ESCANABA — Ora Mae Vardigan, of Escanaba, passed away peacefully on Saturday April 18, 2026, just shy of her 106th birthday. Born on June 19, 1920, Ora was the daughter of James and Della (LeGault) Ray. On December 26, 1938, she married Paul Joseph Vardigan, beginning a remarkable 75-year ...

ESCANABA — Heidi Lynn Johnson, age 49, of Escanaba passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at her home in Escanaba. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by the Anderson Funeral Homes of Escanaba and Gladstone.

KINGSFORD — Ginger Kay (Weber) Moore, 49, of Kingsford, MI, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, after a courageous 17 month battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 2nd at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain ...

GLADSTONE - Patricia Anne Hewitt, age 90, of Gladstone, MI entered into eternal life on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at the St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. She was born in Hillsdale, Michigan on January 19, 1936, the daughter of Robert and Geraldine (Walker) Sleeper. Pat's early childhood was ...

ESCANABA - Shirley A. Dowling, 82, of Escanaba, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at her home with her loving son, Chris at her side. She was born on April 30, 1943 in Bad Axe, MI daughter to Nicholas and Emma (McFarlane) Pietruck. Shirley graduated from Elkton-Pigeon Bay Port Laker High ...

TRAVERSE CIty - Janet Clare Reiffers, 67, of Traverse City, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026 in the care of the Munson Hospice House in Traverse City. She was born on January 17, 1959 in Escanaba, daughter to Stephen Matthew and Rita Rose (Miller) Reiffers. Janet grew up in Escanaba and ...