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Stanley A. Constantino

ESCANABA — Stanley Allan "Spike" Constantino, Jr., age 39, of  Escanaba passed away Sunday, July 12, 2026 in Wisconsin from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by the Anderson Funeral Homes of Escanaba and Gladstone.

Toinette E. Smith

ESCANABA — Toinette E. Smith, age 70, of Escanaba passed away Saturday, July 11, 2026 at OSF Hospital in Escanaba. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by the Anderson FuneralHomes of Escanaba and Gladstone. 

Richard Vietzke

ESCANABA — Richard “Dick” Vietzke, age 93, formerly of Rapid River and Escanaba, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Skradski Funeral Home in Escanaba. A funeral service will be officiated by Fr. Fran DeGroot at 1 p.m. at the Skradski Funeral Home in Escanaba. Dick will be laid to rest in the Gardens of Rest Cemetery. A full obituary will be forthcoming. The Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Delta County are assisting the Vietzke family. 

Larry Malnor

RAPID RIVER — Larry (Babe) Malnor, 94, died June 30, 2026. Malnor's full obituary can be read at the Heart of the Valley Cremation Service's website.

Randall Perron

ESCANABA — It is with mixed emotions, great sadness yet rejoicing, that we announce the passing of and Home-going of our dear husband and father, Randy Perron, who departed this life and entered the next, on June 30, 2026, at the age of 71. We grieve, but not as those without Hope. We have ...

Robert Barr

ESCANABA — Robert Raymond "Bob" Barr, 82, of Skandia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at Brookridge Heights in Marquette. Born on August 5, 1943, in Escanaba, Bob was the son of Andrew and Ellen (Lusardi) Barr. Raised on the family dairy farm in Bark River, he developed ...