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Ross Woods

Ross Thomas Woods, age 76, of DeTour Village and Harbor Springs, Michigan, died peacefully at his DeTour home on November 13, 2020. He was born on April 8, 1944, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Milton Patrick and Catherine Mary (Brownlee) Woods. Ross grew up in DeTour Village and graduated […]

London Carey

London Elizabeth Carey, age 9, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on November 15, 2020 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on May 20, 2011 in Sault Ste. Marie, to Anthony Roy “Tony” Carey and Rebekah Ann Miller. London lived her life […]

Dorothy Wagner

Dorothy “Dort” Elizabeth Wagner, age 86, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away November 17, 2020, at her home.  Dorothy was born on April 10, 1934 to the late Arnold and Elizabeth (Schwiderson) Mitchell in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.  She graduated with the Sault High Class of 1952.  She married William “Bill” […]

Joanne Erickson

Joanne Clara Erickson, age 86, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Thursday afternoon, November 19, 2020, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House. Joanne was born on June 20, 1934, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to the late George and Mabel (Stevens) Nash.  Joanne graduated from Sault […]

Tips for Combating High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure can be very harmful to the blood vessels and heart, but luckily, making some key lifestyle changes can help you lower those BP levels. High blood pressure is an extremely harmful occurrence in the body that takes a toll on your blood vessels and heart. Medications are […]

Arbutus Whitworth

Arbutus A. Whitworth, 82, of Brimley, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020, at the Hospice of the EUP – Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie. Arbutus was born on January 2, 1938, in Wawa, Ontario, Canada. As a young high schooler, Arbutus worked at Bay Cliff Health Camp and learned […]

Carole Hooper

Carole Dianne Hooper, age 78, of DeTour Township, Michigan, died on November 12, 2020. She was born on May 22, 1942 to Robert and Helen (Crawford) Sims in Stalwart, Michigan. Carole grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and attended Garfield School. She met David Hooper shortly after he returned […]

United Way EUP hosts Annual Thanksgiving Food Pantry

SAULT STE MARIE – On Thursday, November 19, 2020, United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula, along with Lake Superior State University student athletes and volunteers from around the community, will distribute 15,000 pounds of food to those in need through a partnership with Michigan Department of Health and Human […]

Mildred Aho

Mildred “Millie” Marie Aho, age 96, of Hessel, Michigan, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2020, at the Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace, Michigan, where she was a resident for the past 6 years. Millie was born on May 19, 1924 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Millie married the […]

Leona LaJoie

Leona Geniveve LaJoie, age 82, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died November 7, 2020, in Sault Ste. Marie. She was born December 5, 1937, in Sault Ste. Marie, to Joseph and Alphonsus (McKerchie) Myotte. Leona was a lifelong resident of the Barbeau and Sault Ste. Marie areas. In addition to […]