RAPID RIVER — Douglas Wicke, age 59, passed away early Sunday morning, April 9, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving wife Brenda Wicke. Arrangements are currently pending and will be announced in a forthcoming obituary. The Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Delta County are assisting the ...

GLADSTONE - Stephanie Eloise Aartila, age 86, of Gladstone passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at the St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Skradski Funeral Home in Gladstone. Funeral services will follow at 4 p.m. with ...

ESCANABA — Kathleen “Kathy” Mavourneen Bennett passed away on April 6, 2023, after a brief illness. She was born in Harlington, Texas, to Owen and Betty (Belle) Bennett in January of 1943. Although born in Texas, Kathleen lived most of her life in Upper Michigan. She lived in Marquette, ...

FLAT ROCK — Patricia Beauchamp, also known as “Pat,” passed away on April 5, 2023, at the age of 73 at her home in Flat Rock after a prolonged illness. Pat was born on September 11, 1949, in Escanaba, Mich., to Frank and Mary (Rudden) Stoykovich. She graduated from Escanaba Area Schools ...

ESCANABA — Northtown became a quieter place on April 4, 2023 at 5:25 a.m., when Frank Michael Kolich passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota following a brief illness. Born on April 23, 1961, Frank was a true Northtowner coming from a family of ten and always joking ...

RAPID RIVER — William Arthur “Bill Benesch’s soul, age 74, of Rapid River, Mich., is now soaring towards the heavens in flight with the eagles. He was passionate about preserving the Earth and her resources leaving only a small footprint behind. Bill often described himself as “nothing ...