Obituaries
Lewis H. Butler
Apr 17, 2015
Lewis H. Butler, 93, of Harrisville passed away Friday, April 17, 2015 at Jamieson Nursing Home. He was born October 9, 1921 in Rochester to Lewis R. & Mary (Priddy) Butler. He was raised in Lake Orion, lived in Pontiac for many years. He married Hilda Teeple there on May 22, 1942. Mr. Butler was in the Army Air Corps...
Michael L. Effrick, SR.
Apr 17, 2015
Michael L. Effrick, Sr, 65, of Harrisville passed away Friday, April 17, 2015, at the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. Mike was born June 18, 1949 in Highland Park, Michigan to Peter and Ethel (James) Effrick. Raised in Harrisville, he graduated from Alcona High School and Alpena Community College. Mike lived in Burton and Redford Township before returning to...
Allan L. Poellet
Apr 14, 2015
Allan L. Poellet, 76, of Hubbard Lake, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at his home. Born October 16, 1938 to Allan and Lillian “Betty” (Stephenson) Poellet in Detroit, he was raised in Ferndale. He met Karen Woidka on Hubbard Lake, and they were married on July 22, 1961 in Saginaw. Allan earned a Bachelor of Science Engineering degree, and...
Robert C. Wiedmaier
Apr 9, 2015
Robert C. Wiedmaier age 89 of Gustin Township, died Thursday, April 9, 2015 in Harrisville. Born February 7, 1926 to Frank and Ella (Gerke) Wiedmaier in Detroit, he was raised there. Bob served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. On August 13, 1949, he married Irene O. Mayor in Detroit, where they resided. He worked as a firefighter for the...
Winston Bryce Reeves
Apr 7, 2015
Winston Bryce Reeves, 87, of Barton City, died April 7, 2015, at Alpena Regional Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Alcona County, born in Curran on September 18, 1927 to Ralph & Helen (Pattee) Reeves. He was raised in Curran, served in the U.S. Army from 1946-1948, and after he was discharged he returned to Curran and married...
Myrtle Marjorie Rifenbark
Apr 4, 2015
Myrtle Marjorie Rifenbark of Harrisville passed away Saturday April 4, 2015 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehab Community. She was born February 14, 1930 to Clarence and Helen (Jocks) Randolph in Killmaster, where she was raised. She was a longtime resident of Barton City moving to Lincoln in 1977 and then to Harrisville in 1991. Myrtle worked at Lost Lake...
Mary E. Bielusiak
Apr 3, 2015
Mary E. Bielusiak age 87 of Lincoln passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. She was born June 25, 1927 in Detroit to Frank and Ellen (Sullivan) Given. Raised in Detroit, Mary was a registered Nurse and served in the US Air Force Nurse Corps in 1951. On February 7, 1959 she married Joe...
John T. Kerr
Mar 25, 2015
John T. Kerr, 90, of Greenbush, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born January 23, 1925 to Archibald and Mary (Irving) Kerr in Bay City, MI, he was raised there. John served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII. On September 4, 1948, he married Elizabeth Weigle in Bay City, where they resided until...
Wilma E Unger
Mar 24, 2015
Wilma E Unger, 94, of Harrisville, MI, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at her home. She was born in Mt. Morris, MI on October 4, 1920 to Hugh and Francis Green. On February 24, 1940, she married John Unger of Linden, and lived in the Fenton area. A devoted homemaker, Wilma worked for General Motors in Pontiac during WWII, for...
Ida E. McCurdy
Mar 21, 2015
Ida McCurdy, 91, of Harrisville, Passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at home. She was born August 22, 1923 in Detroit to Walter Kurt and Ella Victoria (Dockstader) Dalwitz. Ida married Earl McCurdy on August 20, 1943. They were residents of Detroit moving to Harrisville in 1960. She was employed as the Alcona Probate Court Administrator, retiring after 31 years....
Doris Mae Emerson
Mar 21, 2015
Doris Mae Emerson, 91, of Glennie, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 24, 1923, in Ann Arbor to Conrad George and Clara Marie (Hoeft) Ganzhorn. Doris was raised in Ann Arbor, and worked as a manager at a finance company there. Doris met Jerry B. Emerson and married him...
Ted E. Kruttlin
Mar 19, 2015
Ted E. Kruttlin, 91, of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center in Sebring, Florida. Born May 4, 1923 to Emil and Bertha (Jorai) Kruttlin in Curran, MI, he was raised there. Ted served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the European Theatre. On January 29, 1947, he married Kelly Cuyler and they...
Bruce E. Harmon
Mar 18, 2015
Bruce E. Harmon, 42, of Mikado, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Tawas St. Joseph Hospital. He is survived by his daughter, Stephany Fry of Black River, mother, Betty Harmon of Lincoln, father, Dallas (Eleanore Grush) Harmon of Mikado, significant other, Connie Patterson of Oscoda, sister, Eileen Blackbeard of Vermont, brother, Randy “Bubba” Harmon of Mikado, and niece Jennifer...
Marjorie E. Reeves
Mar 13, 2015
Marjorie E. Reeves, 83, of Barton City, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 at Maple Grove Adult Foster Care in Barton City. Born July 29, 1931 to Ralph and Maude (Hayward) Harmon in Barton City, she was a lifelong resident. She married Winston B. Reeves on August 20 1949. A devoted homemaker, Marjorie also worked as a dispatcher for the...
Rev. Ronald L. Otto
Mar 13, 2015
Rev. Ronald L. Otto, 73, of Black River, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 at his home. Born September 1, 1941 to Arthur and Grace (Hamilton) Otto in Toledo Ohio, he was raised in Maumee. After high school, Ron served in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1963. Ron worked as a Millwright for Ford Motor Company in Ypsilanti. On...
Margaret Synk
Mar 10, 2015
Margaret Z. Synk age 80 of Lost Lake Woods Club (Lincoln) passed away Tuesday at Alpena Regional Medical Center. She was born June 10, 1934 in Detroit to Joseph and Emily (Gniewek) Zajkowski. She married Ben Synk on December 26, 1966 in Detroit. They were longtime residents of Southfield, moving to Lost Lake Woods Club in 1995, where they have...
Evelyn L. Herrera
Mar 7, 2015
Evelyn L. Herrera, 95, of Barton City, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. She is survived by one daughter, Crystal Carmona, one son, John Herrera, eleven grandchildren, Melody, Angela, Cassondra, Theresa, Johnny, Gilbert, Annette, Lisa, Richard, Christine, and Michael, as well as many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She was preceded in...
John C. Swalley
Mar 7, 2015
John C. Swalley, 65, of Mikado, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015 at St. Mary’s of Saginaw. Born May 1, 1949 to Robert C. Sr. and Irene (Smithers) Swalley in Bryan, Ohio, he was raised there and in Canton, MI. He served in the US Army. On April 4, 1986, he married Barbara Gauthier in Wayne. Residents of Canton, John...
Forest James Bowers Jr.
Mar 6, 2015
Forest James Bowers Jr., 83, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at his home. He is survived by his daughter, Susan (Dan) Pardee of Pembine WI, two grandchildren, Forest “J.R.” Bowers IV and Crystal Bowers, one great granddaughter, Zoe Bowers, two sisters, June Dorr, and Betty Anderson, and one brother Henry Bowers. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
Thelma Read
Mar 2, 2015
Thelma A. Read, 92, of Spruce, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at her home. She is survived by two sons, Harold (Gisa) and Dwain (Sheila Strunk) Read, two grandchildren, Andrea and Brian Read, and three great grandchildren, Sebastian and Emma Guzman, and Anya Read. Mrs. Read is at Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln, where friends may call on Friday, March...
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