Obituaries

Raymond Thomas Durnez Jr., age 48, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on December 27, 2023, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Michigan. He was born on May 7, 1975, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Raymond Sr. and Teresa (Pearson) Durnez.

Patricia Ann Russell of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away December 26 th , 2023, at her home on Sugar Island. She was born April 27 th , 1952, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The daughter of Fern and Gertrude Russell.

Raymond "Kent" Creamer, age 69, of Goetzville, Michigan, passed away after a ten-year battle with cancer at MyMichigan Health Center in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on December 22, 2023.

Tom was born on June 18, 1940, in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, to the late Victor and Edith (Fagan) Hillock. He attended Sault High School and married Jeanette McTiver in 1962; they had two children, Clint and Edie.

June 9, 1962 - December 7, 2023 We regret to announce the passing of Bruce Brooks at the Sault Area Hospital at the age of 61. He is son of the late Thomas and Agnes Brooks. He is survived by his brothers Thomas and Robert and his sister Lisa.

We mourn the sudden loss of our beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, David “Dave” Eugene Martina, who passed away at his home in Barbeau, Michigan, on the morning of December 19, 2023. He was 82 years old.

Carol May (Sangret) Christiansen, age 88, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, passed away at the Hospice of the EUP on December 19, 2023. Carol was born on May 19, 1935, in Roseville, Michigan, to Clifford and Minnie (Schramm) Sangret. She married Hans C.

Debra Kathleen LaPlante, age 59, of Kincheloe, Michigan, died on December 18, 2023, at MyMichigan health center-Sault surrounded by loving family. She was born on August 23, 1964, in Laurium, Michigan, to Frank and Betty (Dunstan) Lark.

Richard “Dick” “Rick” Lee Parr, age 61, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died on December 15, 2023, at Hospice House of the EUP in Sault Ste. Marie. He was born on August 1, 1962, in Sault Ste.

Ronald Brian Dale, age 78, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died peacefully on December 10, 2023, with Bernice, his loving wife of 56 years, and Rebecca, his youngest daughter, at his side. He was born on March 20, 1945, in Sault Ste.