Tag: Brimley

Aaron Ace Hopper

Aaron Ace Hopper, age 83, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on January 14, 2021, at McKinley Manor.  He was born in North Branch, Michigan on October 3, 1937.  His family later moved to the Upper Peninsula and eventually Strongs.  Aaron was a graduate of Brimley Public Schools with […]

Charles “Chuck” Benin

Charles “Chuck” Tapani Bennin, age 73, of Pickford, Michigan, died July 8, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born December 23, 1947, in Sault Ste. Marie to parents Clemens and Nora (Tapani) Bennin.  Chuck lived in Brimley, Michigan, until the 9th grade when his […]

David Dolezel

David John Dolezel, age 61, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died July 2, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. He was born September 11, 1960 in Marquette, Michigan to Donald and Ann (Haydon) Dolezel. David moved to Sault Ste. Marie as a child and graduated from Sault Ste. Marie High School. Following […]

George Buriak

George Buriak, age 91, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died Monday, June 21, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie. He was born March 29, 1930, in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, to John and Anna (Hardish) Buriak. George grew up in Pennsylvania and joined the U.S. Army in 1946 and […]

Frances H Talentino

Frances H. Talentino, age 90, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at her home. Frances was born on February 2, 1931, at home in Stalwart, Michigan.  She was the daughter of the late George and Grace (Crawford) Hewitt.  On December 4, 1948, Frances married […]

Doris McKerchie

Doris M. McKerchie, age 70, left her earthly home early morning May 18, 2021 surrounded by her family at War Memorial Hospital. She was born January 12, 1951 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Lawrence L. and Henrietta McKerchie. Doris enjoyed her job as a bartender on and […]

Gladys McKiddie

Gladys Ann McKiddie, 79, of Brimley, Michigan passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021, at UP Health Systems – Marquette.Gladys was born on September 14, 1941, in Brimley, MI to the late Reuben and Alma (Nivala) Ojala. She graduated as valedictorian of the Class of 1959 from Brimley High School.  On […]

F. Elaine Perron

F. Elaine Perron, age 92, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, peacefully passed away early Sunday morning, April 25, 2021, with her children by her side, under the care of McLaren Hospice in Petoskey, Michigan. Elaine was born on October 7, 1928 in Munising, Michigan to the late Clifford and Ruth […]

Honors bestowed on area football players

By Scott Nason“The Game” ESPN 1400TheGameSportsShow.podbean.com The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has named its All-Upper Peninsula 8-Player Dream Team in high school football for the 2020 season. While the season will resuming its playoffs in January, they will not include any teams from the Eastern Upper Peninsula. Cedarville […]