MANISTIQUE - Michael J. Fitzpatrick of Manistique, MI, age 76, passed away on April 20, 2026, at the Schoolcraft Medical Care Facility, Manistique, MI. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Anderson Funeral Homes of Escanaba and Gladstone.

ESCANABA - Loretta Bernice (Fudala) Skrobiak “Gramma Lo” passed away on April 17th after celebrating her 99th Birthday on April 12th. Loretta was born in the year 1927 at her homestead in Ford River, where her parents Peter and Bernice farmed. She was the last born, a preemie not expected ...

MARQUETTE - Ora M. Vardigan, age 105, of Marquette passed away peacefully at Eastwood Nursing Center in Negaunee on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Skradski Family Funeral Home in Escanaba.

Loretta B. Skrobiak “Grandma Lo”, 99, of Bark River, passed away peacefully Friday morning, April 17, 2026 at Bishop Noa Home with family at her side. Among survivors include her children, Paul (Joan) Skrobiak, Mark (Laurie) Skrobiak, Emily (Mark) Kleiman, and Laura (Kevin) ...

WELLS — Kenneth Wallace Carlson, age 97, of Wells, Michigan, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family at Christian Park Healthcare Center under the compassionate care of OSF Hospice. Ken was born on April 30, 1928, in Ford River, Michigan, to Carl and ...

William Clifford Christie, 83, recently passed away in Gladstone, Michigan. Bill was born in Gladstone and lived in Illinois and the West Coast before moving back to the Upper Peninsula. He is survived by his wife, his two children, and his faithful dog, Myrna. He will be deeply missed by his ...