Obituaries
Marion Kahn Mills
Jan 21, 2013
Marion Kahn Mills died on the evening of January 21st at Lincoln Haven Nursing Home, where she had been a resident for the past three years. Born on 12/13/14 in Mikado, Michigan, Marion was the youngest of ten children born to Joseph and Hannah (Lowenberg) Kahn. Marion graduated from Oscoda High School in 1933. She worked in a variety of...
Mary Zrolka
Jan 16, 2013
Mary Bylo Zrolka passed away January 16, 2013 at Rolling Acres Adult Foster Care Home in Ossineke, MI at the age of 99. She was born to Michael and Anna Bylo on January 1, 1914 in East St. Louis, Illinois. Mary married Nicholas Zrolka on September 21, 1940 at Sts. Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Church in Detroit, where they...
Shirley Anne Gibbs
Jan 15, 2013
Shirley Anne Gibbs, 59, of Hubbard Lake, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at her home. She is survived by her daughter; Lisa Gibbs of Hubbard Lake, stepson, Gary Gibbs of Midland, three brothers, three sisters, and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Gibbs is at Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln, where friends may call on Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 11:00...
Nancy Lou Vinson
Jan 12, 2013
Nancy Lou Vinson, 79, of Harrisville, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born June 4, 1933 to Gus and Marion (Walters) Johnson in Perrysburg, Ohio, she was raised in Toledo. On December 23, 1955, she married Truman Vinson in Toledo. They were residents of Wayne County, MI, until moving to Northeastern Michigan in 1966, and...
Donald Lee Michel
Jan 9, 2013
Donald L. Michel, 50, of Lincoln (LLWC), passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at his home. Born June 8, 1962 to Charles and Marian (Williams) Michel in Sandusky, Ohio, he was raised there. In 1998 he moved to the Harrisville area, and was a member of the Greenbush Volunteer Fire Department. Don worked with the Alcona County EMS as an...
William Scott MacDonald
Jan 6, 2013
William Scott MacDonald,58, of Spruce died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at home. He is survived by his mother Ruth (Harry) Rice; sister Susan (Howard) Peston; stepfamily Susan (Bernie) Greenberg, Daniel (Delynn) Rice, John (Anne) Rice, Thomas Rice, David Rice; and several nieces and nephews. There will be a memorial service announced at a later date. Online condolences can be made...
Frederick Alan Karow
Jan 4, 2013
Frederick A. Karow, 72 of Oscoda, formerly of Lincoln, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 at his home. Born March 24, 1940 to Elmer and Anna (Magee) Karow in Saginaw, MI, he was raised there. On December 25, 1959, he married Jo Ann Metiva in Saginaw. Fred served in the United States Air Force for 23 years, retiring from Wurtsmith...
Joseph P. Runge
Dec 24, 2012
Joseph P. Runge, 78, of Barton City, died December 24, 2012 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI. He was born August 2, 1934 in Lake Leelanau, Michigan to Oscar and Janet Runge.Raised in Lake Leelanau he married Beverly Dorff there on December 22, 1960. They were longtime Detroit residents wwhere Joe was a Teamster with the local Dock...
Linton N. Fowler Sr.
Dec 22, 2012
Linton N. Fowler, Sr., of Harrisville, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012, after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family at University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. Born May 3, 1956 to Norman and Mabel (Tait) Fowler in Alpena, he was a lifelong resident of Gustin Township. On April 30, 1973, he married Brenda Michaud...
Kenneth J. Arnot
Dec 19, 2012
Kenneth J. Arnot, 81, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at his home. He is survived by his wife Fannie, three children, Randy Arnot; Cynthia Tersigni (Cindy Chase); and Dawn (Jeremy) Napier, seven grandchildren, Tina Smith; Nicole (Billy) Williams; Danielle (Josh) Foster; Andrew (Razma) Tersigni; Sara (Tim) Rothrock; and Alexys and Zachary Napier, five great grandchildren, Liam Williams;...
Henry F. Argyle
Dec 18, 2012
Henry F. Argyle, 92, of Ossineke, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at The Country House Adult Foster Care in Ossineke. He was born July 30, 1920 in Mikado to Samuel and Sarah (Hayward) Argyle. Henry joined the United States Navy, and served on the USS St. Louis during WWII. On March 5, 1948, he married Marjorie Schultz in Napoleon,...
William T. LaRoche
Dec 17, 2012
William T. LaRoche, 80, of Lincoln, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at his home. Born December 19, 1931 to Ambrose and Anna (Rienke) LaRoche in Alpena, he was raised there. Bill served in the United States Army during the Korean War. On September 18, 1953, he married Grace Barber in Warren where they were longtime residents. Bill worked as...
Herbert E. Murphy
Dec 16, 2012
Herbert E. Murphy, 70, of Lincoln, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at his home. Born October 9, 1942 to Herbert and Marion (LaDuke) Murphy in Saginaw, he was raised there. On May 2, 1964, he married Judy Wrathell, in Saginaw, where they resided for many years. Herb worked at Central Foundry for General Motors, until he moved to Lincoln...
James J. Sefernick
Dec 9, 2012
James J. Sefernick, 84, of Alpena, formerly of Spruce, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Tendercare Alpena. He was born May 14, 1928 to Louis and Philomena (Siefker) Sefernick in Flint, MI, where he was raised. Jim was a fire fighter with the Flint Township Fire Department, retiring in 1978 as the Assistant Fire Chief. He was also an...
Carolyn Ann Failla
Dec 9, 2012
Carolyn Ann Failla, 76, of Lincoln (LLWC), passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at her home. Born March 6, 1936 to Edgar and Olive (Jones) Ely in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was raised there. On October 29, 1960, she married Dr. Frank Failla in Indianapolis, and they moved to East Detroit, MI, to be closer to family, and where he joined...
Betty M. MacDonald
Dec 7, 2012
Betty M. MacDonald,64, of Alpena, formerly of Harrisville died Friday December 7, 2012 at Tendercare, Alpena. Betty was born April 16, 1948 to Frederick and Ruth (Fox) MacDonald. She lived with her parents, moving to Harrisville from Detroit in 1977. Betty moved to Alpena in 1992. Her father preceded her in death on May 2, 1978 and her mother preceded...
Jon J. Stephenson
Dec 4, 2012
Jon J. Stephenson, 73, of Lincoln, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Saginaw St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born in 1938 in Painesville, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from Kent State University and served in the United States Navy. Jon worked as an architect for 44 years in New England and Virginia, designing structures in several...
Marlene L. Corteg
Dec 2, 2012
Marlene L. Corteg, 81, of Harrisville, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Born October 15, 1931, to Harold and Caroline (Olsen) Hertz in Detroit, MI, she was raised there and in Traverse City. On December 20, 1954, she married Walter Corteg in Angola, IN, and they were residents of Shelby Township for 26 years before...
Esperanza Davila
Dec 1, 2012
Esperanza Davila, 82, of Mikado, died Saturday, December 1, 2012, at home. She was born March 3, 1930 in Crystal City, Texas to Jose and Nikolasa (Castro) Aldape. Raised in Crystal City, she married Fernando Sergio Davila on April 24, 1946. They were long time residents of the Detroit Area, moving to Mikado in 1994. She is survived by her...
Scott Alan Harris
Nov 29, 2012
Scott Alan Harris, 56, of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2012, at Alpena Regional Medical Center. He was born October 7, 1956 in Flint to Ronald and Yvonne (De Serres) Harris. Raised in Fenton and Grand Blanc, he was in the United States Air Force for 15 years, where he served at Wurtsmith A.F.B., Dessert Storm in the Middle...
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