Alexander 'Sandy'Wells
      Alexander S. Wells, known as "Sandy" to friends and family members, will be remembered for his lifelong association with the Les Cheneaux Islands area. He grew up playing, and later working, at the Islington Hotel, which was owned and managed by his grandmother, Rose Stroh Melchers. In 1951, after...
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Lloyd Schemenauer
      Lloyd G. Schemenauer, former Eastern Upper Peninsula district biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and a resident on St. Martin Bay, passed away Thursday evening, October 25, at his home in Plant City, Florida, following a lengthy illness. He was 87.
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Marylan Benson
      Marylan Jean Benson of Delta Township was the former owner of Fort de Buade Museum and of Treasures and Trinkets Gift Shop in St. Ignace. The museum houses a collection of historic artifacts, and the legacy established by Mrs. Benson and her late husband, Dr. Donald Benson, will continue in St.
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Bonita 'Bonni'Ward
      Bonita "Bonni" Rae Ward, 52, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at her home in rural Geary County, Kansas, after a 14-month bout with cancer. She was born January 2, 1955, in St. Ignace, to Reino and Betty (nee Hanson) Laakko.
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Gertrude 'Trudy' Olsen
      Gertrude "Trudy" Olson, 90, of St. Ignace, formerly of Solon, Ohio, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at Mackinac Straits Hospital Long Term Care in St. Ignace. She was born September 26, 1917, in Marquette, to Andrew and Senja (nee Aho) White, who are of Finnish descent. She was a graduate of Marq...
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Mae Riness
      Mae Riness, 78, of Traverse City passed away Monday evening, October 29, 2007, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was a former East Lake and St. Ignace area resident. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time, but are being made by Dodson Funeral Home of St. Ignace.
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Barbara Crawfis
      Barbara Lee Crawfis of Lancaster, Ohio, was a former Cedarville resident, and worked as an assistant to the late Dr. Leonard DeLooff. She and her husband, Donald, also owned and operated the Snows Bar in Cedarville with Mr. Crawfis' parents.
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