Leslie "Butch" Andress, 66, of St. Ignace and Mackinac Island, died Friday evening, July 24, 2009, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie.
He was born on Mackinac Island March 13, 1943, to Joseph and Ruby (nee Perault) Andress and was a maintenance employee of Chambers Riding Stables on Mackinac Island and a barn hand.
Mr. Andress loved to make Native American crafts, root lamps, feather fans, and other crafts. He never owned a motorcycle, but always considered himself a biker.
He was a member of Ste. Anne's Catholic Church on Mackinac Island and was an Elder with the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
He had been in a wheelchair since suffering a stroke in 2002 and had been a resident at Tendercare in Sault Ste. Marie for four years.
He was preceded in death by his life partner, Tootie Mitchell; a brother, Joseph Andress; a sister, Barbara Ann Elizabeth Chambers, and a sister-in-law, Mary Andress.
Burial at Ste. Anne's Cemetery on Mackinac Island.
Leslie "Butch" Andress, 66, of St. Ignace and Mackinac Island, died Friday evening, July 24, 2009, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie.
He was born on Mackinac Island March 13, 1943, to Joseph and Ruby (nee Perault) Andress and was a maintenance employee of Chambers Riding Stables on Mackinac Island and a barn hand.
Mr. Andress loved to make Native American crafts, root lamps, feather fans, and other crafts. He never owned a motorcycle, but always considered himself a biker.
He was a member of Ste. Anne's Catholic Church on Mackinac Island and was an Elder with the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
He had been in a wheelchair since suffering a stroke in 2002 and had been a resident at Tendercare in Sault Ste. Marie for four years.
He was preceded in death by his life partner, Tootie Mitchell; a brother, Joseph Andress; a sister, Barbara Ann Elizabeth Chambers, and a sister-in-law, Mary Andress.
Burial at Ste. Anne's Cemetery on Mackinac Island.
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