Obituaries

Paul Kosiewicz

Paul Stanley Kosiewicz, age 77, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away late Thursday evening, March 25, 2021, at War Memorial Hospital’s Long Term Care Unit. Paul was born on March 11, 1944, in Bronx, New York to the late John and Mary (Konopka) Kosiewicz. Paul served his country in […]

Melvin “Wimpy” Smith

Melvin (Wimpy) W. Smith, age 91, passed away peacefully at the War Memorial Hospital Long- Term Care Unit on March 22, 2021, surrounded by his family. The son of William and Lillian Smith, he was born on September 23, 1929, in Flint, MI, and grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, […]

Gloria Jean O’Connor

Gloria Jean (Atkins) O’Connor passed away peacefully at War Memorial Hospital with her family by her side on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Gloria was born October 9, 1957, in Sault Ste. Marie to the late Eugene and Clara (Schimittou) Atkins. Anybody who knew her knew her as Jeannie and that […]

Carol Ann Bourque

Carol Ann Bourque 82, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Hospice of the EUP, “Hospice House”. Carol was born on September 3, 1938, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late Phillip and Rita (Agar) Lawrence. She worked as a mother and professional […]

Ronald Chrcek, Sr

Ronald William Chrcek Sr, age 82, of Goetzville. Michigan, died on March 24, 2021 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on February 4, 1939, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Thomas and Ella (Berg) Chrcek. Ron grew up in Spaulding Township. He attended Hess elementary school there and finished high […]

Wilda Mars

Wilda Pauline Mars, age 90, of Wolverine, Michigan, died on February 16, 2021. She was born September 12, 1930, in Leetonia, Ohio, to Howard Calvin and Cora Elizabeth (Huston) Glasgow. Wilda grew up in Pennsylvania. She attended school in a one room schoolhouse and was close with all her classmates […]

Robert Lindley

Robert Leland Lindley, age 85, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on March 16, 2021 in Petoskey, Michigan. He was born January 29, 1936 in Martinsville, Indiana to Fred and Margaret (Litzner) Jackson. Robert grew up in Moran, Michigan and graduated from LaSalle High School. After high school, he went to […]

Arnie Piippo

Arnie Donald Piippo, age 75, of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, died on March 1, 2021 in Sault Ste Marie. He was born on January 18, 1946 in Rudyard, Michigan to Onnie Elmer and Ruth Annabell (Hancock) Piippo. Arnie grew up in the Upper Peninsula and graduated from Rudyard High School. […]

Mary Lou Krause

Mary Lou Krause, age 89, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on March 14, 2021, at Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace. She was born on March 16, 1931 in Marquette, Michigan, to Vernon Everette and Lucille Anita (Hagen) Thompson. Mary grew up in a few different places as she traveled […]

Blanche Hamel

Blanche Belle Hamel, age 92, of Cedarville, Michigan, died on March 9, 2021 at Ball Hospice House of the EUP, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, surrounded by her family. She was born on February 17, 1929 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to Walter and Flossie (Sanford) Saylor. Blanche spent her childhood in […]