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Obituaries

Mary E. Plante

GLADSTONE — Mary E. Plante, age 90, of Gladstone, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at her home. Her husband Vincent Plante is listed amongst those surviving. Family will receive friends on Saturday, February 3 from 10 a.m. to noon at the First Lutheran Church in ...

Maxine Pearl Workman

MUSKEGON — Maxine Pearl Workman, age 95, entered into our Lord’s kingdom on Monday, January 22, 2024. She was born in Muskegon, Mich. on May 7, 1928, to Dominic and Pearl (Stamp) Hogston and married Gerald C. Stever in 1949, and later married Jack Leroy Workman in July 1968. She had been ...

Herman ‘John’ Martin

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Herman “John” Martin, age 81, of Fairbanks, Alaska, passed away suddenly on January 17, 2024. John was born July 15, 1942, in Escanaba, Michigan. The son of Herman and Sophie Martin. A viewing will be held at the Fairbanks Funeral Home on February 3 from 10 a.m. to ...

Sandra Pelaez

GLADSTONE — Sandra Pelaez, age 53, of Gladstone, formerly of Miami, Fla., passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Listed among those surviving is her husband, Frank Delgado. The Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Delta County are assisting the Pelaez family.

Ellsworth Walter Viau

AVON PARK, Fla. — Ellsworth Walter Viau went to be with our Lord on January 24, 2024, at 1 p.m. He died peacefully surrounded by his wife Wilma and family, following a fierce battle with cancer in Avon Park, Florida. Ellsworth was born September 7, 1930, to Walter and Loretta Viau (LaFeur) ...

Grants available for U.P. deer habitat improvement

MARQUETTE — The application period for the Upper Peninsula’s Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative competitive grant program is now open. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources initiative is a cooperative grant program designed to enhance deer habitat on private lands in ...