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Jeremy Therrien

ESCANABA — Jeremy Therrien of Escanaba, MI, age 43, passed away on June 8, 2026, at his home in Escanaba. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Anderson Funeral Homes of Escanaba and Gladstone.

Debra Friets

GLADSTONE — Debra A. Friets, age 68 of Gladstone, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2026 at OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. The Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Delta County are assisting the Friets family.

Dr. Robert Bonefeld

SARASOTA, FLORIDA — Escanaba native Dr. Robert Bonefeld of Northport, Florida died at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida on February 21, 2026 after a long battle with myelogenous leukemia. Dr. Bonefeld was born at St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba on November 25, 1951. He spent his childhood growing up in Escanaba and attended the Escanaba Schools and graduated from Escanaba High School in 1970. He then attended Michigan State University, graduating with a BS degree in Biochemistry in 1974. After serving as a Graduate Research Assistant for several years at MSU, he ...

Richard Bugay

ESCANABA — Richard C. Bugay Sr., 83, of Escanaba, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, June 6, 2026. Richard was born April 11,1943 to the late Charles John and Mary Elizabeth (Lenart) Bugay in Escanaba, MI. He was raised in Bark River, attended both Bark River and St. Patrick’s ...

James Jacques

James "Wishbone" Jacques, age 87, of Garden passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at the Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility in Manistique. The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 18 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Garden. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:00 PM with Fr. Timothy Hruska officiating. A luncheon will follow in the parish hall. James will be laid to rest in the New Garden Cemetery with Military Honors at 2:15 PM. The family is being assisted by the Skradski Funeral Home in Gladstone. To leave the family a message of ...

Patricia Ustine

We honor the life of Patricia M. Ustine, who peacefully passed away at the age of 90. A devoted wife, beloved aunt, and lifelong adventurer, Patricia lived her many years with grace, curiosity, and a steadfast spirit. Born on February 14, 1936, in Escanaba, Michigan, to her loving parents Flora and Adolph Sarasin, Patricia grew up in the Upper Peninsula, where she developed the warmth, resilience, and appreciation for the natural world that shaped her life. Patricia shared 69 wonderful years of marriage with her cherished husband, Chuck Ustine. Together, they embraced life’s ...