygan, Michigan, on January 2, 2022. Jeannette was born on January 1, 1939, in Schaffer, Michigan, to Francis and Yvonne Cody (Auger) Vanderberg. Jeannette grew up in Schaffer, Escanaba, and Gladstone, Michigan, and later participated […]
Richard “Rick” Lauri Maki Jr., age 64, of Kincheloe, Michigan, died on January 16, 2022, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born in Newberry, Michigan on March 25, 1957, to Richard L. Sr. and Sylvia A. (Maki) Maki. Rick spent his youth in Newberry before […]