BARK RIVER — Leonard J. Erickson, 92, of Bark River, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at OSF St Francis Hospital. Visitation will be on Saturday, January 18 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Ford River Community Chapel. The funeral service will follow at 12 p.m. with Pastor Jay ...

GLADSTONE — Gerald “Jerry” A. Vallier, 86, of Gladstone passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025 at his home. His loving wife Maxine (Kalishek) is listed among the surviving family. A full obituary will be forthcoming. Family will receive friends on Saturday, January 11 from 1 until 3 p.m. ...

ESCANABA — Phyllis A. Huffman, 71, of Escanaba, passed away at home on Monday, January 6, 2025. Among survivors are her daughter, Nicole Varoni. A full obituary will be forthcoming. The Crawford Funeral Homes are assisting the Huffman family.

BARK RIVER — Donald Todd Shirley, 83, passed away on January 5, 2025, after a long decline. Don was born on May 4, 1942, in Three Rivers, Mich., to Philip and Jean (Branson) Shirley. He grew up in Eaton Rapids, Mich., where he developed an early love of fishing on the Grand River. He ...

ESCANABA — Carol C. Williams, 76, of Escanaba passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at the Bishop Noa Home in Escanaba. Carol was born October 11, 1948 in Gladstone, the daughter of Eugene and Marjorie (LaRose) Groleau. Carol is survived by her daughters, Joan Willis, Tammy LeClaire ...

ALPENA — Barbara Jean Lindgren, 87, of Alpena passed away Saturday, December 29, 2024, at Turning Brook. Barbara Jean Bailey was born on May 23, 1937, to the late Garfield and Camilla (Naneville) Bailey in Hancock, Michigan. On October 8, 1955, she married Clifford Lindgren. He preceded her ...