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Mary M. Boudreau

ESCANABA — Mary M. Boudreau, 77, of Escanaba, passed away the evening of February 19, 2025 at Bishop Noa Home surrounded by her loving family. Among survivors are her husband, Gary and children, Gary Boudreau Jr., Jennifer VandeVelden, Rebecca Romps, and Edward Boudreau. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 25 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Crawford Funeral Home, 302 S. 13th St., Escanaba. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 4 p.m. at St. Anne’s Church with Rev. Fran DeGroot. At the conclusion of the mass, a meal will be served in the church hall. Burial will take ...

Clay Corrigan

GLADSTONE — Clay Corrigan, 87, of Gladstone, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at the Pinecrest Medical Care Facility, after a valiant battle with dementia. Clay was born December 24, 1937 in Iron Mountain, to Clayton G. and Magdalena (Raspolic) Corrigan. Upon graduating from Kingsford High School, Clay went on to serve in the USMC. After returning home, he married his high school sweetheart, the former Rosemary Flaminio, on February 7, 1959. They raised four children in their wonderful 56 years together. They had a fulfilling life that was spent sharing golf trips, cycle ...

John ‘Pruner’ King

FLAT ROCK — John “Pruner” King, 82, of Flat Rock, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. He was born on November 8, 1942 to George and Agnes King, the youngest of 10 children. He attended the one room schoolhouse in Carroll’s Corners and graduated from Escanaba High School in ...

Carol ‘Jean’ Helman

GLADSTONE — Carol “Jean” Helman, 93, of Gladstone passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at the Christian Park Village in Escanaba. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 25 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Skradski Funeral Home in Gladstone. Funeral services will follow at 2:30 p.m. A complete obituary will be forthcoming.

Roger W. Brousseau

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Roger W. Brousseau, 84, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, formerly of Escanaba, passed away on February 11, 2025, in the comfort of his home. Roger was born to Fred and Clarona (Flemel) Brousseau on October 10, 1940, in Escanaba. He graduated from Escanaba High School and joined ...

Randy William Gardner

RAPID RIVER — Randy William Gardner, 68, of Rapid River, passed away Friday, February 7, 2025 at U.P. Health Systems- Marquette. He was born June 22, 1956 in Flint, MI and was the son of Donald and Sandra (Dye) Gardner. Randy serviced in the U.S. Marines until he was honorably discharged and ...