Obituaries

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...

Helen Lucille Wodowski

Helen Lucille Wodowski

Feb 20, 2013

Helen L. Wodowski, 92, of Black River, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Lincoln Haven Nursing Home. Born June 19, 1920 to Earl and Agnes (Burgess) Burdette in Pontiac, MI, she was raised there. In 1975, she moved to Harrisville. On June 28, 1980, she married Adam Wodowski, and they were residents of Black River. He preceded her in...

Barbara Jean Cessna

Barbara Jean Cessna

Feb 18, 2013

Barbara Jean Cessna, 53, of Beaverton, Oregon passed away Monday, February 18, 2013 at her home. She was born December 26, 1959 to Ronald L. and Shelvy J. (Custer) Cessna at Lockbourne AFB in Columbus Ohio. An Air Force Dependant, she traveled extensively and attended school in various places. In 1977, she graduated from Oscoda High School in Michigan. Barb...

Gerald Lee Wells

Gerald Lee Wells

Feb 2, 2013

Gerald Lee “Jerry” Wells, “Poker Joe”, 71, of Harrisville, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw. Born June 11, 1941, to Charles and Bernice (Howell) Wells in Oxford, MI, he was raised in Leonard MI. Jerry served in the United States Navy. He was a longtime resident of the Standish area, and...

R. Denny McLaughlin

R. Denny McLaughlin

Jan 30, 2013

R. Denny McLaughlin, 72 of Lincoln, (LLWC), passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at his home. Born June 4, 1940, to Charles and Eileen (Schell) McLaughlin in Pontiac, MI, he was raised in Berkley. A longtime resident of Clinton Township, Denny was a member of the Asbestos Workers Union Local 25, retiring after 35 years. He was a member of...

Siegfried Rimatzki

Siegfried Rimatzki

Jan 28, 2013

Siegfried (Sid) Rimatzki age 72 of Spruce passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 near his home at Hubbard Lake. He was born October 3, 1940 in Germany to Jacob and Lydia (Krebbs) Rimatzki. In 1952 he emigrated to the U.S. with his family to North Dakota. On June 4, 1960, he married Sharon Sefernick in Southfield. They were Southfield residents...

Una M. Mikazes

Una M. Mikazes

Jan 26, 2013

Una Marjorie Merkel Mikazes, 75, of Mikado, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013, at her home. Born February 25, 1937, to Leo and Melissa (Nevin) Merkel in Mikado, she was a lifelong resident. Una married Alfred S. “Mike” Mikazes on June 21, 1962. A devoted homemaker, she enjoyed farming and canning. She especially enjoyed cooking, and worked for many years...

Marion Kahn Mills

Marion Kahn Mills

Jan 21, 2013

Marion Kahn Mills died on the evening of January 21st at Lincoln Haven Nursing Home, where she had been a resident for the past three years. Born on 12/13/14 in Mikado, Michigan, Marion was the youngest of ten children born to Joseph and Hannah (Lowenberg) Kahn. Marion graduated from Oscoda High School in 1933. She worked in a variety of...

Mary Zrolka

Mary Zrolka

Jan 16, 2013

Mary Bylo Zrolka passed away January 16, 2013 at Rolling Acres Adult Foster Care Home in Ossineke, MI at the age of 99. She was born to Michael and Anna Bylo on January 1, 1914 in East St. Louis, Illinois. Mary married Nicholas Zrolka on September 21, 1940 at Sts. Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Church in Detroit, where they...

Shirley Anne Gibbs

Shirley Anne Gibbs

Jan 15, 2013

Shirley Anne Gibbs, 59, of Hubbard Lake, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at her home. She is survived by her daughter; Lisa Gibbs of Hubbard Lake, stepson, Gary Gibbs of Midland, three brothers, three sisters, and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Gibbs is at Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln, where friends may call on Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 11:00...