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Dennis Joseph Bender, age 73, of DeTour, Michigan, passed away on February 19, 2026, at his home. He was born on Septemb...
02/23/2026

Dennis Joseph Bender, age 73, of DeTour, Michigan, passed away on February 19, 2026, at his home. He was born on September 27, 1952, in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, to Edwin Frederick and Delores Marie (Pontbriand) Bender.

Dennis grew up in Goetzville, Michigan, graduating from Detour High School...

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Beth-Anne Hanna passed away peacefully at her home on February 18, 2026, at the age of 66. She was born June 27, 1959, i...
02/20/2026

Beth-Anne Hanna passed away peacefully at her home on February 18, 2026, at the age of 66. She was born June 27, 1959, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and she grew up in Pickford, Michigan, where she attended Pickford High School. She married Brien Hanna on January 31, 1976, and they have four...

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Thomas Joseph Veum, age 88, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died on February 16, 2026, in St. Ignace, Michigan. He was bo...
02/19/2026

Thomas Joseph Veum, age 88, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died on February 16, 2026, in St. Ignace, Michigan. He was born on October 27, 1937, in Detroit, Michigan, to Burney and Ruth (Brookbank) Veum.

At the age of five, Thomas’s family moved to Sault Ste. Marie, where he attended and...

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Marianne Milkowski, age 91, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2026, in Cedarville, Michigan. She was born on August...
02/19/2026

Marianne Milkowski, age 91, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2026, in Cedarville, Michigan. She was born on August 18, 1934, in Charlotte, Michigan.

Marianne grew up with a deep appreciation for learning and creativity. She graduated from Gladstone High School in 1952 and went on to...

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Allen John Demroske, age 96, of Brimley, Michigan, died on Friday, February 13, 2026. He was born on December 21, 1929, ...
02/18/2026

Allen John Demroske, age 96, of Brimley, Michigan, died on Friday, February 13, 2026. He was born on December 21, 1929, in South Bend, Indiana, to Anthony and Margaret (Zakrzewski) Demroske.

Allen was a proud Korean War veteran who arrived in Korea in March 1951. Assigned to frontline duty as...

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Ronna June (Parish) (Touchtone) Summerville passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026, at the Ball Hospice House in Sault...
02/17/2026

Ronna June (Parish) (Touchtone) Summerville passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026, at the Ball Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, surrounded by her loving family. She was born at home on the Bay Mills Indian Reservation to Clarence and June (Carrick) Parish on August 29, 1942....

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Beverly Swope, age 86, who, with her husband, Jack, promoted economic and cultural enrichment in their adopted town of S...
02/17/2026

Beverly Swope, age 86, who, with her husband, Jack, promoted economic and cultural enrichment in their adopted town of St. Ignace, Michigan, for nearly four decades, died at her home on Saturday, February 7, 2026.

Beverly Jean (Gregg) Swope was born on August 12, 1939, in Albion, Michigan, to...

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Phyllis Norma (DeWitt) Baxter, age 92, of Rudyard, Michigan, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jes...
02/16/2026

Phyllis Norma (DeWitt) Baxter, age 92, of Rudyard, Michigan, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, following a major stroke. She was born on July 6, 1933, in Rudyard to George and Gertrude...

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Joyce Lorraine (Ketchum) Craven, age 98, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died on February 9, 2026, at Hearthside Assisted...
02/13/2026

Joyce Lorraine (Ketchum) Craven, age 98, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died on February 9, 2026, at Hearthside Assisted Living in Sault Ste. Marie. She was born on June 17, 1927, in Trout Creek, Michigan, to Lisle and Stella (Garrick) Ketchum.

Joyce was a member of the Algonquin Methodist...

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Thomas Harry Stevens Sr., age 88, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on February 6, 2026, at the Ball Hospice Ho...
02/13/2026

Thomas Harry Stevens Sr., age 88, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on February 6, 2026, at the Ball Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie. He was born on December 11, 1937, in Flint, Michigan, to George and Dorothy (Ho**er) Stevens.

Thomas grew up in Flint, and after high school, he...

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James Arnold McCord, age 70, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on February 10, 2026, at the McLaren Northern Michigan in Petosk...
02/11/2026

James Arnold McCord, age 70, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on February 10, 2026, at the McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey, Michigan. He was born on December 23, 1955, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Harold and Mabel (Bickham) McCord.

James grew up in Pickford, Michigan, and attended Pickford...

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Mackenzie Paul, affectionately known as Kenzie, age 25, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, January ...
02/10/2026

Mackenzie Paul, affectionately known as Kenzie, age 25, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, after bravely battling cancer (acute myeloid leukemia) for nearly three years.

Born on February 16, 2000, Kenzie lived a life defined by determination, intelligence,...

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