Obituaries
Mariann Tompkins
May 15, 2015
Mariann Tompkins, 71, of Lincoln, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. She was born May 1, 1944 to Fredrick and Marion (Greenfield) Sharboneau in Alcona County. She was a longtime resident of the area, spending the last twelve years in Lakeland, Florida. Mariann loved to dance, and shared that by teaching many others to dance....
Robert W. Smylie
May 11, 2015
Robert W. Smylie, 93, of Spruce, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at Tendercare Alpena. Born May 24, 1921, to Roy and Doris (Huber) Smylie in Detroit, MI, he was a longtime resident. Robert served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII. After the war he returned to Detroit, where he worked as a police officer for 20 years....
Jeanette B. Warner
May 6, 2015
Jeanette B. Warner, 79, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at her home. Born August 16, 1935 to Sylvester and Ann (Domaszewski) Risch in Melvindale, MI, she was raised there. On April 21, 1962, she married Frank Warner, and they were residents of Allen Park. Jeanette was a devoted homemaker, and in 1994, they retired to Harrisville. Jeanette...
Frederick LaVergne Jr
Apr 30, 2015
Frederick J. LaVergne Jr, age 77, of Black River passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehab Community. He was born April 17, 1938 in Black River to Frederick J. and Margaret LaVergne. Raised in Black River, he served in the US Marines for four years and then moved to Bay City. He was an...
Richard B. Travis
Apr 30, 2015
Richard B. Travis, 64, of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Pam, five children, Christina (Brian) Williams, Andrew (Wander) Travis, Amanda (Marc) Alvarez, Joel (Ashley) Travis, and Holly (Rob Kirby) Smith, 10 grandchildren, Kylie, Bret, Allie, Ashton, George, Sawyer, Reid, Isaiah, Oxalis, and Jasmine, one sister, Linda Ayres, and two...
Lucille M. Havercroft
Apr 26, 2015
Lucille M. Havercroft, 90, of Greenbush, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, MI. Born November 16, 1924, to Frederick and Maud (Landis) Jennings in Flint, she was raised there. In the early 1940s, Lucille worked for Bell Telephone in Flint. In October of 1945, she married Edgar Havercroft in Flint, and his...
Edna E. High
Apr 24, 2015
Edna E. High, 80, of Harrisville, went to be with her Lord on Friday, April 24, 2015, at her home. Born April 28, 1934 to Albert and Edna (Hasse) Kemnitz in Alpena, she was raised in Herron, Michigan. On August 21, 1954, she married Jack High in Herron. Jack’s career allowed them to move around Southern Michigan before moving to...
Michael L. Effrick, SR.
Apr 17, 2015
Michael L. Effrick, Sr, 65, of Harrisville passed away Friday, April 17, 2015, at the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. Mike was born June 18, 1949 in Highland Park, Michigan to Peter and Ethel (James) Effrick. Raised in Harrisville, he graduated from Alcona High School and Alpena Community College. Mike lived in Burton and Redford Township before returning to...
Jason Charles Skuse
Apr 17, 2015
Jason Charles Skuse, age 33, of Port Huron, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 17, 2015 in Romulus. Jason was born May 5, 1981 in Miles City, Montana, to James A. and Jennifer (Sefernick) Skuse. He was raised in Montana and at the south end of Hubbard Lake and graduated from Alcona Community High School. He moved to Port Huron...
Lewis H. Butler
Apr 17, 2015
Lewis H. Butler, 93, of Harrisville passed away Friday, April 17, 2015 at Jamieson Nursing Home. He was born October 9, 1921 in Rochester to Lewis R. & Mary (Priddy) Butler. He was raised in Lake Orion, lived in Pontiac for many years. He married Hilda Teeple there on May 22, 1942. Mr. Butler was in the Army Air Corps...
Allan L. Poellet
Apr 14, 2015
Allan L. Poellet, 76, of Hubbard Lake, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at his home. Born October 16, 1938 to Allan and Lillian “Betty” (Stephenson) Poellet in Detroit, he was raised in Ferndale. He met Karen Woidka on Hubbard Lake, and they were married on July 22, 1961 in Saginaw. Allan earned a Bachelor of Science Engineering degree, and...
Robert C. Wiedmaier
Apr 9, 2015
Robert C. Wiedmaier age 89 of Gustin Township, died Thursday, April 9, 2015 in Harrisville. Born February 7, 1926 to Frank and Ella (Gerke) Wiedmaier in Detroit, he was raised there. Bob served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. On August 13, 1949, he married Irene O. Mayor in Detroit, where they resided. He worked as a firefighter for the...
Winston Bryce Reeves
Apr 7, 2015
Winston Bryce Reeves, 87, of Barton City, died April 7, 2015, at Alpena Regional Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Alcona County, born in Curran on September 18, 1927 to Ralph & Helen (Pattee) Reeves. He was raised in Curran, served in the U.S. Army from 1946-1948, and after he was discharged he returned to Curran and married...
Myrtle Marjorie Rifenbark
Apr 4, 2015
Myrtle Marjorie Rifenbark of Harrisville passed away Saturday April 4, 2015 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehab Community. She was born February 14, 1930 to Clarence and Helen (Jocks) Randolph in Killmaster, where she was raised. She was a longtime resident of Barton City moving to Lincoln in 1977 and then to Harrisville in 1991. Myrtle worked at Lost Lake...
Mary E. Bielusiak
Apr 3, 2015
Mary E. Bielusiak age 87 of Lincoln passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. She was born June 25, 1927 in Detroit to Frank and Ellen (Sullivan) Given. Raised in Detroit, Mary was a registered Nurse and served in the US Air Force Nurse Corps in 1951. On February 7, 1959 she married Joe...
John T. Kerr
Mar 25, 2015
John T. Kerr, 90, of Greenbush, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born January 23, 1925 to Archibald and Mary (Irving) Kerr in Bay City, MI, he was raised there. John served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII. On September 4, 1948, he married Elizabeth Weigle in Bay City, where they resided until...
Wilma E Unger
Mar 24, 2015
Wilma E Unger, 94, of Harrisville, MI, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at her home. She was born in Mt. Morris, MI on October 4, 1920 to Hugh and Francis Green. On February 24, 1940, she married John Unger of Linden, and lived in the Fenton area. A devoted homemaker, Wilma worked for General Motors in Pontiac during WWII, for...
Doris Mae Emerson
Mar 21, 2015
Doris Mae Emerson, 91, of Glennie, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 24, 1923, in Ann Arbor to Conrad George and Clara Marie (Hoeft) Ganzhorn. Doris was raised in Ann Arbor, and worked as a manager at a finance company there. Doris met Jerry B. Emerson and married him...
Ida E. McCurdy
Mar 21, 2015
Ida McCurdy, 91, of Harrisville, Passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at home. She was born August 22, 1923 in Detroit to Walter Kurt and Ella Victoria (Dockstader) Dalwitz. Ida married Earl McCurdy on August 20, 1943. They were residents of Detroit moving to Harrisville in 1960. She was employed as the Alcona Probate Court Administrator, retiring after 31 years....
Ted E. Kruttlin
Mar 19, 2015
Ted E. Kruttlin, 91, of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center in Sebring, Florida. Born May 4, 1923 to Emil and Bertha (Jorai) Kruttlin in Curran, MI, he was raised there. Ted served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the European Theatre. On January 29, 1947, he married Kelly Cuyler and they...
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