Obituaries
Peter Paul Cushion Jr.
Jul 12, 2017
Peter P. Cushion Jr., 87, of Harrisville, passed away July 12, 2017 at his home. Born July 21, 1929 to Peter and Josephine (Ronske) Cushion Sr. in Cleveland, OH, he was raised in Brunswick, Ohio. He served in the United States Air Force for four years, then continued to serve in the Reserves for 33 years. Peter married Frances Kasdorf...
Violet Evelyn Sawyer
Jul 6, 2017
Violet Evelyn Scott was born in Thorndale, Ontario, Canada on April 22, 1916. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Georgina Pearl (Jones) Scott. Violet was a 1935 graduate of Thorndale High School. She married the late Kenneth Louis Sawyer on May 8, 1937. The couple shared in the birth of five children, and Violet cared for the...
Sylvia E. Gehres
Jul 3, 2017
Sylvia E. Gehres, 105, of Lincoln, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at her home. Born April 24, 1912 to August and Eleanor Lasanen in Little Traverse, Michigan, she was raised there. At the age of 18, she moved to Livonia. She moved to Harlem, New York with her friend Marie, where she worked as a cook for a family....
Lloyd E. Michaud
Jul 2, 2017
Lloyd E. Michaud Sr., 86, of Mikado, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017 at his home. Born January 13, 1931 to Matthew J. and Katherine M. (Hawes) Michaud in Lincoln, he was raised in Mikado. Lloyd served in the U.S. Navy, and while stationed in Charleston S.C., he married Ruby Sylvia Pitts on April 3, 1951. After he retired from...
Thomas N. Ronayne
Jun 30, 2017
Thomas N. Ronayne, 73, of Spruce, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at McLaren Bay Region Hospital. Born April 20, 1944 to Raymond and Lena (McKelvy) Ronayne in Detroit, MI, he was raised there. He graduated from Redford High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Wayne State University. Tom served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He...
Ruth H. Ingram
Jun 28, 2017
RUTH INGRAM Lost Lake Woods, Lincoln/Troy, Michigan Ruth was born in Sebewaing, Michigan May 12th 1916, the first of five children, to the Reverend William and Amalia Weinlander. Her father was a Lutheran Pastor at a church about 15 miles south of Alpena in Ossineke, Michigan. Ruth worked for Chrysler’s defense operations in Detroit during WW2 and continued working for...
Margaret M. Monroe
Jun 22, 2017
Margaret M. Monroe, 87, of Lincoln passed away Thursday, May 22, 2017, at her home. She was born July 4, 1929 to Erick and Amelia (Benson) Ostrom in Lincoln, and raised in Alcona County. Margaret attended Oscoda High School and later moved to Bay City and graduated from Central High School. After graduation, she went to work at General Electric...
Robert Jack Milligan
Jun 21, 2017
Robert Jack Milligan 91, lifelong resident of Alcona County, passed away June 21st, 2017 at Lincoln Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Community, Lincoln, Michigan. He was born to James and Effie (Jack) Milligan on August 7, 1925. He served proudly in the U.S. Army 332nd Engineers from 1945 to 1947 in Frankfurt and Wiesenbach, Germany. On March 15, 1948 he married...
Randy A. Mongeau
Jun 17, 2017
Randy Albert Mongeau, 59, of Mikado, MI passed away peacefully Saturday, June 17, 2017. Born April 22, 1958 in Pontiac, he was the son of the late Freddie David and Maye Collins Mongeau and was the husband of Denise Morris Mongeau. Randy was the owner and operator of RTC Tool and Die Company in Greenbush for over twenty-five years. He...
Patrick A. Davis
Jun 17, 2017
Patrick A. Davis, 63, of Harrisville, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Saginaw. He was born on September 20, 1953, to Edward and Faye (McClean) Davis in Charlotte, MI. After high school he entered the United States Army and served in Vietnam. While in the service, he married Sheryl Hall in 1974. Together they lived in Texas, Indiana,...
Rev. Mary L. Soderholm
Jun 10, 2017
Rev. Mary Soderholm, age 70, went to be with her Lord Saturday, June 10, 2017 with her beloved husband David by her side. Mary was born March 11, 1947 to Adrian James and Marion (McCoullee) Schippers in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was raised in Kalamazoo, attending the schools there and graduated in 1965 from Central High School. Mary was devoted to...
Gordon H. Calder
Jun 5, 2017
Gillies Funeral Home 104 West Alger St. Lincoln, Michigan 48742 Obituary for Gordon H. Calder Gordon H. Calder, 64, of Harrisville, Michigan passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017 peacefully at his home. Born August 2, 1952 to John and Dorothy (Otterbein) Calder in Cambridge, (Galt) Ontario, Canada. Gordon was raised in Galt. Gordon married Susan Griffith on May 8,...
Charles W. Miller
Jun 2, 2017
Charles (Chuck) William Miller passed away in Lincoln, MI on June 2, 2017 at the age of 90. Chuck is predeceased by his son, Richard C. Miller, his parents, Charles and Anna Miller, siblings Leon (Doris) and Shirley (Clarence) Gilpin. He is survived by Kathleen (Cass) Miller his loving wife of 68 years. Chuck is lovingly remembered by his children,...
Curtis R. Peterson Sr.
May 30, 2017
Curtis R. Peterson Sr., 68, of Garden City, formerly of Spruce, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at his home. Born July 1, 1948 to Leonard A. and Rita P. (McGuire) Peterson in Alpena, he was raised in Spruce on the family farm. On January 14, 1967, he married Kathryn Ramey in Plymouth, and they were longtime residents of Garden...
Aleta I. (Rickert) Lane
May 28, 2017
Aleta I. (Rickert) Lane, 98, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully at her home on May 28, 2017. Aleta was born to John & Mae Rickert on February 17, 1919, in Mikado, MI, where she was raised. She graduated from Tawas High School in 1936. She married Harry B. Lane on September 26, 1937 in Harrisville. In 1942, they moved...
Betty Jean Throop
May 25, 2017
Betty Jean Throop, 73, of Lincoln passed away on May 25, 2017 in Alpena. She was a lifelong resident of Alcona, born on June 20, 1943 to Glenn “Bucky” and Mary (Thompson) Buchanan in Harrisville. Betty married Jack Throop on February 4, 1961. She was a business owner and ran the local laundromat in Lincoln with her husband. Betty was...
Verna M. Kuenzli
May 25, 2017
Verna M. Kuenzli, 92, of Alpena, formerly of Mikado, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Tendercare Greenview in Alpena. Born July 30, 1924, to Harry and Gertrude (McGillis) Lee in Mikado, she was a lifelong resident of the area. On April 16, 1947, she married Lawrence Kuenzli. Verna was a devoted homemaker, and avid card player. She enjoyed playing...
Barbara Henderson
May 24, 2017
Barbara Henderson, 89, passed away peacefully at Sally’s Care Home in Alpena on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. She was born on October 13, 1927, in Saginaw, MI, to Fred and Norma “Lottie” (Dean) Thorsby. Barbara and John Hall Henderson I were married on March 20, 1948 in Saginaw, where she worked as a medical transcriptionist. She has been a resident...
Jerad T. Hart
May 21, 2017
Jerad T. Hart, 45, of Mikado, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017. Born July 25, 1971 to Robert and Janice (Brooks) Hart Sr. in Dryden, MI, he was raised in Alcona County. On August 1, 2015, he married Rhonda Barton in Greenbush, where they resided before moving to Mikado. Jerad was an avid outdoorsman, who loved to hunt, fish and...
Joan Nelda Kehoe
May 18, 2017
Joan Nelda Kehoe, 84, of Greenbush, formerly of Dearborn Heights, died on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at her home. She was born November 24, 1932, to Joseph and Elsie (Olsen) Savitski in Mass, MI, where she graduated from Mass High School. She moved to Detroit in 1952 to begin working at the gas company. On July 10, 1954, she married...
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