Obituaries

Bonnie Lynn LaPonsie, age 57, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died on April 10, 2025. She was born in Sault Ste. Marie, on September 26, 1967, to Carl and Alice (Rabineau) Gugin. Bonnie grew up in Saul...

Joseph Frank Maciag, a lifelong resident of Goetzville, Michigan, passed away, April 7, 2025, at the age of 92. He was born on December 8, 1932, in Goetzville, Michigan, to John and Rose (Zobek) Macia...

Eudene Marie (Paquin) McDowell, age 91, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on March 31, 2025, atthe Evergreen Living Center. She was born on April 8, 1933, in St. Ignace, to Thomas and Electa(Becker) Paqui...

Ronald Carl Halberg, age 74, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on March 12, 2025. He was born on September 15, 1950, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to John Raymond and Rita Margaret (Rapin) Halberg. Ron g...

David Lofdahl, age 71, of Cedarville, Michigan, died on April 5, 2025, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan. He was born on September 6, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan, during the b...

Harry Grant Gillette II, age 76, died on April 2, 2025, at MyMichigan Medical Center in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He was born on March 8, 1949, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Raymond and Elva (Lo...

Scott James Farner, age 66, of Moran, Michigan, died on April 1, 2025, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan. He was born on December 6, 1958, in Flint, Michigan, to Guerdon and ...

Duane Carl Izzard, age 64, died March 31, 2025, at his home in Pickford, Michigan. He wasborn on May 10, 1960, to Verne and Marjean (Lockhart) Izzard. Duane grew up in Pickford, where he developed a d...

John Richard Sparks, age 93, passed away peacefully at Freighter View Assisted Living in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on March 30, 2025. He was born on June 28, 1930, in Sault Ste. Marie to Edward andV...

Gary K. Sweeley, age 90, of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025, at the Freighter View Assisted Living Home, Sault Sainte Marie. He was born in Loyalsockville, Pennsylv...