Obituaries for the week of 12/15/2021

Laura Marie Nelson February 12, 1951 – December 7, 2021 Lifelong Newberry resident, Laura Marie Nelson, 70, died Tuesday December 7, 2021 at her residence. Born February 12, 1951 in Newberry, daughter of the late Calvin and Sylvia (Stratton) Ruperd, Laura married...

Obituaries for the week of 12/08/2021

Andrew Downey III November 27, 1944 – December 4, 2021 Longtime Newberry resident, Andrew J. Downey III, 77, died Saturday afternoon December 4, 2021 at his residence in the presence of his loving family and North Woods Home Care and Hospice. AJ was born November 27,...

Obituaries for the week of 12/01/2021

John Lesley Clark May 2, 1941 – November 26, 2021 Longtime Newberry resident, John Lesley Clark, 80, died Friday morning November 26, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family and the care of North Woods Home Care and Hospice. Born May 2, 1941 in Curtis,...

Obituaries for the week of 11/24/2021

Marjorie Lee Nash July 10, 1934  – November 17, 2021  Marjorie Lee Bowler was born July 10, 1934 in Newberry, Michigan, the daughter of Franklin and Emma (Coates) Bowler. She passed away November 17, 2021. At the age of 16 she began working at the Dahlquist Dime Store...

Obituaries for the week of 11/17/2021

Donald Anderson June 4, 1943 – November 9, 2021 Donald M. Anderson was born on June 4, 1943 in Newberry, Michigan, nine hours after his wife Tudy, in the same room at Doc Gibson’s house. He grew up at the family farm on Twin Lakes where he thrived in tomfoolery. Don...

Obituaries for the week of 11/10/2021

James Matthew Burton October 30, 1951 – November 6, 2021 James “Jim” Matthew Burton, age 70, of Germfask, MI passed away peacefully on November 6, 2021, with his loving family at his side.  Jim was born in Manistique on October 30, 1951, the youngest child of George...