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May 1, 2008 / Obituaries

Charles Harju

Charles E. Harju, 79, of St. Ignace was a U.S. Navy veteran who taught in the St. Ignace school district for 32 years. Mr. Harju died Saturday, April 26, 2008, at Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. More...

Donovan Rhead

Donovan Hillard Rhead of Drummond Island worked as an apprentice at the former Dodge Main plant in the Lower Peninsula, and he retired from Pontiac Motors in 1987, when he and his family moved to Drummond Island. Mr. More...

Jane St. Andrew

Jane St. Andrew, 66, of St. Ignace, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace. She was born December 19, 1941, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. More...

Roy Pemble

Roy C. Pemble, 98, of Bay City, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at West Court Retirement Living in Saginaw. He was born May 25, 1909, in St. Ignace to Charles and Mary Clara (nee St. Onge) Pemble. More...

Robert Siira

Robert A. Siira, a former Sault Ste. Marie and Drummond Island resident, was known as an expert crane operator, and family members said he was known for his sense of daring, and his nickname was "the daredevil." Mr. More...

Gordon Parks

Gordon John Parks, 77, of Drummond Island, owned Gordon J. Parks Builders, which he started after working with his father in the construction business. Mr. Parks died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at his home. More...

John Wagner

John E. Wagner, 87, of Engadine, died at Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique Monday, April 21, 2008. Born on the family farm in Engadine March 31, 1921, he was the son of William and Minnie (nee Price) Wagner. Following Mr. More...

Evelyn Hart

Evelyn J. Hart, 78, of South Curtis Road in Germfask, died at Marquette General Hospital in Marquette, Sunday, April 20, 2008. Born in Flint June 22, 1929, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Cynthia (nee Hill) Wambold. More...