Obituaries
Daniel L. Bruce
Dec 18, 2007
Daniel L. Bruce, 101, of Harrisville (Gustin Twp.) died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007 in Midland. Dan was born March 12, 1906 in Mikado to its founder, Daniel Duncan Bruce and Mary (McGillis) Bruce. Raised in Mikado, he helped on the construction of Footesite Dam and later was employed by the Dodge Brothers of Detroit. Dan married Mildred Fowler on July...
Delmar Gordon McGuire
Dec 16, 2007
Delmar G. McGuire, 92, Lincoln, died Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Lincoln Haven Rehab and Nursing Community. Born February 5, 1915 in Mikado to James and Alexina (Procunier) McGuire. Delmar was a Mikado resident most of his life. Delmar married Bessie Harmon on August 17, 1935. He was a logger for many years, working with family in their own operation....
Kenneth George Holmes
Dec 11, 2007
Kenneth George Holmes, 86, of Harrisville passed away December 11, 2007 at Jamieson Nursing Home with his family at his bedside. Kenny was born July 3, 1921 in Haynes Township. He was the youngest of seven children. He graduated from Harrisville High School in 1941. He met his future wife at the “Roller Skating Hall” in Lincoln and later married...
Shirley Helen Martin
Dec 5, 2007
Shirley H. Martin, 88, of Greenbush died Wednesday December 5, 2007 at home. Shirley is survived by two sons, Gary of Greenbush and David (Marilyn) of Queen Creek AZ, four grandchildren, Matthew, Elizabeth, and Eric Martin and Carrie Van Tuyle and two great grandchildren, Dylan and Kaiden, and one sister, Dorothy (Lynn) Procunier of Greenbush. Visitation is Sunday from 2-5...
Debra Jean Petitti
Dec 5, 2007
Debra J. Petitti, 52, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Tendercare Tawas City. Debra was born on March 27, 1955 in Louisville Kentucky and was raised there. She moved to Detroit in 1978, to Oregon in 1979 and then to Tawas City in 1980. She married Danial Petitti May 24, 1980 they moved to Glennie in 1998. Survivors include her...
Mary Jane Beattie
Dec 2, 2007
Mary Jane Beattie,55,of Glennie, died Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Tendercare Tawas City. Mary was born in Henrietta Township to John and Arlene (Anderson) Beattie on July 24, 1952. Mary was a former veternarian assistant and had completed physcian's assistant schooling and training. She was a longtime employee at the Oasis Food and Spirit and also had worked at the...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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