Obituaries
Edward Eldon Atchison
Jul 16, 2007
Edward E. Atchison, 83, of Harrisville died Monday, July 16, 2007 at home. Born December 16, 1923 in Harrisville to John and Beatrice (Dunn) Atchison, he graduated from Harrisville High School. Ed served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and was stationed at Timian Island from where the plane was loaded for the launching of the Atomic Bomb. Ed...
Robert Eugene Sprague
Jul 12, 2007
Robert E. Sprague, 83, of Mikado died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Covenant Harrison Hospital in Saginaw. He was born May 26, 1924 in Big Rapids where he was raised. Robert served in the Army in WWII where he flew missions from England, later he joined the US Air Force, where he served at Forbes A.F.B. Kansas, Wright Patterson A.F.B.,...
Sophia S. Schwartz
Jun 23, 2007
Sophia S. Schwartz, 92, of Greenbush, died Saturday, June 23, 2007 at Tenderdcare Greenview, Alpena. Born Sophia Dreczkowski on May, 15, 1915 in Detroit, she was raised there and a longtime resident. Sophia worked for Sanders Bakery as a cookie packer, and during WWII worked for Excellol. She married Adam McHaffie moving to Royal Oak in the latter 1940’s. He...
Rudolph S. Bullock
Jun 23, 2007
Rudolph S. Bullock age 89 of Oscoda died Saturday, June 23, 2007 in Saginaw. He was born July 12, 1917 in Plainwell to Ira and Caroline (Scott) Bullock and was married to Bernice Hicks in 1936. He was in the Army Air Corps during WWII, serving in England. A resident of Oscoda since 1966, he was supervisor of dams for...
Jackie L. Fisher
Jun 19, 2007
Jackie L. Fisher, 70, of Spruce, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at home. He was born September 27, 1936 to Marion and Irene (LaBrecque) Fisher in Flint, where he was raised. A Flint area resident most of his life, he married Loretta Grant in 1984. Jackie retired from General Motors in 1985 and moved to Spruce at that time. He...
Helen Virginia Janisse
Jun 14, 2007
Helen V. Janisse, 85, of Harrisville died Thursday, July 14, 2007 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Helen was born January 2, 1922 in Detroit to Andrew and Margaret (Koziol) Gwozdz. Raised in Hamtramck, and a resident there most of her life. Helen married William Janisse in 1953. He preceded her in death in 1957. Helen was employed by Crowley’s department...
Lucille Jobin
Jun 9, 2007
Lucille Jobin, 91, of Lincoln, died Saturday. June 9, 2007 at home. Born December 18, 1915 to Albert and Margaret (Johnson) Joseph in Barton City she was raised there. Lucille married Paul Jobin on March 22, 1930 in Harrisville. They moved to Twining in1948 where Lucille owned and operated the Twining Café until moving to Lincoln in 1972. Her husband...
Lawrence G. Stoyke
Jun 8, 2007
Lawrence G. Stoyke, 77, of Harrisville died Friday June 8, 2007 at home. He was born Feb.20, 1930 in Chetek Wisconsin to Alfred and Greselda (Turskey) Stoyke. Raised in Chetek, Larry joined the Army and later the Air Force where he served during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, retiring after 20 years. He married Georgina Elmer on August 3, 1951....
Donald J. Minzey
Jun 6, 2007
Donald J. Minzey, 75, of Black River died Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at home. Don was born April 12, 1932 in Flint to Delmer and Bessie (Hansel) Minzey. He was raised in Flint and married LaBarabra Morrison there on November 10, 1951. Don served in the army during the Korean War. In 1963 Don and LaBarabra moved to Grand Blanc,...
Andrew Matthew Thompson
May 28, 2007
Andrew Matthew Thompson, 19, of Black River, died Monday, May 28, 2007 at home. Andy was born on January 12, 1988 in Alpena. He lived in Harrisville and moved to Black River when he was six years old. Andy was a high school graduate and had a generous, helpful nature. He loved hunting, camping, and just being in the woods....
Lawrence R. Somers
May 25, 2007
Lawrence (Larry) R. Somers, 60, of Harrisville, died Friday, May 25, 2007 at his home. Mr. Somers was born March 31, 1947 in Harrisville to Ervin “Tink” and Genevieve (Ciszewski) Somers. Larry was a lifetime resident of Haynes Township, an avid hunter and enjoyed motorcycle riding. He was a former member of St. Anne Catholic Church of Harrisville. He was...
Gaylen Dean Dafoe
May 25, 2007
Gaylen D. Dafoe, 76, of Glennie, died May 25, 2007 at home. Gaylen was born August 7, 1930 in Glennie to Floyd and Rita (Schoolcraft) Dafoe. A lifelong resident of Glennie, Gaylen married Ethel Winn on December 24, 1948. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting, and trapping. Gaylen loved snowmobiling and helped develop and groom snowmobile trails...
Alice Sue Good
May 14, 2007
Alice “Sue” Good, 72 of Harrisville died Monday, May 14, 2007 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. She was born July 17, 1934 in Harrisville to Stuart and Clara (McConnell) Conklin and was raised there. Sue married Norman Good on June 23, 1956. A life long resident of Harrisville she was a homemaker and cooked at the Alcona County Jail for...
Edgar B. Havercroft
May 8, 2007
Edgar B. Havercroft, 85, of Greenbush, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at his home. He was born October 1, 1921 to Blanchard and Louise (Schnaidt) Havercroft in Oakland, California. Raised in Greenbush, Ed served in the Coast Guard during WWII. In 1945 he married Lucille Marie Jennings in Flint. They were residents of Greenbush for many years moving to Hubbard...
Rosie R. Bielusiak
May 7, 2007
On Monday, May 07, 2007 Rosie R. Bielusiak, 86, of Harrisville died in Lansing, Michigan. She was born October 24, 1920 in Greenbush Township to Phoenix and Ethel (Brown) Adams. She was raised in Mikado, Lincoln and Harrisville. Rosie married John Bielusiak on August 23, 1946 in Harrisville. They were longtime residents of Harrisville. He preceded her in death on...
Joyce J. Spinney
May 6, 2007
Joyce J. Spinney, 71, of Harrisville died Sunday, May 6, 2007 at home. Born January 30, 1936 in Flint to Kenneth S. and Cora M. (Baker) Wilcox, Joyce was raised in Flint and Davison. On August 20, 1955 she married Melvin Spinney. They moved to Harrisville in 1991 from Davison and have wintered in Bradenton since 1991. Joyce was a...
Arnold James Gerow
May 2, 2007
Arnold James “Jim” Gerow Jr., 80, of Hubbard Lake died Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Jim was born April 25, 1927 in Hubbard Lake to Arnold and Beatrice (Cornelius) Gerow. A lifelong resident of Hubbard Lake, he married Eleanor Tracey on Nov. 8, 1947. He was a member of the Ossineke United Methodist Church. Jim was...
Alice Maude Apsey
Apr 25, 2007
Alice M. Apsey, 86, of Lincoln died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born October 26, 1920 in Lincoln to Joseph and Clara (Tacia) Ritchie, Alice was raised in Lincoln and attended school in Flint. On November 9, 1940 she married Norman Apsey. They farmed and lived in Hawes Township. Alice drove bus for the Alpena-Alcona Intermediate...
William Kniffen
Apr 14, 2007
William Kniffen 90, of Harrisville died Saturday, April 14, 2007 in Harrisville. He was born December 13, 1916 to Ralph and Bertha (Hill) Kniffen in Mt. Pleasant where he has raised. On June 16, 1940 he married Maxine Booth in Merritt. They were residents of Merritt, Cheboygan, Bangor, Ann Arbor, California, Hamilton, Montana moving to Lincoln (Lost Lake Woods Club)...
James F. Woolmer Sr.
Apr 14, 2007
James F. Woolmer Sr., 70, of Ossineke, died Saturday April 14, 2007 at his home. He was born February 6, 1937 to Edward and Beatrice (Smith)Woolmer in Mikado and he was raised there. He served in the Army from 1954 to 1956, and then moved to Mt. Pleasant where he attended Barber school. On March 8, 1960 Jim married Phyllis...
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