Obituaries

Kathleen M. Rothove

Kathleen M. Rothove

Jul 20, 2017

Kathleen M. Rothove, 70 of Mikado passed away Thursday, July 20 2017 at home. She was born July 2, 1947 to James and Kathleen (Byrne) Butler in Highland Park, Michigan and was raised in Trenton where she attended high school. Kathleen was employed with Kalitta Air in Jackson and Oscoda, moving to Mikado in 2004. She is survived by her...

Roger L. Panich

Roger L. Panich

Jul 17, 2017

Roger Lawrence Panich, 80, of Harrisville, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at his home. He was born December 7, 1936 in Detroit, MI, to John and Ruth (Depp) Panich. He was raised in Detroit and Allen Park, MI. He graduated from Allen Park High School in 1955. Mr. Panich enlisted in the Air Force in 1957 and served until...

Lyman Franklin Boyd

Lyman Franklin Boyd

Jul 14, 2017

Lyman F. Boyd, 89, of Mikado, died on Friday, July 14th, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by family. Lyman “Frank” was born December 28, 1927, to Beulah (Preston) and Lyman Boyd in Detroit, MI. He was raised in Detroit Michigan. Frank was an extremely hard worker, he gave up his youth to help his father on the farm and...

Peter Paul Cushion Jr.

Peter Paul Cushion Jr.

Jul 12, 2017

Peter P. Cushion Jr., 87, of Harrisville, passed away July 12, 2017 at his home. Born July 21, 1929 to Peter and Josephine (Ronske) Cushion Sr. in Cleveland, OH, he was raised in Brunswick, Ohio. He served in the United States Air Force for four years, then continued to serve in the Reserves for 33 years. Peter married Frances Kasdorf...

Violet Evelyn Sawyer

Violet Evelyn Sawyer

Jul 6, 2017

Violet Evelyn Scott was born in Thorndale, Ontario, Canada on April 22, 1916. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Georgina Pearl (Jones) Scott. Violet was a 1935 graduate of Thorndale High School. She married the late Kenneth Louis Sawyer on May 8, 1937. The couple shared in the birth of five children, and Violet cared for the...

Sylvia E. Gehres

Sylvia E. Gehres

Jul 3, 2017

Sylvia E. Gehres, 105, of Lincoln, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at her home. Born April 24, 1912 to August and Eleanor Lasanen in Little Traverse, Michigan, she was raised there. At the age of 18, she moved to Livonia. She moved to Harlem, New York with her friend Marie, where she worked as a cook for a family....

Lloyd E. Michaud

Lloyd E. Michaud

Jul 2, 2017

Lloyd E. Michaud Sr., 86, of Mikado, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017 at his home. Born January 13, 1931 to Matthew J. and Katherine M. (Hawes) Michaud in Lincoln, he was raised in Mikado. Lloyd served in the U.S. Navy, and while stationed in Charleston S.C., he married Ruby Sylvia Pitts on April 3, 1951. After he retired from...

Thomas N. Ronayne

Thomas N. Ronayne

Jun 30, 2017

Thomas N. Ronayne, 73, of Spruce, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at McLaren Bay Region Hospital. Born April 20, 1944 to Raymond and Lena (McKelvy) Ronayne in Detroit, MI, he was raised there. He graduated from Redford High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Wayne State University. Tom served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He...

Ruth H. Ingram

Ruth H. Ingram

Jun 28, 2017

RUTH INGRAM Lost Lake Woods, Lincoln/Troy, Michigan Ruth was born in Sebewaing, Michigan May 12th 1916, the first of five children, to the Reverend William and Amalia Weinlander. Her father was a Lutheran Pastor at a church about 15 miles south of Alpena in Ossineke, Michigan. Ruth worked for Chrysler’s defense operations in Detroit during WW2 and continued working for...

Margaret M. Monroe

Margaret M. Monroe

Jun 22, 2017

Margaret M. Monroe, 87, of Lincoln passed away Thursday, May 22, 2017, at her home. She was born July 4, 1929 to Erick and Amelia (Benson) Ostrom in Lincoln, and raised in Alcona County. Margaret attended Oscoda High School and later moved to Bay City and graduated from Central High School. After graduation, she went to work at General Electric...

Robert Jack Milligan

Robert Jack Milligan

Jun 21, 2017

Robert Jack Milligan 91, lifelong resident of Alcona County, passed away June 21st, 2017 at Lincoln Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Community, Lincoln, Michigan. He was born to James and Effie (Jack) Milligan on August 7, 1925. He served proudly in the U.S. Army 332nd Engineers from 1945 to 1947 in Frankfurt and Wiesenbach, Germany. On March 15, 1948 he married...

Patrick A. Davis

Patrick A. Davis

Jun 17, 2017

Patrick A. Davis, 63, of Harrisville, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Saginaw. He was born on September 20, 1953, to Edward and Faye (McClean) Davis in Charlotte, MI. After high school he entered the United States Army and served in Vietnam. While in the service, he married Sheryl Hall in 1974. Together they lived in Texas, Indiana,...

Randy A. Mongeau

Randy A. Mongeau

Jun 17, 2017

Randy Albert Mongeau, 59, of Mikado, MI passed away peacefully Saturday, June 17, 2017.  Born April 22, 1958 in Pontiac, he was the son of the late Freddie David and Maye Collins Mongeau and was the husband of Denise Morris Mongeau.  Randy was the owner and operator of RTC Tool and Die Company in Greenbush for over twenty-five years.  He...

Rev. Mary L. Soderholm

Rev. Mary L. Soderholm

Jun 10, 2017

Rev. Mary Soderholm, age 70, went to be with her Lord Saturday, June 10, 2017 with her beloved husband David by her side. Mary was born March 11, 1947 to Adrian James and Marion (McCoullee) Schippers in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was raised in Kalamazoo, attending the schools there and graduated in 1965 from Central High School. Mary was devoted to...

Gordon H. Calder

Gordon H. Calder

Jun 5, 2017

Gillies Funeral Home 104 West Alger St. Lincoln, Michigan 48742 Obituary for Gordon H. Calder Gordon H. Calder, 64, of Harrisville, Michigan passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017 peacefully at his home. Born August 2, 1952 to John and Dorothy (Otterbein) Calder in Cambridge, (Galt) Ontario, Canada. Gordon was raised in Galt. Gordon married Susan Griffith on May 8,...

Charles W. Miller

Charles W. Miller

Jun 2, 2017

Charles (Chuck) William Miller passed away in Lincoln, MI on June 2, 2017 at the age of 90. Chuck is predeceased by his son, Richard C. Miller, his parents, Charles and Anna Miller, siblings Leon (Doris) and Shirley (Clarence) Gilpin. He is survived by Kathleen (Cass) Miller his loving wife of 68 years. Chuck is lovingly remembered by his children,...

Curtis R. Peterson Sr.

Curtis R. Peterson Sr.

May 30, 2017

Curtis R. Peterson Sr., 68, of Garden City, formerly of Spruce, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at his home.   Born July 1, 1948 to Leonard A. and Rita P. (McGuire) Peterson in Alpena, he was raised in Spruce on the family farm.  On January 14, 1967, he married Kathryn Ramey in Plymouth, and they were longtime residents of Garden...

Aleta I. (Rickert) Lane

Aleta I. (Rickert) Lane

May 28, 2017

Aleta I. (Rickert) Lane, 98, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully at her home on May 28, 2017. Aleta was born to John & Mae Rickert on February 17, 1919, in Mikado, MI, where she was raised. She graduated from Tawas High School in 1936. She married Harry B. Lane on September 26, 1937 in Harrisville. In 1942, they moved...

Verna M. Kuenzli

Verna M. Kuenzli

May 25, 2017

Verna M. Kuenzli, 92, of Alpena, formerly of Mikado, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Tendercare Greenview in Alpena. Born July 30, 1924, to Harry and Gertrude (McGillis) Lee in Mikado, she was a lifelong resident of the area. On April 16, 1947, she married Lawrence Kuenzli. Verna was a devoted homemaker, and avid card player. She enjoyed playing...

Betty Jean Throop

Betty Jean Throop

May 25, 2017

Betty Jean Throop, 73, of Lincoln passed away on May 25, 2017 in Alpena. She was a lifelong resident of Alcona, born on June 20, 1943 to Glenn “Bucky” and Mary (Thompson) Buchanan in Harrisville. Betty married Jack Throop on February 4, 1961. She was a business owner and ran the local laundromat in Lincoln with her husband. Betty was...