Obituaries

Milton H. Anderson

Milton H. Anderson

Apr 4, 2011

Milton H. Anderson, 74, of Harrisville, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at his home. Born August 5, 1936 to Milton and Myrtle (Howick) Anderson in Alpena, he has been a Harrisville resident for most of his life. Milton worked at the US Post Office as a janitor, and at the Alco Theatre as a projectionist. Milton is survived by...

Cora E. LaValle

Cora E. LaValle

Apr 4, 2011

Cora E. LaValle, 78, of Lincoln, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at her home. Born on March 14, 1933 to Doc and Leona Brown in Oak Grove, LA, she was raised in Louisiana and Texas. In 1965, she moved to Michigan, and in 1992 she moved to Lincoln. Cora was a devoted homemaker, and will be remembered as a...

Maureen A. Stover

Maureen A. Stover

Apr 2, 2011

Maureen A. Stover, 80, of Lincoln (LLWC) passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Born August 19, 1930, to Willard and Ella (Wilson) Crain in Grosse Pointe, MI, she was raised there. On October 2, 1954, she married Willard “Bill” Stover in Detroit, where they resided. They lived in Florida and Canton, before 1992,...

Lena Mae McIntyre

Lena Mae McIntyre

Mar 23, 2011

Lena M. McIntyre, 94, of Southfield, formerly of Lincoln, passed away March 23, 2011 at home. She is survived by her daughter; Shirley Rheubottom, two sons; William (Nancy) and John (Kathleen) McIntyre, five grandchildren; Ann Painter, and William, Douglas, Kelly, and Jamie McIntyre, four great grandchildren; Benjamin, Kendall, and Nicholas McIntyre, and Thomas Painter, and one sister; Georgina Nelson. Mrs....

John Edward Carnahan

John Edward Carnahan

Mar 20, 2011

John E. Carnahan, 73, of Black River, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. Born November 28, 1937, to Malcolm and Pauline (Lass) Carnahan in Black River, MI he was raised there. John served in the United States Air Force, and worked as a Machinist. In 1998, he retired to Black River, where he enjoyed...

David L. Gregory

David L. Gregory

Mar 15, 2011

David L. “Butch” Gregory passed away on March 15, 2011 at age 73 at Alpena Regional Medical Center from Metastatic Esophageal Cancer. He was born November 28, 1937 in Dexter, Michigan, to the late James Albert and Clara (Cushing) Gregory. Butch lived in Dexter the first 61 years of his life and retired from Detroit Edison after 42 years of...

Loren Luther

Loren Luther

Mar 13, 2011

Loren S. Luther of Harrisville (Kilmaster), Michigan age 80, passed away Sunday, March 13,2011 at home. He was born on July 30, 1930 to Ora and Ida(Dunlap) Luther in Bad Axe, MI where he was raised. He enlisted in the US Army and served for 10 years. He married Betty Jean (Davis) on September 15, 1962 in West Branch. Loren...

Laurence Travis

Laurence Travis

Mar 10, 2011

Laurence Travis, 91, Mikado, died Thursday March 10, 2011 at home. He was born November 11, 1919 in Mikado to Edgar and Lillian (Dickinson) Travis. He served in the Army in WWII, where he served in the European Theatre. He married Twila Fernsemer on September 22, 1942. A lifelong resident of Mikado, he was a member of the calvary Baptist...

Elizabeth J. Beebe

Elizabeth J. Beebe

Mar 7, 2011

Elizabeth J. Beebe, 90, of Lincoln, passed away March 7, 2011 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. Born August 23, 1920 to Karl and Elizabeth (Kunkel) Zoll in Danzig, Germany, she has been a Lincoln resident since 1978. On July 2, 1941, she married Allen Beebe, and he preceded her in death on November 2, 1978. She was a member...

Ralph Moore

Ralph Moore

Mar 7, 2011

Ralph Moore, 85, died Monday evening at his home in Harrisville. Moore is survived by his wife, Anne, and four nephews, Hugh MacMaster (Barbara), Dr, John MacMaster, (Dr. Jacqueline Fitzgerald), Brian MacMaster (Karen), and Don MacMaster (Dr. Tina Rossi). He was preceded in death by his father David, mother Reba, stepmother Madeline, and sister Gweneth. Born March 13, 1925, Ralph...

Florence Marie Laatz

Florence Marie Laatz

Mar 6, 2011

LAATZ, Florence Marie (nee Ciuzicki), March 6, 2011 Beloved wife of Arthur, Dearest mother of Gordon (Christine), Erik (Lisa), grandmother of Cassidy Laatz, Zachary and Erica Thomas. Loving sister of Frances (Jean Jules) Catelier, Sr. Mary Dominic CSSF and Rose (Frank) Pinazza. Preceded in death by parents Dominick & Bernice Ciuzicki, brothers Bernard & Leonard Ciuzicki and sister Rita Gnolek....

Thomas "Shorty" Palmer

Thomas "Shorty" Palmer

Mar 6, 2011

Thomas “Shorty” Palmer, 60, of Harrisville, passed away March 6, 2011 at home. Born September 28, 1950 to William and Dorothy (Sihler) Palmer in Detroit, he has been a resident of Harrisville for the past 40 years. Shorty was a welder at Kalitta Air of Oscoda. He loved motorcycles and had worked on the most of his life. He is...

Wesley Keyser

Wesley Keyser

Mar 2, 2011

Wesley Edward Keyser, 84, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at his home. Born August 20, 1926 to Earl and Cecil (Mund) Keyser in Bay City, he was raised there. On March 2, 1947 he married Shirley Bins, and they resided in Bay City, and Mio then moved to Harrisville in 1969. Wesley worked for Consumers Power as...

Bonnie L. Merritt

Bonnie L. Merritt

Feb 23, 2011

Bonnie L. Merritt, 67, of Mikado died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at home. Born August 20, 1943 to Elmer and Rena (Joralemon) Vinson in Troy, PA, she was raised there. In 1966, she moved to Southeastern Michigan, and began a career with General Motors. On April 26, 1968, she married Merle Merritt in Ypsilanti. They retired to Mikado in 2006....

Ethel M. Dellar

Ethel M. Dellar

Feb 23, 2011

Ethel M. Dellar, 91, Harrisville died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at home. Born January 17, 1920, to John and Martha (Rich) Dunn in Harrisville, she was a lifelong resident. On April 4, 1937, she married Maurice Dellar, and they owned and operated a farm. Maurice preceded her in death on August 24, 1999. Mrs. Dellar is survived by her daughter,...

Thomas M. Tivy

Thomas M. Tivy

Feb 23, 2011

Thomas M. Tivy, age 75 of Harrisville died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at home. He was born June 13, 1935 in Detroit to Stanley Elton and Norma Jean (Mitchell) Tivy. He was raised in Detroit and married Barbara Jean Barry on September 4, 1954. He was a manufacturing engineer for Rockwell International. A Harrisville resident since 1996, he had lived...

Douglas R. Olson

Douglas R. Olson

Feb 22, 2011

Douglas R. Olson, 53, of Traverse City, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at home. He was born April 27, 1957 in Detroit. Raised in Detroit and Spruce, he was a chef and had been employed by the Grand Traverse Resort. He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and cooking. He is survived by his parents, Boyden and Arlene (Timm) Olson of...

Andrew Kowalski

Andrew Kowalski

Feb 18, 2011

Andrew Stephan Kowalski, of Harrisville, passed away Friday, February 18, 2011 at his residence. Born April 28, 1920, to Stephan and Helen (Frankow) Kowalski in Detroit, Michigan, he was raised there. Mr. Kowalski was a WWII Army Veteran serving in the American Theater and European African Middle East Theater from 1942 to 1945. In 1947 he married Ruth Elsie (Kelker)...

Gloria Mae Lee

Gloria Mae Lee

Feb 7, 2011

Gloria Mae Lee, 81, of Greenbush, passed away February 7, 2011 at Saginaw St. Mary’s Hospital. Born October 22, 1929, to Charles and Lee Amanda (Babcock) Scheel in Ontario, Canada, she was raised in St. Clair Shores, MI. On May 7, 1949, she married Charlton Lee in St. Clair Shores, where they resided until moving to Oscoda, and retiring to...

Sophia Reno

Sophia Reno

Jan 31, 2011

P.O.Box 148 Lincoln,MI 48742 Sophia Reno,74,Barton City, died Monday, January 31, 2011 at home. She was born October 23, 1936 in Detroit to Joseph and Frances Sharba. Raised in Dearborn and a longtime resident there she moved to Barton City in 1971. Sophia was a longtime beautician in Lincoln. She was a member of the Auxiliary to the Barton City...