Obituaries
Frederick "Fritz" F. Travis
May 9, 2009
Frederick F. “Fritz” Travis, 75, of Spruce, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Tucson, Arizona, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born March 18, 1934 in Mikado, MI, he was a lifelong resident of Alcona County. A skilled auto mechanic, Fritz very much enjoyed working on cars. He retired from Alcona Motors, and continued to tinker on...
Wilma Rose Craig
May 4, 2009
Wilma Rose Craig, 95, of Harrisville died Monday, May 4, 2009 at the Alpena Regional Medical Center. She was born to Harry James and Rose (Gazley) Coller in Decker, MI on December 18, 1913. She was raised in Decker, and married Clinton Craig on May 29, 1937 in Flint. They were residents of Flint, until moving to Grand Blanc in...
Wanda Gray Peterson
May 3, 2009
Wanda Peterson, 83, of Harrisville, died Sunday May 3, 2009 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. She was born in Kingsport , TN to Arlie & Virginia (Hill) Gray on January 31, 1926. Raised in Newport TN and Loyal VA she graduated from High School in Loyal moving to Detroit in 1943.Wanda was employed by the Detroit News, was a bookkeeper...
Gary R. Sloan
Apr 22, 2009
Gary R. Sloan, 68, Greenbush, died April 22, 2009 at his home. Born July 13, 1940 in Harrietta to Ralph and Genevieve (Bleau) Sloan, he served in the US Air Force and was a thirty year employee of the Ford Motor Company, where he was an analyst. Survivors include his daughters, Randi (Andreas) Demetriou and Leah,his grandchildren Nicholas Renton, Shain...
Mona Lucille Ritchie
Apr 14, 2009
Mona Lucille (Lince) Ritchie passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2009 after a long illness. Born May 3, 1927 in Curran, she was a long time Lincoln resident. Her husband LLoyd preceded her in death in 1998. Survivors included her son Raymond (Linda) Ritchie, seven daughters, Inez (Charlie) Roy, Clara (Vern) Barta, Joyce (Tom) Keena, Dianne (Terry)Sands, Rena Stephenson, Nancy (Harry)...
John D. Harris
Apr 11, 2009
Harris, John D. – John died April 11, 2009. Born in Clay County, Arkansas, March 24, 1923 to Columbus and Elma Harris. He attended GMI and worked at Buick from 1946 until retiring from supervision in 1978. He served in the U.S. Navy for 6 years during WWII serving 3 years on the U.S.S. Wichita in the Atlantic and 3...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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