Obituaries

Arthur Winter

Arthur Winter

Apr 8, 2020

Arthur Winter, 75, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Alpena. Born October 11, 1944 to Carl and Carol (Smith) Winter in Detroit, MI, he was raised there. Art served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. On July 10, 1967, he married Sharon Fields in Detroit. They were residents of...

Constance Lou Kinnee

Constance Lou Kinnee

Apr 5, 2020

Constance Lou Kinnee, 78, of Harrisville, MI, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born on August 8,1941 in Harrisville, MI to the late Stanley and Ruth (Schram) Mallory. She married Boyd Kinnee from Flushing Michigan and spent most of her life in Harrisville where she raised her family and was active in...

Edith P. Bobick

Edith P. Bobick

Mar 22, 2020

Edith P. Bobick, 91, of Harrisville, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 at her home. Born September 8, 1928 to George and Bessie (Nevins) Loyer in Mikado, she was raised on a dairy farm in Alcona County. Edith was a long time resident of Bay City, where she worked in housekeeping at Bay Medical Center, and as a caregiver at...

John N. Seabase

John N. Seabase

Mar 13, 2020

John Seabase, 69, of Harrisville, passed away Friday, March 13, 2020 at his home. Born March 28, 1950 to Paul and Irene (Moczar) Seabase in Gueydan, LA, he was raised in Michigan. On August 11, 1973, he married Judy Lesh in Harrisville. They were residents of Clinton Township before moving to Harrisville in 1984. John was employed in the maintenance...

Betty L. Thompson

Betty L. Thompson

Mar 10, 2020

On March 10, 2020, as morning dawned, Betty Louise Hasseler Thompson, age 95 years, joined her family in the great beyond. Betty was born in Detroit, MI to Roy and Adabelle(Powers) Hasseler on June 13, 1924. She grew up in Detroit, attended Northwestern High School. In 1945 she moved to California with the Roy Browns and opened the Horse and...

OlaMae Daroczy

OlaMae Daroczy

Mar 8, 2020

OlaMae Daroczy, 95, of Lincoln, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Maple Grove Adult Foster Care in Barton City. Born January 25, 1925 to Rudolph and Myrtle (Belcher) Luttenberger in Paw Paw, MI, she was raised in Detroit. On September 9, 1948, she married Joseph Daroczy in Detroit where they resided until moving to Lincoln in 1968. OlaMae was...

Yvonne "Eve" Neumann

Yvonne "Eve" Neumann

Mar 8, 2020

Yvonne “Eve” Neumann, 95, of Harrisville, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. Eve was born November 10, 1924 to William and Estella (Findley) Shannahan and raised in Ferndale. On December 28, 1945 she married Stanley Neumann in Detroit. They were residents of the Detroit area, Grand Junction, CO, and Sonora CA. They moved to...

Mary F. Somers

Mary F. Somers

Mar 3, 2020

Mary F. Somers, 76, of Lincoln, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Mary was born February 27, 1944 in Lincoln, MI to Charles and Gladys (Day) Skuse. She is survived by her daughter, Cathy (John Boehmer) Morris, her son, Mark Somers, four grandchildren, Nicole (Andy) Dahl, John Morris (Christine Phillips), Melissa (Ethan) Crichton,...

Jacqueline Lynch

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

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