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Obituaries

Mary Berres

Mary Jean “Jeanie” Berres, 85, of Escanaba passed away in her apartment at LakeHouse Assisted Living on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Jeanie was born October 28, 1940 in Escanaba, the daughter of Raymond “Shorty” DeGrand and Mary (Blomstrom) DeGrand. She graduated in 1958 from Holy Name ...

Beyers Watts

Beyers "Buzz" Watts, Jr., age 68, of Wells passed away at home on Sunday, May 3, 2026. Buzz was born November 30, 1957 in Portsmouth, Virginia, the son of Beyers and Dolores (Ozanich) Watts Sr. He was united in marriage to Tammy Tryan on December 3, 1988 in Manistique. Buzz was the General ...

Larry Andersen

Captain Larry Ray Andersen, age 86, a retired City of Detroit firefighter, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026, at U.P. Health System–Marquette. Larry was born on September 18, 1939, in Manistique, Michigan, to William and Nona (Hooper) Andersen. He graduated from Frank Cody High School in ...

Raymond Hansen

Raymond L. Hansen, 81, of Escanaba, entered Eternal life on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at the DJ Jacobetti Center for Veterans in Marquette. Raymond was born on December 9, 1944 in Escanaba, son to Francis Lawrence and LaVerne Genevieve (Gravelle) Hansen. He attended Escanaba High School then ...

James Wojtko

James Henry Wojtko, age 76, of Rapid River passed away at home on Monday, April 27, 2026 James was born August 20, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of George and Marie (Bertolotti) Wojtko. James served his country proudly in the United States Army and was a Vietnam War Veteran serving from ...

Jerry Knudson

Jerry Carlos Knudson, age 88, of Isabella passed away Saturday, April 25, 2026, at his home in Isabella. He was born June 28, 1937, in Woodberry, OH and was the son of Carlos and Gladys (Ward) Knudson. Jerry graduated from Ida, MI High School in 1955, received his Lab Tech Degree from Elkhart ...