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July 1, 2010 / Obituaries

Rita Marie Ekstrom

Rita Marie Ekstrom, 87, of St. Ignace, died peacefully on Wednesday morning, June 23, at her son’s home on Boulevard Drive, where she had been living since last Thanksgiving. She had been in hospice care since the end of May. More...

Earl Stephenson

Graveside services for Earl C. Stephenson of Manistique, formerly of Rexton, will be Saturday, July 10, at 3 p.m. at Caffey Cemetery. Dinner will follow after the service at Hendricks Township Hall. Mr. More...

Gertrude McMillan

Gertrude McMillan, 89, of Westland, died Monday afternoon, June 28, 2010, at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn. She was born January 18, 1921, in Pickford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Duncan McMillan, who died in 1975. More...

Lucille ‘Peggy’ Binger

Lucille “Peggy” Binger, 84, of St. Ignace, was a former owner of Millers Camp on US-2 near St. Ignace with her husband, Paul. Mrs. Binger, formerly of Ovid, died Thursday afternoon, June 24, 2010, at the home of her daughter, Lorrie. More...

Patricia St. Amour

Patricia L. St. Amour, 68, of Cheboygan, passed away Friday, June 25, 2010, in Mackinaw City. She was born April 14, 1942, in Pontiac, to Clarence and Margaret (nee Morrow) Hudak. She married William K. St. More...

Janice VanHoesen

Janice VanHoesen, 54, of St. Ignace, died Monday, June 28, 2010, at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. She was born May 20, 1956, in California. She is survived by her husband, Garret. More...

Walter Litzner

Walter C. Litzner, 93, of St. Ignace, was a U.S. Army veteran who served as head usher for more than 36 years at every Mass at the St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in St. Ignace. Mr. More...

Gerald Harrison

Gerald Theodore Harrison, 67, of Pickford, died Tuesday, June 22, 2010, as the result of an automobile accident in Chippewa County. He was born August 7, 1942, in Sault Ste. Marie, to Gerald Alexander and Theora Emeline (nee Hughes) Harrison. More...

Charlie ‘Bert’ Halonen

There will be a memorial service for Charlie E. “Bert” Halonen, 84, formerly of Rudyard, Thursday, July 8, at 1:30 p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church in Rudyard. Mr. Halonen died December 10, 2009. More...