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Nancy Marie Bozenda

Nancy Marie (Crawford) Bozenda, 70, of Orland Park, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Among survivors include her husband, Wayne; father, Donald. (Rosalee) Crawford; children, Jerry (Kathy) Bozenda, Sarah (Chris) Albin, and Matthew Bozenda; and siblings, James (Mary Kay), Julie (Mike), Daniel, David (Kim), Mary (Bert), and Patricia. Visitation will take place on Friday, March 13th beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Crawford Funeral Home, 302 S., 13th St., Escanaba. The funeral service will conclude visitation hours at 5:30 p.m. with Rev. Darryl Pepin ...

David Paul Buckland

ESCANABA — David Paul Buckland, age 82, of Escanaba, passed away Tuesday evening March 3, 2026 at his home. He was born on January 16, 1944, in Escanaba, the son of Carl and Bertha Buckland. David grew up in Cornell, attended Escanaba High School, where he played football and graduated in1962. David also went to college at Northern Michigan University in Marquette and received a Mechanics degree. The former David Buckland married the former Joan Dawson on March 14, 1964, in Escanaba. Together, the couple shared 57 years of marriage. David and Joan relocated to Flint, MI and lived ...

James Jacques

James “Wishbone” Jacques, age 87, of Garden passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at the Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility in Manistique. Jim was born February 17, 1939 in Escanaba, the son of John and Rose (LaMarche) Jacques. He served his country proudly in the United States Army from ...

William Roger Schafer

BARK RIVER — William “Bill” Roger Schafer, 90, of Bark River, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Bill was born on September 27, 1935, in Lansing, Michigan, to William Gaylord and Frances Josephine (Smith) Schafer. He graduated from Grand Ledge High ...

James Jacques

GARDEN - James “Wishbone” Jacques, age 87, of Garden, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at the Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility in Manistique. Jim was born February 17, 1939 in Escanaba, the son of John and Rose (LaMarche) Jacques. He served his country proudly in the United States ...

David Kositzky

LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ - David (Dave) Kositzky, 79, passed away at his winter home in Lake Havasu City, AZ surrounded by his wife and children and sister-in-law Chris Leonard following a 3 1/2 year battle with pancreatic cancer. Dave was ‘one of the good guys’. He never had a bad word to say ...