Obituaries

James H. Irwin

James H. Irwin

Jan 22, 2018

James H. Irwin, 74, of Lincoln (LLWC), formerly of Livonia, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018 at his home. Born August 27, 1943 to Clarence W. and Helen (Southerland) Irwin in Livonia, he was raised there. Jim served in the U.S. Army. He married Marilynn Wilkinson on May 8, 1965 in Detroit. They were residents of Westland and Livonia. Jim...

Helen Marie Masson Berry

Helen Marie Masson Berry

Jan 17, 2018

Helen Marie Berry, 60, of Harrisville died on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. She was born on July 24, 1957 in Flint, Mich. to Joseph and Dorothy (Ayre) Masson. She graduated from Kearsley High School in 1976. She married James Berry on May 21, 1983 in Flint, Mich. Mrs. Berry worked in retails sales early in her life, was a process...

Alfred H. Engelhardt

Alfred H. Engelhardt

Jan 14, 2018

Alfred H. Engelhardt, 71, of Lost Lake Woods Club, Lincoln, died peacefully at home after a brief battle with cancer. Born April 1, 1946, to Charles and Virginia (Holt) Engelhardt in Columbus, OH, he was raised in Detroit. On May 12, 1994, he married the former Marsha Crutcher in Plymouth, where they resided until moving to Lost Lake Woods Club...

Gregory N. Pierce

Gregory N. Pierce

Dec 27, 2017

Gregory Newton Pierce, 67, of Harrisville, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at his home. Born December 23, 1950 to Willis and Marian (Kranz) Pierce in Detroit, MI, he was raised in Lincoln Park. Greg served as a medic in the U.S. Army. After his discharge, he moved to Harrisville, where he worked in machine repair, and was able to fix...

John J. Goslee

John J. Goslee

Dec 27, 2017

John Jay Goslee, 99, of Spruce, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017. Born November 11, 1918 to Bertha (Coble) and Leonard Goslee in Greenville, OH, he lived most of his life in Ann Arbor and Spruce, Michigan. He married Allene Miller, his wife of over fifty years, in 1941. John served as a Tech Sergeant in the Army Air Force in...

Robert A. Reames

Robert A. Reames

Dec 26, 2017

Robert “Bob” Arnold Reames passed away on December 26, 2017 in Alpena, at the age of 89. Bob was born in Mikado, MI, on March 18, 1928 to the late Ira and Flossie (Mallory) Reames. In June 1945, he graduated from Oscoda High School and shortly after, reported for his basic training in the U.S. Army at Houghton, MI. Bob...

Linda A. McGregor

Linda A. McGregor

Dec 25, 2017

Mrs. Linda Ann McGregor 73 passed away early Christmas Morning December 25th2017 in Okeechobee Florida. Linda was born November 1, 1944 in LafolletteTennessee to J Will Smith and Evelyn Russell Smith. The Smith family latermoved to Auburn Heights Michigan. Linda graduated from Avondale High School in1963. Linda married Wayne McGregor November 30th 1963. Linda and Wayne had 4 children, Julia,...

Tammy L. Gonyea

Tammy L. Gonyea

Dec 22, 2017

Tammy Lee Gonyea, 47, of Lincoln, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Standish. Born November 29, 1970 to Lloyd and Mary (Gauthier) Gonyea in Alpena, she was a resident of Lincoln for most of her life. Tammy was an avid Detroit Red Wings fan. She loved BINGO, playing games on her phone, and of course...

James S. Fradl

James S. Fradl

Dec 20, 2017

James S. Fradl, 79, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Medilodge of Hillman. Born April 13, 1938 to George and Theresa Fradl in Detroit, MI, he was raised there. On April 25, 1959, he married Anna Russo in Detroit. James served in the U.S. Army during the Cold War. He was honorably discharged in 1962. He worked...

Pamela J. Jarvis

Pamela J. Jarvis

Dec 3, 2017

Pamela J. Jarvis, 70, of Harrisville, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017 at her home. She was born February 1, 1947 in Ann Arbor, MI to Patrick and Henrietta (Bauman) Sullivan. She worked at Detroit Medical Center as a Registered Nurse. Pamela was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church in Mikado, where she served as a lector and was...

Harvey A. Huntinghouse

Harvey A. Huntinghouse

Dec 3, 2017

Harvey A. Huntinghouse, 29, of Greenbush, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017 at his home. Born July 29, 1988 to Fred Huntinghouse and Tonya (Hart) in Alpena, he was a lifelong resident of the area. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing, camping, and spending time in his deer blind. He is survived by his mother, Tonya (Thomas) Luebben, his...

Helma A. Lee

Helma A. Lee

Dec 2, 2017

Helma A. Lee, 95, of Mikado, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Born June 28, 1922 to Harry and Isabel (Cramer) Westcott in Grand Ledge, MI, she was raised in Oscoda MI. Helma worked as a secretary for the Oscoda Schools. On April 27, 1944, she married Fred C. Lee and they were...

Velma R. Snyder

Velma R. Snyder

Dec 2, 2017

Velma R. Snyder, 62, of Mikado, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at her home. Born December 4, 1954 to Willie Jr. and Geneva Nickell in West Liberty Kentucky, she was raised in Belleville, MI. She attended Marjons Beauty School in Wayne, MI. On January 4, 1973, Velma married Garold Snyder in Toledo, OH, and they were residents of Belleville....

Phillip A. Sautter

Phillip A. Sautter

Nov 29, 2017

Phillip A. Sautter, passed from this life on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw. He was born on May 5, 1952 to Enid and Leo Sautter in Harrisville, MI, where he was raised and resided most of his life. He will be missed dearly by his loving wife, Kathryn; sisters Colleen Ziegler and Leah Mackinnon; brothers...

Frederick J. Freese

Frederick J. Freese

Nov 22, 2017

Frederick J. Freese, 80, of Spruce, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at his home. Born July 3, 1937 to Melbourne and Annabell B. (Mallette) Freese in Alpena, he was raised there. Fred served in the U.S. Air Force. A longtime resident of Texas, he returned to the area, where he owned and operated Freese Hydraulics in Alpena. On December...

Beverly June Runge

Beverly June Runge

Nov 17, 2017

Beverly June Runge, 87, of Barton City, died peacefully Nov. 17 2017, at home with family and friends by her side. She was born May 10,1930. She spent her most of her life in the Detroit Metro area and retired to Barton City in later years. She worked for many years at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn. Beverly enjoyed many...

Prince I. Hinkle

Prince I. Hinkle

Nov 3, 2017

Prince I. “Dick” Hinkle, 86, of Oscoda, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 3, 2017 at his home, in the arms of his three daughters, surrounded by his family nearby and in spirit. Born July 15, 1931 to John E. and Nellie M. (Wilder) Hinkle in Pennington Gap, VA, he was raised in Harlan KY. Prince joined the U.S. Air...

Robert C. Hummel

Robert C. Hummel

Oct 28, 2017

Robert C. Hummel, 64, of Alpena, formerly of Lost Lake Woods Club, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017 at his home. Born December 20, 1952 to Arthur and Lula (Collins) Hummel in Detroit, MI, he was raised in Grosse Pointe Park. He resided in Texas and at Lost Lake Woods Club before making his home in Alpena. On June 26,...

Charles E. Beard

Charles E. Beard

Oct 27, 2017

Charles E. Beard Jr., 81, of Greenbush, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017 at his home. Born August 14, 1936 to Clyde and Frances (Jones) Proctor in Loveland, Ohio, he was raised there. In 1954, he joined the U.S. Air Force. On September 3, 1966, he married Jean French in Oscoda. They moved to Greenbush 1973, before Charles retired from...

Shirley G. Homovich

Shirley G. Homovich

Oct 22, 2017

Shirley G. Homovich, 86, of Harrisville, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Tawas St. Joseph Hospital. Born July 19, 1931 to William H. and Mary Jane (Bradley) Bishop in Churdan Iowa, she was raised there. Shirley worked in the retail industry as a sales clerk, and raised her family all over the world as they travelled with the military....

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