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Obituaries

George William Hankinson, Jr.

RAPID RIVER — George William Hankinson, Jr. of Rapid River, 80, passed away on the morning of November 6, 2024. He was born to George William and Carmen Yvonne (Simmons) Hankinson on October 5, 1944, in Boston, Massachusetts. He spent his childhood in Watertown, Ma., and later moved to ...

David John ‘Ike’ Eichenhofer, Sr.

RAPID RIVER — David John “Ike” Eichenhofer, Sr., 87, of Rapid River passed away September 22, 2024 at his home in Rapid River. Military honors will be conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the Swallow Inn in Rapid River by the U.S. Navy and the Gladstone American Legion ...

Frederick Max Pfiester

GLADSTONE — Frederick Max Pfiester, 87, of Gladstone, passed away on November 7, 2024, at Christian Park Village in Escanaba, on his loving wife Barbara’s birthday. He had been at Christian Park Village for a couple of days to recover from a recent illness before his passing. Fred was ...

Ann Geneva Mauhar

GLADSTONE — Ann Geneva Mauhar (nee Hebert), 84 years of age, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 7 in Traverse City, Mich. where she had been living with her daughter, Lori Lemmien, for the past four years. A long-time resident of Gladstone, Mich., Ann was born on April 27, 1940 in ...

George Kevin Curran

IRON MOUNTAIN — George Kevin Curran, 74, of Niagara, Wis. passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, Mich. George was born on August 25, 1950, in Escanaba, Mich., son of the late John and Lorraine (Jolicoeur) Curran. Shortly after he ...

Fred Stage

RAPID RIVER — Fred Stage died at the age of 80 after a life filled with family, teaching, and time spent outdoors. Born in Gulliver, Mich., to Susie (née Prater) and Francis “Ted” Stage, Fred grew up with his siblings Charles, Patricia, Ted, Susan, and Teri. Fred married his Stephenson ...