William P. “Bill” Dunlap, 72, a lifelong Eckerman area resident, died at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of Northwoods Home Health and Hospice, on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Bill was born the eldest son of Charles and Geneva (Roach) Dunlap on February 17, 1941 in Eckerman. On July 22, 1960, he married the former Sharon [...]

Frank Pascoe of Sault Ste Marie died Sunday, March 17, at the age of age 85. Frank was born in Hamtramck, MI to Margaret Kubic and Frank Pasco. Frank was preceded in death by his sister, Margo Pasco Mandoky, and Brother Ted Pasco. Frank is survived by his sister Del Pasco Carey of Houston TX, Brother Ed Pasco of New [...]

Dolores A. Kalousdian, 84, of Newberry, died Tuesday morning May 14, 2013 at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital. Born April 10, 1929 in Detroit, daughter of the late William & Julia (Gastaldo) MacPhetterson, Dolores resided in south east Michigan devoting her time raising her family in Fraser, Michigan. A resident of Newberry since 1990, Dolores enjoyed cooking, crossword puzzles, movies, Italian [...]

Ezekiel James Dutcher “Zeke”, age 3, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Saturday afternoon, May 11, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. Zeke was born on September 10, 2009 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He enjoyed playing with his sister, Emma. They would throw balls, go for rides in a wagon, and swing. He also enjoyed playing [...]

John “Mike” Mead, 52 of McMillan, died Thursday afternoon May 9, 2013 at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born June 29, 1960 in Caro, son of the late Kenneth Mead and Ernestine (Blackmer) Spencer, Mike followed his father and grandfather in the long haul truck driving business for 15 years until an automobile accident took the [...]

Megan E. Smith, 28, of Newberry, died Saturday May 4, 2013 at her residence. Born January 4, 1985 in Marquette, daughter of Lyle & Jeannine (Roach) Leazenby, Megan was a graduate of Gwinn High School and served a tour of duty in Kuwait with the National Guard. Megan enjoyed being with her friends and family and was an animal lover. [...]

Cindy Sawyer Bonenfant of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan died May 8, 2013.  She was born in Pontiac, Michigan on November 2, 1968. Cindy enjoyed playing with her grandchildren, her dog, spending lots of time with her family and hanging out at the beach on sunny days. She is survived by her husband, Gary Bonenfant, whom she married in 1998; her [...]

John “Jack” Behrens weaved in and out of many lives for 83 year, and passed away on January 31, 2013, in Russellville, Arkansas. He was born on August 11, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, to Amelia Landreville Behrens and Frank Behrens. Jack was 11 years old, when he moved to the Landreville farm, just outside of DeTour Village. He graduated from [...]

Richard “Dick” Hiteshew, of Brimley, MI, passed away May 7, 2013 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Genevieve (Wendling) Hiteshew. Dick graduated from Atherton High School in Flint Michigan. He married Genny on May 26, 1956. Upon retirement from General Motors, Dick and Genny moved to Brimley in 1992. Dick loved the [...]

Lifelong Newberry resident, Bernard L. “Bud” Falor, 52, died Monday evening May 6, 2013 at his residence with his loving family at his side. Born February 3, 1961 in Newberry, son of Shirley Boling and step-father Kenneth Boling. Bud was a 1979 graduate of Newberry High School. He was formerly employed as a mechanic for Knauf Motors, Newberry Motors and [...]

Duane A. Carlson, of Sugar Island, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 at his home.  He was born February 2, 1947 in Sault Ste Marie, MI. Duane retired from the Michigan Dept. of Corrections; enjoyed reading, hunting, spending time with friends and most of all his beloved dog Chuck. He is survived by his sister, Maureen (James) Lampas of Battle Creek, [...]