Obituaries

John Ralph LaCoursiere, age 83, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, entered eternal rest on January 11, 2024. A tribal elder of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Ralph was born on December 3, 1940, in Sault Ste.

Norma Joan Nye of Hessel, MI, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. She was born April 30,1931, in Hessel, to George and Anne (Cartwright) MacDonald.

Mary “Mimi” Anne (Lasley) Heath, age 64, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died at the McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan, on December 29, 2023.

Beverly “Bev” Jean (Steele) Avery, age 84, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died at the MyMichigan Health Center in Sault Ste. Marie on January 9, 2024.

Olivia Marie (McCoy) DeMerse, age 100, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died at the Ball Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie on January 8, 2024. She was born on July 15, 1923, in Payment, on Sugar Island, Michigan, to John and Florance (Rickley) McCoy.

William Ralph Neuman, age 63, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died at the Hospice House of the EUP on January 7, 2024. He was born on June 7, 1960, in Saginaw, Michigan, and adopted by Ernest and Eleanor (Sural) Neuman.

Charles “Chuck” W. Kingsbury, age 87, of St. Ignace, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family. He was born on January 11, 1936, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Robert and Ada (Sparks) Kingsbury.

Ruth Irene (Ries) Wallis, age 84, of Brimley, Michigan, died on January 5, 2024. She was born on September 1, 1939, in Trout Lake, Michigan, to Oscar John and Bertha (Rott) Ries.

(September 14, 1944 - January 8, 2024) It is with a profound sense of love and gratitude that we remember Sandra Kay Wallins, who gracefully journeyed through this life from September 14, 1944, until January 8, 2024.

Lewis Patrick Woods, age 71, of DeTour Village, Michigan, died at the Hospice House of the EUP in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on January 2, 2024. He was born on November 4, 1952, in Sault Ste. Marie to Raymond Patrick and Janice E. (Fountain) Woods.