Obituaries
Sheryl L. McCoy
Mar 17, 2017
Sheryl L. McCoy, 50, of Black River, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 at MidMichigan Medical Center, Alpena. Born September 16, 1966 to Ralph and Darlene (Leverenz) Tolan in Port Huron, MI, she was raised there. After graduating from high school, she moved to the Ossineke area, and has been a longtime resident of Black River. Sheryl worked as a...
Donna L. Vickers
Mar 15, 2017
Donna L.Vickers, 69, of Lincoln, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at her home. She was born June 20, 1947 to Shirley Septer in Detroit, where she was raised. Donna was a devoted mother, who loved to cook, and made the best Chicken Noodle Soup. She enjoyed sewing, ceramics, and loved her houseplants. She is survived by seven children, Kimberly...
Timothy C. Spearman
Mar 13, 2017
Timothy C. Spearman, 61, of Mikado, formerly of Waters, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 at his home. Born May 12, 1955 to Charles E. and Merle Sarah (Pollard) Spearman in St. Clair Shores, MI, he was raised there and in Waters MI, at the Shoreview Cabins on Horseshoe Lake. Tim was a Disney enthusiast, and loved Mickey Mouse. He...
Leonard L. Sampson Sr.
Mar 8, 2017
Leonard L. Sampson, Sr., 84, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at his home. Born October 12, 1932 to Andrew and Sarah (Eden) Sampson in Buel Township, MI, he was raised in Pontiac and in Lapeer. On April 11, 1953, he married Joan Jackson, and they were longtime residents of Clarkston. Leonard worked for General Motors in production,...
Anges Ann Rood
Mar 5, 2017
Agnes Ann Rood, 81, of Lincoln, formerly of Bay City, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Medilodge of Sterling. She was born June 6, 1935 to Frank and Mae (Craven) Plant in Lincoln, where she spent her childhood. She was a longtime resident of Bay City, and only recently returned to Lincoln. Agnes was a devoted homemaker, who loved...
Robert LaLonde
Mar 3, 2017
Robert C. LaLonde Jr., 69, of Black River, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at his home. Born December 20, 1947 to Robert C. and Bertha (Crevier) LaLonde in Black River, he was a lifelong resident of the area. On June 5, 1976, he married Sonia Sheldon at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Black River. Bob worked with Blarney Castle...
Julia E. Atchison
Feb 23, 2017
Julia E. Atchison, 91, of Harrisville, passed away on Thursday, February 23rd, at her home, surrounded by her family. Julia Eve Slater was born on Nov. 27, 1925, in Flint, MI, the youngest of 11 children born to Arthur & Anna (LaMont) Slater. She married Edward E. Atchison on Oct 13, 1944. He preceded her in death on July 16,...
Stephen J. Murin
Feb 23, 2017
Stephen J. Murin, 64, of Lincoln, formerly of Saginaw, passed away suddenly Thursday, February 23, 2017 at his winter residence in Davenport, FL. Steve was born October 2, 1952 in Saginaw Michigan to Stephen R. and Bonnie (Nelson) Murin. He was a graduate of Arthur Hill High School. Steve was honorably discharged from the US Army, October 10, 1974. He...
Daniel R. Whitman
Feb 19, 2017
Daniel Robert Whitman, 77, of Barton City, MI, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 at McLaren Bay Region Hospital in Bay City. Born December 25, 1939 to Leroy D. and Catherine M. (Bush) Whitman in Detroit, he was raised in Warren. Dan was a longtime resident of the Detroit area, and worked with the Local 357 as a union glazier....
Jeanette K. Tudor
Feb 11, 2017
Jeanette K. Tudor, 78, of Mikado, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena. Born December 28, 1938 to Charles and Francis (Steadman) Schellenberg in Wyandotte, MI, she was raised there. On September 11, 1954, she married Charles R. Tudor in Wyandotte. They were residents of the Down River area, until moving to Mikado in 1970. Jeanette was...
Allan F. Stilwell
Feb 10, 2017
Allan F. Stilwell, 61, of Lincoln, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at his home. Born October 8, 1955 to James M. and Helen M. (Vorhes) Stilwell in Pontiac, MI, he was raised in Auburn Heights MI. He moved to Alcona County shortly after graduating from high school. Allan owned and operated Stilwell Construction, and built many area homes. He...
Samuel I. Buckley
Feb 10, 2017
Samuel Irvan Buckley, age 71 of Harrisville, MI, died at home on February 10th, 2017. Born August 5, 1945, to Buck and Katherine (Grace) Buckley in Detroit, he was raised there. On November 6, 1986, he married Ida Cramer in Greenbush. Sam retired from the Operating Engineers’ Local 324. . He loved to fish, operate heavy equipment and enjoyed spending...
Byron Craig Apsey
Feb 5, 2017
Byron Craig Apsey was born September 3, 1982. He passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at his home. Byron is the proud and the loving father of Ramie and Mackenzie Apsey, he loved them with all his heart and always will. He is the loving son of Cyndi and Tom Apsey, faithful proud brother of James (April) Apsey, Benjamin (Jess)...
James Michael Crick
Feb 3, 2017
James Michael Crick (Mike) died February 3, 2017 following a brief illness. Mike was born in Alpena on September 29, 1938 to the late Eldon and Margaret (Miller) Crick. Mike was raised in Alpena, attended St. Bernard’s elementary school and Alpena High School. He graduated from Rose City High School. He later graduated from what was then Ferris State College....
Anna Marie Rasmussen Brabender
Jan 27, 2017
Anna Marie Rasmussen Brabender, 61, of Gaylord, formerly of Black River, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 at her home. Anna was born July 13, 1955 in Alpena, MI to Rasmus and Elisabeth (Mansfield) Rasmussen. She is survived by her husband, Ken Brabender, three children, Jessica (Jeff) Weaver; Rochelle (Lind) Maves; and Christopher (Amber) Paulk, seven grandchildren, Jeffery; Briana; Emilee;...
Eloise Lorraine Crannie
Jan 22, 2017
Eloise Lorraine Crannie, 73, of Mikado, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Saginaw St. Mary’s. Born February 1, 1943 to Wesley and Eloise (Hittle) Alexander in Port Huron, Ohio, she was raised in Burton. On February 7, 1959, she married Daniel Crannie in Flint. They were longtime residents of Flint, where Lorraine worked in quality control for Hougen Manufacturing....
Florence M. LaForge
Jan 6, 2017
Florence Mae (DeRosia) LaForge, 95, of Harrisville, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Tendercare, Alpena. Born January 26, 1921 to Frank and Bessie (Mathews) DeRosia in Ossineke, MI, she was a lifelong resident of the area. On October 2, 1971, she married Courtney LaForge, and they were residents of Harrisville. She worked at Harrisville Tool and Lincoln Haven before...
John "Jack" F. Carne
Jan 5, 2017
John F. “Jack” Carne, 88, of Greenbush, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. Born January 28, 1928 to Peter and Cecelia (Beauchamp) Carne in Hancock, MI, he was raised in Highland Park. Jack served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. On June 25, 1965, he married Joyce Hayward in Ferndale, where they resided...
Charles Moore
Jan 1, 2017
Charles “Chuck” Moore, 94, of Harrisville, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Tendercare Gaylord. Born February 11, 1922 to Thomas H. and Daisy M. (Poynter) Moore in Cleveland, Ohio, he was raised in Detroit. Chuck served in the United States Marine Corps during WWII, as an F4U (Corsair) pilot. He flew off the aircraft carrier Bedoeng Strait in the...
Fannie Schram Arnot
Jan 1, 2017
Fannie J. Schram Arnot, 74, of Maineville Ohio, formerly of Harrisville, passed away Sunday January 1, 2017 in Blue Ash, Ohio. Born April 19, 1942 to William and Betty (Morgan) Schram in Lincoln, she was raised there. Fannie worked for General Motors for 35 years, and retired as a fork lift driver. On September 20, 1974 she married Kenneth Arnot...
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