Obituaries
Jean M. Shirkey
Dec 24, 2020
Jean M. Shirkey, 92, of Black River, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. Born April 13, 1928, to Fred and Winnifred (Kirkpatrick) Bloye in Detroit, MI, she was raised in Redford. On May 28, 1949, she married Clarence Shirkey in Detroit. Jean was a devoted mother and homemaker. She loved playing BINGO and enjoyed...
Martha J. Pasinski
Dec 23, 2020
Martha "Jane" Pasinski, 83, formerly of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City after a courageous three-and-a-half-week battle with Covid-19. Martha was born August 23, 1937 to William and Lennie Morefield in Mayfield Kentucky. She was a devoted homemaker, and loving her children, grandchildren, and the Lord our God were her greatest...
Oletha L. Reames
Dec 21, 2020
Oletha L. Reames, 97, of Mikado, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at The Harbors in East Tawas. Born July 28, 1923 to George B. and Chasta (Long) Canada in Memphis, TN she was raised there. On May 2, 1942 she married Wilson A. Reames in Mississippi. They moved to Mikado in 1946. A devoted homemaker, Oletha loved to cook,...
Ruthanne Spurlock
Dec 21, 2020
Ruthanne (Nachtwey) Spurlock passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at her home in Black River, Michigan. Ruthanne was born on January 6, 1930 in Westboro, Wisconsin to Robert and Josephine (Grittner) Nachtwey. After her mother died, Ruthanne and her brother Tom moved to Bloomer, Wisconsin in 1938 to live with her aunt and uncle, Ray and Fern Nachtwey. Ruthanne graduated...
Robert D. Hagerty
Dec 20, 2020
Robert (Bob) Dennis Hagerty, age 73, died in Lincoln on Dec. 20. He was born in Detroit to James E. Hagerty and Jean D. (nee Rutledge) Hagerty. He was raised in Royal Oak and the Highland/Milford area and graduated from Milford High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army in Germany for 4 years. He was kind, caring...
Orville "Joe" Donaldson
Dec 18, 2020
Orville “Joe” Donaldson, 90, of Barton City, passed away Friday December 18, 202 at MidMichigan Medical center in Midland. Joe was born in Barton City on September 2, 1930 to the late Ross and Amelia (Ostrom) Donaldson. On July 30, 1955 he married the love of his life Glenda Cutsinger. Joe retired from a lifelong career as a semi-truck driver...
Victoria L. King
Dec 18, 2020
Victoria “Vicki” L. King, 63, of Greenbush, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at MidMichigan Medical Center from COVID-19. Born June 22, 1957 to David and Genevieve (Mercier) Gauthier in Alpena, she was raised in Black River. On July 6, 1974 she married Mark King in Black River. Vicki was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Ossineke. She...
Dorothy Ann Himick
Dec 16, 2020
Dorothy Ann Glus Himick was born on November 1, 1919 in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. Her parents, Prokup and Mary Warian Glus had emigrated to America from Austria with four children. They settled on a farm in Edinboro, Pennsylvania where they had seven more children, including Dorothy. They worshiped at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in nearby Pageville. At home, they all...
Roland F. Tulgetske
Dec 14, 2020
Roland F. Tulgetske Jr., 69, of Mikado, passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 at his home. Born March 31, 1951 to Roland F. and Viola (Johnson) Tulgetske Sr. in Rogers City, he was raised there. Roland served in the U.S. Army from 1970-1972 during the Vietnam War. He received the Vietnam Service medial with 2 Bronze Stars. Roland was a...
Kenneth G. Manning
Dec 13, 2020
Kenneth (Butch) George Manning, 65, of Harrisville, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital Petoskey, MI. Born January 23, 1955 to Kenneth Jay Manning & Florence Virginia (Loyer) Manning in Harrisville Township, MI, he was a lifelong resident of the area. Ken loved being and working outdoors, and that led him to open Lincoln Sand and...
Helen Haden
Dec 11, 2020
Helen Haden, 79, of Lincoln, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Born December 1, 1941 in Richmond, VA, she was raised there and in Sandston VA. On July 25, 1959, she married Arnell Haden Jr. in Sandston. They were married 54 years when he preceded her in death in 2013. A devoted homemaker,...
Billy Sanders
Dec 5, 2020
Billy B. Sanders, 83, of Black River, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his home. Born November 25, 1937 to Oscar and Rose (Goheen) Sanders in Flint, MI, he was raised there. On November 28, 1955, he married Shirley Pavy in Flint. They were longtime residents of Port Huron where Billy worked as a manufacturing services engineer for Wirtz...
Larry A. Reames
Dec 2, 2020
Larry A. Reames, 78, of Harrisville, passed away due to COVID-19 Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Mid Michigan Medical Center, Alpena. Born July 23, 1942 to Harold V. and Leora B. (Rushman) Reames in Mikado, MI, he was raised in Alcona County. On May 19, 1962, he married Rosemary Truman in Harrisville. They were residents of Alpena and Flint, where...
Leo D. Pearce
Nov 29, 2020
Leo Dean Pearce, 84, of Lincoln, passed away November 29, 2020 at Mid Michigan Medical Center in Alpena. He was born September 27, 1936 to Joseph and Almina (Shaw) Pearce in Lincoln, he was a lifelong resident of the area. He was an avid hunter. He worked several years at the Alcona Road Commission before his retirement. He married Phebie...
Charles Ray Tudor
Nov 28, 2020
Charles Ray Tudor, 84, of Mikado passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Ascension St. Mary Hospital in Saginaw. He was born June 5, 1936 to Elvis and Louise (Behrendt) Tudor in Fredonia KY. On September 11, 1954, he married Jeanette K. Schellenberg in Wyandotte. They were longtime residents of the Down River area, moving to Mikado in 1970. Charles...
Shaleen Atchinson
Nov 28, 2020
Shaleen Atchinson, 68, of Lincoln, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at her home. She was born September 13, 1952 to Mack and Lauretta (Schuler) Henry in Honolulu, HI. After a career in corporate event planning in California, she pursued her passion of retail boutique fashion consulting in both Chicago and Northville. She married Roger Atchinson on December 27, 1993...
Phebie V. Pearce
Nov 25, 2020
Phebie V. Pearce, 89, of Lincoln, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Mid Michigan Medical Center, Alpena.
She is survived by her husband, Leo, four children, Gail (Warren) Leeseberg, Linda (Rick) Choate, Sandra (Kenneth) Cholewa, and John Kimberlin, two step children, Alfred Pearce and Julie Stach, 12 grandchildren, Matthew (Christi) Leeseberg, Naomi (Andrew) Cox, Nathanael (Kristina) Leeseberg, Timothy...
Robert A. Ruffner
Nov 25, 2020
Robert A. Ruffner, 72, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at his home. Born August 26, 1948 to Robert and Anna (Alcorn) Ruffner in Greensburg, PA, he was raised in Inkster and Livonia. Bob served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He worked as the Director of Maintenance at Kalitta Air in Oscoda, retiring in March....
Joseph W. Ellinger
Nov 24, 2020
Joseph W. Ellinger, 77 of Harrisville, died peacefully on November 24, 2020 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville MI. Born October 8, 1943 to Joe and Lena (Burt) Ellinger in Harrisville, he was raised in Alcona County. Joe attended Alcona Community Schools graduating in 1961, and later attended Michigan Barber School. He worked at the Lincoln IGA for Sanford and...
Violet F. Chase
Nov 22, 2020
Violet F. Chase, 90, of Harrisville passed away Sunday, NOvember 22, 2020 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Alpena. Born December 31, 1929 to Elva Swartz in Lincoln, MI, she was a lifelong resident of the area. On APril 13, 1946, she married Raymond Chase and they owned and operated a dairy farm in Harrisville. Violet loved her garden, especially her...
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