Obituaries
Jacqueline Lynch
Feb 29, 2020
Jacqueline R. “Jackie” Lynch, 76, of Lincoln, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at her home. Born November 12, 1943 to Raymond and Mary (Simpson) Ackerson in Farmington, MI, she was raised there and in Brighton. On June 5, 1964, she married Rolland Lynch in Brighton, where they resided before moving to Howell. Rolland’s service moved them around the country,...
Merle G. Good
Feb 16, 2020
Merle G. Good, 82, of Boyne City, formerly of Gustin Twp., passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020 at his home. Born October 31, 1937 to Russell and Eva (Procunier) Good in Gustin Township, he was raised there. Merle worked at Ford Motor Company as a Tug Driver. On September 24, 1960, he married Arlene Johnson, and they were residents of...
Gregory T. Bolam
Feb 14, 2020
Gregory T. Bolam, 54, of Harrisville, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Alpena. Born May 20, 1965 to Thomas and Lorraine (Matusik) Bolam in Pontiac, he was raised in Walled Lake, MI. In 1990, he moved to Harrisville, where he worked in construction with Harvey Builders. Greg was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. ...
John Wilson Marien
Feb 14, 2020
John Wilson Marien, of Harrisville, Michigan was born on October 29, 1942 to the late Lawrence Marien and Ruth Westervelt and passed peacefully on February 14, 2020. John was a generous, curious and kind-hearted man, a voracious reader and cinephile who truly enjoyed the company of the members of his Harrisville community. “Big John,” as some called him, worked almost...
Linda Dean
Feb 8, 2020
Linda Dean, 63, of Barton City, lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, February 08, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Livonia. Born August 28, 1956 to Joanne (Rindle) Kohler in Harrisville, Linda was a lifelong resident of the area. Linda was a talented florist and owned and operated Kohler’s Flowers, where she had worked since she was a teenager....
Buddy Pruitt
Jan 30, 2020
Buddy Pruitt, 84, of Barton City, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 14, 1935 to James N. and Dema N. (Rogers) Pruitt in Oklahoma, he was raised there. On December 12, 1951, he married Almyra Edwards in California, and they were residents of Missouri, before settling in Michigan. Buddy worked in...
Alexander Barsegian Jr.
Jan 28, 2020
Alexander Barsegian Jr., 66, of Harrisville, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at his home. Born November 2, 1953 to Alexander and Norma Jean (Henderson) Barsegian Sr., in Detroit, MI, he was raised there. Al enjoyed a long career in construction. On September 9, 2001, he married Laura Thuss in Harrisville, where he has been a longtime resident. Al was...
Lloyd L. Yuill
Jan 26, 2020
Lloyd L Yuill, 89 of Hubbard Lake passed away peacefully at home on January 26, 2020, surrounded by family. He was born in Harrisville, Michigan on December 19, 1930 to John B and Ida (Peterson) Yuill. After graduating from high school, he served in the US Air Force. He met and later married Phyllis Ann Kitter, the love of his...
Emily C. Bejesky
Jan 23, 2020
Emily C. Bejesky, 95, of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Alpena. Born July 16, 1924 to Frederick and Marie (Samyn) Katona in Glennie, MI, she was a lifelong resident of the area. Emily attended Central Michigan University, and was a teacher at the Bean Hill School and the Barton City Elementary School. On...
Leora F. Gillard
Jan 22, 2020
Leora F. Gillard, 93, of Lincoln, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Maple Grove Adult Foster Care in Barton City. Born December 15, 1926 to Ernest and Matilda (McGregor) Basselman in Bay City, she was raised in Barton City. A 1945 graduate of Harrisville High School, Leora enlisted in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, becoming a registered nurse. On...
Tom Thomas
Jan 22, 2020
Arthur D. “Tom” Thomas III, 73, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. Born March 21, 1946 to Arthur D. and Mary Jean (Armstrong) Thomas Jr. in Dearborn, MI, he was raised there. On August 16, 1969 he married Patty Conway in Ann Arbor. Tom received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of...
Sonia S. LaLonde
Jan 15, 2020
Sonia S. LaLonde, of Alpena, 64 passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Alpena. Born November 18, 1955 to William and Bernadette (Champlain) Sheldon in Alpena, she was a lifelong resident of Black River. On June 5, 1976, she married Robert C. LaLonde Jr. at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Black River. A devoted caregiver,...
Raymond A. Mahalak
Jan 14, 2020
Raymond A. Mahalak, 86, of Lincoln, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at his home. Born September 27, 1933 to Vincent William and Honora (Joseph) Mahalak in Harrisville Twp., he was a lifelong resident of the area. Ray served in the U.S. Army and served in Germany during the Korean War. On June 28, 1958 he married Geraldine Burge in...
Patricia E. Laurette
Jan 10, 2020
Patricia Elaine Laurette 73, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Patricia was born October 13, 1946 to Theodore Francis and Jeanette Mary (Allard) Laurette in Alpena. She was a lifelong resident of Lincoln where she was a manager for a local gas station. She loved and cherished her girls, grandchildren and great...
Elnore A. Hall
Jan 7, 2020
Elnore A. Hall, 81, of Harrisville, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Born October 8, 1938 to Edwin E. and Hilda (Honkola) Pirkola in Baraga County, MI, she was raised in Keweenaw Bay and Detroit, MI. She was a longtime resident of Royal Oak, MI, where she worked as a bank teller. In 1994, she married Lloyd “Gordie” Hall. He...
Loretta V. Voisin
Jan 4, 2020
Loretta V. Voisin, 83, of Lincoln, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Alpena. Born June 13, 1936 to Virgil and Pearl (Smith) Perry in Beech Fork, West Virginia, she was raised in Detroit. On September 15, 1976, she married Lawrence Voisin in Clarkston. They moved to Mikado. Loretta was a devoted homemaker, who loved to...
Cheyenne Desiree Smith
Dec 31, 2019
Cheyenne Desiree Smith, 21, of Oscoda, gained her angel wings on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 as a result of an automobile accident. Cheyenne was born on January 19, 1998 in Alpena, to Edward Smith and Patricia Compton. Cheyenne graduated from Alpena High School in 2016, participating in volleyball and cheerleading. She was employed by McDonald’s in Alpena. She enjoyed camping,...
Kathleen A. Holderman
Dec 29, 2019
Kathleen Ann (Kathy) Holderman, 71, of Harrisville, MI (and formerly of Plymouth, MI) passed away on Saturday morning, December 28, 2019, in Harrisville. Born February 18, 1948 in Dearborn, MI, Kathy was the eldest daughter of the late John and Maxine Humphrey. After a long career with Ford Motor Company, Kathy and her husband built their retirement home in Harrisville,...
Elizabeth J. Marchinski
Dec 23, 2019
Elizabeth J. Marchinski, 74, of Alpena, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at her home. Born December 12, 1945 to Francis W. and Peterina (MacGregor) Whalen in Bay City, MI, she was raised there. On March 13, 1970, she married Richard Marchinski in Bay City where they resided until moving to Alpena in 1972. Betty worked at Alpena General Hospital...
Donald G. Harmon Jr.
Dec 15, 2019
Donald Grant Harmon Jr., 64, of Barton City, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at his home. Don was born December 20, 1954 to Donald G. and Alice I. (Swenson) Harmon Sr. in Tawas City, MI. He graduated from Kettering High School in Waterford MI in 1973. Don joined the U.S. Navy in 1976 where he was stationed on the...
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