Obituaries

Dwight A. Wilkinson

Dwight A. Wilkinson

May 13, 2011

Dwight A. Wilkinson, Sr, 84 of Lincoln, died Friday, May 13, 2011 at The Alpena Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his daughter, Debra (Michael) Frye of Rochester Hills, his sons Gary (Carol) of Rochester Hills, David of London, England, Steven (Jennifer) of San Jose California and Dwight Jr. of Las Vegas NV, eight grandchildren and one great grandson,...

Jayne Marie Peterson

Jayne Marie Peterson

May 6, 2011

Jayne Marie Peterson, 73, of Oscoda died on Friday, May 6, 2011 at home. She was born August 5, 1937 in Owosso, Mich. the daughter of Fredrick William and Arlene Janette (Parmeter) Strawsine. From 1951 to 1959 the Strawsine family spent summers on the Great Lakes with their homeport in East Tawas. She started deer hunting in 1953 at the...

Juanita May Schulz

Juanita May Schulz

May 5, 2011

Juanita M. Schulz, 88, of Harrisville, passed away Thursday, May 5, quietly at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville, surrounded by her family. She was born May 6, 1922, the eighth child of 13 born to John and Emily (Epperson) Fawbush in Louisville KY. Juanita married Roger Schulz on February 28, 1945. He preceded her in death on October 31, 1996,...

Chad Austin Killen

Chad Austin Killen

May 5, 2011

Chad Austin Killen of Brighton, Michigan, passed away May 5, 2011. Chad was born May 6, 1992 in Alpena and was in the tenth grade in the Bay City School system. He enjoyed track, basketball, and flag-football. Chad was active in the Awana Club. An avid outdoorsman, Chad liked hunting, fishing, and camping. He especially enjoyed bump and runs, and...

Clara Ella Ross-Thornton

Clara Ella Ross-Thornton

Apr 27, 2011

Clara Ella Ross Thornton, 85, of Lincoln, formerly of Barton City died Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Lincoln Haven Health and Rehab Community. She was born Aug.18, 1925 in Bay City, was raised there and Barton City. On Nov.9 1946 she married Pete Ross, he preceded her in death on May 9, 1975. On June 22, 1991 she married Calvin...

Catherine M. Davis

Catherine M. Davis

Apr 4, 2011

Catherine M. (Nemeskal) Davis, 98, of Spruce, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at Maple Grove Adult Foster Care in Barton City. Catherine was born in Maple City, MI on October 6, 1912, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Yankee) Nemeskal. She moved to Flint, MI as a young child. She married Joseph Davis October 23, 1937. Mr. Davis...

Milton H. Anderson

Milton H. Anderson

Apr 4, 2011

Milton H. Anderson, 74, of Harrisville, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at his home. Born August 5, 1936 to Milton and Myrtle (Howick) Anderson in Alpena, he has been a Harrisville resident for most of his life. Milton worked at the US Post Office as a janitor, and at the Alco Theatre as a projectionist. Milton is survived by...

Cora E. LaValle

Cora E. LaValle

Apr 4, 2011

Cora E. LaValle, 78, of Lincoln, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at her home. Born on March 14, 1933 to Doc and Leona Brown in Oak Grove, LA, she was raised in Louisiana and Texas. In 1965, she moved to Michigan, and in 1992 she moved to Lincoln. Cora was a devoted homemaker, and will be remembered as a...

Maureen A. Stover

Maureen A. Stover

Apr 2, 2011

Maureen A. Stover, 80, of Lincoln (LLWC) passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Community. Born August 19, 1930, to Willard and Ella (Wilson) Crain in Grosse Pointe, MI, she was raised there. On October 2, 1954, she married Willard “Bill” Stover in Detroit, where they resided. They lived in Florida and Canton, before 1992,...

Lena Mae McIntyre

Lena Mae McIntyre

Mar 23, 2011

Lena M. McIntyre, 94, of Southfield, formerly of Lincoln, passed away March 23, 2011 at home. She is survived by her daughter; Shirley Rheubottom, two sons; William (Nancy) and John (Kathleen) McIntyre, five grandchildren; Ann Painter, and William, Douglas, Kelly, and Jamie McIntyre, four great grandchildren; Benjamin, Kendall, and Nicholas McIntyre, and Thomas Painter, and one sister; Georgina Nelson. Mrs....

John Edward Carnahan

John Edward Carnahan

Mar 20, 2011

John E. Carnahan, 73, of Black River, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. Born November 28, 1937, to Malcolm and Pauline (Lass) Carnahan in Black River, MI he was raised there. John served in the United States Air Force, and worked as a Machinist. In 1998, he retired to Black River, where he enjoyed...

David L. Gregory

David L. Gregory

Mar 15, 2011

David L. “Butch” Gregory passed away on March 15, 2011 at age 73 at Alpena Regional Medical Center from Metastatic Esophageal Cancer. He was born November 28, 1937 in Dexter, Michigan, to the late James Albert and Clara (Cushing) Gregory. Butch lived in Dexter the first 61 years of his life and retired from Detroit Edison after 42 years of...

Loren Luther

Loren Luther

Mar 13, 2011

Loren S. Luther of Harrisville (Kilmaster), Michigan age 80, passed away Sunday, March 13,2011 at home. He was born on July 30, 1930 to Ora and Ida(Dunlap) Luther in Bad Axe, MI where he was raised. He enlisted in the US Army and served for 10 years. He married Betty Jean (Davis) on September 15, 1962 in West Branch. Loren...

Laurence Travis

Laurence Travis

Mar 10, 2011

Laurence Travis, 91, Mikado, died Thursday March 10, 2011 at home. He was born November 11, 1919 in Mikado to Edgar and Lillian (Dickinson) Travis. He served in the Army in WWII, where he served in the European Theatre. He married Twila Fernsemer on September 22, 1942. A lifelong resident of Mikado, he was a member of the calvary Baptist...

Elizabeth J. Beebe

Elizabeth J. Beebe

Mar 7, 2011

Elizabeth J. Beebe, 90, of Lincoln, passed away March 7, 2011 at Jamieson Nursing Home in Harrisville. Born August 23, 1920 to Karl and Elizabeth (Kunkel) Zoll in Danzig, Germany, she has been a Lincoln resident since 1978. On July 2, 1941, she married Allen Beebe, and he preceded her in death on November 2, 1978. She was a member...

Ralph Moore

Ralph Moore

Mar 7, 2011

Ralph Moore, 85, died Monday evening at his home in Harrisville. Moore is survived by his wife, Anne, and four nephews, Hugh MacMaster (Barbara), Dr, John MacMaster, (Dr. Jacqueline Fitzgerald), Brian MacMaster (Karen), and Don MacMaster (Dr. Tina Rossi). He was preceded in death by his father David, mother Reba, stepmother Madeline, and sister Gweneth. Born March 13, 1925, Ralph...

Florence Marie Laatz

Florence Marie Laatz

Mar 6, 2011

LAATZ, Florence Marie (nee Ciuzicki), March 6, 2011 Beloved wife of Arthur, Dearest mother of Gordon (Christine), Erik (Lisa), grandmother of Cassidy Laatz, Zachary and Erica Thomas. Loving sister of Frances (Jean Jules) Catelier, Sr. Mary Dominic CSSF and Rose (Frank) Pinazza. Preceded in death by parents Dominick & Bernice Ciuzicki, brothers Bernard & Leonard Ciuzicki and sister Rita Gnolek....

Thomas "Shorty" Palmer

Thomas "Shorty" Palmer

Mar 6, 2011

Thomas “Shorty” Palmer, 60, of Harrisville, passed away March 6, 2011 at home. Born September 28, 1950 to William and Dorothy (Sihler) Palmer in Detroit, he has been a resident of Harrisville for the past 40 years. Shorty was a welder at Kalitta Air of Oscoda. He loved motorcycles and had worked on the most of his life. He is...

Wesley Keyser

Wesley Keyser

Mar 2, 2011

Wesley Edward Keyser, 84, of Harrisville, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at his home. Born August 20, 1926 to Earl and Cecil (Mund) Keyser in Bay City, he was raised there. On March 2, 1947 he married Shirley Bins, and they resided in Bay City, and Mio then moved to Harrisville in 1969. Wesley worked for Consumers Power as...

Bonnie L. Merritt

Bonnie L. Merritt

Feb 23, 2011

Bonnie L. Merritt, 67, of Mikado died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at home. Born August 20, 1943 to Elmer and Rena (Joralemon) Vinson in Troy, PA, she was raised there. In 1966, she moved to Southeastern Michigan, and began a career with General Motors. On April 26, 1968, she married Merle Merritt in Ypsilanti. They retired to Mikado in 2006....