Obituaries

Grace Avalon Rapson

Grace Avalon Rapson

Jan 16, 2015

Grace Avalon (Boyd) Rapson, age 89, of Mikado, died January 16, 2015 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. Grace was born October 20, 1925 in Harper Woods MI, to Lyman and Beulah (Preston) Boyd. She married Lawrence Earl Rapson on October 25, 1941 in Warren, where they were long time residents before retiring to Mikado in 1979. Grace was a...

Wade Hampton Perkins Sr.

Wade Hampton Perkins Sr.

Jan 15, 2015

Wade H. Perkins Sr., 78, of Flint, formerly of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Hurley Hospital in Flint. He is survived by four children, Bill (Kim) Fowler of Burton, MI; Wade Perkins Jr of Romulus, MI; Daniel (Louise) Perkins of Flint, MI; and Sherry (George) Zinn of Flint, 11 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren. Mr. Perkins is...

Jay D. Kennedy

Jay D. Kennedy

Jan 13, 2015

Jay Duane Kennedy, 82 of Greenbush, died January 13, 2015 at his home. He is survived by one son, Scott (Elizabeth) of Pinckney, MI, daughter-in-law Charlene Kennedy of St. Johns, MI, brothers Richard (Sandy) and Fred (Vivian) Kennedy, and three grandsons, Joshua (Shannon), Matthew, and David Kennedy. Memorial service 4:00 P.M. Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Spruce Presbyterian Church, Gillard...

Margaret L. Hutchinson

Margaret L. Hutchinson

Jan 6, 2015

Margaret L. Hutchinson, 83, of Lincoln, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. She is survived by her daughter, Bonny (Kent) Gauthier of Lincoln, and two sons, Kevin (Cyndi) Hutchinson of Alpena, and David Martin of Mt. Pleasant, five grandchildren, Tracie O’Donnell, Kenneth and Jerry Hundley, Amber Granger, and Ethan Gauthier, three great grandchildren, Danica, Avarie, and Logan, one sister, Ruth...

Freddie Daniel Hepting

Freddie Daniel Hepting

Jan 3, 2015

Freddie D. Hepting, 77, of Barton City, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at his home. Born November 21, 1937 to Fred and Charlotte (Hochfeld) Hepting in Detroit, MI, he was raised there. In October of 1959, he married Carol McQuade in Detroit, where they were short time residents before moving to Romeo. Freddie retired from General Motors as a...

Charlotte M. Hilts

Charlotte M. Hilts

Jan 3, 2015

Charlotte M. Hilts, 81, of Harrisville, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Jamieson Nursing Home. Born March 21, 1933 to George and Grace (Apsey) Emerick in Harrisville, she has been a resident of Alcona County for most of her life. Charlotte was an English teacher at Alcona High School, and retired in 1994. In 1994, she married Richard Hilts....

Alvie Lee

Alvie Lee

Jan 2, 2015

Alvie Lee, 95, of Tawas, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015 at his home. Born March 15, 1919 to Harry and Gertrude (McGillis) Lee in Mikado, he was a lifelong resident of the area. Alvie served in the U.S. Army during WWII. On September 15, 1945, he married Edith Tooze in Lincoln. He was a member of the Trinity Ev....

Beulah Wnuk

Beulah Wnuk

Dec 28, 2014

Beulah Wnuk, 96, of Barton City, passed away December 28, 2014 at Tendercare of Alpena. She was born January 7, 1918 in Barton City to Alton and Bertha (Swartz) Rifenbark. On January 7 1937 she married Bernard Wnuk. He preceded her in death on May 19, 1995. A lifelong resident of Barton City, Beulah was a member of St. Raphael...

Jean Elizabeth Hegedus

Jean Elizabeth Hegedus

Dec 12, 2014

On the evening of Dec. 12, 2014, Jean Elizabeth Hegedus passed away at Munson Medical Center. She was 89 years old. Jean was born in Detroit, Michigan at 3:05 p.m. on Dec. 4, 1925. She was the first of three children and the only daughter of Mary (Zager) and Louis Albert. She was raised in Melvindale, Michigan, where she continued...

Dale J. Sharboneau

Dale J. Sharboneau

Nov 28, 2014

Dale J. Sharboneau, 73, of Lincoln, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at his home. Born August 28, 1941 to John and Helen (Pinder) Sharboneau in Utica, MI, he was raised in Lincoln. On November 23, 1963, he married Karen Rang in Washington, MI, where they resided until moving to Lincoln in 1969. Dale was a member of Haynes Community...

Earl James Trigger

Earl James Trigger

Nov 28, 2014

Earl James Trigger, 89, of Hubbard Lake, formerly of Flint, MI, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 Earl was born November 7, 1925, in Flint, MI to James and Vera (Barclay) Trigger. Earl served in the US Navy during WWII. He was trained at the University of Minnesota. He worked at Fischer Body in Flint and retired as a maintenance...

Frances Ada Hickey

Frances Ada Hickey

Nov 27, 2014

Frances A. Hickey (nee Rapson), 94, of Louisville Kentucky passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014. Born September 23, 1920 to Harry and Elsie (Humphrey) Rapson in Bad Axe, MI, she was raised there. In 1940, she married Lawrence Hickey in Bad Axe, and they were residents of Mikado, Ossineke, Barton City, and New Haven, MI. Lawrence preceded her in death...

Hester K. Laird

Hester K. Laird

Nov 16, 2014

Hester K. Laird, 73, of Harrisville, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014 at her home. Born January 14, 1941, to Hector and Geneva (Little) McLaren in Clio, she was raised in Harrisville. Hester worked as a driver for the Department of Human Services. She married Richard Laird on October 10, 1987. Hester was President of the Auxiliary to the Ossineke...

Dorothy I. Filer

Dorothy I. Filer

Nov 2, 2014

Dorothy I. Filer, 87, of Greenbush, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 at St. Mary’s of Saginaw. Born September 5, 1927 to Lowell and Elsie (Leflan) Mitchell in East Detroit, she was raised there. On October 11, 1947, she married Charles E. Filer in East Detroit, and they were residents of Rochester and Almont, MI before moving to Greenbush in...

Kim M. Thompson

Kim M. Thompson

Nov 1, 2014

Kim Milo Thompson, 61, of Spruce, lost his courageous battle against cancer on November 1, 2014. He was surrounded by his beloved family and close friends. Kim was born on March 31, 1953 to R.D. and Earlene (Kingsbury) Thompson in Harrisville, and lived in Spruce all of his life. He graduated from Alcona Community High School in 1971, where he...

Roy F. Argyle

Roy F. Argyle

Oct 31, 2014

Roy F. Argyle,age 88, of Bay City, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014 at Bay Special Care Hospital in Bay City. He was born December 27, 1925 in Mikado to Samuel and Sarah (Hayward) Argyle. Roy served in the army in WWII, where he was in the European Theatre and the Battle of the Bulge. On August 22, 1953 he...

Linda A. Lay

Linda A. Lay

Oct 31, 2014

Linda A. Lay, 55, of Curran, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014. Linda was born September 12, 1959 to Edward and Virginia (Sarnowski) Czelusniak in Detroit, MI. On July 6, 1996, she married D. Michael Lay in Lapeer, and they moved to Curran. Linda served as a trustee on the Mitchell Township Board and as Assistant Fire Chief for 15...

Kathleen Ann George

Kathleen Ann George

Oct 29, 2014

Kathleen A. George, 64, of Lincoln, passed away Wednesday October 29, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Lonnie, daughter, Lori (Scott) Melville of Gaines, MI, son, Brian George of Swartz Creek, MI, four grandchildren, Nickolas and Bradley Melville, and Lillian and Molly George, and three sisters, Beth Kroon, Patty (Ella Snead) O’Callaghan, and Terese (Ron) Knight. Mrs. George is...

Ronald E. Balla

Ronald E. Balla

Oct 23, 2014

Ronald E. Balla age 73,of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Alpena Regional Medical Center. He was born January 11, 1941 in Flint to Steve and Esther (Subora) Balla. Raised in Flushing, he resided in Flint, Port Huron, Rochester, White Lake, Waterford and Pinckney before moving to Harrisville in 1995. He was a Boy Scout Master including...

David A. McGregor

David A. McGregor

Oct 19, 2014

David Arnold McGregor,64, of Corunna died Sunday October 19 2014 in Spruce. He was born July 11, 1950 in Warren, Mi to Arnold and Clara (Beaushaw) McGregor. David was raised in Barton City and graduated from Alcona High School in 1968. He served in the US Army in the Vietnam War. He was a resident of Flint, later moving to...