Obituaries

Elwood Reed Metheringham

Elwood Reed Metheringham

Nov 30, 2009

Elwood R. Metheringham, 83, of Lincoln, passed away Monday, November 30, 2009, at his home. Born November 19, 1926 to John and Lyndell (Hastings) Metheringham in Jackson, he was raised in the Jackson area. A longtime resident of Michigan Center, Elwood was employed as a machinist at Clark Equipment Company from 1944 until he retired in 1976. He served in...

Roddy T. Rasmussen

Roddy T. Rasmussen

Nov 29, 2009

Roddy T. Rasmussen, 56, of Spruce passed away Sunday, November 29, 2009 at his home. He was born September 14, 1953 in Alpena to Eli & Mary (Mansfield) Rasmussen, and was a lifelong resident of Spruce. Roddy married Mary Brilinski July 22, 1972. He worked at Thunder Bay Manufacturing Corporation, retiring when his health declined. Roddy was an avid hunter...

Edwin King

Edwin King

Nov 28, 2009

Edwin King, 80, of Livonia, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009 at St, Mary’s Mercy Hospital in Livonia. There will be a graveside service on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 12 noon at Twin Lakes Cemetery in Lincoln.

Frank Norman Hansen

Frank Norman Hansen

Nov 9, 2009

Frank Norman Hansen, 83, of Spruce, passed away peacefully at home on November 9, 2009 and went to his heavenly home to be with his Lord and Savior. He was born May 7, 1926, to the late Harold and Olga (Nielsen) Hansen at Maple Grove Farm in Spruce, Michigan. Frank married the love of his life, Carol Carriveau on January...

James D. Martin

James D. Martin

Nov 3, 2009

James D. Martin,46,of Hubbard Lake, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at home. He was born June 29, 1963 in Jackson, Michigan. James was raised in Hubbard Lake. He graduated from Alpena High School and received his associates degree from Alpena Community College. On September 7, 1988 he married Kristi Krentz. They resided in Hubbard Lake. He was employed by Besser's...

Margarete Duckett

Margarete Duckett

Nov 1, 2009

Margarete H. Duckett, 79, of Spruce, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2009 at her home. She was born December 28, 1929 to Arnold and Margarete (Desterling) Scholz in Berlin, Germany where she was raised. On May 31, 1954 Margarete married Ralph Schram in Berlin. Moving to the U.S. they were Lincoln residents from 1955 moving to Spruce in 1960. Ralph...

Thomas R. Latham

Thomas R. Latham

Oct 31, 2009

Thomas R. Latham, 77, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2009. Born December 2, 1931, to John and Mildred (Mosher) Latham in Leipsic, Ohio, he was raised there and in Detroit. On September 8, 1951, he married Rose Marie Faiss in Detroit, they started dating at the age of 16, and celebrated 58 years of marriage this last September. Tom owned...

Marlene Ann Champagne

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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....

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