Obituaries
Marlene Ann Champagne
Oct 27, 2009
Marlene Ann Champagne, 70, of Harrisville, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Born January 6, 1939, to Clarence and Clara (LaParl) Zenker, in Lansing MI, she was raised in Fairview MI. She graduated from Fairview High School in 1958. On September 20, 1958, she married Roy Champagne in Barton City, where she lived most of her life. She was a...
John M. McGarry
Oct 27, 2009
John M. McGarry, 85, of Greenbush, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at Tawas St. Joseph Hospital. Born October 12, 1924 to Peter and Winifred (Regan) McGarry in Providence, Rhode Island, he was raised there. In 1942, John joined the United States Navy, and served aboard the USS Tarawa, in the Atlantic Theatre during World War II. In 1947, he...
Salvatore J. Lalumia
Oct 22, 2009
Salvatore J. Lalumia, “Big Sal”, 66 of Curtisville, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2009 at his home. Born October 23, 1942 to Mansueto and Frances (Freno) Lalumia in Detroit, he was raised there. Sal was self employed as a general contractor, and also enjoyed work as a skilled hand craftsman. In 2000, he moved to Curtisville, where he was an...
Everett M. Schram
Oct 21, 2009
Everett. M. Schram,80,Lincoln,died Wednesday,October 21, 2009 at Lincoln Haven Health Care and Rehab Community. Born Feb.5, 1929 in Lincoln to Earl and Theresa (Burge) Schram, Everett was a lifelong resident. He married Violet Jean Valade on July 2, 1949. She preceded him in death June 14, 1990. He worked for the Alcona County Road Commission for 44 years as a...
Paul L. Baxter
Oct 21, 2009
Paul L. Baxter, 59, of Harrisville died Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Alpena Medical Regional Medical Center. Paul is survived by two daughters, Carol (Seth Oldford) Baxter of Holland Twp. NJ and Lara (Allen Fishman) Baxter of Flemington NJ, his mother; Rose Law of Harrisville, three grandchildren, Sadie Disbrow, Jacob Fishman and Gianna Ferrari, one sister; Bonnie (Bob) Kennedy of...
George W. Sweet
Oct 21, 2009
George W. Sweet, 96, of Glennie, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at his home. Born April 10, 1913, to Levi and Lucy (Hayes) Sweet in Sanilac MI, he has been a Glennie resident since the age of two. On May 13, 1934, he married Dorene Dafoe in Glennie, where they owned and operated a farm. George also worked in...
Andrew Shaun McNichols Sr
Oct 11, 2009
Andrew S. McNichols Sr,49, of Curran died Sunday,October 11, 2009 at his home. Born August 19, 1960 in Chicago to Daniel and Rosemary (Oehm)McNichols, he was raised in Morton Grove IL.. Andrew was a member of the Society of American Foresters and had been employed as a forest consultant. He moved to Harrisville from Mississippi in 2003 and the moved...
Donna Elizabeth Hoffman
Oct 8, 2009
Donna E. Hoffman, 69, of Mikado died Thursday, October 8, 2009 at home. She was born April 13, 1940 in Detroit to Floyd and Stella (Szarejko) Aselstyne. On September 1, 1962, she married Frederick Hoffman in Newport, Michigan. They were residents of Newport and Oklahoma before moving to Mikado in 1973. Donna was employed by the United States Postal Service,...
Irwin E. Sweet
Oct 6, 2009
Irwin Eugene Sweet, age 91, of Mikado, MI passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on October 6th, 2009 at his home in Mikado, MI. He was born on March 25th, 1918 to the late Leslie and Pearl Sweet in Saginaw, MI. Irwin married the love of his life Bernita Rose London on December 10th, 1938 in Harrisville, MI. They...
Harry E. Andrews Jr.
Oct 5, 2009
Harry E. Andrews Jr,79, of Oscoda, died Monday, October 5, 2009 at home. He was born July 31, 1930 in Toledo to Harry and Sophie (Thut) Andrews. Harry spent most of his life in Mikado, he served in the Army in Korea during the Korean conflict. He was employed by Rolled Products of Oscoda and Starboard Industries of Tawas City....
Robert J. Durand
Oct 1, 2009
Robert J. Durand, 70, of Harrisville, died Thursday, October , 1, 2009 at the Lakeview Manor Healthcare Center in Tawas City. Robert was born December 27, 1938 in Livonia to John N. and Anna (Boehmer) Durand. He married Jacqulene Ann Jones on December 31, 1957 and served in the US Army from 1957 until 1959. They were long time Garden...
Mabel M. Larson
Sep 27, 2009
Mabel M. Larson, 93, of Spruce, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2009 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born September 22, 1916 in Bad Axe, MI, she was raised in Barton City. On January 2, 1933, she married Carl Larson in Harrisville, and they were residents of Spruce. Carl preceded her in death on May 5, 1980. Mabel was a devoted...
Leigh Langenburg
Sep 27, 2009
Leigh Langenburg died Sunday, September 27, 2009 at his home in Black River. He was born August 12, 1926 in Argyle, Michigan to George and Valerie (Cregeur) Langenburg and was one of eleven children. His surviving brother is Bill Langenburg of Snover, Michigan. Leigh was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Langenburg, who he married on November 7, 1953....
Selma Boyd
Sep 25, 2009
Selma Boyd, 87, of Mikado died Friday, September 25, 2009 at Jamieson Nursing Home, Harrisville. Selma was born January 19, 1922 in Pontiac to Ila and Stella (Harris) Gates. She was a factory worker, later moving to Mikado and she owned Greenbush Tavern, which she operated throughout the1970s. Selma was preceded in death by her son Gary Thouin on June...
Mildred Thornton
Sep 25, 2009
Mildred Thornton, 79, of East Tawas died Friday, September 25, 2009 at Tawas St. Joseph Hospital. Mildred was born January 9, 1930 in Hamtramck to William and Tessie (Gavron) Fesik. Raised in Hamtramck and Detroit, she married Ralph D. Thornton on September 1, 1955 in Washington MI. They were residents of South Field from 1955 until moving to Farmington Hills...
Jason Hodges
Sep 20, 2009
Jason Hodges, M.D. 92, of Harrisville, formerly of Grosse Pointe Woods, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2009 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Saginaw after a short illness. He was born December 3, 1916 to “Dr J.” and Frances (McNeff) Hodges in Detroit. Dr. Hodges earned his medical degree at Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1941, and served...
Kenneth James Harris
Sep 20, 2009
Kenneth J. Harris, 60, of Harrisville, died on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at his home. Born August 11, 1949, to Kenneth Arnold and Vivian (Ranger) Harris, in Flint, MI, he was raised there. Kenny worked as a Truck Driver, and as an auto mechanic, before settling in the Harrisville/Greenbush area in 1993. He was an avid sportsman, and enjoyed hunting...
Lynn M. Hinojosa
Sep 16, 2009
Lynn M. Hinojosa,52,Lincoln passed away Wednesday, September, 16, 2009 in Traverse City. Lynn as born July 9, 1957 in Flint. She married Eusebio "Chevo" Hinojosa on December 12, 1981, he preceded her in death in 1985. A longtime employee of the Alcona County Commission on Aging, Lynn served as there as secretary before becoming bookeeper and director. Lynn was a...
Ellis H. Dillon
Sep 10, 2009
Ellis H. Dillon,81,Harrisville, died Thursday, September 10, 2009 at home. Ellis was born Oct.12, 1927 in Bluefield, West Virginia where he was raised. He was a longtime Detroit resident, where he was employed by The Uniroyal Tire Company, retiring in 1976 and moving to Barton City. He was a charter member of the Barton City Eagles Aerie 4141 and was...
Henry A. Hansen
Sep 6, 2009
Henry A. Hansen,85, of Lincoln died Sunday,September 6, 2009 at home. He was born August 26, 1924 in Spruce to Harold and Olga(Nielsen) Hansen. Raised in Spruce, Henry attended school there and in Alpena. He played baseball in the Alcona County league in 1947, 1948 and 1949. He was an employee at the Besser Company of Alpena and at Resistance...
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