Obituaries

Herman Frederick Leipold

Herman Frederick Leipold

Dec 1, 2007

Herman F. Leipold, 87, of Tawas City died Saturday, December 1, 2007 at Tawas St. Joseph Hospital. He was born July 12, 1920 in Saginaw where he was raised. He was a veteran of World War II. Herman was a longtime Harrisville resident and had lived in Tawas City for the past two years. Mr. Leipold was a sheet metal...

Phillip William O'Connor

Phillip William O'Connor

Nov 30, 2007

Phillip William O’Connor, 83 of Barton City died Friday, November 30, 2007 at home. He was born in Fairview to Philip and Clara (Gillette) O’Connor on January 6, 1924. Raised in Fairview he served in the Navy in WWII. Phillip married Ruth Geneva Peake on November 28, 1947. He was a longtime resident of Taylor, where he was employed as...

M. Ray Ranger

M. Ray Ranger

Nov 22, 2007

M. Ray Ranger, 85, of East Tawas, formerly Mikado, passed away November 22, 2007 at his home. Born on November 8, 1922 in Harrisville, to John and Isabel (Gibbs) Ranger, he was raised in Barton City. On September 11, 1945, he married Mary R. Banks. They were residents of Barton City where they farmed until moving to Mikado in 1967...

David L. Beeler

David L. Beeler

Nov 19, 2007

David L. Beeler, 68, of Mikado, died Monday, November 19, 2007 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his wife Mary Ruth (Allen) Beeler; one daughter; one son, Ace (Neva) Beeler of Forsythe, Montana; four step children, Sharon (Jim) Holdeness of Mikado, Ginger (Louis) Campbell of Harrisville, John (Sherry) Weaver of Terry, Montana, Robin (Dan) Ashmore of Oscoda;...

Gregory James Schisler

Gregory James Schisler

Nov 17, 2007

Gregory James Schisler, 40, of Mikado, died Saturday, November 17, 2007 at home. Born April 21, 1967 in Japan to Kenneth and Nancy (Spicka). Greg was raised in Mikado and graduated from Oscoda High School in 1986. He later earned a bachelors degree from Northern Michigan University. He was active in the Oscoda School Wrestling Program as a coach and...

Earl Francis Pierce

Earl Francis Pierce

Nov 15, 2007

Earl Francis Pierce, 75, of Spruce died Thursday, November 15, 2007 at home. He was born in Spruce to Earl and Laura (McCall) Pierce on July 10, 1932. Earl spent most of his life in Spruce. On September 10, 1957 he married Daisy Isobel Harroun. Earl was preceded in death by his loving wife Daisy on April 10, 2007 and...

Margaret R. Loyer

Margaret R. Loyer

Nov 11, 2007

Margaret R. Loyer, age 91 of Lincoln, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at home. Survivors include one son, Larry (Linda) Diem of Flint, three step daughters, Donna Bingham, Murreysville GA, Arlene (Jerry) Heme, Midland MI, and Charlotte (Jack) Cox of Charlotte NC, two stepsons, Emerald (Patricia) Loyer of Clyde TX and Harold (Lacricia) Loyer of Nixa Missouri,10 grandchildren, 15 great...

Barbara Ann Ward Gifford Huff

Barbara Ann Ward Gifford Huff

Nov 10, 2007

Barbara Ann Gifford Huff Died in her home on November 10, 2007 surrounded by her loved ones after a valiant fight against cancer. She was born 9/21/1933 in Vale, Kentucky the sixth of 9 children to John Leslie & Desi Ferol (Withrow) Ward. Barbara moved to Royal Oak in 1950 and married R.D. Gifford on January 31, 1953, he preceded...

Evelyn Waibel

Evelyn Waibel

Nov 6, 2007

Evelyn L. Waibel, 90, of Lincoln died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007 at home. She was born to Charles and Ollie (Lane)Andrews in Gridley, IL on July 21, 1917. She married Ralph Waibel on Nov. 15, 1940. They live in Romulus from 1944 to 1980. Evelyn worked as a nurse at Grace Hospital in Detroit. Her loving husband preceded her in...

Mary Elizabeth Krumbach

Mary Elizabeth Krumbach

Oct 31, 2007

Mary Elizabeth Krumbach, 73 of Harrisville (Haynes Twp.) died October 31, 2007 in Clinton Twp., Michigan. Mary was born February 20, 1934 to James D. and Ina A.(Fettes) Armstrong in Oscoda and was raised there and in Haynes Twp.(Harrisville). Mary married William Krumbach on March 30, 1957, he preceded her in death on May 12, 1997. She is survived by...

Dolores D. Crean

Dolores D. Crean

Oct 30, 2007

Dolores D. Crean, 77, Harrisville, died Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at Tawas St. Joseph Hospital. Born July 28, 1930 in Ferndale to Frank and Grace (Dell) Lewis, Dolores was raised there. She was married to James Crean on October 10, 1953. They were long time Royal Oak residents, Mr. Crean preceded her in death in February,1985. Dolores moved to Harrisville...

Everett (Bud) Jay Antonides

Everett (Bud) Jay Antonides

Oct 30, 2007

Everett Jay (Bud) Antonides 80, of Hubbard Lake died Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born July 6, 1927, Bud married Barbara Powell on September 10, 1948. He was a trucker for over 40 years and was a member of the Teamsters Union Local 299. Bud is survived by his loving wife, Barbara, and his...

Ella Mae Petterson

Ella Mae Petterson

Oct 21, 2007

Ella Mae Petterson (Nee Maierle), 87, of Lost lake Woods, Lincoln, MI, passed away October 21, 2007. She was born in Pigeon, MI on Nov. 1, 1919 and was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Arnold Petterson in 1993. She is survived by two sons, Terry (Mina) Petterson of Cary, IL. and Curtis (Sharon) Peterson of Shelby Twp., MI,...

Paul A. Drouillard

Paul A. Drouillard

Oct 21, 2007

Paul A. Drouillard, 76, of Hubbard Lake, MI passed away Sunday, October 21, 2007 at home. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, his wife Rosemary and his loving son Paul. He is survived by his daughters Karen (Jim) Farris of Grand Rapids and Patricia Drouillard of Hubbard Lake and his sons Dale (Deborah) of Port...

William Philip Frantz

William Philip Frantz

Oct 18, 2007

William P. Frantz, 79, of Barton City, died October 18, 2007 at Lincoln Haven Health and Rehab Community. He was born May 28, 1928 in Detroit to Gregore and Mildred (Hartman) Frantz and raised in Allen Park. William served in the United States Navy in WWII. On March 21, 1964 he married Barbara A. Deyett. They were residents of Harsens...

Sophie Josephine Wudyka

Sophie Josephine Wudyka

Oct 16, 2007

Sophie J. Wudyka, 88, of Lincoln, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Jamieson Nursing Home. Born May 10, 1919 in Detroit to Andrew and Joanne Kotowski, she was raised there. Sophie was married to Anthony Wudyka on October 3, 1936 in Detroit. They resided in Detroit, moving to Plymouth and then in 1946 moving to Lincoln. Sophie was a longtime...

Anna Teresa McNally

Anna Teresa McNally

Oct 5, 2007

Anna Teresa McNally (NEE Hummel), 48, of Garden City, Michigan, formerly of Oscoda, died Friday, October 05, 2007 at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in Ann Arbor. She is survived by her husband, Patrick, son, Shawn Kruttlin, daughter Kimberly Kruttlin, both of Tawas, sisters, Cathy Stuart of Macomb, Nancy Hummel (Michael Popkey) of Lincoln, Alice Fountain of Alpena, brothers,...

Benjamin Lukas

Benjamin Lukas

Oct 4, 2007

Benjamin Lukas, 68, of Harrisville, died Thursday, October 4, 2007 at Mill Creek AIS Residence Home in Harrisville. He was born in Ohio and moved to Harrisville in 1991. Mr. Lukas leaves no known relatives, but will be sadly missed by many friends that he considered his family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday at Gillies Funeral...

Edna Gladys Priebe

Edna Gladys Priebe

Oct 2, 2007

Edna Gladys Priebe, 73, of Greenbush died October 2, 2007 at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. Edna was born April 11, 1934 in Farmington Hills where she was raised. She was a longtime resident of Dearborn Heights, and had been employed by Montgomery Wards and was a longtime employee of the Methodist Children’s Home. Edna moved to Greenbush...

Mary Beth McIntyre

Mary Beth McIntyre

Oct 2, 2007

Mary Beth McIntyre,36,0f Harrisville died Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at Lincoln Haven Health and Rehabilitation Community. Mary Beth was born in Alpena on November 9, 1970 to George & Elizabeth (Lukes) McIntyre. She was raised in Harrisville, graduating from Alcona High School in 1989. She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Harrisville, a member of the Order...

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