Obituaries
Katherine L. Boyd
Jun 16, 2015
Katherine L. Boyd, 85, of Mikado, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at her home. Born November 4, 1929 to Cleo “Bud” and Anna Matilda (Koch) King in Detroit, MI, she was raised in Centerline MI. On April 15, 1948, she married L. Franklin Boyd in Baseline, MI, and they were residents of VanDyke (now Warren) MI. Katherine worked as...
Arthur V. Somers
Jun 11, 2015
Arthur V. Somers, 100, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his home. Born February 10, 1915 to Percival and Mary Ellen (Cook) Somers in Haynes Township, MI, he was raised there. He attended Alpena County Normal, and taught at the Pyne School from 1934 until 1935. In 1940, he graduated from Michigan State...
R. Sylvia Michaud
Jun 11, 2015
R. Sylvia Michaud, 80, of Mikado, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015 at St. Mary’s of Saginaw. Born April 13, 1935 to D.C. and Ruby (Haywood) Pitts in Charleston South Carolina, she was raised there. On April 3, 1951, she married Lloyd Michaud in Charleston. His career in the U.S. Navy allowed them to live in many parts of the...
Lowell Thomas Miller
Jun 7, 2015
Lowell Thomas Miller, 74, of Harrisville, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015, at his home. Born October 20, 1940 to William Henry and Beulah Evelyn (Woodcock) Miller in Oriskany Falls, NY, he was raised in Jackson, MI. He served in the U.S. Army. On July 28, 1967, he married Dianna Worden in Brooklyn, MI, where they were longtime residents. Lowell...
J. Thomas Carroll Jr.
Jun 1, 2015
J. Thomas Carroll Jr., 72, of Harrisville, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born September 20, 1942 to James Thomas and Lois (Waite) Carroll in Detroit, he was raised there. On August 27, 1966, he married Diane LePlae in Grosse Pointe Woods, and they were residents of Detroit. Tom worked for the U.S. Department of...
David A. Peterson
May 31, 2015
David A. Peterson, 91, of Boca Raton, Fla., formerly of Harrisville, died on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at his home. He was born July 22, 1923 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Nels and Olga (Natwick) Peterson. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from January 1943 to September 1945. He served with the First Special Service Force...
Marjorie F. Cordes
May 30, 2015
Marjorie F. Cordes, 48, of Ossineke, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born July 21, 1966 to William and Marjorie (Jones) Bevens, in Alpena, she was a life long resident of the area, spending most of her life in Barton City. She loved the out of doors, especially fishing, and spending time on the lake....
Gwen Cox
May 24, 2015
Gwen Cox went to meet her heavenly Mother on May 24, 2015. She leaves Richard, loving husband of 50years. Her pride was her Sons, Andy(Naomi) of Harrisville, Steve(Christine) of Sterling Heights, and Aaron(Jacki) of Ortonville. She is also survived by three brothers Roy Ranck(Kathy), Jerry Ranck(Doreen), and John Ranck(Val), and one sister Janet Haggert. Two step-children Laura (Jeff) and Lloyd...
Lee Francis Herrera
May 24, 2015
Lee Francis Herrera, 69, of Stillwater, OK, formerly of Oscoda, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Stillwater Medical Center. Born June 5, 1945 to Merton and Phoebe (Miller) Shales in Detroit, MI, she was raised in New Boston, MI. On January 15, 1977, she married Miguel Herrera in Pinconning, where they resided for a short time before moving to...
Marie B. Franklin
May 22, 2015
Marie B. Franklin, 75, of Lincoln, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 at her home. Born September 20, 1939, to Fredrick and Marion (Greenfield) Sharboneau in Alcona County, she was a lifelong resident of the area. On July 6, 1957, she married Robert Franklin. Marie drove bus for the Alcona Community School system, and retired after 30 years. She enjoyed...
Richard J. Blaszak
May 22, 2015
Richard J. Blaszak, 70, of Harrisville, died Friday, May 22, 2015 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born May 4, 1945 to Carl and Mary (Rojek) Blaszak in Detroit, MI, he was raised there. On October 14, 1967, he married Rose Domenick in Warren, and they were residents of East Detroit before moving to Warren. Richard worked in parts distribution for...
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...
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...
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