Marlene J. Conklin

Marlene J. Conklin, 91, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Maple Grove Adult Foster Care in Barton City.

Born August 27, 1932 to Wilson and A. Laura (McNeil) Teeple in Black River, she has been a lifelong resident of the area.  On December 15, 1951, she married Everett John “Jack” Conklin in Lincoln.  Marlene was a real estate broker, and owned Conklin Real Estate.  She was a very active member of her community.  She served on the Alcona Health Center Board, the Alcona County Economic Development Corporation, and the Harrisville Downtown Development Association.  She was the president of the Harrisville Arts Council, and was one of the organizers of the first arts and craft show, and the first antique and collectable festival in Harrisville.  She was the first president of the Harrisville Lady Lions, organized the first women’s golf league in Greenbush, and the first ladies softball team in Harrisville, “The Harrisville Honeys”.  

Marlene is survived by three daughters, Jaqueline L. Conklin, Barbara E. Wiggle, and Patricia J. (George M.) Drewett, seven grandchildren, Kyle Potvin, Chad Harvey, Joshua Anuszkiewicz, Melissa Wiggle, Kathleen Hathaway, Kimberly Palmero, and Michael Drewett, five great grandchildren, Kirra and Kaia Hathaway, and Brendan, Antonin and Quentin Palmero, her sister, Linda Treece, and numerous nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her husband Jack on May 12, 1982, four sisters, Harriet Schrade, Wanda Lovelace, Louise Indish, and Betty Freer, and her brother, Willis Teeple.   

Visitation will be Monday, March 25, 2024 from 12:00 PM until the funeral service at 2:00 PM at Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln, MI.  Memorial donations are suggested to Friends Together, 105 Prentiss Street, Alpena, MI 49707.