Obituaries

Bernita Sweet

Bernita Sweet

Apr 5, 2009

Bernita Rose (London) Sweet, age 87, of Mikado, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2009 surrounded by family at Munson Medical Center of Traverse City, MI. Bernita was born to Chester and Henrietta (Dougherty) London on September 5, 1921, in Mikado MI. She married the love of her life, Irwin E. Sweet on December 10, 1938 in Harrisville MI. They...

Heidi Marie Riggs

Heidi Marie Riggs

Apr 5, 2009

Heidi Marie Riggs, 43, of Harrisville, passed away Sunday April 5, 2009 at her home. Born May 13, 1965 in Alpena, to Forrest and Barbara (Rasmussen) Gauthier, she was raised in Spruce. Heidi loved to read, and especially liked poetry. She enjoyed walking on the beach and collecting rocks. Heidi loved animals, and worked at the Alcona Humane Society. Heidi...

Erma E. Dellar

Erma E. Dellar

Mar 26, 2009

Erma E. Dellar, 92, of Lincoln, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 at Tendercare Alpena. Born January 12, 1917, to John A. and Ella M. (Wisser) Laub in Mikado, she was raised there. A lifelong resident of the area, she married Lawrence Dellar in Bay City on September 14, 1933. They owned and operated their own farm until 1968. In...

Maxine E. Bouchard

Maxine E. Bouchard

Mar 21, 2009

Maxine E. Bouchard, 88, of Spruce, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. She is survived by one daughter; Beverly (Vaughn) Pearson of Charlotte NC, four sons; Roger (Rosemary) Bouchard of Black River, Richard (Phyllis) Bouchard of Otisville, James (Janine) Bouchard of Alpena, and Patrick Bouchard of Spruce, sixteen grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren, and one...

Arthur L. Somers

Arthur L. Somers

Mar 12, 2009

Arthur L. Somers,72,of Lincoln died Thursday, March 12, 2009 at Speciality Select Hospital in Saginaw. He was born December 8, 1936 to Elgin and Estella(Reinbold) Somers in Lincoln. A lifelong lincoln resident, Art was a mechanic for Somers Mobil Station as a teenager, working there until 1979 when he went to work for Alcona Motors. Retiring in 1999, Art was...

Dana Louise Streeter

Dana Louise Streeter

Mar 5, 2009

Dana L. Streeter, 62, of Harbor Beach died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at the Lakeview Extended Care and Rehab Facility in Harbor Beach. She was born August 22, 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska to Roy and Nola (Lewis) Henderson. Raised in Kansas City Missouri she moved to Alpena in 1976, to Ossineke in 1988 to Traverse City in 1998 and to...

Kenneth L. Bundy

Kenneth L. Bundy

Mar 5, 2009

Kenneth L. Bundy, 78, of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009 at his home. He was born June June 28, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to Wayne and Katherine (Zerambo) Bundy. He was raised there and Indiana. Ken served in the US Marines as a buck sergeant during the Korean Conflict. He became a forward observer because he got into...

Roy K. Kraft

Roy K. Kraft

Feb 26, 2009

Roy Kenneth Kraft, 32, of Ossineke passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2009. He was taken from us to live with God, to help make the meadows greener. He leaves behind his parents, Ray and Kim (Fettes) Kraft, his sister, Kathy (husband P.J.) Carriveau and niece Layla,his sister, Irene Kraft and his sister April Kraft, many aunts, uncles and cousins...

Thomas George Spencer

Thomas George Spencer

Feb 21, 2009

Thomas G. Spencer, 78 of Glennie, MI died on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at home. He was born January 26, 1931 in Curtisville, MI, the son of John and Mary Spencer. After high school Thomas joined the Navy and then married Shirley Winn on April 18, 1980, his wife of 28 years. He is survived by his wife and four...

Jerry Vernon Cox

Jerry Vernon Cox

Feb 19, 2009

Jerry V. Cox, 64 of Lincoln passed away Friday, February 19, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital in Saginaw. On December 21, 1966, he married Barbara Hays in Pontiac, and they were residents of Auburn Hills. Jerry retired from General Motors and they moved to Lincoln in 1995. He enjoyed hunting, ice fishing, and spending time with his family. He is...

Anne L. DeRosia

Anne L. DeRosia

Feb 14, 2009

Mrs. Anne DeRosia passed away Saturday, February 14, 2009 at her home in Harrisville. A Memorial Service will be announced.

Frank Robert "Bob" Soper

Frank Robert "Bob" Soper

Feb 10, 2009

Frank Robert “Bob” Soper, 76, of Mikado, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at Tendercare Tawas City. He is survived by his wife Mary, daughter Sally (Frank) Acierno of Greenbush, three brothers; William (Mary) Soper of Craig, Colorado, Al (Ruth) Soper of Mikado, and Ed (Sylvia) Soper of Delta, Colorado, one sister in law; June Soper, and by several nieces...

Kristofer Kevin Kozlow

Kristofer Kevin Kozlow

Feb 10, 2009

Kristofer Kevin Kozlow, 31, of Harrisville, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at his home. Born on October 19, 1977, in Honolulu Hawaii, he was raised in Tawas Michigan. On May 8, 1999, he married Jennifer DeRosia in Greenbush. They were residents of Grand Rapids before moving to Harrisville in 2006. An avid outdoorsman, Kris loved outdoor sports, especially hunting,...

Charles Daniel Callentine

Charles Daniel Callentine

Feb 8, 2009

Charles D. Callentine, 79 of West Branch, formerly of Harrisville, died February 8, 2009 in West Branch. Survivors include his wife Loreen, son Michael, stepdaughter Barbara, his mother in law, two brothers, and one sister. He was preceded in death by his first wife Jean, daughter Sarah, his parents George and Ruth (Carr) Callentine, and four brothers. Cremation arrangements are...

Stella Lillian Gallagher

Stella Lillian Gallagher

Feb 6, 2009

Stella Lillian Gallagher, 92, of Bloomfield Township, passed away Friday, February 6, 2009. She is survived by her brother John Barnesky, as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy on May 15, 2008. Mrs. Gallagher is at Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln, where visitation will take place on Thursday, February 12 from 11:00...

Alvina Mollie Wing

Alvina Mollie Wing

Feb 3, 2009

Alvina M. Wing, 93, 0f Lincoln, died Tuesday, Feb 3, 2009 at home. She was born March 28, 1915 in Bridgeport to William and Edna (Bartels) Shoemaker. Raised in Bridgeport Alvina married Howard Wing there on May 28, 1949. They moved to Lincoln in 1962 where they owned and operated a raspberry farm. Alvina was along time cook at the...

George Lester Eschenburg

George Lester Eschenburg

Feb 1, 2009

George Lester Eschenburg, 82, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009 at his home in Mikado, Michigan. Born April 22, 1926 to Lester and Esther (Kranz) Eschenburg in Toledo Ohio, he was raised there. On April 22, 1947, he married Robbie Dell Thomas, and they were residents of Toledo. George was a member of the United States Army, and served with...

Casmer Sierota

Casmer Sierota

Jan 23, 2009

Casmer Sierota, 90, of Lincoln, died Friday, January 23, 3009 at Lincoln Haven Rehabilitation and Nursing Community. Mr. Sierota was born July 11, 1918 in Haynes Township to Matthew and Antonina (Gniewek) Sierota. He was raised in Haynes and married Julia Ann Wojnar November 16, 1940. They made their home in Lincoln, where they raised their family. Casmer worked at...

Frances Elsie Thompson

Frances Elsie Thompson

Jan 22, 2009

Frances Elsie Thompson, 87, of Mikado, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Born December 1, 1921, to Albert and Elsa (Deering) Schulz in Detroit, she was raised there. She was married to Robert Thompson, and he preceded her in death. In 1989, Fran moved to Mikado to be closer to her daughter. She...

Barbara D. Tacia

Barbara D. Tacia

Jan 20, 2009

Barbara D. Tacia, 79, a 20 year resident of Hubbard Lake, passed away January 20, 2009 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born January 10, 1930 to Robert and Dorothy Pepperell, in Birmingham, she was raised there. She was a devoted wife for 58 years to Floyd C. Tacia, whom she married on September 18, 1950. They were residents of Royal...

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