SAULT STE. MARIE – While providing a secure and loving home to fostered teens is the Chippewa County Family Project’s rudimentary goal, rules and regulations suggest the means to that end can be a bit complex. In addition to fund-raising, home construction and establishing policies, the CCFP is challenged with […]
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First Baby of 2021 Arrives!
Sault Sainte Marie, MI – War Memorial Hospital welcomed the first baby of 2021, on Friday, January 1. Drew Douglas Stratton was born at 3:59 pm to parents Corey & Hannah Stratton of Sault Ste. Marie. Drew weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches long. The newest community […]
Michael Kowalski
Michael (Mickey) Jerome Kowalski, 73, passed away from this life into eternal rest on January 2, 2021 in Marquette, Michigan. He leaves behind two sisters Karen Love and Colleen Carter, 5 nieces and nephews: Jodee Love-Warner, Alexander Love, Tony Meloche, Lisa McVicar and Jill Bertich and 12 great nieces and […]
Boyd Bigger
Boyd Duane Bigger, age 46, of Moran, MI, died on January 1, 2021 in St. Ignace, MI. He was born on September 30, 1974 in Cheboygan, MI, to Boyd Robert and Becky (Stokes) Bigger. Boyd grew up in Moran, attending LaSalle High School. After high school he went to work […]
Michael Poglese
Michael Martin Poglese, 90, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan died January 1, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. He was born April 26, 1930 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Joseph and Congetta Poglese. On June 15, 1951 Michael entered the United States Army and served his country […]
Jimmie Miller
Jimmie Charles Miller, age 82 of Moran, Michigan, died on December 29, 2020, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on August 24, 1938 to Charles and Cora (Dysinger) Miller. Jimmie graduated from high school in Stanton, Michigan with the class of 1957. He was a carpenter by trade […]
Sarah Weber
Sarah June Weber, age 57, of Dafter, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital, in Petoskey, MI. Sarah was born on September 10, 1963, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Fredrick and June (Siegwart) Gardner. Sarah was a graduate of Sault High School. At the […]
Delores “Dee” Cartwright
Dolores “Dee” Marie Cartwright, age 90, of Kincheloe, Michigan passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 22, 2020, at War Memorial Hospital. Dee was born on March 29, 1930 in Flint, Michigan to the late Trefflie, and Florence (Brabant) Forrest. Dee graduated at age 17 from Loretto Academy with the class of […]
Earl Martindale
Earl J. Martindale of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away in the comfort of his home on December 19, 2020. He was born on August 16, 1956, to Willard and Eleanor Martindale. He was a kind man with a passion for helping others. He was the King of “dad jokes” that […]
Fay Smart
Fay Smart passed from this life into the arms of her Savior, her husband Don, and son Larry on December 23, 2020. Fay was born to Henry and Nellie (Anderson) Smith on October 7, 1926 on a farm located on Fish Road west of Pickford. Shortly after she was born […]