RAPID RIVER — April Francesca Ventsam, 59, of Rapid River, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, November 1, 2024. April was born on April 1, 1965 in Scott City, Kansas, the daughter of Carl P. Ventsam and Mary Perez. April attended high school in Aurora, Colorado and later ...

GLADSTONE — Shirley Millicent Beaudry, 90, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2024 at Lakeview Assisted Living in Gladstone. She was born on May 6, 1934 in Sault St. Marie, Mich., daughter of Thomas D. and Luella F. (Hicks) Coen. She graduated from Escanaba High School in 1952. Shirley ...

BARK RIVER — Louis Junior Whipple, age 87, passed away early Sunday morning, November 24, 2024, at his home in Bark River, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Luella, his parents and brothers, Henry and Lawrence Stair. Louis was born June 15, 1937, in ...

MANISTIQUE — Debra L. Wentworth, 73, of Manistique passed away peacefully at home with her loving daughter by her side along with her sassy sidekick Sandi, early Tuesday morning, November 19, 2024. Family will receive friends on Sunday, December 1, 2024 from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. and service ...

ESCANABA — Anne Marie “Lillan” Taylor, 92, of Escanaba passed away Thursday, November 21, 2024, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. She was born August 29, 1932, in Stavanger, Norway and was the daughter of Dr. Lars and Kari (Andersen Strand) Linneberg. Lillan grew up in Oslo, Norway ...

GLADSTONE — Daughter. Sister. Wife. Mother. Teacher. Friend. Grandmother. Cindy Blahnik (Miller), who was all those things and more to so many, passed peacefully with her family by her side on November 16, 2024. Born on December 6, 1950, Cindy embarked on a life that would be full of ...