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Obituaries

Shirley Fontaine

ESCANABA — Shirley Fontaine, age 85, of Escanaba, passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at Emmons Adult Foster Care Home in Bark River. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by the Anderson Funeral Homes of Escanaba and Gladstone.

Paul D. Trotter

GLADSTONE — Paul D. Trotter, age 79, of Gladstone, Michigan passed away peacefully on Friday, August 25, 2023, at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. Paul was born on November 22, 1943, in Escanaba, Mich., the son of John and Florence (Jewell) Trotter. He graduated from Escanaba Area ...

Evelyn LeDuc

RAPID RIVER — Evelyn LeDuc, age 94, of Rapid River passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at the Christian Park Village in Escanaba. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 5 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Skradski Funeral Home in Gladstone. Mass of Christian Burial ...

Peter Benson

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Peter Benson, age 76, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at his home in East Lansing, Mich. He was born on July 16, 1947, the first-born son of Gilbert W. Benson, MD, and Marion (Olsen) Stegath. Peter was an EAHS graduate with the Class of ...

Gerald Carter

ESCANABA — Gerald Carter, age 72, of Escanaba passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 with his loving family by his side after a courageous battle with Cholangiocarcinoma. Visitation will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, September 1 at the Anderson Funeral Home in ...

James ‘Jim’ E. King Sr.

GLADSTONE — James “Jim” E. King Sr., age 89, of Gladstone, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 28, 2023 at Christian Park Center in Escanaba. Jim was born on July 9, 1934 in Wells, the son of Raymond and Georgene (Schomer) King. He was raised in Gladstone and left school to enlist ...