ESCANABA - Thomas Curtis Gafner, 89, of Escanaba (formerly of Lake Bluff and Palmetto, FL), passed away peacefully on March 25, 2026 at Sunnyview Assisted Living in Gladstone. Born on April 12, 1936, in Escanaba, Tom was the son of Emil and Alice (Curtis) Gafner. He grew up in Escanaba, where ...

MANISTIQUE - Virgil Monroe, age 82, of Manistique, Michigan, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2026, at the Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility in Manistique. He was born on September 26, 1943, in Newberry, Michigan, the son of Vurgel Monroe and Irene (Barker) Bonifield. He completed his ...

MANISTIQUE - Patricia "Pat" Ann Demers, 89, of Manistique, MI, passed away March 25, 2026, at Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital. Pat was born February 3, 1937 in Manistique to Peter and Ann (Lasich) Burnis. She lived her life in Manistique, raising her 5 children. She is remembered as being ...

BARK RIVER - Daniel Harold VanEnkevort, 74, of Bark River, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 28, 2026 at OSF St. Francis Hospital. Among survivors include his wife, Cathy; and son, Matt VanEnkenvort. Visitation will take place on Friday, April 10, 2026 at the Crawford Funeral Chapel, ...

MANISTIQUE - Barbara Anne Zentner, age 92 of Manistique passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Barbara was born October 25, 1933 in Jackson, Mississippi, the daughter of Fredrick and Gladys (Cooper) Tramel. She was united in marriage to Larry ...

ESCANABA - Thomas Curtis Gafner, 89, of Escanaba (formerly of Lake Bluff and Palmetto, Fla.), passed away peacefully on March 25, 2026 at Sunnyview Assisted Living in Gladstone. Born on April 12, 1936, in Escanaba, Tom was the son of Emil and Alice (Curtis) Gafner. He grew up in Escanaba, ...