Obituaries

Nancy Lou Vinson

Nancy Lou Vinson

Jan 12, 2013

Nancy Lou Vinson, 79, of Harrisville, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born June 4, 1933 to Gus and Marion (Walters) Johnson in Perrysburg, Ohio, she was raised in Toledo. On December 23, 1955, she married Truman Vinson in Toledo. They were residents of Wayne County, MI, until moving to Northeastern Michigan in 1966, and...

Donald Lee Michel

Donald Lee Michel

Jan 9, 2013

Donald L. Michel, 50, of Lincoln (LLWC), passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at his home. Born June 8, 1962 to Charles and Marian (Williams) Michel in Sandusky, Ohio, he was raised there. In 1998 he moved to the Harrisville area, and was a member of the Greenbush Volunteer Fire Department. Don worked with the Alcona County EMS as an...

William Scott MacDonald

William Scott MacDonald

Jan 6, 2013

William Scott MacDonald,58, of Spruce died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at home. He is survived by his mother Ruth (Harry) Rice; sister Susan (Howard) Peston; stepfamily Susan (Bernie) Greenberg, Daniel (Delynn) Rice, John (Anne) Rice, Thomas Rice, David Rice; and several nieces and nephews. There will be a memorial service announced at a later date. Online condolences can be made...

Frederick Alan Karow

Frederick Alan Karow

Jan 4, 2013

Frederick A. Karow, 72 of Oscoda, formerly of Lincoln, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 at his home. Born March 24, 1940 to Elmer and Anna (Magee) Karow in Saginaw, MI, he was raised there. On December 25, 1959, he married Jo Ann Metiva in Saginaw. Fred served in the United States Air Force for 23 years, retiring from Wurtsmith...

Joseph P. Runge

Joseph P. Runge

Dec 24, 2012

Joseph P. Runge, 78, of Barton City, died December 24, 2012 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI. He was born August 2, 1934 in Lake Leelanau, Michigan to Oscar and Janet Runge.Raised in Lake Leelanau he married Beverly Dorff there on December 22, 1960. They were longtime Detroit residents wwhere Joe was a Teamster with the local Dock...

Linton N. Fowler Sr.

Linton N. Fowler Sr.

Dec 22, 2012

Linton N. Fowler, Sr., of Harrisville, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012, after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family at University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. Born May 3, 1956 to Norman and Mabel (Tait) Fowler in Alpena, he was a lifelong resident of Gustin Township. On April 30, 1973, he married Brenda Michaud...

Kenneth J. Arnot

Kenneth J. Arnot

Dec 19, 2012

Kenneth J. Arnot, 81, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at his home. He is survived by his wife Fannie, three children, Randy Arnot; Cynthia Tersigni (Cindy Chase); and Dawn (Jeremy) Napier, seven grandchildren, Tina Smith; Nicole (Billy) Williams; Danielle (Josh) Foster; Andrew (Razma) Tersigni; Sara (Tim) Rothrock; and Alexys and Zachary Napier, five great grandchildren, Liam Williams;...

Henry F. Argyle

Henry F. Argyle

Dec 18, 2012

Henry F. Argyle, 92, of Ossineke, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at The Country House Adult Foster Care in Ossineke. He was born July 30, 1920 in Mikado to Samuel and Sarah (Hayward) Argyle. Henry joined the United States Navy, and served on the USS St. Louis during WWII. On March 5, 1948, he married Marjorie Schultz in Napoleon,...

William T. LaRoche

William T. LaRoche

Dec 17, 2012

William T. LaRoche, 80, of Lincoln, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at his home. Born December 19, 1931 to Ambrose and Anna (Rienke) LaRoche in Alpena, he was raised there. Bill served in the United States Army during the Korean War. On September 18, 1953, he married Grace Barber in Warren where they were longtime residents. Bill worked as...

Herbert E. Murphy

Herbert E. Murphy

Dec 16, 2012

Herbert E. Murphy, 70, of Lincoln, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at his home. Born October 9, 1942 to Herbert and Marion (LaDuke) Murphy in Saginaw, he was raised there. On May 2, 1964, he married Judy Wrathell, in Saginaw, where they resided for many years. Herb worked at Central Foundry for General Motors, until he moved to Lincoln...

James J. Sefernick

James J. Sefernick

Dec 9, 2012

James J. Sefernick, 84, of Alpena, formerly of Spruce, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Tendercare Alpena. He was born May 14, 1928 to Louis and Philomena (Siefker) Sefernick in Flint, MI, where he was raised. Jim was a fire fighter with the Flint Township Fire Department, retiring in 1978 as the Assistant Fire Chief. He was also an...

Carolyn Ann Failla

Carolyn Ann Failla

Dec 9, 2012

Carolyn Ann Failla, 76, of Lincoln (LLWC), passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at her home. Born March 6, 1936 to Edgar and Olive (Jones) Ely in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was raised there. On October 29, 1960, she married Dr. Frank Failla in Indianapolis, and they moved to East Detroit, MI, to be closer to family, and where he joined...

Betty M. MacDonald

Betty M. MacDonald

Dec 7, 2012

Betty M. MacDonald,64, of Alpena, formerly of Harrisville died Friday December 7, 2012 at Tendercare, Alpena. Betty was born April 16, 1948 to Frederick and Ruth (Fox) MacDonald. She lived with her parents, moving to Harrisville from Detroit in 1977. Betty moved to Alpena in 1992. Her father preceded her in death on May 2, 1978 and her mother preceded...

Jon J. Stephenson

Jon J. Stephenson

Dec 4, 2012

Jon J. Stephenson, 73, of Lincoln, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Saginaw St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born in 1938 in Painesville, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from Kent State University and served in the United States Navy. Jon worked as an architect for 44 years in New England and Virginia, designing structures in several...

Marlene L. Corteg

Marlene L. Corteg

Dec 2, 2012

Marlene L. Corteg, 81, of Harrisville, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born October 15, 1931, to Harold and Caroline (Olsen) Hertz in Detroit, MI, she was raised there and in Traverse City. On December 20, 1954, she married Walter Corteg in Angola, IN, and they were residents of Shelby Township for 26 years before...

Esperanza Davila

Esperanza Davila

Dec 1, 2012

Esperanza Davila, 82, of Mikado, died Saturday, December 1, 2012, at home. She was born March 3, 1930 in Crystal City, Texas to Jose and Nikolasa (Castro) Aldape. Raised in Crystal City, she married Fernando Sergio Davila on April 24, 1946. They were long time residents of the Detroit Area, moving to Mikado in 1994. She is survived by her...

Scott Alan Harris

Scott Alan Harris

Nov 29, 2012

Scott Alan Harris, 56, of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012, at Alpena Regional Medical Center. He was born October 7, 1956 in Flint to Ronald and Yvonne (De Serres) Harris. Raised in Fenton and Grand Blanc, he was in the United States Air Force for 15 years, where he served at Wurtsmith A.F.B., Dessert Storm in the Middle...

Helen Margaret Lindke

Helen Margaret Lindke

Nov 28, 2012

Helen M. Lindke, 67, of Harrisville passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at home. She was born April 12, 1945 to Thomas and Teresa (Poland) McDonald in Nelson, New Zealand. She was raised in New Zeeland later moving to Australia. Helen was a citizen of New Zealand, worked for the Australian Department of Defense as a switch board operator, and...

Robert M Huffine

Robert M Huffine

Nov 16, 2012

Robert M. Huffine, 82, of Harrisville, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. Born November 12, 1930 to Charles and Faye (Reynolds) Huffine in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was raised there. He joined the United States Naval Reserves, and then the United States Air Force, where he served in Korea. On May 26, 1956, he married...

Wanda I. Greentree

Wanda I. Greentree

Nov 15, 2012

Wanda I. Greentree, 79, of Ossineke, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012 at The Country House. She is survived by her daughter, Pamela (Marshall) Giles of Santee CA; her son, Timothy (DeLynn) Greentree of Spruce; six grandchildren, Krystal (Jesse), Amber (Chris), Brooke, Eddy, Scott, and Michelle; and nine great grandchildren. Mrs. Greentree is at Gillies Funeral Home in Lincoln, where...