Obituaries
Penney K. Heilig
Oct 15, 2017
Penney K. Heilig, 58, of Lincoln, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospital in Tawas City. Born December 20, 1958, to Robert and Erda (Gilbert) Lutman in Flint, MI, she was raised there. On May 22, 1976, she married Jeffery Heilig in Glennie. They have been residents of Lincoln for over 25 years. A loving homemaker, Penney...
Eva W. Carpenter
Oct 10, 2017
Eva Winifred Carpenter died at home on October 10, 2017. She resided near Lincoln for sixty-four years. Eva was born May 9, 1929, the third child of James and Ruth Cousins of Tripp Road, Osseo, Michigan. A child of the depression she learned thrift, make-do, and self-sufficiency. Her family raised their own food: garden, fruit, poultry, dairy, pork, and beef....
Edward Pasinski
Oct 4, 2017
Edward Pasinski, 82, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Alpena. He is survived by four children, Mark Pasinski of Kinross, Julie Kruttlin of Harrisville, Joseph Pasinski of Bay City, and Mary Everett of Huber Heights, OH, seven grandchildren, and one sister, Beverly Pasinski of Port Huron, MI. There will be a Memorial Mass Saturday...
Betty Dumont
Oct 4, 2017
Betty L. Dumont, 82, of Mikado, passed away Monday, October 9, 2017, at home. Born October 20, 1934 to Leslie and Lorraine (London) Hughes in Mikado, she was raised there. On September 25, 1954, she married Frank Dumont, and they resided in Pontiac and Lake Orion before retiring to Mikado. Betty was a devoted homemaker, who enjoyed crochet and working...
June T. Dorr
Oct 3, 2017
June T. Dorr, 88, of Lincoln, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Born June 16, 1929 to Forest and Alice (Alcorn) Bowers in Harrisville, she was raised in Lincoln, and was a lifelong resident of the area. On April 26, 1947, she married Eugene Dorr. June was a devoted homemaker, who tackled many...
Richard A. Laird
Sep 23, 2017
Richard A. “Dick” Laird, 76, of Harrisville, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017 at his home. Born September 8, 1941 to Robert B. and Thelma (Duford) Laird in Flint, MI, he was raised there. In 1959, he joined the U.S. Navy. After his discharge, he began working for General Motors, and retired after 30 years. On October 10, 1987, he...
Earl F. Morton
Sep 21, 2017
Earl F. Morton, 88, of Spruce, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Tendercare Alpena. Born June 8, 1929 to Fred and Alice Morton in Peach Orchard, Arkansas, he was raised there. In 1948, he moved to Flint to begin his career with Buick. Earl served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and served in Germany from 1951...
Dorothy J. Skuse Spahr
Sep 11, 2017
Dorothy J. Skuse Spahr, 81 of Oscoda, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 at Lincoln Haven Nursing Home in Lincoln. Born December 7, 1935 to Thomas and Doreen (Bolton) Skuse, in Lincoln, she was raised there, and graduated from Alcona County High School. She lived in Los Angeles for many years where she worked for the US Postal Service. Her...
Betty L. Lake
Aug 31, 2017
Betty L. Lake, 94, of Oscoda, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017, at her home. Born June 12, 1923 to Louis and Beatrice (Brandon) Palmer in Muskegon, MI, she was raised in Lincoln Park, MI. On October 25, 1941, she married William Lake in Lincoln Park, and they were longtime residents of Saginaw. Betty worked as a manager at Carter...
Shari A. Maharg
Aug 25, 2017
Shari Annette Maharg, age 71 of Harrisville, MI passed away at home on Friday, August 25, 2017 with her husband Joseph at her side. She was born in Pontiac Michigan on September 8, 1945 to John Richard and Marie Taylor. The year's first tomato arrived about that same time. She was raised in Mikado and later moved to Oscoda where...
Dallas C. Harmon
Aug 19, 2017
Dallas C. Harmon, 79, of Mikado, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Alpena. Born August 25, 1937 to Clayton and Bertha (McGuire) Harmon in Mikado, MI, he was a lifelong resident. Dallas worked in the Pulp Wood Industry, and enjoyed driving truck. He was a volunteer fire fighter with the Barton City Fire Department, and former...
LaJean Klein
Aug 12, 2017
LaJean Klein, 97, of Harrisville, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 at her home. Born August 6, 1920 to Harry and Eva (Warnick) Conrad in Plankinton, South Dakota, she was raised there. La Jean moved to Michigan in the early 1940s. She worked as a secretary at Wurtsmith Air Force Base during WWII. She married Viggo Klein in Harrisville in...
James J. Coomes
Aug 10, 2017
James J. Coomes, 60, of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 at his home. Born April 16, 1957, to James R. and Dorothy (Hier) Coomes in Monroe, MI, he was raised in Waterford. Jim was a big brother in every sense and he stepped up after the death of his father. Jim later moved to Harrisville from California to...
Daniel "Skip" L. Bilbey
Aug 1, 2017
Daniel (Skip) L. Bilbey, 70, Glennie, died suddenly on August 1, 2017 from a severe allergic reaction. Skip died at his home with family by his side. Skip’s family is given peace knowing he now rests in the arms of our Lord and Savior in Heaven. Skip was born June 18, 1947 in Pontiac, MI, but was a part of...
Shawn E. Odell
Jul 31, 2017
Shawn E. Odell, 43, of Taylor, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 at Oakwood Healthcare System in Dearborn. Born December 27, 1973 to Wayne and Deborah (Parent) Odell in Standish, he was raised in Mikado. After graduating from Oscoda High School, Shawn served in the U.S. Army, and in the U.S. Army Reserves. He enjoyed ‘wrenching’ on things, and worked...
Louis C Wertz Sr
Jul 29, 2017
Louis C. Wertz Sr., 73, of Glennie, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his home. Born August 30, 1943 to Richard and Alverda (Bullock) in Taylor, MI, he was raised there. In 1961, Lou joined the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1966. On November 2, 1971, he married Charlotte Mielbeck in Saline, where they resided....
Sherry Lynn Gibbs
Jul 26, 2017
Sherry Lynn Gibbs, 67, of Ossineke passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at Saginaw St Mary’s Hospital. Sherry was born April 26, 1950 to Louis and Shirley (Brousseau) Crevier in Alpena, MI. She was raised there and in Spruce. On December 7, 1966 she married Gerald C. Gibbs. They were residents of Harrisville and Lincoln, later moving to Ossineke where...
Kathleen M. Rothove
Jul 20, 2017
Kathleen M. Rothove, 70 of Mikado passed away Thursday, July 20 2017 at home. She was born July 2, 1947 to James and Kathleen (Byrne) Butler in Highland Park, Michigan and was raised in Trenton where she attended high school. Kathleen was employed with Kalitta Air in Jackson and Oscoda, moving to Mikado in 2004. She is survived by her...
Roger L. Panich
Jul 17, 2017
Roger Lawrence Panich, 80, of Harrisville, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at his home. He was born December 7, 1936 in Detroit, MI, to John and Ruth (Depp) Panich. He was raised in Detroit and Allen Park, MI. He graduated from Allen Park High School in 1955. Mr. Panich enlisted in the Air Force in 1957 and served until...
Lyman Franklin Boyd
Jul 14, 2017
Lyman F. Boyd, 89, of Mikado, died on Friday, July 14th, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by family. Lyman “Frank” was born December 28, 1927, to Beulah (Preston) and Lyman Boyd in Detroit, MI. He was raised in Detroit Michigan. Frank was an extremely hard worker, he gave up his youth to help his father on the farm and...
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