Obituaries
Jean Margaret Rauch
Jun 14, 2020
Jean M. Rauch, 68, of Hubbard Lake, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 at her home. Born November 11, 1951, to Clair G. and Helen M. (Mercier) Rauch in Monroe, MI, she was raised there. A long time resident of Ypsilanti, Jean enjoyed a career at Eastern michigan University as an administrative assistant in the Literacy Department. She moved to...
Patricia L. Hinze
Jun 14, 2020
Patricia L. Hinze, 80, of Mikado, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 at her home. Born March 6, 1940 to James and Edith Lee in Mikado, MI, she was raised there. Pat graduated from Oscoda High School in 1958. On March 12, 1960, she married Wilfred Hinze in Mikado. A devoted homemaker, Pat was active in her church with the...
Ronald D. Holmes
Jun 9, 2020
Ronald D. Holmes, 81, lifelong resident of Alcona County, passed away June 9, 2020 at his home. He was born June 19, 1938 to Herbert and Geraldine (Dewey) Holmes in Harrisville. Ron served in the U.S. Navy. On January 28, 1961, he married Nina Dellar. Ron retired from U.S.A.F. Base in Oscoda. Ron was an avid rifle and bow hunter...
Lorraine G. Howitson
Jun 8, 2020
Lorraine Geneva Howitson, 100, passed away June 8, 2020 at her home in Gustin Township, Michigan She was born July 21, 1919 to Albert and Janet (McFarlane) Procunier in Gustin Township, Michigan. She attended the Wilson School, a one room neighborhood school, through the 8th grade, then graduated in 1937 from Oscoda High School. On June 9, 1945, she married...
Gerald A Spencer
May 30, 2020
Gerald A. Spencer, 83, of Lincoln, passed away Saturday, May 30, 202 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Alpena. He was born March 20, 1937 in Armada MI to Glenn and Eva (Apt) Spencer. He retired in 1991 from General Motors, Detroit, MI. Gerald served 2 years in the United States Army. He married Diane Fike on February 14, 1959 in...
Robert J. Perry
May 22, 2020
Robert J. Perry, 88 of Greenbush, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 at his home. He is survived by his wife and soul mate of 40 years, Nancy Perry, four sons, Kenneth (Sharon), David, Ronald, and Jeffery Perry, four grandchildren Jessica, Kasie-Lynn, David and Chance Perry, two brothers, Dale (Carol) and Michael Perry. Robert is also survived by his extended...
Rufus "Jack" Jackson Compton
May 22, 2020
Rufus Jackson “Jack” Compton Jr., passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 at his home. He is survived by five children, Peggy (Rod Budreau) Compton, Robert (Tania) Compton, Allen Compton, Debbie Reames, and Douglas Compton, eight grandchildren, Shaun Compton, Rhianna Compton, Jessica Smith, Adrian Scott, Anthony Reames, Kevin Herbin, Austin Compton, and Maddison Compton, and four great grandchildren. He was preceded...
Paul G. Owen
May 14, 2020
Paul Geroge Owen, 93, died at home May 14, 2020. He was born May 17, 1926 in Bradley, Illinois, to George and Lorena (Schumann) Owen. The family moved to Chicago in 1929. He served in the Navy during WWII, from Dec. 1943 to June 1946. After basic training he was stationed on Boca Chica Key in Florida as a 3rd...
Ronald D. Swales
May 11, 2020
Ronald D. Swales, 84, of Harrisville, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020. Born July 16, 1935 to Clifford and Thelma (Steadman) Swales in Detroit, MI, he was raised there. On July 24, 1954, he married Elaine Plew in Detroit. Ron owned a commercial laundry business for 23 years. He retired in 1995. Ron loved the city of Harrisville. He and...
Ernest R. Andree
May 8, 2020
Ernest R. Andree, 84, of Harrisville, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020, at his home in Harrisville. Born May 2, 1936 to Ernst and Lydia (Haase) Andree in Detroit, MI, he was raised there. Ernest served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. On September 17, 1960, he married Elizabeth Wright in Detroit. They were residents of Detroit and...
Betty J. Campbell
May 7, 2020
Betty Campbell, 92, of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Maple Grove Adult Foster Care. Born January 16, 1928 to Louis and Sarah (Merrick) Dault of Alpena, and she was raised there. On May 1, 1954, she married Bruce Campbell. They were residents of Harrisville, where they owned and operated a farm. Betty attended County Normal, and was...
Preston E. Furister
May 7, 2020
Preston E. Furister Jr., 87 of Hubbard Lake, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his home. Born April 16, 1933 to Preston Sr. and Arletta (Lawler) Furister in Rudyard, MI, he was raised in East Detroit. He was a longtime resident of New Baltimore. He worked as a lineman at Michigan Bell for 32 years. In 1986 he moved...
Sharon L. Olson
May 6, 2020
Sharon L. Olson, 75, of Ossineke, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at her home after a battle with lung cancer. Born September 9, 1944 to Joseph and Leona (Rubash) Pula in Kelliher, MN, she was raised there. Sherry worked as a waitress at Wally’s Restaurant in Flint, and later worked for Alpena Dry Cleaners, Werth Dry Cleaners and Express...
Bruno Stoinski
Apr 23, 2020
Bruno Stoinski, 80 of Lincoln Michigan, passed away April 23rd, 2020 in Clarkston Mi. Bruno was born in Posen Michigan to Peter and Frances Stoinski on September 23, 1939. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years Joann Stoinski. They were married September 23rd, 1989. Bruno made a lifelong career of working on the D & M Railroad....
Stephen Orban
Apr 17, 2020
Stephen Orban, 82, of Lincoln, passed away Friday, April 17, 2020 at Mid Michigan Medical Center in Alpena. Born May 5, 1937 to Anthony and Casmiria (Baprawski) Orban in Detroit, he was raised in the Detroit area. On May 27, 1961, he married Margaret Hohf in Hamtramck. They were residents of Warren and the Detroit area. Stephen worked as a...
Gary Shaver
Apr 16, 2020
Gary E. Shaver, 80, of Spruce, passed away April 16, 2020 at his home after a long courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Gary was born September 20, 1939 in Yale, MI to the late Donald and Hazel (Rector) Shaver. He is survived by his beloved wife Mary Ann of 27 years, brother Thomas (Nancy) Shaver, half brother Roy (Kelly) Gordon...
Amanda Reich
Apr 15, 2020
Amanda Lynn (Bergeron) Reich 38, of Harrisville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at her home. She was born July 26, 1981 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Amanda graduated from Alcona High School in 1999. She was only at Alcona High School for her senior year but she enjoyed being a member of the cheering squad and making...
Eleanor Gerow
Apr 13, 2020
Eleanor M. Gerow, 92, of Hubbard Lake died Monday, April 13, 2020 at Medilodge of Alpena. Eleanor was born November 16, 1927 in Alpena to Albert and Dora Tracey. She married Arnold (Jim) Gerow November 8, 1947, and they spent their married life in Hubbard Lake. She was a member of the Ossineke United Methodist Church. Her few outside jobs...
Rodger F. Wenzel
Apr 12, 2020
Rodger Wenzel, age 85 of Harrisville, was welcomed to his heavenly home, April 12, 2020 surrounded by family at home, after a month long battle with melanoma. Born November 13, 1934, to Otto and Elsa (Berg) Wenzel in Rogers City, he was raised there. Rodg served his country in the U.S. Army and Reserves. He attended Central Michigan University, where...
Marielle P. Alger
Apr 8, 2020
Mrs. Marielle P. Alger, age 90, of Sarasota, Florida, passed away on April 8, 2020, in the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Casco Township with her family by her side. She was born on December 13, 1929, in Montreal, Quebec, to the late Joseph and Corinne Mousseau. Marielle married Robert Edwin Alger. He preceded her in death on...
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