Obituaries

Lori Elizabeth Wilding (MacInnis), age 62, of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, passed away on March 7, 2024, after a lengthy battle with polycystic kidney disease.

John “JB” Raymond Brown, long-time resident of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on March 4, 2024, at Evergreen Assisted Living Center in St. Ignace at the age of 72. He was born on October 18, 1951, in St.

Frances “Fran” Sue (Lovegrove) Barens, age 79, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on February 27, 2024, at the Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace, Michigan.

Norma Jean (Grissom) Whitmore, age 85, of Drummond Island, Michigan, died at her home on March 1, 2024. She was born on January 29, 1939, in Griffithville, Arkansas, to Bernie and Verdie (Rice) Grissom.

Virginia Catherine (Paavornick) Neal, age 95, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died at the White Willes Assisted Living in Rudyard, Michigan, on March 2, 2024.

Erin Kathleen Henderson, age 32, of Kincheloe, Michigan, died on February 16, 2024, at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was born on October 23,1991, in Gallup, New Mexico.

David Alan Webb, age 60, departed this world peacefully on February 28th, 2024. Born on March 27, 1963, at Scott AFB, Illinois, to Donald Gene and Judith Ann (Hintz) Webb, David's life was a testament to his deep love for the outdoors.

Robert “Rob” John Lawrence, age 78, of Brimley, Michigan, died at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on February 28, 2024. He was born on January 6, 1946, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Robert “Bud” and Constance “Connie”

In loving memory of Sara Lou Kryza (Cecil), affectionately known as Meemaw, who passed away on February 7, 2024, at the age of 82. She was born on March 12th, 1941, in Mayfield, Kentucky, to Everett and Arvilla (Crockston) Cecil.

James Lipsett Conley, age 74, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away on February 17, 2024, at the Hospice House of the EUP. He was born on August 1, 1949, in Sault Ste. Marie, to parents Robert Conley and Dorothy (Lipsett) Conley.