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CHIPPEWA CO MI OBITUARIES
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PANGOWISH, Isaac - It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Isaac Pangowish in his 78th year. He died peacefully in Strongs, Michigan on March 5, 2007. Awaiting his arrival in the spirit world are his parents Michael and Philomene (Gabow) Pangowish. Brothers Ignatius Pangowish (Clara), Joseph Pangowish (Angeline). Survived by his sisters Annie (Norman, predeceased) Peltier and Mary Ann Owl. Rested at the Rabbit Island Community Centre. Funeral Mass was held at the Holy Cross Mission Church at 11 am on Thursday, March 8, 2007. Burial followed at the Wikwemikong Cemetery. Ezaakoonhs was a lumberjack up until his retirement. He loved being outdoors and living a simple life. He will be greatly missed by many nephews and nieces for his sense of humour and honesty.
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DANIEL JAMES PARISH , 61, formerly of Harbor Beach and Port Austin, Michigan, passed away Sept. 16, 1999, in the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, following a long illness. He was born Oct. 27, 1937 in Sault Ste. Marie to the late Daniel and Mildred (Frisk) Parish. He retired from the U.S. Navy, serving his country for 20 years. He was in Greece, Japan and served three tours in Vietnam. Jim received several medals, including the Presidential Citation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Citation with Galantry Cross and the Vietnam Service Medal with a Bronze Star. He recently retired from DART Transit in Texas. He was a life member of the VFW Post in Parisville, the Moose Lodge in Allegan and the American Legion. He was also a member of the Sault Ste. Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians. Jim was survived by two brothers, Robert Parish and his wife, Ilene, of Harbor Beach and Ronald Parish and his wife, Jean, of Harbor Beach; two sisters, Bette Burton and her husband, Tim, of Harbor Beach and Jeanne Ziegler and her husband, David, of Amarillo, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial: VFW Hall in Harbor Beach, Michigan. Cremated in Dallas, burial in Michigan
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CECELIA (ROY) PAYMENT of the Sault died Wednesday at War Memorial Hospital. she was born March 5, 1900, and was a lifetime resident of the Sault. She had recently been a resident of Provincial House.
She is survived by four sons,Clarence of the Sault; Robert of Union Lake, Phillip of Laport, Texas, and Roy of the Sault; two brothers, Bernard roy of Nova Scotia, Canada, and Edwin roy of New York; two sisters, Mrs. Leona McCoy of Brimley, and Mrs. Leo (Frances) Perry of the Sault; 13 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home Friday from 7-10 p.m. Prayers will be at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be Saturday, 11 a.m. at st. Mary's Catholic Church, Fr. Joseph Lawless officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
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CLIFFORD PAYMENT - Funeral services for Clifford Payment who died Thursday will be held at St. Mary's church Saturday at 9 a.m. Friends may call to pay their respects at the Bailey-Newhouse funeral Home today, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Prayers will be said at the funeral home at 8 p.m. today.
Among survivors are sons Robert of Commerce Lake, Michigan and Phil of Fort Lauderdale Florida, 12 grandchildren and three great-grand-children. Pallbearers will be six nephews, Leo and Russell Payment Jr., Kenneth and Gerald Maleport, Charled Hall and Harold Finner. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery.
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DOREEN PAYMENT , 8 yr old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Payment died at 8:30 Wed. eve. She was conscious until her death. Her mother, Pearl, was in the war memorial hospital suffering from burns as the result of an oil stove exposion in their home on Sugar Island near Brassar. The explosion occured about 3:30 in the kitchen of the home where she and her mother were preparing supper. The explosion showered the two persons and the kitchen with flaming oil.
The kitchen of the cottage and part of the upstairs was damaged. Doreen and her mother was rushed to the Sugar Island ferry dock, where they were met by Miss. Hilma Asikainen, county nurse, who took them to the hospital. The condition of Mrs. Payment, an expectant mother (7 months) was considered not serious today although she is suffering from severe burns on the left leg, abdomen and chest and from shock.
Doreens funeral was held at St. Mary's Catholic church. She is buried at Riverside Cemetery. The body, up to the funeral time, was at the home of Thomas Payment at 924 Maple St., Soo, Mich. Mrs. Payment graduated from the 2nd Grade, the Year of her death. She was born on April fools day.
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FRANCIS XAVIER PAYMENT , 68, well known in local marine circles for many years as a boat builder, died at the Memorial hospital this morning August 30, 1938, at 4:15, after an illness of about six weeks. Mr. Payment, who retired from boat building to take up farming at McCarron about eight years ago, had not been in good health for about a year. Death was a result of complications, following several operations. Many of the boats, motor and steam tug types, built by Mr. Payment when he was in business alone and when he was in business with his father, the late F.X.Payment, are still in use on the Great Lakes.
The former boat builder, born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is survived by his wife; seven sons; Elie; and Fred of Barbeau; Thomas; Russell; Clifford and Oliver of the Sault; and Lloyd of Detroit; and three daughters Mrs John Maleport; Mrs. Arthur Stevens of the Sault and Mrs Colen Hyslop of Marlett, Michigan. There are 54 grand-children and 12 great grand-children. Mr.Payment was a member of St. Mary's Church. The body taken to Beaumier Funeral Home, was to be removed to the home of Russell Payment, 1800 Seymour Street, this afternoon. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Funeral services for Frank X. Payment will be held tomorrow at 8:45 am at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Rev. Msgr. Raymond G. Jacques will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at the home of his son, Russell Payment at 1800 Seymour Street at 8 pm today.
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GLEN OLIVER PAYMENT - The body of a young man identified as Glen Oliver Payment, 31, of 1115 Ashmun St. Soo MI, was recovered from the carbide Power Company Canal early in the morning. His Father, Russel Payment, had reported his son missing since 8:45pm on Sunday. Soo Police were on the look out for him all day Monday. His watch that he was wearing stoped 11:05.
Chester Allen of 919 John St., Shift Forman as Carbide Power, notified police at 6:15am upon the discovery of a body near the racks north of the Portage ave. bridge. Police officers were sent to the scene and helped recover the body wich was removed to the Bailey- Newhouse funeral home. Municipal judge James L. Fenlon acted as Coroner in the case. The body was the 2nd recovered that week from the racks at the canal. Glen was employed at the Cadillac Soo Lumbr company until it closed operations. He was single and a member of St. josephs church and holy name society.
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PEARL AGNES (LEASK) PAYMENT 119 West 11th Ave., died at 1:30 a.m. today at War Memorial Hospital after an illness of six months. Mrs. Payment was born in Sault Ste. Marie June 18, 1903, and was a lifetime resident. She was a member of St. Joseph's Church, the Daughters of Isabelle, St. Michael's Circle andn Royal Neighbors of America. She was married in 1922 in St. Mary's Church to Russell Payment, who survives.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by four sons, Robert Wayne Payment of Weaverville, Calif.; Leo and Russell Payment Jr, both of Sault Ste. Marie, and Gary L. Payment of New Brighton, Minn., and twoaughters Mrs clayton(Marna) McGahey and Mrs Charles(Delores)Hall both of Sault Ste. Marie, 33 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A sister, Mrs William(Marion) Gravelle of Sault Ste.Marie also survives. Calling hours at the Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home will be from 2 to 5 and 7 to rial will be in Riverside cemetery. Pallbearers will be A.V.Menard, Louis Menard, Felix Tavern, Robert Caliguri, Clayton McGahey, Jr. and Ferdinand Mahl.
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JUNE (WOJIECHOWSKI) PIERCE , 82, of Edmore, formerly of Raber, passed away Friday, April 28, 2006, in Grand Rapids. She was born June 20, 1923, in Raber to Leo and Frances (nee Jaros) Wojiechowski. As a child, her hearing was impaired by a bout of scarlet fever, She attended the School of the deaf in Flint. During the late 1930's, the family migrated to Detroit. She worked in the wartme factories, where she met her husband, Richard H. Pierce. They had one child Richard Leo. Mrs. Pierce's primary interests were her family and her siblings, and she had great love for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Pierce also enjoyed gardening, pets, and the Detroit Tigers. She will be remembered for her good sence of humor, friends said. Mrs. Pierce is survived by her son and his family, Richard Leo and Christina Pierce of Edmore; two grandchildren, Wendy Pierce of Rochester Hills and Lorie Pierce of Sterling Heights; two great-grandchildren, Brooke Pierce and Darrin Pierce; and five step-great-grandchildren, Erica, Veronica, Santiago,Hannah, and Maria. Alsosurviving are two sisters, Jessie Palmer of Raber and Lee Forrest of New Buffalo. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Pat Salna and Ruby Benoit; three brothers, Stanley, Joeseph, and John; and a granddaughter, Dawn Marie Pierce. A graveside memorial service was held Tuesday, May 9, at noon at North Raber Cemetery in Raber Township, with Lawrence Johnson officiating. Reamer Galer Funeral Home of Pickford is serving the family

OWEN ALLEN PIERCE , was born on September 27, 1918 to Henry and Della (Rush) Pierce in Evening Shade, Arkansas. He served his country during WWII in the Army. He owned and operated GP Plastics in Rochester Hills from 1965 to 1997. Above all else came his family, he always treated them like royalty. Mr. Pierce of Paradise, Michigan, died at his residence on March 15, 2008. Owen is survived by his wife, Shelley of Paradise, MI; sons, Owen Jr. (Belinda) of Johannesburg, MI, Dennis (Chris) of Redford, MI, Richard (Paula) of Germany and Gary of Johannesburg, MI; daughter, Cindy (Ron) Paris of Johannesburg, MI, 16 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, mother and father-in-law, George and Mabelle Haynes of E. Boothbay, Maine; brothers-in-law, George Haynes of Pt. Huron, MI, and Tom Haynes of Keene, New Hampshire, and a sister-in-law, Susan Haynes of Oneida, New York. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Jean; brothers, Alexander, Noah, and Otho; and sisters Alta Pierce, Dessie Duke, Bessie Block, and Mary Causbie.
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ONNIE ELMER PIIPPO , age 91, of Rudyard, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2006, at his home. He was born September 17, 1915, in Rudyard to Andrew and Tyyne (Kangas) Piippo. A lifelong Rudyard resident, Onnie kept busy throughout his life. He was a dairy farmer who, for 50 years, also cut and hauled truckloads of Christmas trees to Illinois each year. He also worked in the woods and hauled logs (loading rail cars by hand). Each year he harvested and shipped out hay, and for 20 years, he worked as a mechanic at Kincheloe Air Force Base. Always resourceful, Onnie received recognition certificates from the United States Government for his innovative design and construction of a rollover plow for plowing snow on the runways and for his labor saving timing chain replacement procedure for the Oshkosh snowplow engines. Onnie enjoyed watching and hunting the deer that are in abundance on his farm.
Onnie is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ruth (Hancock), whom he married on August 17, 1942, in Rudyard; one daughter, Elaine Caldwell of Canton, Mich.; three sons, Arnie Piippo of Sault Ste. Marie, Willard Piippo of Lincoln, Neb., and Jody (Kumsun) Piippo of Rudyard; grandchildren, Cindy (Tom) Vella, John (Diane) Caldwell, Judy Piippo, Joshua Piippo, Angela Piippo, William Piippo and Crystal Deffeks-Piippo; and great-grandchildren, Andrew Vella and Valerie Caldwell. Also surviving are two brothers, George (Minnie) Piippo and Mike Piippo, both of Rudyard. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Wayne, Eino and Andrew Piippo; and two sisters, Irene Nayback and Elma Aho. Visitation will be held Saturday, October 7, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Reamer Galer Funeral Home in Pickford. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Gene Harrison officiating. Burial will be in North Rudyard Cemetery, Kinross Township.
Soo Evening News

RUSSELL DONALD PAYMENT - The first death as a result of the Scarlet Fever epidemic was recorded at the Soo when Donald Russell Payment 3yr old son of Russ and Pearl Payment, 1045 Maple St., Died at War Memorial Hospital, of an illness of a result of Scarlet fever. Donald had suffered from Scarlet fever, and it was said he had not fully recovered, when a mastiod developed as a result. Dr. E. A. Cornell , Health officer, today declared that while the disease appeared to be a life form, it is a death, such as this, that illastrates the necessity of the upmost care in the treatment of scarlet fever. Many cases were so light that they were not reported. It was told, that all parents, when their child becomes ill, that they were to contact their family physician at once.
The child died at 3:40 pm Jan 13th, 1935. He is survived by his Parents, and 3 brothers, Leo, Glen, And Robert. Private funeral services will be held at the home on Wed. at 10am.
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CONSTANCE (LUCAS) PERRIER died at Tendercare Nursing Home on Friday August 13, 2010 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan with her family at her side. Connie was born in Brimley, Michigan on November 2, 1912 to Timothy Lucas and Irene Ryan. She went to school in Brimley for a short time and then attended Loretto Academy in the Soo, where she graduated in 1930. She married Joseph (Mid) Perrier in 1936. He preceded her in death in 1972. Connie worked for Michigan Bell Telephone Company for 28 years, retiring in July 1977. She was a member of Michigan Bell Pioneers. Of her many interests were traveling, crossword puzzles, piano playing, dancing and being the family photographer for 75 years. Connie was preceded in death by her two older brothers Keith C. Lucas (1964) and Earl J. Lucas (1966). She is survived by her half sister Olive (Jerome) Pendell of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; three half brothers, John Lucas of McDonough, Georgia; Albert (Nora LaRock) Lucas of Saline, Michigan; Thomas Lucas of Brimley, Michigan and many nieces and nephews. She lived her last four years under the excellent care of the staff at Tendercare Nursing Home in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Burial will be held 10 a.m. Monday, August 16, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Sebastian Kavumkal as Celebrant and Deacon Bill Piche. Memorials to St. Joseph’s Church Faith Formation would be appreciated. Burial will be in Oaklawn Chapel Gardens.
Evening News 15 August 2010

CHARLES W. PICKFORD died at his home in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, October 17, at the age of 77 years. His demise was not unexpected as he had been ailing for some time and it was known that he could not recover. The funeral was held in Washington Friday. C.W. Pickford was a pioneer resident of the county, coming here from Canada when the county was a little more than a wilderness. He first prospected and the country comprising the township of Pickford appealed to him and he decided to locate here. He secured the land on which the village of Pickford is built and which was named in his honor as was also this township. Here he stayed until his farm was one of the garden spots of the county and one of the show places for all visitors to the region. He spent not a little of his time and money in the development of the county and had more to do in getting early settlers here than any other one man. He seemed to realize the future value of the agricultural lands in the county and urged all with who he came in contact to take advantage of the conditions that then existed to secure a home and in many cases advanced sums necessary to enable without means to do so.
On coming to the states he espoused the democratic cause and was an ardent worker for the party during his residence in the county. He represented his township on the board of supervisors and held other positions of trust in that place. His prominence in political affairs and his success led the party to recommend him for a position on the local customs force when Cleveland was elected and he was appointed, removing with his family to the Soo in 1884 to assume the duties of the place. He continued in this position until 1887 when he voluntarily resigned to engage in the general merchandise business, which he successfully carried on until his failing health made it necessary to retire in 1901. His wife having died in 1901, greatly affecting his health, he decided to go to Washington for the purpose of spending the remainder of his days with his children, who resided there. Mr. Pickford will always be held in grateful remembrance by the people of this county. His life was exemplary, as a citizen, a business man and office holder he held and retained the respect and confidence of the people in the community in which he resided. He was a faithful member and worker of the Methodist Church and he carried his religion into the every day affairs of life. As a member of the city council of Sault Ste. Marie his advanced ideas were of great help to the city and his every act was one to further and better the conditions of his fellow man. Mr. Pickford leaves seven sons and four daughters. They are: T.H. Pickford, C.R. Pickford, J.W. Pickford, S.W. Pickford, W.E. Pickford and Gertrude and Merta Pickford of Washington, and F.G.W. Pickford of Munising, A.F. Pickford of the Soo and Mrs. James Pickford of Hancock, wife of the presiding elder of the Houghton district.
From the Pickford Historical Society Website

MARY (VODRICA) PIQUETTE of East Portage Avenue, undoubtedly the oldest resident of the city or county, died yesterday afternoon, at the home of her son, Antoine Picquette from the infirmities of old age. Mrs. Picquette's age is said to be 105 years. She has seen the end of one century, the completion of a second and the dawning of a third. Mrs. Picquette was the mother of a large family, all of whom, however, are dead, with the exception of two sons, Charles and Antoine Picquette. The funeral arrangements are not as yet complete. Obituary appearing in the Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, MI - February 17, 1900.
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