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Parr Funeral
Funeral services for Frank Parr of the Shunk Road who died at the War Memorial Hospital Thursday of injuries suffered when he fell from the loft of the barn at his home will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the St. James Episcopal Church the Rev. Mark G. Paulsen officiating. Burial will be at Pine Grove Cemetery.
Notice appeared in the Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, MI - July 20,
1934.
Submitted by Sally MacArthur
Maria Parr
Maria Parr, of the Sault, died Monday, Dec. 25, 1989 at War Memorial Hospital.
She was born May 31, 1927 in the Sault. She was a member of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indian, Blue Star Mothers, and St. Isaac Church. She was predeceased by her husband Donald in 1987.
She is survived by her sons Henry Boulley of New Buffalo an Donald Alexander of the Sault; daughters Katherine Payment and Pearl Marble, both of the Sault; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Calling hours will be held Wednesday, December 27, from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. with prayers at 8 p.m. in the Clark's Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home. Services will be held on Thursday, December 28, at 11 a.m. in St. Isaac Joque's Church with Father Tom Bain officiating. Burial will be in the Oaklawn Chapel Gardens.
Obituary appeared in the Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, MI on December
27, 1989.
Transcribed by Sally MacArthur
Mrs. Philomena Parr
Mrs. Philomena Parr, 65, widow of the late Frank Parr, died at 1:15 a.m., January 8, 1943, at her home on the Shunk Road.
Mrs. Parr was born in Sault Ste. Marie, on October 22, 1877 and lived here all her life. Mr. And Mrs. Parr were married here in 1903 and Mr. Parr died nine years ago.
Mrs. Parr was the daughter of Antoine Paquette, a Sault pioneer, and one of the first mail carriers in the city, carrying mail from the Sault to Saginaw.
Surviving Mrs. Parr are three sons, Chester of Detroit, and Thomas in the U.S. Service at Fort Riley, Kansas, and Donald in the U.S. Service in Portland, Oregon, three daughters, Mrs. George Sally of the Sault, and Grace and Lydia at home. One sister, Mrs. Nellie Ermatinger of the Sault, also survives.
Mrs. Parr attended St. James Episcopal church.
The body will be taken from the Bailey-Newhouse funeral home to the family home to lie in state. Funeral services will be held next week, pending the arrival of the sons in the Army, the date to be announced later.
Obituary appeared in the Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, MI - January
8, 1943.
Submitted by Sally MacArthur
ALBERT PAYMENT
Albert Payment, 77, former ship captain on the Great Lakes, died at the War Memorial Hospital at 5 a.m. this morning, April 5, 1931 of complications follow Influenza. Born on Sugar Island and sailed the Great Lake Streamers till 4 years ago. He has been in the Soo since that time. He is survived by 1 brother - Felix of the Soo, 3 sisters Mrs. Angeline Bell of Bells Point, Ontario, Canada; Mrs. Hattie Anderson of Fort William, Ontario and Miss Kate Payment of Los Angeles, California. The body will remain at Vanderhooks Funeral Home till Monday morning when funeral services will be held at St. Mary’s Church at 8:30. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - April 25, 1931
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ALFRED PAYMENT
Alfred Payment, aged 57 years, died of consumption last night at the home of his brother, 805 Spruce Street. The funeral will be held from St. Mary’s church tomorrow morning. He was one of the old residents of the Soo.
The Soo Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
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ALICE PAYMENT
Alice M. Payment of the Sault died Saturday, May 10, 1997, at Tendercare Nursing Home. She was born April 5, 1896 in Toledo, Ohio. She married Thomas Payment on August 12, 1914 at St. Mary-s Pro-Cathedral, and was married for 69 years. He preceded her in death March 17, 1984. Survivors include three sons, Clayton (Lois) of Marquette, Merrill (Dorothy) of Mission, Texas and James (Sharon) of Garden; 21 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She also raised Joseph (Nancy) Arndt of Newberry; and Patricia (Don) Minshall of Medford NJ she was also preceded in death by one son Alvin, three daughters Virginia; Marie and Doris; and her parents Adelore and Marie (LaFord) Maleport. Visitation will be held today from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. at Clark-Bailey Newhouse Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral with Fr. Ted Brodeor officiating. Burial will be in riverside Cemetery.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - Monday May 12, 1997
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ALOYSIUS PAYMENT
Al Payment, for many years camp foreman for Langly & Anderson, died at St. Mary’s Hospital Sunday. Mr. Payment who in recent years has resided near Mercer was troubled with a small abscess in the nose which he was treated by a physician. In some manner infection was incurred and he was brought to the hospital Friday with a well-developed case of blood poisoning. All efforts to overcome the infection proved unavailing and death ensued. The funeral was held at St. Mary’s Church Tuesday morning following by interment in Catholic Cemetery. Among the friends from out of town, who attended were Mr. and Miss McMahon, the former from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and the latter from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shea of Merrill and Mr. Skud of Ironwood. Alpheus Payment was born in New York State 63 years ago, the son of Joseph and Emily Payment. He leaves a wife, but no family.
Rhinelander Press; Rhinelander, Wisconsin July 17, 1913
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CECELIA PAYMENT
Cecelia 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, Roy of New York; two sisters Mrs. Leona McCoy of Brimley and Mrs. Leo (Frances) Perry of Sault; 13 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home Friday from 7 to 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.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - November 30, 1978
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CHARLES PATRICK PAYMENT
Charles Patrick Payment of 806 Cedar Street - Lockmaster of the St. Marys Falls Canal, died at his home at 8:30 Sunday night following an illness that had its beginning when he fell at his work, a year ago. Charles spent all his life in the Sault having been born here in 1875. He started to work on the locks September 13, 1909, as a laborer, and served until the spring of 1925 when he was made lockmaster. His death brought to a closing of his 21st season at the locks. You will also find he leaves behind a widow - Julia; two sons Charles and Hoyt, all of the Soo.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - November 16, 1930
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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 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 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-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be six nephews, Leo and Russell Payment Jr., Kenneth and Gerald Maleport, Charles Hall and Harold Finner. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - November 16, 1967
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
DOREEN PAYMENT
DRESS FIRED IN EXPLOSION OF OIL STOVE
Mother of Doreen Payment, 8, is in Sault Hospital
Doreen Payment, 8 year old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Russell Payment was dead today and her mother, Mrs. Pearl Payment was in the War Memorial Hospital suffering from burns as the result of an oil stove explosion in their home on Sugar Island near Brassar Wednesday. Doreen died at 8:30 last night. She was conscious until her death. The explosion occurred about 3:20 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. The child and her mother were 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, was considered not serious today although she is suffering from severe burns on the left leg, abdomen and check and from shock. Miss Payment is survived, beside her parents, by three brothers Leo, 10; Glenn 4; and Donald 2. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary’s church at 8:30 Friday morning. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. The body is at the home of Thomas Payment, at 924 Maple Street. Doreen graduated from the second grade this year. She was eight years old April 1.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - Thursday June 8, 1935
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FELICITE PAYMENT
Felicite Payment, one who never got married, but instead devoted her life to the “JESUIT PRIEST” at GARDEN RIVER, ONTARIO/CANADA, passed away. The Catholic Priest had this to say about her; “FELICITE WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED BY ALL, AND THE JESUIT PRIEST GREATLY HONORED HER,” She was the daughter of Francois and Josette Payment.
Garden River Church Records - January 23, 1893
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FELIX PAYMENT
Felix Payment 88, retired lockman, died at his home, 810 Cedar Street, at 7:35 a.m. today. February 11, 1946, after an illness of four days. Born on Sugar Island, June 13, 1858, Mr. Payment began work on the locks in 1880, retiring November 30, 1927. He is survived by one son, Clement of the Sault, and one daughter Mrs. Henry Trempe also of the Sault; two sisters Mrs. Angeline Bell of Bell’s Point and Miss Catherine Payment of Santa Monica, California. Seven grandchildren and 13 great grand children. He was a member of St. Mary’s Church where services will be held at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 13. The body will rest at the family home beginning this evening and prayers will be said there Tuesday evening at 8:30. The body will be placed in the municipal vault for burial in the spring. Pallbearers will be James Murphy; Glen Trempe; Albert Fuerstnau; Elmer Myotte; Donald MacDonald and John McCarthy Jr.
The Soo Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - February 11, 1946
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FRANCOIS XAVIER PAYMENT
When the earthly life of F.X.Payment, age 72, came to an end at his home in East Spruce Street. Sault Ste. Marie lost not only one of its esteemed citizens but it lost virtually its only remaining boat builder - a man who for more than two scores years pled his trade in his little shop near his residence 807 East Spruce Street. Mr. Payments’ death was due to an abscess, which had formed in his head and which, brought on paralysis. The funeral services will be held in St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. with burial following in Riverside Cemetery - Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. “Knowing F.X. Payment all my life, I want to say that he was one of the most honorable men I have ever met.” F.W. Roach told the News today, and the sentiment is the same as has been expressed by many other whom knew him most intimately. The largest vessel built by Mr. Payment was the government tug, “West Neebish”. A large number of small craft, which yet ply the river, are the products of his skilled labor. The coming of the automobile, which superceded the river craft to a large extent, severely crippled the boat building business and that fact, together, with advancing age, practically put a stop to a work in the little shop of Mr. Payment. The birthplace of Mr. Payment was in Montreal. He came to the Sault when he was five years of age. Surviving members of the immediate family are his wife and two sons, Charles and Frank of Sugar Island. The two sons were at the bedside when death came.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - December 5, 1920
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FRANK PAYMENT
Frank 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 4:14, 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 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 Calvin Hyslop of Marlett, Michigan. There are 54 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Mr. Payment was a member of St. Mary’s Church. The body take to Beaumier Funeral Home, was to be removed to the home of Russell Payment, 1800 Seymour Street, this afternoon. The Rosary will be recited at the home at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 8:45 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The Rev. Msgr. Raymond G. Jacques will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - August 30, 1838
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FRANK EDWARD PAYMENT
Edward Payment of Kinross died December 4, 1991 at his home. He was born June 24, 1914 In the Sault and retired from Grand Trunk Railroad after 30 years employment. His wife June died in 1987. Survivors include three daughters, Marlene Anderson of Kinross, Rosemary Lane of Wichita Falls, Texas and Barbara Harris of Oroville, California; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother Tom Payment of Detour Village and two sisters, Pearl Viisling of Washington and Anna Cartwright of the Sault. Visitations will be one hour prior to the funeral services, which will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Clark’s Bailey Newhouse Funeral Home of the Sault. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - December 5, 1991
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FRANK PAYMENT
Francis (Frank) Eli Payment of 209 Johnston St., a former chief of the Sault steam plant for Edison Sault Electric Co., died at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. Payment was stricken while in Tate’s Hardware Store and was removed by ambulances to the War Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, on May 2, 1889, Mr. Payment was in the lighthouse service for the coast guard for many years. He was then employed by Edison Sault Electric Co.,where he was still working part-time, although he had been retired last September. He was a member of the Grandpa and Grandma Club.Mrs. Payment died in 1955. Survivors include two sons, Edward of Lansing and Thomas of the Sault; three daughters, Mrs. Elmore (Beatrice) Perkins, Mrs. Charles (Anne) Cartwright and Mrs. Willis (Pearl) Whitman, all of the Sault; 26 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - July 11, 1957
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
FRED C. PAYMENT
Many people in Bay City will be shocked and surprised to learn of the death yesterday morning of FRED C. PAYMENT at St. Mary’s hospital, Detroit, as a result of injuries inflicted by his own hand while temporarily insane. The deceased came to Bay City over 30 years ago with his father, from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. His father Michael G. Payment gradually accumulated considerable real estate in the Tenth ward in the vicinity of Belina Street. A few years ago the father died at the age of 82, leaving the son in charge of the property. The latter had been employed as clerk in various grocery houses and was known as a capable salesman. But in handling the property placed under his care, he met with reverses, finally selling out every-thing.
Early last summer, being out of employment, he removed to Detroit. There he did not meet with better success, and a couple of months ago, hearing of a vacant position here, he returned to take it, but arrived only to learn that it had already been filled. He was then in rather feeble health and his ill-luck seemed to prey upon his mind to such an extent that his friends soon began to fear that his reason was departing. During his few weeks sojourn here he was constantly despondent, going so far on more than one occasion as to intimate that he would take his own life. Shortly before the holidays he became so ill that relatives sent for him and placed him in St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit. Sunday he stabbed himself in the neck with a knife. It was thought at first that he would recover, but yesterday morning his condition changed suddenly for the worse and death soon ensued. He was aged 52 years, and a widower, his wife having died several years ago after a brief union. The remains will be brought to Bay City for burial.
The Detroit News says this about suicide: ‘SISTER FRANCES SAYS THAT BEFORE PAYMENT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, THE CITY PHYSICIAN ASK IF THERE WERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO RECEIVING A PATIENT WHO WAS SUFFERING FROM DESPONDENCY. SHE REPLIED THAT THERE WERE NONE, IF THE PATIENT WAS QUIET, BUT WHEN PAYMENT WAS BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL DID NOT KNOW THAT HE WAS THE MAN IN QUESTION.”
This sister in charge of the ward in which Payment was placed said that he appeared at times to be deranged. Sunday evening one of the hospital patients noticed Payment in a closet, and saw blood on the floor. The attendant found him with a cut on the left side of the throat. They could not find the knife, and do not know where he procures it. After the wound was sewed up and bandaged, Payment wanted to tear the bandages off. Dr. Payment, the Dentist at 83 Woodward Avenue is a brother of the deceased. He had a long talk with him a week ago, and says that he was suffering from temporary insanity. Another brother, Cloves Payment, lives in Buffalo.”
Bay City Tribune, Bay City, Michigan - January 6, 1898
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FREDERICK JOSEPH PAYMENT
Funeral services for Frederick Joseph Payment will be conducted at 9 a.m. Monday in St. Mary’s church. Mr. Payment died in Wayne, Michigan, on Wednesday, February 1, 1956. He was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on June 25, 1890, and had spent all of his life here until about two years ago when he went to Lower Michigan to work. He was employed as a carpenter and boat builder. Surviving are his wife Josephine; three sons, John of Willow Run, Michigan; William of Racine, Wisconsin; and Charles with the United States Navy stationed in Newfoundland; and 10 daughters, Mrs. Fred (Mary) Proulx of Killarney, Ontario; Mrs. Emil (Dorothy) Hebert of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; Mrs. Edward (Hazel) Owaski; Mrs. Alfred (Pearl) Lamma; Mrs. Frank (Gladys) Hurt; Mrs. Harold (Helen) Finner; Mrs. Robert (Veronica) Jacobsen; and Mrs. James (Ruth) Hopper, all of the Sault; Mrs. Nelson(Betty) Lopes of Providence R.I.; and Patsy at home. Also surviving are 41 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. John (Bernice) Maleport; and Mrs. Arthur (Lillian) Stephens, both of the Sault; Mrs. Orville (Olive) Hakala of Detroit; and six brothers, Frank, Thomas, Clifford, Russell, Lloyd, and Oliver, all of the Sault. The body will be brought to the Sault, and will be taken to the Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home on Saturday. Friends may call beginning Saturday evening and prayers will be said Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. Following the funeral services, the body will be taken to the municipal receiving vault, and burial will be made in the spring in Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Stephens, Wayne Payment, Francis Maleport, Junior Stephens, Robert Payment, and Robert Owaski.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - February 2, 1956
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GLENN OLIVER PAYMENT
FIND BODY OF MAN IN POWER CANAL
The body of a young man identified as Glenn Oliver Payment, 31, of 1115 Ashmun Street, was recovered from the Carbide Power co., early this morning. His father, Russell Payment, had reported his son missing since 8:45 p.m. Sunday. Sault police were on the lookout for him all day Monday. His watch was stopped at 11:05. Chester Allen of 919 John St., shift foreman at Carbide Power, notified police at 6:51 a.m. today of the discovery of a body on the racks north of Portage Avenue bridge. Police Officers were sent to the scene and helped recover the body, which was removed to the Bailey-Newhouse funeral Home. Municipal Judge James J. Fenlon acted as coroner in the case. The body was the second recovered this week from the racks at the canal. Payment was born on Sugar Island, August 22, 1927, and lived in the Sault since. He was employed at the Cadillac Lumber co., until it closed operations. He was single, and a member of St. Joseph’s church and Holy Name Society. Surviving besides his parents are four brothers: Leo of the Sault; Wayne of Ofa, California; Russell Jr., and Gary of the Sault; also two sisters, Mrs. Clayton McGahey of the Sault; and Delores at home. Several uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, and nephews also survive. The body will rest at Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are at present, incomplete.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - July 12, 1959
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HANNAH PAYMENT
Mrs. Hannah Payment, wife of Frank E. Payment of 209 Johnston Street, died Wednesday April 27, 1955 at 8:40 p.m. at the War Memorial Hospital. She had been in ill health for several years. Mrs. Payment was born in Killarney, Ontario on February 23, 1887. She and Mr. Payment were married in the Sault 42 years ago. Surviving her husband, and two sons, Edward of Lansing, and Thomas of the Sault; three daughters, Mrs. Elmore (Beatrice) Perkins, Mrs. Charles (Anne) Cartwright, and Mrs. Willis (Pearl) Whitman, all of the Sault. Twenty-five grandchildren, and two brothers, Edward and John Tyson, both of Killarney, also survive. Mrs. Payment was a member of St. Mary’s Church. The body will rest at the Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home beginning at 7 o’clock this evening. Prayers will be said at the funeral home Friday at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church. Burial will be in the Family lot in Riverside Cemetery.
Soo Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - April 28, 1955
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HARRIETTE PAYMENT
Mrs.Harriett Payment, aged 81, and a life long resident of Chippewa County, died Sunday morning at the home of her son - Charles of 806 Cedar Street. After a year’s illness with cancer. She was the widow of Francis X. Payment. Mrs. Payment was born on Drummond Island, August 16, 1847. She was the Mother of two sons, Charles of this city and Frank of Barbeau, both of whom survive. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Mrs. Payment took a keen interest in church affairs and was known as a kindly neighbor and friend of the poor. she was a member of the League of the Sacred Heart. Harriet also ran a boarding house where her husband built boats. The boarding house was for men who worked at the Union Carbide Plant.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - May 5, 1929
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HENRY PAYMENT
Death of Henry Payment; The body of Henry Payment, 59 yr. old, and a native resident of Sugar Island, arrived in the Soo today from Rochester, Minnesota, where Mr. Payment died, April 19, He had gone to Rochester for treatment and an operation. The body was taken to the undertaker parlor of Ryan and Newhouse, and will be sent from there, to the family home on Sugar Island. The late Mr. Payment was born on Sugar Island, son of Philibert and Mary Jane (Lesk) Payment, had lived on Sugar Island all his life. He leaves a widow, 2 sons and 2 daughters, George; Herbert; Margaret and Katherine, all residence of Sugar Island. Also four brothers and 1 sister as follows; Patrick of North Dakota; James of Garden River, Ontario; John and William of Brassar; and Mrs. Emily Johnson who resides in the West. Funeral services will be held at the Payment home.
Soo Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
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HENRY FRANCIS PAYMENT
Funeral services for Henry Francis Payment, six-month old son of Mr. And Mrs. Oliver Payment of Brassar who died Wednesday January 17, 1940 at War Memorial Hospital of bronchial pneumonia, were held at 2 p.m. today at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The body was placed in the municipal vault, with burial in Riverside Cemetery next spring. Henry Francis Payment was born July 2, 1939. Surviving besides his parents are four brothers, Dale, Richard, Alfred and Larry.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - January 18, 1940
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JOHANNA (ZOIE) PAYMENT
Mrs. Zoe Payment died at 1:00 a.m. Sunday, June 27, 1943, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Calvin Hyslop, 918 Maple Street of complications incidental to age. She was born at Kincardin, Ontario, July 15, 1868, and was the widow of the late Frank Payment. She is survived by seven Sons: Clifford of Detroit; Eli; Fred; Thomas; Russell; Oliver; Lloyd; Also surviving are three Daughters Mrs. John Maleport; Mrs. Calvin Hyslop; and Mrs. Arthur Stevens; all of the Sault; and a brother Albert Lessard of Montana. The body lies in state at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Maleport, 1209 Seymour Street, where prayers will be said Tuesday evening. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s church. Interment will be in the family lot in Riverside Cemetery.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Monday June 28, 1943
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JOSEPH PAYMENT
Grandfather Joseph Payment, who resided on Sugar Island opposite Garden River for forty years, died last Sunday morning, aged 89 years. He came to Sugar Island from New York State about the time his brother began operations on the Island. Mr. Payment leaves three sons, four daughters and numerous relatives, among his children are Mrs. E.J.Penny and Miss Vic Payment. His remains were interred by Undertaker Blacke at the old homestead on the Island.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - August 15, 1891, Page 1
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JOSEPHINE PAYMENT
Josephine, the infant daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Alfred Payment died Sunday of cholera infantum, and was buried Monday in Maple Ridge Cemetery.
Soo Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
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JOSEPHINE PAYMENT
Josephine Payment, Provincial House, died Wednesday, Dec.3, 1986. She was born in Killarney, Ontario May 22, 1894. A homemaker, she predeceased by her husband Fred, who died in 1956. Two sons survive her, William Payment of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. and Charles Payment of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. One son predeceases her. Survivors also include eight daughters Hazel Bergeron and Ruth Hopper, both of Greenville, Michigan; Betty Lopes of Providence R.I.; Gladys Stein of Duncombe, Iowa; Veronica Jacobsen of Brimley, and Helen Finner, Patricia Snider and Pearl Lamma, all of Sault Ste. Marie. A sister, Jane DeLamorandiere of Killarney, also survives, as do 73 grandchildren, and 115 great-grandchildren. Calling hours at Clarks Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home will be today from 7 to 9 p.m. with prayers at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic church, with Fr. Don Shiroda Officiating. Burial will be in riverside Cemetery.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - Thursday December 3, 1986
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JULIA V. PAYMENT
Julia V. Payment of 806 Cedar Street died at 4:20 p.m. Sunday at War Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Payment was born in Mt. Forrest, Ontario, December 6, 1873. She had resided in Sault Ste. Marie since her marriage in St. Mary’s Church on August 2, 1905, to Charles Payment, who predeceased her. She was a member of St. Isaac Jogues Church. She is survived by two sons, Charles Payment of Orlando, Florida; and Hoyt Payment of Ludington; one daughter Mrs. Gordon MacMaster (Madeleine) of Sault Ste. Marie; seven grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother Stephen Stack of Mt. Forrest. Calling hours at the Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home will be from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. with prayers at 8 p.m. funeral services will be conducted at 9 a.m. Wednesday from St. Isaac Jogues Church, with the Rev. James D. Birney officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mike Payment, Garth MacMaster, Dr. Gordon MacMaster, Roy Askwith, Vic Napoleon and David Ripley.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
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JUNE M. PAYMENT
June M. Payment, Kinross, died Wednesday, November 11, 1987 at War Memorial Hospital a homemaker. She was born June 29, 1922 in Fowlerville. Surviving are her husband Edward; three daughters Marlene Anderson of Kinross, Rosemary Lane of Wichita Falls, Texas; Barbara Harris of Dobbins, California; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother Arthur McCullough of Lansing; a half-brother, Lester Palmateer of Lansing, and a half sister, Alice Germain of Detroit. Friends may call for one hour before funeral services which are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Clark’s Bailey Newhouse Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oaklawn chapel Gardens.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - November 12, 1987
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LOIS PAYMENT
Lois Payment, 73, passed away 12:50 a.m. on Saturday morning, February 24, 2001 War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Lois was born on July 3, 1927 in Cedarville, Michigan and spent most of her life in the Barbeau area. She also lived in DeTour Village, Escanaba, and Cedarville, Michigan. She is survived by two sons, Raymond Payment of Escanaba, Michigan and Thomas (Phyllis) Payment of Brimley, Michigan; six grandchildren, Joh, Brian, and Greg Payment, Ann Marie Crandell, Michelle Brackett and Mindi LaFave; three great-grandchildren; one sister Dolly Coullard of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich; three brothers, Jerry (Judy) Jones of Keldon, Michigan; Bobby (Sarah) Jones of DeTour, Michigan; and Allen (Evelyn) Jones of Pickford, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Payment on September 22, 1995; a daughter, Mavis DeVere in 1989; and a sister, Fay Carley in 1998. Visitation will be held on Monday, February 26, from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Reamer Funeral Home in Pickford, Michigan. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 1t 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Ron Moore officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in DeTour Township in the spring.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - February 25, 2001
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
LUCILLE PAYMENT
Lucille L. Payment, 2501 Ashmun, Lot 21, died Tuesday at her home. She was born August 6, 1914 in Sault Ste. Marie and was a homemaker. Her husband Oliver preceded her in death in 1962. Surviving are five sons; Dale of Ferndale, Richard of New Mexico, Alfred of California, Larry of Taylor and Mervyn of Texas; four daughters, Delphine Holland of the Sault, Linda Cauffman of Dearborn Heights, Wanda Fleissner of Taylor and April Wood of Bloomfield Hills; 27 grandchildren; two brothers, Hank Leask of the Sault and Paul Leask of Michigan; and five sisters, Barbara Payment of Taylor, Leona Leask and Joan Armstrong of Detroit, Betty Cupchick of Dearborn, and Mary Kirby of Atlanta, Michigan. Calling hours will be Friday from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. with prayers at 8:30 at the Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Ted Brodeur officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - December 16, 1981
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
MARIE FORTIER PAYMENT
On the seventeenth day of August 1873 the body of Mary Fortier, widow of Payment was buried. She died on August 15 and was 90 years of age. Mary was born July 30, 1804 at St. Joachim, Point Claire, Ontario, Canada. She leaves behind a very large family. Funeral services were held at Garden River Immaculate Heart Church and are buried onto of Ashmun Street hill. Her husband Francois Xavior Payment died and is buried in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada.
Garden River Immaculate Heart Church records August 15, 1873
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
MARY PAYMENT
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Payment of Cleveland who died in the Cleveland Hospital Wednesday morning, May 8, 1940 at 3 o’clock following a stroke will be held here Saturday morning at 9 o’clock in St. Mary’s Church. The body of Mrs. Payment widow of the late Nicholas Payment of Cleveland, who died in 1929, is being removed to the Sault. It is expected to arrive here at 1:45 p.m. Friday and will lie in state at the Beaumier Funeral home until time for services. Mrs. Payment, who was born in the Sault and who moved to Cleveland soon after her marriage, had been ill only a few days. The rosary will be recited at 8 o’clock Friday evening. Funeral services will be held in St. Mary’s Church and burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, in the family lot where the body of Mr. Payment is buried.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - May 9, 1940
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
MARIA PAYMENT
Mary, the 6 year old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Francis X. Payment, 807 Spruce Street East, passed away at 8:15 o’clock last evening of diphtheria. The little girl was afflicted with the disease a couple of weeks ago but had apparently recovered when she was taken with frequent bleeding spells from the nose. The funeral was held from the home this afternoon, no one except the members of the household being allowed to be present, even the family being denied the privilege of accompanying the remains to Riverside Cemetery where they were interred.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - February 7, 1911
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
MICHAEL GEOFFREY PAYMENT
Death of an Old Sooite; M. G. Payment, once the King of Sugar Island dies at Bay City. Old residence residence of the Soo will be pained to learn of the death of M. G. Payment, at Bay City. A very full biographical sketch appeared in a Bay City paper, from which the following was taken: M. G. Payment, passed peacefully away at 1:05 o’clock yesterday afternoon at his residence on the southwest corner of Campbell and Johnson Street, in the 80th years of his age. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the residence and the remains will be interred in the family lot in Oak Ridge Cemetery. West Bay City. Services will be held at the house by Rev. J. S. Holmes, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Deceased was born at Point Claire, near Montreal, P. Q. January 20, 1812. After completing his education he was engaged in mercantile business at Montreal and Vaudrueil, and in 1837 he removed to Detroit, where he established trading post with Lake Superior, Mackinaw, and Sugar Island. In 1840, he was united in marriage to C. Edesse, the oldest daughter of Dominique Riopelle, a young lady of wealth and accomplishments, who died on Sugar Island in 1850, at the age of 30 years, leaving four young children, the youngest an infant daughter two died at the age of six months. Miss Rose Payment, sister of the deceased, made her home with her widowed brother and his three sons until her death, which occurred in Bay City in 1888. In 1876 Mr. Payment removed to Detroit to Bay City, where he engaged in the real estate business and devoted his spare time to the study of the English language, in which he was unsuccessful, becoming quite proficient in both French and English. Mr. Payment’s life was one of constant struggle, but he was a man of uncommon natural talents and indomitable energy and activity, and he remained perseverant to the end, in spite of the deepest calamities and loss of money in speculations of various kinds. He studied the scriptures diligently for twenty-five years and knew the New Testament by heart. His mental faculties remained bright and clear to the last, and the noble example which he set will make him regretted by all with whom he came in contact. He left a collection of valuable manuscripts to his son F. C Payment, who was deeply attached to him and was constantly in his company for months up to the time of his death. The surviving members of his family are Dr. R. C. Payment, dentist of Detroit; Clovis C. Payment, engineer at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Fred. C. Payment of Bay City, who has been engaged in the real estate business, and also connected with the grocery business for years.
Soo Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - April 25, 1891 Page 5
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
MOSES PAYMENT
Moses Payment age 17, died succumbed to consumption on Sunday evening, January 2, 1896. He was buried Tuesday morning in the Island Cemetery at 9 o’clock. (Looks as though they did not find his body right away, or was not able to identify him, as this article came out in the Sunday paper January 9, 1897. They figured he had been dead a week.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - January 9, 1897
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
NICHOLAS PAYMENT
Mr. Payment who had been sailing for thirty years with the Pittsburgh Steamship Company died. He was on the William D. Dickson at the time of his death.He was 68 years old and was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, until the past twenty-five years he had lived in the Soo.
Mrs. Nicholas Payment of Cleveland was visiting in the Soo when she received word of her husband’s sudden death from heart failure in Fairport, Ohio. Mrs. Payment had returned home for the first time in twenty-five years. Surviving are the widow and two sisters Mrs. Edward Pink of Massachusetts and another sister in Vanderbilt. The body was brought back to the Soo. Mr. Payment was a member of the Holy Name society and the St. John de Baptiste Society. Funeral services for Nicholas Payment will be held Saturday at 8:30 A.M. St. Mary’s Church, burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. The body arrived at the Soo and was taken to the home of Charles Payment on Cedar Street.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - September 6, 1929
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
PATRICIA JANE PAYMENT
Patricia Payment one and half year’s old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Payment 1069 Portage Avenue, East. Died at the home of her parents Friday September 26, 1930 at 1:30 p.m. the cause of death was Heart Disease. Funeral service will be held at St. Mary’s church on Sunday afternoon at two and burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. In addition to her parents the girl is survived by two brothers Leo 7; and Glenn 3; and one sister Doreen 5.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - September 27, 1930
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
PEARL PAYMENT
Mrs. Russell (Pearl A.) 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 and 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 two daughters 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 9. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. Pallbearers will be A.V.Menard, Louis Menard, Felix Tavern, Robert Caliguri, Clayton McGahey, Jr. and Ferdinand Mahl.
From the Soo Evening News - died 17 JAN 1971 (daughter of Joseph Henry Leask)
submitted by Rhonda Ross
RUSSELL CHARLES PAYMENT
Russell C. Payment of Rte. 3, Riverside Trailer Court, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan died today at his cabin in Raber Township. He was born May 1, 1898 in Sault Ste. Marie, and had been a lifetime Sault area resident. A retiree from the U.S.Army Corps of Engineer, he worked at the locks for many years. He was also employed by the Soo Gas Company for 32 years, and owned and operated Payment’s Grocery Store on Ashmun Street. He is survived by his wife, Ann, sons Russell Jr. of the Sault; Leo of the Sault; Robert of Redding, California; and Gary of Minneapolis, Ms. Daughters Mrs. Marna McGahey of the Sault and Mrs. Delores Hall of Brimley. Step-children James Calijuri of Gladstone, Michigan, John of Waukesha, Wisconsin and Mrs. Russell (Camille) Payment Jr. of the Sault. Also surviving are a brother, Thomas of the Sault; three sisters, Mrs. Robert (Lillian) Kennedy of the Sault, Mrs. Bernice Maleport of the Sault and Mrs. Olive Hakola of Newberry, 32 grandchildren and three great-0grandchildren. His first wife Pearl, and a son Glen preceded him in death. Calling hours at the Bailey Newhouse Funeral Home will be from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday. Prayers will be recited at 8 p.m. Services will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church with Msgr. Oliver O’Callaghan officiating. Burial will be in Riverside.
The Evening Newspaper, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - April 14, 1976
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
RUSSELL DONALD PAYMENT
SCARLET FEVER FATAL TO BOY
DONALD PAYMENT, 3, FIRST VICTIM OF EPIDEMIC HERE.
The first death as a result of the scarlet fever epidemic was recorded here Sunday when Donald Russell Payment, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Payment, 1045 Maple Street, died at the War Memorial Hospital of an illness the result of scarlet fever. The child died at 3:40 p.m. January 13, 1935. The little boy had suffered from scarlet fever and it was said he had not entirely recovered when a mastoid developed as a result of scarlet fever. Dr. e. A. Cornell, health officer, today declared that while the disease appeared to be a light form here, yet “it is a death such as this that illustrates the necessity of this utmost care in the treatment of scarlet fever. Many cases are so light that they are not reported. Let all parents, when their child is Ill, call the family physician at once.” Donald was born in the Sault, August 21, 1931. He is survived by his parents, by three brothers, Leo, Glenn, and Robert. Private funeral services will be held at the home Wednesday at 10 a.m. the body will be taken to the municipal vault for burial at Riverside Cemetery in the spring.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - January 14, 1935
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
THOMAS PAYMENT
Thomas Payment of 335 Lyons St., Sault Ste. Marie, died Saturday at War Memorial Hospital. He was born July 7, 1893 in Sault Ste. Marie, and was a retired carpenter for Union Carbide. Surviving are his wife, Alice, three sons, Clayton of Marquette, Merrill of Ionia, and Jim of sugar Island; a daughter, Doris Gagnon of Sault Ste. Marie; 21 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Bernice Maleport of Christopher, Ill. And Lillian Kennedy of Florida. Calling hours are from 3:30 - 5 and 7-9 p.m. today with prayers at 8 p.m. at Clarks Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Procathedral, Rev. Ted Brodeur officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Memorial may be made to the St. Mary’s Building Fund.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - March, Monday 19, 1984
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
VERONIQUE ROSE PAYMENT
The announcement in last evening’s Press of the death of Miss Rose Payment, was received with the utmost sadness by a large circle of friends, as well as her relatives. Miss Payment was 71 years of age, went to Sugar Island ten miles from the Soo, 38 years ago, to her brother and has since been a mother to his children, caring for them as tenderly as if they had been her own. She removed with her brother to Detroit eighteen years ago, and thence to Bay City. She has always been a consistent Christian lady and notable in all works of charity, being an especially friend to the poor and distressed, who will sadly miss her kindly and gentle ministrations. Her remains will be taken to Sugar Island for interment beside her mother, brother and uncle.
Evening Press Bay City, Bay City, Michigan - February 11, 1888 page 8
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
VICTORIA AGNES PAYMENT
Victoria Payment died at Detroit, Michigan October 9, 1916; she was the daughter of Joseph and Emilie Payment. After her mother died she moved with her Father, from New York, to Sugar Is. Michigan. She was a schoolteacher on Sugar Island. After her father Joseph Payment died she moved to Detroit, where her brothers were living, she remained single all her life.
Soo Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
BEATRICE PERKINS
Beatrice A. (Payment) Perkins wife of Elmore L. Perkins, died suddenly at 9:05 p.m. Monday at the War Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Sault on November 27, 1916, and was married in the Sault on January 9, 1937. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Church and the Blue Star Mother’s. She resided at 998 Pine Street. Surviving are her husband; six sons Edward L., Wesley E., Thomas G., William F., Larry R., and Michael F., all of the Sault; three daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Delores) Dunn of Sault, Ontario; Patricia J., and Beatrice E., of the Sault, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Anna) Cartwright of the Sault and Mrs. Lewis (Pearl) Kisling of Seattle, Washington. The body is at the Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home, where friends may call beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Prayers will be said at the Funeral Home Thursday at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at St. Joseph’s Church at 9 a.m. Friday and burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
The Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - January 8, 1962
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
BERTHA PIERCE
Bertha Pierce, 82, of Pickford, died Friday, Sept. 3, 1993, at War Memorial Hospital. Born September 19, 1910, she lived nearly all her life in Pickford. She was employed at the Les Cheneaux Club in Cedarville as a cook and attended the Nazerene Church in Pickford. She is survived by her husband, Clarence; two sons Dean of Saginaw and Clarence Jr, of Pickford; two daughters Dorothy Wojnaroski of Goetzville, and Jeanette Gagnon of Norway; 16 grandchildren and 16 great grand-children. Funeral services were held Saturday at Reamer Funeral Home in Pickford. Rev. Frank Meese officiated . Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
Sault Evening News Sept 7. 1993
submitted by Roger Weston
ERNEST PIERCE
SHOT WAS FATAL
RIFLE THOUGHT TO BE EMPTY DISCHARGES
ERNEST PIERCE KILLED
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pierce of Fairview. Bullet entered his back and went thru right lung. Another accident, extremely sad owing to the carelessness of another, occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pierce at Fairview, last Saturday afternoon at one o'clock, when their 15 year old son, Ernest, met death almost instantly by a bullet from a rifle. The bullet entered the body in the middle of the back and passed thru the right lung, and death came in about twenty minutes. Ernest and his older brother Elman, were preparing to go out to play ball and thought they would take the gun along with them. The younger boy sat in a chair lacing his shoe and Elman came out of another room with the gun, raised the hammer, which slipped firing off the load. The weapon was supposed to be empty. The funeral services was held from the Methodist Church at Stalwart, Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. E.H. Scott. Interment was in Stalwart Cemetery.
Pickford Clarion October 4, 1906
submitted by Roger Weston
Died At 105 Years of Age.
Mrs. Picquette, Soo's Oldest Inhabitant
Passed Away Yesterday.
Mrs. Picquette, 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.
Submitted by Sally MacArthur
(Mary Beaudry Picquette or Mrs. Charles Picquette)
AGED INDIAN DIES
ANTOINE PIQUETTE AN INDIAN
GUIDE AND MAIL CARRIER.
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WAS FACTOR IN THE HISTORY OF MICHIGAN
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DROVE DOG SLEDS FROM SAGINAW 40 YEARS AGO.
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Was One of Two Men who Brought the News of Assassination of
Lincoln to the Soo - Funeral Will Be Held Tomorrow.
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Antoine Piquette, the last of the old Indian guides and mail carriers,
who had to do with the affairs of the Soo in the early days before the
railroads were built into this part of the country, is dead. The
funeral will be held at St. Mary's Catholic church at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning and the internment will take place at Riverside cemetery.
The passing of Antoine Piquette will recall to the minds of the old settlers of the city the days when the mails were carried over the snow from Saginaw on sleds drawn by dogs. As near as can be figured the deceased was about 85 years of age. He leaves a widow and several children.
It was Antoine Piquette and the late John Boucher who brought to the Soo the news of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Those who were residents of the St. Mary's valley will remember the excitement occasioned by the news, and not a few will feel a pang of regret that the aged pioneer has passed away.
The mail service in those days was not what it is today. As soon as navigation closed late in the fall the dog teams were brought into play and the mail brought through the woods from Saginaw, a trip calling for bravery as well as an ironclad constitution. Only the most sturdy of the Ojibways were able to perform the task satisfactorily, and those who were on the scene of action at the time remember that Antoine Piquette could be relied upon to perform the work with precision, no matter what the weather. His life linked with that of AHonest@ John Boucher will go on record as one of the most interesting chapters to the history of early Michigan.
It was in those days that the news was read to the settlers in the local postoffice, so that the coming of the mail was a great event at the "portage." The community, lived within itself for months, so that any word from the outside world was always welcome.
Of late-years Mr. Piquette has been in feeble health and unable to do any kind of manual labor. Fishing was his only pastime. He passed away peacefully at the old homestead on Portage Avenue, and thus has Michigan lost a man, who, though of late years little before the public eye, was in the days that have gone a factor in the history of the upper peninsula. He was the last of the old timers of his race.
Transcribed by Sally MacArthur
Obituary appeared in the Sault Evening News on 7/25/1904
Mrs. Antoine Picquette
Mrs. Antoine Picquette, 71 years old, died Tuesday, May 1, 1923, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Ermatinger, on St. Paul Street. Old age and a complication of diseases was the cause of her death.
Mrs. Picquette's entire life was spent in Sault Ste. Marie. Her family includes four children - Mrs. Mary Ermatinger, Mrs. Joseph LaCoy, Mrs. Frank Parr and Arthur Picquette of the Sault. May grandchildren and great grandchildren also survive.
The funeral service will be held in St. Marys church Thursday morning
at 8:30 o'clock and interment will be in Riverside cemetery. The
pallbearers will be Edward Belleau, henry Thorne, Charles Giest, Adolph
Pidgeon, Michael Bunno and Isaac LaLonde.
Obituary appeared in the Evening News, Sault Ste. Marie, MI on May 2,
1923.
Submitted by Sally MacArthur
Lydia Poquette
Funeral services for Lydia Myrtle Poquette, 63, 507 S. 16th St., Escanaba, who died Saturday afternoon at St. Francis Hospital, Escanaba, following a lengthy illness, were held Tuesday at the Allo Funeral Home, with Rev. Dean Peterson officiating.
She was born March 24, 1919, in Sault Ste. Marie, where she was raised. She married Walter J. Poquette on February 14, 1948, and had been a resident of Escanaba for the past 34 years.
She is survived by her husband, Walter, three daughters, Mrs. Patricia (Tony) Bean of Hancock, Beverly and Barbara both of Escanaba; one son, Donald of Escanaba; two brothers, Thomas A. Parr and Donald Parr, both of Sault Ste. Marie; one sister, Mrs. Grace (James) Malloy, of Sault Ste. Marie; and four grandchildren.
Burial was in the Gardens of Rest Cemetery in Escanaba - October 10, 1982.
Obituary appeared in the Dailey News of Escanaba.
Submitted by Sally MacArthur
Walter Poquette
Escanaba - Walter J. Poquette, 86, of 3601 Gijik Road, Escanaba, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at his home, following a brief illness with cancer. Walter was born Sept. 1, 1914, in Escanaba, son of Trefle J. and Amanda Rose (Gunville) Poquette. He was raised in Escanaba and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) for nine years from 1933 to 1942, when he was call to serve in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1943 during World War II.
He returned to Escanaba and Married the Former Lydia Parr on Feb. 14, 1948, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Escanaba. They had resided at 1218 North 22nd Street for 29 years and moved to the south side and resided for 18 years before moving to w. Creek Road.
Walter was employed by Chevrolet Motor Division for 40 years as a parts and sales manager for Elmer Beaudry Chevrolet from 1946 to 1948, Bracket Chevrolet from 1948 to 1955, Earl Larey Chevrolet from 1955 to 1960 and Coyne Chevrolet from 1961 to 1976.
He was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Escanaba, Escanaba Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and Amvets.
Walter was an avid Green Bay Packer fan and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He enjoyed spending time at his camp in Hardwood until his health prevented him from doing so.
He leaves a son, Donald (Debbie) Poquette of Escanaba; three daughters, Patricia (Tony) Bean of Hancock, Barbara Poquette of Escanaba and Beverly Jean Poquette of Escanaba; a brother, Leonard Joseph Poquette of Baldwin, Lower Michigan and five granddaughters, Holly, Krystal and Kelly Jo Poquette of Escanaba, Heather and Heidi Bean of Hancock.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Lydia on Oct. 9, 1982, and a sister, Sister Therese Poquette, O.S.F., on Nov. 7, 1997.
Walter's family will receive friends from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Central time) Monday at Skradski-Boyce Funeral Home in Escanaba. Military rites will follow at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral Home.
Mass of Christian Burial services will be at noon Monday at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Escanaba. Fr. Tom Schmide will officiate. Luncheon will follow in the church fellowship hall.
Burial will be in Gardens of Rest Cemetery in Well Township.
The Skradski-Boyce Funeral Home of Escanabe and Gladstone is in Charge of arrangements.
Obituary appeared in the Daily News of Escanabe - Friday, November 17,
2000.
Submitted by Sally MacArthur
JOHN DARRELL PRETTY
John Darrell Pretty, nine-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pretty of Neebish, died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, October 3, 1937 at the home of his parents after an illness of two weeks with infant cholera (cholera infantum). He was born in the Sault, Jan. 12, 1937. Besides his parents he is survived by two sisters, Iva and Lois Ann, and a brother Ronald. Burial will be in the Neebish cemetery. Other funeral arrangements are not complete.
Monday, October 4, 1937 - The Evening News
submitted by Esther M. Thompson
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ARTHUR QUINNELL
ANOTHER PIONEER PASSES AWAY
AFTER RESIDING IN STIRLINGVILLE 34 YEARS ARTHUR QUINNELL PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY.
Arthur Quinnell passed away at his home in Stirlingville at 8:45 on Sunday morning of augina-pactoris at the age of 62 years. Mr. Quinnell was born in Cobham, Surrey, England of John and Elizabeth Quinnell. When 25 years of age Mr. Quinnell came to Canada where he resided prior to coming to Michigan. In 1880 he was married to Susanah Elizabeth Jenvey who died two years later leaving to mourn her loss her husband and son Arthur. During the month of November 1887 Mr. Quinnell and Miss Marion Campbell were united in marriage and to this union were born six children, John Everett, George Campbell, Alma Elizabeth, Charles Clarence, Esther Agnes, and Selina Philis, who with their grief stricken mother are left to mourn his loss, besides three sisters living in England. The deceased was a faithful member of the Episcopal church, a man who took an active part in the welfare of his community, being a member of the board of education for a number of years. The funeral services were held from the home Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock, Rev. Otto VanSickle officiating. Burial was in Bethel cemetery. The heartfelt sympathy of the surrounding community is extended to the bereaved family in this dark hour.
Pickford Clarion, April 25, 1912
submitted by Roger Weston
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Capt. Raeburn Dies Tuesday At Home in Soo
Capt. Ernest F. Raeburn, 82, of 231 Arlington St., died at his home at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Capt. Raeburn was born in Collingwood, Ont., March 18, 1883. His marriage to Ethel Wheeler took place in Sault, Ontario in St. Luke’s Cathedral July 6, 1912. Capt. Raeburn has sailed since 1905 with the Georgian Bay passenger boats, and had his first command in 1912 on the City of Chatham between Sault, Ont., and Blind River. He later sailed for the Scott Misener Steamship Lines, and was captain with the Canada Steamship Lines from 1919 until his retirement in 1951. Capt. Raeburn was a member of St. James Episcopal Church. Survivors include his widow, Ethel, two sons, Byard G. of Sault Ste. Marie, and Dean E. of Traverse City. He leaves three daughters, Mrs. Art(Lee) Bates, Sault; Mrs D.F. (Barbara) Murphy, Rodeo, Calif.; and Mrs. L.W. (Beth)Byne, Two Rivers, Wis. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs.D.M.(Margaret)Finlayson and Anna Raeburn, both of the Sault; 11 grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call beginning Thursday noon at the Hovie Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:30p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. James C. Wardlow officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery later in the spring.
**Capt. Ernest Raeburn died 6 Apr 1965 **retained the way it was printed-including spelling.
submitted by Holly Spencer
ETHEL RAEBURN
Funeral services for Ethel Raeburn, 1011 Meridian St., Sault Ste. Marie, who died Monday, will be Thursday 1 p.m. at the Hovie Funeral home, Fr William Wiedrick officiating. Calling hours will be today 2-5 and 7-10p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Born Aug. 15, 1889 in Grand Marais, she was secretary for Chippewa County Probate Court and was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star and St. James Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Capt. Ernest Raeburn, in 1965. She is survived by two sons, Byard of Las Vegas, Nev. And Dean of Grand Rapids; three daughters, Mr. D.F.(Barbara) Murphy of California, Mrs. L.W.(Beth)Byrne of Wisconsin and Mrt Art(Lee)Bates of the Sault; one sister-in-law, Anna Raeburn of Sault Ste. Marie; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
**Ethel Raeburn died 10 Dec 1979
submitted by Holly Spencer
MARGARET PAYMENT RICHARDS
From Barron, Wisconsin news paper: REST IN PEACE; Margaret Richards died at the home of her son, F. A. Richards, west of Chetek, February 1, 1916, aged 80 years, 2 months, and 4 days. Gramma Richards, as she was lovingly called by everyone, was born November 28, 1835, at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. She was united in marriage to Joseph Richards, April 5, 1854, who preceeded her in death, fourteen years ago. To this union was born six children; Georgianna; Walter; Helen; Florence; and Fred, four of whom are left to mourn the loss of a loving mother. Three years ago she was stricken with an illness from which she never fully recovered and a severe attack of grippe a month ago provided fatal to her. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Richards were among the pioneers of Barron County, coming here about 45 years ago, and located on a homestead near Hillsdale, and enjoyed an extensive acquaintance throughout the Country. After her husband’s death she continued on a farm about eleven years, and after suffering a bad fall some three years ago has made her home with her son Fred. Her husband was a Civil War Veteran. Funeral services were held at the home Saturday, conducted by Rev. Geo. E. Griffith of the Presbyterian Church, and the remains were laid to rest in the family lot at Barron beside those whom have gone before. “Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her.”
Barron Wisconsin News February 1, 1916
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
JOSEPH RIVERS
Joseph Rivers, 23, of this city, an Iron Prospector, drowned in the Montreal River last Monday when his canoe capsized, according to word brought here today by Fred Coubu, his partner and fellow prospector. The two had been spending the winter in the Canadian wilds trapping and prospecting, and started toward the Algoma & Central Railroad in a canoe. The currant just above 7-footfall in the river caught the canoe carrying the two men. River could not swim and his body was carried over the fall and has not been found. Coubu searched for two days for his companion’s body and then walked to a camp, which gave his assistance in reaching the Soo. Rivers had a wife and two small sons here.
Manistee News Advocate, Manistee, Michigan - April 23, 1921
Submitted by Delores Payment Hall
JAMES ROBERTS
Died of Blood Poisoning
James Roberts Expires on a Train Enroute to His Home Here
James Roberts, a resident of the Soo, died on a train near Brimley, Thursday evening, where en route from Grand Marais to this city. Death was caused by blood-poisoning, resulting from a wound in Mr. Robert's knee, which he cut with an axe some weeks ago while working in a lumber camp, near Grand Marais. His brother Charles was with him at the time of his death. On the arrival of the train the body was taken charge off by Ryan & Co., and prepared for burial. The deceased was 24 years old. He was formerly in business here in the firm of Lane & Roberts and was well known. Among relatives who reside here are two brothers Charles and Isaac, and a sister, Mrs. Alex. Roberts. The funeral will be held at the Central M. E. church this afternoon, and the remains will be interred in the city cemetery.
Saturday, October 23, 1897 Page 1
submitted by Thomas Roberts, 410 Chesley, Lansing, MI 48917
E-mail - TomR5879@aol.com
