MARTIN — A baby boy, Miles Joshua, was born June 24 to Samuel and Laticia (Porath) Martin of Bark River. The baby was delivered at 8:52 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Miles is Sam and Laticia’s first child. His grandparents are ...

VANDRESE — A baby boy, Gavin James, was born May 25 to Jason and Kayla (Berbohm) VanDrese of Cornell. The baby was delivered at 12:09 a.m. at OSF St. Francis Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long. Gavin joins his older sisters Aubrey and Macy at home. His ...

GILLIS — Joe and Denise Gillis welcomed their third boy, born at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids on April 21 at 10 p.m. Caden Richard weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and was 21 inches long. Caden joins his older brothers Ashton and Ethan at home. The proud grandparents are Richard and ...

WILLIAMS — Brian Williams II, of Wilson, and Jesseca Kolaske, of Escanaba, welcomed a girl, born at OSF St. Francis Hospital on May 28 at 4:59 a.m. Azalea Mae weighed in at 9 pounds, 15.3 ounces, and was 20 inches long at birth. The baby joins four siblings in the family. John and Kathy ...

DALGORD — A baby girl, Pierce Elizabeth, was born June 18, to Erik and Rhian (Smith) Dalgord of Gladstone. The baby was delivered at 9:17 a.m. at OSF St. Francis Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Pierce is the couple’s first child. Her grandparents are ...

GERMAIN — A baby girl, Mikaela Grace, was born June 1 to Kyle and Becca (Wiegand) Germain of Escanaba. The baby was delivered at 8:28 a.m. at OSF St. Francis Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 18 inches long. Mikaela joins her 4-year-old sister Sophia at home. Her ...

SEVERIN — Cooks residents Kevin Severin and Karah Green welcomed a son, born at OSF St. Francis Hospital on June 14 at 1:24 a.m. Eli D. weighed in at 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 19 inches long at birth. Kimberly Green of Cheboygan, Dennis Green of Manistique, and Jackie Severin of Cooks are ...

CORNELL — A baby boy, Kaiden Leo, was born June 14 to Lisa and Jerry DeBacker of Cornell. The baby was delivered at 10:57 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group in Escanaba. He weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces, and was 18 inches long. Kaiden joins siblings Jeffrey and Tristan at ...

ESCANABA — A baby girl, Amelia Joy, was born May 16 to Jamie and Joseph Hansen of Escanaba. The baby was delivered at 12:27 p.m. at UP Health Systems in Marquette. She weighed 9 pounds and 2 ounces, and was 20 3/4 inches long. Amelia joins siblings Adalynn and Nicholas at home. Her ...

MANSON — Twin baby girls, Linnea Carmen and Nora June, were born March 8 to Jeremy Manson and Julia Mihelcich of Escanaba. Linnea was delivered at 10:58 p.m. and Nora was delivered at 10:57 p.m. at UP Health Systems in Marquette. Linnea weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 18.25 inches long. ...

PRIESTAP — Bark River residents, Brody and Haley (Westlund) Priestap, welcomed a daughter, born at OSF St. Francis Hospital on May 15 at 3:26 a.m. Emberly Rose weighed in at 8 pounds, 14.1 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long at birth. The baby joins one sibling in the family. David and ...

OGREN — A baby boy, Cooper Harold, was born May 18, to Chris and Sydney (Reynolds) Ogren of Escanaba. The baby was delivered at 8:24 a.m. at OSF St. Francis Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 10.5 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Cooper joins his sister Letah at home. His grandparents are Lou ...

LINSKENS — A baby girl, Morgan Ann, was born April 2 to Christopher and Stacey (McNally) Linskens of Green Bay, Wis. The baby was delivered at 2:41 a.m. at Bellin Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Morgan joins her brother Joseph at home. Her ...

MERCIER — A baby boy, Luca Michael, was born April 16 to Tyler and Lisa (Pischel) Mercier of Sun Prairie, Wis. The baby was delivered at 7:40 p.m. at Unity Point Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wis. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 19 inches long. His grandparents are Rick and Cathy ...

KING — A baby girl, Maryjaine Ilona, was born May 7 to Hunter Kind and Jayden Potier of Gladstone. The baby was delivered at 10:25 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Hospital. She weighed 5 pounds, 8.9 ounces, and was 17 inches long. Maryjaine is Hunter and Jayden’s first child. Her maternal ...

GREENING — Rob and Melissa (Stoykovich) Greening of Mount Horeb, Wis. announce the arrival of their daughter, Hazel Evelyn, born at 8:32 a.m. on March 17 at Meriter Hospital. Hazel weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and measured 20 inches long at birth. Hazel joins big brothers Robby and Easton at ...

NAFTZGER — Escanaba residents, Larry Naftzger and Taylor Cordy, welcomed a son, born at OSF St. Francis Hospital on May 6 at 8:07 a.m. Noah Benjamin weighed in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 18.5 inches long at birth. The baby joins his sister Emma in the family. Dave and Debbie Cordy of ...

WHITENS — A baby boy, Cooper Russell, was born April 15, to David Whitens and Jordyn Linder of Powers. The baby was delivered at 8:32 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 7.7 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long. Cooper joins his sister Charlie Rose at home. His grandparents ...

DODSON — Brynn Emma Dodson is the daughter of Patti Herioux and Mike Dodson of Island Lake, Ill. Brynn was born on March 5, 2020, and weighed 8 pounds and 1 ounce. She was born at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill. Brynn has a brother, Jack. Her grandparents are ...

KANG — Escanaba residents, Donald Kang II and Megan O’Donnell, welcomed a son, born at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba on February 14 at 4:44 p.m. Thomas Eugene weighed in at 8 pounds, 0.6 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long at birth. The baby joins two sisters, Makayla and Ava, and ...