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Friday, May 3, 2024
Norma Joan Goetz, age 80, of DeTour, Michigan, died October 28, 2021, in Sault Ste. Marie. She was born August 30, 1941, in Livonia, Michigan, to Louis and Jeannette (Esslin) Westfall. Norma and her husband, Phillip ran their own lumberyard business in DeTour Village. She later worked for Lapoint Lumber […]
Betty Marie Izzard, age 88, of Cedarville, Michigan passed away on November 4, 2021. She was born on April 5, 1933, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Andrew and Mary Markstrom. Betty grew up in Cedarville and graduated from Les Cheneaux School in 1951. She married Herman G Izzard on […]
Virginia M. Olmstead went home to be with her Savior on November 2, 2021. She was born August 31, 1914, at her residence on Abe Street, St Ignace MI, the daughter of the late John Baptiste and Philomen (Grondin) Routhier. She attended Ursuline Academy. In the winters she could be […]
Elta Mae Elliott, 83, passed away at Evergreen Assisted Living in St. Ignace, MI on November 4, 2021. Elta was born on May 24, 1938, in Mackinaw City, MI to the late Grover and Bernice (Forgette) Plaunt. In 1956, she married William G. Elliott in Sault Ste. Marie. She loved being a […]
Toledo — The decades-overdue overhaul of the Soo Locks is moving swiftly as the nearly $1.5 billion infrastructure project is on schedule to be completed by 2030 and will bolster commerce in Michigan and the Midwest, maritime industry leaders said Thursday. A news conference held at the National Museum of the Great […]
SAULT STE MARIE– Now that the first snow of the season has graced the sidewalks of Sault Ste. Marie many residences are preparing for the long winter ahead. While most of our community try to enjoy the last fleeting days of sunshine some of our neighbors are faced with the […]
Theresa May LaPoint, 72, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan left to meet her creator on Monday November 1, 2021 surrounded by her loved ones. Theresa grew up in Detour, Michigan where she attended Detour area schools. After graduating Theresa lived in different areas throughout Michigan before settling in Sault Ste. […]
Martin Alex Cottle, age 60, peacefully passed away November 2, 2021, after a long struggle with cancer. He died at home in the arms of his wife. In fitting style, he went in the middle of a snowstorm. Martin was born August 23, 1961, to R. Alex and Delores Cottle […]
Charles Patrick Hanson, age 60, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on October 21, 2021, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on June 22, 1961, in Petoskey, Michigan, to Jack Marvin and Yvonne (Robinson) Hanson. Charlie spent some of his youth in St. Ignace, but eventually moved to Sault […]
Clara Josephine Jarvie, age 82, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on November 1, 2021, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was born on May 27, 1939, in Ann Arbor, to Elbert Arthur and Ida Ellen (Knight) Payne. Clara grew up in Ann Arbor and graduated from Ann Arbor Pioneer in 1957. She […]
