Obituaries
Violet Emily LaForge
Jun 5, 2006
Violet LaForge, 86, of Harrisville died Monday, June 5, 2006 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. She was born September 28, 1919 to Walter and Mary (Smith) Hoppe in Hitchin England. On November 4, 1945 she was married to William LaForge. He preceded her in death on June 26, 1978. Violet is survived by her daughter Susan Laforge (Richard)...
Elmer Pinder
Jun 4, 2006
Elmer Pinder, 88, of Lincoln, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2006 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Born on May 18, 1918 to Stanley and Bertha (Elmer) Pinder in Haynes Township he resided in Alcona County most of his life. He married Lorayne McNeil on June 10, 1939, she preceded him in death on April 15, 1951. On August...
Fred Sharboneau
Jun 4, 2006
Fred Sharboneau ,98, of Harrisville died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Jamieson Nursing Home, Harrisville. On May 16, 1908 he was born to Napoleon and Margaret (Johnston) Sharboneau in Haynes Township. He was employed with Harrisville Tool Co. Survivors include one brother, Howard (Joe) Sharboneau of Angels Camp, California and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will begin on Wednesday from...
Milton L. Volrath
Jun 3, 2006
Milton L. Volrath, 72, of Harrisville died Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born January 8, 1934 in Lockport, Illinois to Irving and Agnes (White) Volrath, he was raised in Lemont, Illinois. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War, returning to reside in Lemont. On May 10, 1958 he married Helen Grabske they resided...
Marjorie Elizabeth Argyle
Jun 2, 2006
Marjorie Elizabeth Argyle, 84, of Oscoda died Friday, June 2, 2006 at Select Specialty Hospital in Saginaw. Born June 9, 1921 in Spruce to Paul J. and Blanche (Durand) Schultz, Marjorie married Henry Argyle on March 5, 1948 in Napoleon Ohio. They were residents of Garden City for 35 years, moving to Mikado in 1976 then moving to Lincoln, moving...
W.S. (Doc) Carpenter
May 30, 2006
Winston S. Carpenter died at home on May 30, 2006. He resided near Lincoln, MI for fifty years. Born October 03, 1928 in St. Clair Shores, Michigan to Ralph and Vyreen Carpenter, Winston Stuart moved to Jonesville, Michigan where in 1945 he graduated high school. He matriculated at Michigan State College, then University, where he achieved a Doctor of Veterinary...
Virginia S. Dudler
May 28, 2006
Virginia S. Dudler, 85, of Lincoln died Sunday, May 28, 2006 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. She was born on October 5, 1920, to Roy and Julia (Souler) McKay in Gilford Michigan. She was raised in Barton City, and was a graduate of Oscoda High School. On June 1, 1941, she married Michael Dudler in Lincoln. They were residents of...
Stella A. Rusis
May 26, 2006
Stella A. Rusis, 84, of Keystone Heights Fl. Formerly of Harrisville, Died Friday, May 26, 2006 in Florida. She was born on May 1, 1922 in Detroit, MI to John Victoria (Todys) Jaje. On August 1, 1942 she married Constant Rusis in Tecumseh Michigan. They were long time residents of Wayne until moving to Harrisville in 1992. She was a...
Carleton E. Tanner Jr.
May 20, 2006
Carleton E. Tanner Jr. 83 of Harrisville died Saturday, May 20, 2006 in Harrisville. Born Dec.21, 1922 in Flint to Carleton and Mary (Barker) Tanner, he was raised there. He served in the Army in WWII in the European Theatre and retired from Michigan Bell after 38 years. Carleton married Dorothy Hopkins on Aug. 17, 1946. Long time Flint residents,...
Michael Anthony Marsh
May 17, 2006
Michael Marsh, 41 of Harrisville died Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born on January 24, 1965 to Lauren and Karen (Cotner) Marsh in Ypsilanti he was raised there moving to Harrisville in 2001. On June 17, 2004, he married Irene Hackett in Harrisville. He was employed with Ford Motor Co. and was an avid sports fan...
Lee Miller
May 16, 2006
Lee Miller, 61 of Lincoln, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006. On March 2, 1945 he was born to Hyle and Theresa (Pearce) Miller in Casper, Wyoming. He lived most of his life in the Lincoln area where he worked as a farmer. He is survived by several cousins including, Leo Pearce, Gloria Loucks and Joyce Trouten. A funeral service was...
Mary Knight
May 13, 2006
Mary (Rowland) Knight,age 67, of Glennie,MI formerly of Clayton Ohio died Saturday, May 13 at home. A longtime Clayton Resident, she was active in the Dayton Kennel Club. Survivors include her husband, James E. Knight Sr, her daughter, Dianne Rowland of Glennie, two sons, David M. Rowland of Louisville Ky and Dale(Joyce) Rowland of Brookville Oh, three grandchildren, three great...
Eleanor F. Rader
May 7, 2006
Eleanor F. Rader, 79, passed away Sunday May, 7, 2006 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born on June 3, 1926, to Ralph and Mary (Stratton) Greeno in Carey Ohio, she was raised there. On May 20, 1950, she married Joseph Rader in Holgate Ohio. They operated a bar in Bluffton Ohio until moving to Greenbush in 1974. Eleanor was an...
Sharon Hoig
May 7, 2006
Sharon E. Hoig, 62 of Lincoln died Sunday, May 7, 2006 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. On November 11, 1943 she was born to Raymond and Fay (Baker) Tabor in Pontiac. She was a longtime resident of Lincoln and was employed as a waitress. She is survived by a granddaughter, Amy Lafleur, her sister, Ardella Kohlman and her...
Ava Howard
May 6, 2006
Ava Howard, 89, formerly of Pontiac, passed away, May 6, at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville where she was cared for lovingly for 5 years. Born on November 5, 1916 to Ruben and Corabell (Putman) Bigger in Lewiston, she was raised there. In 1932 she moved to Port Huron, and in 1938 she moved to Pontiac. Ava was an LPN,...
Richard E. Odell Sr.
May 4, 2006
Richard E. Odell, 74, of Mikado, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2006 at his home. Born on December 8, 1931, to Reader and Reta (Travis) Odell in Mikado, he was raised there. He served in the United States Army in Germany during the Korean War. On July 31, 1954, he married Ann Lynch in Bay City. They were residents of...
Donald Umphrey
May 4, 2006
Donald E. Umphrey, 64, of Mikado, passed away Thursday May 4, 2006 at his home. Born on January 28, 1942 to Melvin and Charlesetta (McLeod) Umphrey in Flint he was raised in Mikado. He was a graduate of Oscoda High School. After high school, Don joined the United States Navy, and he served his country in the Vietnam War. On...
Mary (Mae) E. Dierkes
May 4, 2006
Mary (Mae) E. Dierkes, 84, of Lincoln, passed away Thursday, May 4th at her home. On June 5, 1921 she was born to Neil and Mary (Hanlon) Daugherty in Derry, Ireland where she lived until the age of four, when she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she was raised. She married Donald T. Dierkes in Detroit on January 14, 1942....
Burt Ostby
May 3, 2006
Burt A. Ostby, 74, of Mikado died Wed., May 3, 2006 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born on October 8, 1931 to Bernard and Alice (Olson) Ostby, in Emmons, Minnesota, he was raised in Detroit, where he was a long time resident. Burt was an appliance repair supervisor with Sears, and was involved with the minor league baseball system in...
Karl F. Miller
May 1, 2006
Karl F. Miller, 92, of Oscoda, passed away Monday, May 1, at Iosco Medical Facility in Tawas. He was born on October 2, 1913 in Detroit to John and Mary (Kollett) Miller. He married Isabell Stevens in December of 1935, and they were residents of Detroit until moving to Wayne in 1940, and to Oscoda in 1966. Karl owned and...
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