Obituaries

Hugh Gerald Hodges, Jr.

Hugh Gerald Hodges, Jr.

May 21, 2013

Hugh Gerald Hodges Jr., 83, of Oscoda, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at his home, with his family present. Born in Vidor, Texas he moved to Clinton Twp. Mi., after serving in the USAF as a jet mechanic, where he worked as a Fireman for Clinton Twp Fire Dept until his retirement, at the rank of Sergeant, after which...

Catherine Sue Dettling

Catherine Sue Dettling

May 19, 2013

Catherine “Cathy” Sue Dettling, 50, of Black River, died on Sunday May 19, 2013 at home. She was born July 13, 1962 in Ann Arbor, Mich. to Charles and Janet (MacDougall) Dettling. She was raised in Manchester, Mich. and moved to Alcona County in 1987. She was a member of the Alcona Township Fire Department for 23 years. She held...

Dorothy Williams Crosby

Dorothy Williams Crosby

May 17, 2013

Dorothy Williams Crosby, 85 of Jesup, Ga. and Brighton, Mich. died Thursday, March 21, 2013 in the Golden Living Center. She had lived in Wayne County the past 8 years and was the widow of Herbert Crosby. Her daughter, Diane Burnsed also preceded her in death. Dorothy is survived by three daughters, Linda Royce of Lake Linden, MI, Bonnie Crosby...

Robert Harry Shepherd

Robert Harry Shepherd

May 17, 2013

Robert H. Shepherd, 87, of Harrisville, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born June 14, 1925 to Harry John and Helen Angeline (Walton) Shepherd in Flint, he was raised in Beaverton. Bob served in the Navy Air Corps during WWII. On October 21, 1949, he married Mary Anne Ouimette in Flint. They were residents of...

Laura Jean Gray

Laura Jean Gray

May 10, 2013

Laura Jean Gray, 87, of Barton City, died Friday, May 10, 2013 at her home. She is survived by two daughters, Deborah Gray of Barton City and Pamela (William) Jenney of New Bedford, MA, one son, Jon (Elizabeth) Gray of Gaylord, seven grandchildren, and one sister, Beverly Warner of Oscoda. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 15 from 12 noon until...

Rosemary Lyn Treinen

Rosemary Lyn Treinen

May 9, 2013

Rosemary L. Treinen, 56, of Alpena, died May 9, 2013 in Alpena. She is survived by her husband, Daniel J. Treinen of Hubbard Lake, four daughters, Lisa (Henry) Ogiemwonyi of Sterling Heights, Cris (Matt) Miller of East Jordan, Kathryn Treinen and Nicole Treinen both of Hubbard Lake, four sons, John (Jamie) of Alpena, David of Troy, Mark (Lisa Segorski) of...

Pamela D. Garland

Pamela D. Garland

Apr 22, 2013

Pamela D. (Oncina) Garland, 68, of Oscoda, formerly of Harrisville, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Born March 16, 1945 to Herschel and Jean (Henderson) Thompson in Highland Park, MI, she was raised in Hazel Park. In 1982, she moved to Harrisville, where she owned and operated the Top Stop restaurant until 2000....

Ruth Isabel Kahn

Ruth Isabel Kahn

Apr 19, 2013

Ruth Isabel Mills Kahn, 92, died peacefully at Alpena Regional Medical Center on Friday, April 19th 2013.   Ruth was born August 25th, 1920 in Harrisville, Michigan to Charles and Elsa (Peterson) Mills.   She graduated from Alpena High School in 1938.  Ruth married Wellington (Bill) Kahn in 1941.  After more than 50 years of marriage, Bill preceded her in death in...

Lloyd Ranger

Lloyd Ranger

Apr 4, 2013

Lloyd Ranger, age 84 of Harrisville died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. He was born March 14, 1929 in Alpena to Nickolas and Helen (Lessard) Ranger. Raised in Hawes Township, he married Edna Struthers on April 23, 1955. Lloyd served in the US Army from 1946 until 1949 where he was stationed in Germany....

Walter Charles Brandt, Jr.

Walter Charles Brandt, Jr.

Mar 29, 2013

Walter Charles Brandt, Jr., 54, of Greenbush died Friday, March 29, 2013 at home. He was born October 25, 1958 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan to Walter Charles and Donna Marie (Brown) Brandt. He was raised in Harrisville, graduating from Alcona High School in 1977. On June 21, 1991 he married Theresa White. They have been residents of Greenbush since 2006....

Ronald Raymond Beyer

Ronald Raymond Beyer

Mar 27, 2013

Ronald Beyer, 72, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in Hudson, Florida. Born August 27, 1940 to Roman and Gertrude (Wyzorski) Beyer in Detroit, he was raised in the Detroit area. On July 15, 1957, he married Sandra Jaffe, and they were residents of Wayne, MI. He was a member of the Teamsters, Local #337. Ron loved to...

Eunice Dorrell

Eunice Dorrell

Mar 26, 2013

Eunice Nelson Dorrell, 88, of Spruce, MI, formerly of Stockton CA, passed away Tuesday, March 26, at home. Born December 9, 1924 to Clarence and Bertha (Witt) Nelson in Japton, Arkansas, she was raised there. She married Carl Edward Dorrell in 1948, and they were longtime residents of Stockton CA. He preceded her in death in 1992. Eunice was a...

Beverly Jean Phillips

Beverly Jean Phillips

Mar 20, 2013

Beverly Jean Phillips, 81, of Oscoda, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at her home. Born January 24, 1932, to Lloyd and Leafa (Fuller) Lippert in Alma, MI, she was raised there. On January 17, 1953, she married Vincent G. Phillips in Angola, Indiana. They were residents of Mt. Pleasant until moving to the Detroit area in 1958. Beverly was...

Mary Pearl McInerny

Mary Pearl McInerny

Mar 19, 2013

Mary Pearl McInerny, 78, of Hubbard Lake, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital of Petoskey. She was born May 9, 1934 to Earl F. and Emma L. (McCall) Pierce, in Spruce where she was raised. Mary was a Hubbard Lake resident most of her life. She was a member of the William Moore Post 6754 V.F.W....

Mildred "Mickey" B. Redlawsk

Mildred "Mickey" B. Redlawsk

Mar 13, 2013

Mildred B. (Mickey) Redlawsk, 88, of Barton City, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at home. She was born Mildred Jackson on June 29, 1924 in Mt. Clemens. Raised in Mt. Clemens, she married Arnold Redlawsk on June 6, 1942. They moved to Hubbard Lake from Mt. Clemens in 1953. They owned the Pleasure Grove Resort and Store of Hubbard Lake...

Chester Kerridge

Chester Kerridge

Mar 11, 2013

Chester Kerridge Jr.,82,of Barton City, formerly of Flint, passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 at his home. Born August 5, 1930 to Chester and Julia (Snyder) Kerridge Sr. in Garnet, MI, he was raised there. On June 30, 1951, he married Doris Mooney in Newberry, MI, and they were longtime residents of Flint. Chester worked as a glass glazier for...

Kenneth L. Kraft

Kenneth L. Kraft

Mar 10, 2013

Kenneth L. Kraft, 48, of Ossineke, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Alpena Regional Medical Center. He was born October 23, 1964 in Trenton to Louis J. and Sharon (Fettes) Kraft. He lived in Ossineke most of His life. Kenneth graduated from Alpena High School and most recently had been employed at Kalitta Air in aircraft maintenance. He is...

Alex MacNeill

Alex MacNeill

Mar 6, 2013

R. Alex MacNeill, 64, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. He was born September 13, 1948 to Roy and Vivian “Sis” (Richmond) MacNeill in Colon, MI. Alex owned and operated R.A.M. Excavation in Clawson MI for many years before retiring in 2006. He enjoyed all types of racing, especially drag racing. He enjoyed...

Jerome P. Sanborn

Jerome P. Sanborn

Mar 4, 2013

Jerome P. Sanborn,96, of Barton City and Mesquite TX. died Monday March 4, 2013 in Mesquite. He was born May 8, 1916 in Hawes Township to Charles A. and Golda (Crawford) Sanborn. Raised in Barton City, he served as a paratrooper in WWII. Jerome married Jean L. Nettleton of Royal Oak in 1939. They are survived by three children, Charles(Priscilla)Georgetown...

Wesley McCulloch

Wesley McCulloch

Feb 22, 2013

Wesley McCulloch 92, of Alpena, formerly of Lincoln, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 at Tendercare Green View in Alpena. He is survived by his wife Maria(Mary), four daughters, Bonnie (Ray) Maciak of Indiantown FL, Marlene McCulloch of Alpena, Robin (Dale) Salisbury of Phoeniz AZ, and Candy McCulloch of West Palm Beach, Fl, one son, Garry (Stephanie) McCulloch of Sarasota...

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