Obituaries

Anne C. Moore

Anne C. Moore

Dec 23, 2011

Anne C. Moore age 88 of Harrisville died Friday, December 23, 2011 at home. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 10:00 A.M... at St. Anne Catholic Church, Harrisville Mass will follow at 11:00 A.M..., Rev. Robert Bissott will officiate. Burial will be in St. Anne Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled through Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln.

Charles A. Thomas

Charles A. Thomas

Dec 16, 2011

Charles A. Thomas,70, of Spruce, died December 16, 2011 at home. He was born April 4, 1941 in Sunbury Pa to Richard and Sarah (Conrad) Thomas. Raised in Pennsylvania and Wayne, he married Suzanne Clark in 1961. They were longltime residents of Plymouth, moving to Spruce in 2003. He was the former owner of Wayland Foods of Wayne and was...

Mary Lee Dearing

Mary Lee Dearing

Dec 15, 2011

Mary Lee Dearing age 78 of Glennie died Thursday, December 15, 2011 at home. She was born October 19, 1933 to Ernest and Athleen (Burgess) Schwerin in Ann Arbor. Raised in Royal Oak she was a long time resident there later moving to Hazel Park and in 2007 moving to Glennie. Mary Lee married John (Jack) Dearing in 1954. He...

Irven P. Ward

Irven P. Ward

Dec 7, 2011

Irven P. Ward, 73, of Mikado, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Tawas St. Joseph Hospital. Born September 17, 1938, to Harry and Blanche (Morrison) Ward in Alcona County, he was raised here. On June 8, 1957, he married Verda Fowler in Kilmaster. They were residents of Flint while Irwen worked for General Motors. He retired after 31 years...

Leon R. London

Leon R. London

Dec 7, 2011

Leon Richard London, 80, of Mikado, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at his home. Born November 17, 1931 to James and Dora (Trowbridge) London, in Standwood, Michigan, he was raised there. On January 14, 1956, he married Ruth Westra in Kalamazoo, where they were residents until moving to Mikado in 1979. Leon was proud of his service in the...

Irwin "Hank" Thompson

Irwin "Hank" Thompson

Dec 7, 2011

Irwin “Hank” Thompson, 68, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born January 26, 1943 to Fred and Ionia (Clark) Thompson in Mikado, he was a lifelong resident of Alcona County. Hank served in the United States Navy from 1962 to 1966. He worked as a maintenance foreman for RPI. He enjoyed all things...

Anne Bridgitte Downs

Anne Bridgitte Downs

Dec 4, 2011

Dec. 4, 2011, 85, at her home. Born Nov. 26, 1926 in Detoit; she was the daughter of Peter and Irene Ross. Beloved wife of the late Maurice; loving mother of Tim Downs and Mary (Lee) Kitzman, dear grandmother of Shannon Downs, fond sister of the late Peter, Danny, Bobby, and Tommy Ross, and Mary Louise Bock, dear aunt to...

Bobbie Jo Lynn Cox

Bobbie Jo Lynn Cox

Dec 4, 2011

Bobbie Jo Cox, infant daughter of Annie Cox passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Tawas St. Joseph Hospital. She is survived by her mother, Annie Cox and her grandparents; Joe and Kim Cox of Mikado. Her family will receive friends on Thursday, December 8, from 11 am until the funeral service at 1 pm at Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln.

Robert F. Dickinson

Robert F. Dickinson

Nov 29, 2011

Robert F. Dickinson, 91, of Lincoln Michigan (Lost Lake Woods) passed away on Tuesday November 29 at Lincoln Haven Nursing Home. He was born to Ernest and Emma (Faist) Dickinson on July 15,1920 in Jackson, Michigan. He graduated from Stockbridge High school and went on to earn a BA degree from Alma College and an MBA from the University of...

Edward Barker

Edward Barker

Nov 28, 2011

Edward Barker, 88, of Harrisville died Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehab Community. He is survived by three Daughters; Stella (Chuck) Silverest of Forsythe MO, Mae Ann Barker of Auburn Hills and Barbara Singer of Flint, two sons; Larry (Geraldine) Barker of Mio and Jerry (Betty) Barker of Lake Orion; 16 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren...

Albert Detloff

Albert Detloff

Nov 27, 2011

Albert Detloff, 64, of Spruce passed away early November 27, 2011 at his home with his faithful companion “Frenchy” by his side. He was born to the Albert and Beatrice (Arczyinski) Detloff on February 20, 1947 in Detroit. He was raised in the suburbs surrounding the Detroit area. On November 19, 1977 he was united in marriage to Barbara J....

Richard Reames

Richard Reames

Nov 25, 2011

Richard Alan Reames, age 54 of Spruce, died Friday, November 25, 2011 at Lincoln Haven Health and Rehab Community in Lincoln. He was born March 24, 1957 in Harrisville to Robert and Genevieve (Waszkiewicz) in Harrisville. Raised in Mikado, he graduated from Oscoda High School in 1975. Richard was a licensed building contractor; he lived in Barton City, moving to...

Eddie E. Thompson

Eddie E. Thompson

Nov 23, 2011

Eddie E. Thompson, 78, of Mikado, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born May 10, 1933, to Fred A. and Ionia (Clark) Thompson in Mikado, he was raised there. Eddie served in the United States Army, and worked for General Motors. He retired to Mikado after 29 years with GM. Eddie enjoyed hunting and fishing,...

Robert James Milligan

Robert James Milligan

Nov 17, 2011

Robert James Milligan, 61, of Harrisville died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at home. He was born September 19, 1950 in Alpena to Robert and Illa (Hough) Milligan. He was raised in Lincoln and graduated from Alcona High School in 1968. Robert joined the Us Air Force in 1969. While in the Air Force he served in the Vietnam War as...

Wm. Leonard Broadwood

Wm. Leonard Broadwood

Nov 12, 2011

Wm. Leonard Broadwood, 94, of Harrisville, passed away Saturday November 12, 2011 at Jamieson Nursing Home. Born August 4, 1917 to Albert and Mary (Emerick) Broadwood, in Flint, he was a lifelong resident of Alcona County. On October 5, 1946, he married Mary Vukovich, and they owned and operated a farm. She preceded him in death on March 14, 2003....

Gayle E. Simmons

Gayle E. Simmons

Nov 7, 2011

Gayle E. Simmons, 68, died peacefully at home on November 7, 2011. Her parents were the late Robert E. and Helen (Gavluk) Pentland of Marysville, MI. She is survived by her husband; Richard Simmons of Mikado, three sons; Michael of Chesapeake, VA, Mark of Virginia Beach, VA, Tom (Beth) of Temperance MI, and one daughter; Tami (Mark) Pezel of Wiesbaden,...

Robert "Fuzz" Donakowski

Robert "Fuzz" Donakowski

Nov 6, 2011

Robert “Fuzz” Donakowski, 66, of Black River, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born March 24, 1945 to Anthony and Ursula (Buza) Donakowski in Alpena, he was raised there. Robert served in the US Army in Vietnam. He worked for A/C Spark Plug in Flint for 32 years. On December 18, 1982, he married Sherry...

Mary Jane Hopper

Mary Jane Hopper

Nov 5, 2011

Mary Jane (Jarman) Hopper passed away Saturday, November 5th, 2011. A lifelong Episcopalian she was born in Detroit, June 18, 1927 to Ernest “Burt” and Ivy (Fullford) Jarman. She attended Grace Hospital School of Nursing as a member of the United States Cadet Nursing Corp graduating in 1948. She married Theodore Alan Hopper on May 14, 1949; he preceded her...

Robert "Bob" C. High

Robert "Bob" C. High

Nov 5, 2011

Robert C. “Bob” High, 53, of Lincoln, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011 at his home. He is survived by his parents Maurice and Mary High of Lincoln, his sister; Linda Burke of Omaha NE, and two nephews Warren and Brian Burke of Omaha NE. Private Services have been held. Cremation arrangements were handled through Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln.

Robert Ferguson

Robert Ferguson

Nov 3, 2011

Born April 21, 1944 in Harrisville, MI and died Nov. 3, 2011, in the emergency room at Alpena Regional Medical Center of heart failure. He had been in bad health for some time. Bob was the son of Hubert Hale Ferguson and Mary Mackenzie Ferguson. Bob was raised with his mother Mary in the home of his grandparents George G....

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