Birth Announcements
GUILMETTE – Brittany Hepfer and Michael Guilmette of Manistique welcome a baby boy, Mason James. Mason was born on April 16 at 12:25 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Hospital.
Mason weighed 9 pounds, 1.1 ounces and measured 19.5 inches in length at his birth.
Kerri and Leonard Hepfer and Angie and Bill Guilmette, all of Manistique, are Mason’s grandparents.
His great-grandparents are Debbie and Mac Engelhart, Sal-lee and Leonard Hepfer, Dave and Anna Guilmette, and Nelson Shampine, all of Manistique.
ERICKSEN – Samantha Ewen and Jeffrey Ericksen of Escanaba are pleased to announce the birth of their baby girl, Aylah Joan.
Aylah was born at OSF St. Francis Hospital on April 18 at 7:10 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length.
Kim and Steve Gartland and Paul and Linda Ericksen, all of Escanaba, are Aylah’s grandparents.
Her great-grandparents are Escanaba residents Joan Kotcher, Ruth Blake, William and Beverly Gartland.
Birth Announcements
KUHR – A baby girl, Joy Anna, was born to Kallie and Bruce Kuhr of Stevens Point, Wis., on April 8 at 12:36 p.m. at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
Joy weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce and measured 20 inches in length at her birth.
Joy’s grandparents are Jon and Donna Mott of Stevens Point and Don and Danna Kuhr of Isabella.
Birth Announcements
O’LEARY – Heather (Keefer) LaVance and Gregory O’Leary, residents of Escanaba, are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy, Austin Keefer O’Leary. Austin was born at OSF St. Francis Hospital on March 15 at 12:51 p.m. weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces and measuring 20 inches in length.
He will be joining his two siblings at home.
Austin’s grandparents are Dennis Keefer of Faribault, Minn., Brenda Keefer of Decatur, Ala., and John and Linda Biermaker of Escanaba.
Judith Mach of Bark River is his great-grandmother.
TRUDELL – Rock residents Guy and Alicia (Nantelle) Trudell welcomed a baby girl born at Marquette General Hospital on March 9 at 9:26 a.m. Lennon Willow weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 18.5 inches long.
The baby joins her sister, Harlow, at home.
Lennon’s grandparents are Mike and Sheila Nantelle of Escanaba, and Ruth and the late Walter Trudell of Perkins.
