January 10, 2008 RSS feed / Obituaries

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Ernest Brown Jr.

Ernest Arnell Brown Jr., known to Grand Hotel patrons as Rap for more than 35 years, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007, in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. He was 56. Mr. More...

Victoria Nelson

Victoria B. "Vicky" Nelson, 87, of St. Ignace, died Thursday evening, January 3, 2008, at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. She was born October 12, 1920, near Moran to Herman and Bertha (nee Wartella) Kaminsky. More...

James 'Slab' Andrews

James Martin "Slab" Andrews of Hessel served as a paratrooper in the United States Army during the Korean War and he worked from 1967 to 1981 as a crane operator in Barberton, Ohio, for Babcock and Wilcox, a military contractor that built Nuclear T More...

Evelyn O'Neil

Longtime Gilchrest resident, Evelyn I. O'Neil, 93, died Sunday morning, December 30, 2007, at Mackinac Straits Hospital Long Term Care Facility in St. Ignace. She was born September 19, 1914, in Gilchrest to Ronald and Lillie (nee Turner) Corey. More...

Raymond VanZoeren

Raymond E. VanZoeren, 91, of Lakefield Township, died Saturday afternoon, January 5, 2008, at the Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart. Mr. VanZoeren was born March 15, 1916, in Grand Rapids to John and Nellie (nee Terpstra) VanZoeren. More...

In Remembrance of Those Who Left Us in 2007

This list, featured annually in The St. Ignace News, memorializes those whose obituaries have appeared in the newspaper during the past 12 months. More...

James Price

James E. Price, 62, of Engadine worked as maintenance supervisor at the Hiawatha Sportsmans Club for 23 years until his retirement. Mr. Price died Saturday December 29, 2007, at the Mackinac Straits Hospital Long Term Care Facility in St. Ignace. More...

Albert 'Tuffy' Litzner

Albert L. "Tuffy" Litzner, 89, of Bay City, was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in World War II. Mr. Litzner died Sunday, December 30, 2007, at Brian's House in Bay City. More...

Frederick 'Jiggs' Jackson

Frederick A "Jiggs" Jackson, 85, of Gros Cap Road in St. Ignace, died Friday, December 28, 2007, at Mackinac Straits Hospital Long Term Care, where he had been a patient nearly six years. He was born in Detroit April 16, 1922, to William E. More...

Gail Weaver

Gail Weaver, long-time bookkeeper at Lake View Hotel on Mackinac Island and the daughter of the late Harry and Ethel Ryba, passed away following a long battle with cancer early Monday, January 7, 2008. She was 68. More...

Jacqueline Swinson

Jacqueline Swinson, 72, of Engadine, died at her residence under the loving care of her family and Northwoods Home Health and Hospice Wednesday, January 2, 2008. More...

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