Obituaries
Bruce E. Harmon
Mar 18, 2015
Bruce E. Harmon, 42, of Mikado, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Tawas St. Joseph Hospital. He is survived by his daughter, Stephany Fry of Black River, mother, Betty Harmon of Lincoln, father, Dallas (Eleanore Grush) Harmon of Mikado, significant other, Connie Patterson of Oscoda, sister, Eileen Blackbeard of Vermont, brother, Randy “Bubba” Harmon of Mikado, and niece Jennifer...
Marjorie E. Reeves
Mar 13, 2015
Marjorie E. Reeves, 83, of Barton City, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 at Maple Grove Adult Foster Care in Barton City. Born July 29, 1931 to Ralph and Maude (Hayward) Harmon in Barton City, she was a lifelong resident. She married Winston B. Reeves on August 20 1949. A devoted homemaker, Marjorie also worked as a dispatcher for the...
Rev. Ronald L. Otto
Mar 13, 2015
Rev. Ronald L. Otto, 73, of Black River, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 at his home. Born September 1, 1941 to Arthur and Grace (Hamilton) Otto in Toledo Ohio, he was raised in Maumee. After high school, Ron served in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1963. Ron worked as a Millwright for Ford Motor Company in Ypsilanti. On...
Margaret Synk
Mar 10, 2015
Margaret Z. Synk age 80 of Lost Lake Woods Club (Lincoln) passed away Tuesday at Alpena Regional Medical Center. She was born June 10, 1934 in Detroit to Joseph and Emily (Gniewek) Zajkowski. She married Ben Synk on December 26, 1966 in Detroit. They were longtime residents of Southfield, moving to Lost Lake Woods Club in 1995, where they have...
Evelyn L. Herrera
Mar 7, 2015
Evelyn L. Herrera, 95, of Barton City, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. She is survived by one daughter, Crystal Carmona, one son, John Herrera, eleven grandchildren, Melody, Angela, Cassondra, Theresa, Johnny, Gilbert, Annette, Lisa, Richard, Christine, and Michael, as well as many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She was preceded in...
John C. Swalley
Mar 7, 2015
John C. Swalley, 65, of Mikado, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015 at St. Mary’s of Saginaw. Born May 1, 1949 to Robert C. Sr. and Irene (Smithers) Swalley in Bryan, Ohio, he was raised there and in Canton, MI. He served in the US Army. On April 4, 1986, he married Barbara Gauthier in Wayne. Residents of Canton, John...
Forest James Bowers Jr.
Mar 6, 2015
Forest James Bowers Jr., 83, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at his home. He is survived by his daughter, Susan (Dan) Pardee of Pembine WI, two grandchildren, Forest “J.R.” Bowers IV and Crystal Bowers, one great granddaughter, Zoe Bowers, two sisters, June Dorr, and Betty Anderson, and one brother Henry Bowers. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
Thelma Read
Mar 2, 2015
Thelma A. Read, 92, of Spruce, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at her home. She is survived by two sons, Harold (Gisa) and Dwain (Sheila Strunk) Read, two grandchildren, Andrea and Brian Read, and three great grandchildren, Sebastian and Emma Guzman, and Anya Read. Mrs. Read is at Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln, where friends may call on Friday, March...
Franklin L. Myers
Feb 24, 2015
Franklin L. Myers, 81, of Barton City, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw. Born February 12, 1934 to Floyd and Emma (Humm) Myers in Regina, Saskatchewan, he was raised in Detroit. On June 9, 1956, he married Velma Scott in Detroit, where Frank worked as a delivery man for Canada Dry. In 1969, they...
William Earl Wietfeld
Feb 22, 2015
William Earl Wietfeld Jr., 73 of Harrisville, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born August 24, 1941 to William Sr. and Dorothy (Nalls) Wietfeld in Detroit, he was raised there. Bill served in the United States Marine Corps. After his discharge in 1964, he attended the University of Detroit. On February 24, 1996, he married...
Carole "Toby" Jean Johnston
Feb 18, 2015
Carole J. “Toby” Johnston, 67, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at her home. Born June 8, 1947 to Bruce and Arlene (Haynes) Ferguson in Harrisville, Carole has been a lifelong resident of the area. On October 22, 1966, she married G. Michael Johnston in Harrisville. Carole was a devoted homemaker, who loved to cook and host family...
Robert L. Fink
Feb 18, 2015
Robert L. Fink, 87, of Lincoln, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Tendercare Alpena. Born February 28, 1927 to Ralph and Clara (Braun) Fink in Flint, he was raised there. Bob served in the United States Army in occupied Korea. In 1946, he married Leona Slater Yuill, and moved to her farm on Yuill Road. She preceded him in...
Leslie "Pat" Patrick Reames Jr.
Feb 15, 2015
Leslie Patrick “Pat” Reames Jr., 50, of Mikado, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born January 7, 1965 to Leslie Patrick and Judy (Tait) Reames in Wayne, he was a lifelong resident of Mikado. On September 1, 1984, he married Debra Compton. Pat owned and operated Reames Masonry, and was a member of the Bricklayers...
Barbara Jean Antonides
Feb 13, 2015
Barbara Jean Antonides, 83, of Hubbard Lake, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Born February 2, 1932 to Paul and Bertha (Lutton) Powell in Detroit, she was raised there and in Paducah, Kentucky. On September 10, 1948, she married Everett (Bud) Jay Antonides in Bowling Green Ohio. They were residents of Detroit, and...
Lonnie D. Allen
Jan 23, 2015
Lonnie D. Allen, 64, of Glennie, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at his home. Born November 3, 1950, to Bernard and Donna (Cushion) Allen in Lansing, MI, he was raised there. Lonnie graduated from Lansing Eastern High School in 1968, where he lettered in wrestling. He was a longtime Lansing resident, where he worked at the post office, and...
Wilma F. Oliver
Jan 19, 2015
Wilma F. Oliver age 90 of Lincoln passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at Jamieson Nursing Home, Harrisville. She was born August 14, 1924 in Lincoln to William and Louise (Dodge) Somers. Wilma was a lifelong Lincoln resident and graduated from Oscoda High School in 1942 where she was class valedictorian. On June 3, 1946 she married Norman Oliver. Wilma...
Ethel Mary Rasche
Jan 17, 2015
Our Mom, Ethel Mary LaVigne Rasche, 92, of Black River passed away January 17, 2015. She was born July 25, 1922 in Black River, married at St. Gabriel’s Church and lived in the same home her entire life and was the oldest resident in the village. Mom married Virgil Rasche in 1946 and they operated the general store for 48...
Grace Avalon Rapson
Jan 16, 2015
Grace Avalon (Boyd) Rapson, age 89, of Mikado, died January 16, 2015 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. Grace was born October 20, 1925 in Harper Woods MI, to Lyman and Beulah (Preston) Boyd. She married Lawrence Earl Rapson on October 25, 1941 in Warren, where they were long time residents before retiring to Mikado in 1979. Grace was a...
Wade Hampton Perkins Sr.
Jan 15, 2015
Wade H. Perkins Sr., 78, of Flint, formerly of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Hurley Hospital in Flint. He is survived by four children, Bill (Kim) Fowler of Burton, MI; Wade Perkins Jr of Romulus, MI; Daniel (Louise) Perkins of Flint, MI; and Sherry (George) Zinn of Flint, 11 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren. Mr. Perkins is...
Jay D. Kennedy
Jan 13, 2015
Jay Duane Kennedy, 82 of Greenbush, died January 13, 2015 at his home. He is survived by one son, Scott (Elizabeth) of Pinckney, MI, daughter-in-law Charlene Kennedy of St. Johns, MI, brothers Richard (Sandy) and Fred (Vivian) Kennedy, and three grandsons, Joshua (Shannon), Matthew, and David Kennedy. Memorial service 4:00 P.M. Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Spruce Presbyterian Church, Gillard...
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