Obituaries
Irene Z. Tunison
Aug 3, 2007
Irene Tunison, age 99, of Lincoln, died August 3, 2007 in Lincoln Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Community. She was born in Horton Bay, MI on July 3, 1908 to Warren and Myra (Lake) Sumner. She was raised in Horton Bay, spent most of her life in Boyne City, and after living in Bay Shore she then moved to Lincoln in...
Wesley Edwin Sweet
Aug 1, 2007
Wesley Edwin Sweet, 63, of Allegan, Michigan, died August 1, 2007. He was born January 11, 1944 in Allegan to Howard and Mary (Hale) Sweet. Wesley married Carol Miller on June 23, 1984. Survivors include his wife Carol and one daughter, Amy (Doug) Rader of Allegan, one son Andrew of Plainwell, Michigan, one sister June (Roger) Herpst of Allegan, two...
Rose Jaunita Pearce
Aug 1, 2007
Rose Jaunita Pearce, 71, of Lincoln, died Wednesday, August 1, 2007. She was born September 18, 1935 to Alfred (Georgia) Cornwell in Nashville, TN. Rose was employed by the Rehab Institute of Chicago for 25 years as an LPN. Survivors include her daughter, Julia (Richard) Stach of Lincoln, her son Alfred (Susann) Pearce of Curran, and five grandchildren. Two sons...
Esther E. Merrill
Jul 31, 2007
Esther E. Merrill, 93, of Harrisville MI. died Tuesday, July 31, 2007. Esther was born May 22, 1914 in Warren, N.Y. moving to Detroit in 1944 then to Holly in 1994. She is survived by her daughter Janet Merrill. Two brothers, Leon and Harry Merrill and four stepsisters, Cerise, Iris, Eunice and Ila preceded her in death. A funeral mass...
Vernon Charles Barry Alvord
Jul 21, 2007
Vernon Alvord, 43, of Glennie, died July 21, 2007 at Tawas St. Joseph Hospital. He was born to Ronald & Leah (Brant) Alvord, April 15, 1964 in Detroit, MI and was raised in Royal Oak, MI. He married Patricia (Patsy) Monroe November 10, 1990 in St. Clair. He served as a Marine, lived in Sandusky, MI for six years, and...
Ivan Lewis Smith
Jul 18, 2007
Ivan L. Smith, 89, Spruce, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at home. Born January 22, 1918 in Scottville to Harry C. and Ladora (Buell) Smith, he was raised in Davison. Ivan served in the Army in WWII, and was married to Luella Marion Faber on October 24, 1945. He was employed by Chevrolet in Flint for 35 years and had...
Edward Eldon Atchison
Jul 16, 2007
Edward E. Atchison, 83, of Harrisville died Monday, July 16, 2007 at home. Born December 16, 1923 in Harrisville to John and Beatrice (Dunn) Atchison, he graduated from Harrisville High School. Ed served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and was stationed at Timian Island from where the plane was loaded for the launching of the Atomic Bomb. Ed...
Robert Eugene Sprague
Jul 12, 2007
Robert E. Sprague, 83, of Mikado died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Covenant Harrison Hospital in Saginaw. He was born May 26, 1924 in Big Rapids where he was raised. Robert served in the Army in WWII where he flew missions from England, later he joined the US Air Force, where he served at Forbes A.F.B. Kansas, Wright Patterson A.F.B.,...
Rudolph S. Bullock
Jun 23, 2007
Rudolph S. Bullock age 89 of Oscoda died Saturday, June 23, 2007 in Saginaw. He was born July 12, 1917 in Plainwell to Ira and Caroline (Scott) Bullock and was married to Bernice Hicks in 1936. He was in the Army Air Corps during WWII, serving in England. A resident of Oscoda since 1966, he was supervisor of dams for...
Sophia S. Schwartz
Jun 23, 2007
Sophia S. Schwartz, 92, of Greenbush, died Saturday, June 23, 2007 at Tenderdcare Greenview, Alpena. Born Sophia Dreczkowski on May, 15, 1915 in Detroit, she was raised there and a longtime resident. Sophia worked for Sanders Bakery as a cookie packer, and during WWII worked for Excellol. She married Adam McHaffie moving to Royal Oak in the latter 1940’s. He...
Jackie L. Fisher
Jun 19, 2007
Jackie L. Fisher, 70, of Spruce, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at home. He was born September 27, 1936 to Marion and Irene (LaBrecque) Fisher in Flint, where he was raised. A Flint area resident most of his life, he married Loretta Grant in 1984. Jackie retired from General Motors in 1985 and moved to Spruce at that time. He...
Helen Virginia Janisse
Jun 14, 2007
Helen V. Janisse, 85, of Harrisville died Thursday, July 14, 2007 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. Helen was born January 2, 1922 in Detroit to Andrew and Margaret (Koziol) Gwozdz. Raised in Hamtramck, and a resident there most of her life. Helen married William Janisse in 1953. He preceded her in death in 1957. Helen was employed by Crowley’s department...
Lucille Jobin
Jun 9, 2007
Lucille Jobin, 91, of Lincoln, died Saturday. June 9, 2007 at home. Born December 18, 1915 to Albert and Margaret (Johnson) Joseph in Barton City she was raised there. Lucille married Paul Jobin on March 22, 1930 in Harrisville. They moved to Twining in1948 where Lucille owned and operated the Twining Café until moving to Lincoln in 1972. Her husband...
Lawrence G. Stoyke
Jun 8, 2007
Lawrence G. Stoyke, 77, of Harrisville died Friday June 8, 2007 at home. He was born Feb.20, 1930 in Chetek Wisconsin to Alfred and Greselda (Turskey) Stoyke. Raised in Chetek, Larry joined the Army and later the Air Force where he served during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, retiring after 20 years. He married Georgina Elmer on August 3, 1951....
Donald J. Minzey
Jun 6, 2007
Donald J. Minzey, 75, of Black River died Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at home. Don was born April 12, 1932 in Flint to Delmer and Bessie (Hansel) Minzey. He was raised in Flint and married LaBarabra Morrison there on November 10, 1951. Don served in the army during the Korean War. In 1963 Don and LaBarabra moved to Grand Blanc,...
Andrew Matthew Thompson
May 28, 2007
Andrew Matthew Thompson, 19, of Black River, died Monday, May 28, 2007 at home. Andy was born on January 12, 1988 in Alpena. He lived in Harrisville and moved to Black River when he was six years old. Andy was a high school graduate and had a generous, helpful nature. He loved hunting, camping, and just being in the woods....
Gaylen Dean Dafoe
May 25, 2007
Gaylen D. Dafoe, 76, of Glennie, died May 25, 2007 at home. Gaylen was born August 7, 1930 in Glennie to Floyd and Rita (Schoolcraft) Dafoe. A lifelong resident of Glennie, Gaylen married Ethel Winn on December 24, 1948. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting, and trapping. Gaylen loved snowmobiling and helped develop and groom snowmobile trails...
Lawrence R. Somers
May 25, 2007
Lawrence (Larry) R. Somers, 60, of Harrisville, died Friday, May 25, 2007 at his home. Mr. Somers was born March 31, 1947 in Harrisville to Ervin “Tink” and Genevieve (Ciszewski) Somers. Larry was a lifetime resident of Haynes Township, an avid hunter and enjoyed motorcycle riding. He was a former member of St. Anne Catholic Church of Harrisville. He was...
Alice Sue Good
May 14, 2007
Alice “Sue” Good, 72 of Harrisville died Monday, May 14, 2007 at Alpena Regional Medical Center. She was born July 17, 1934 in Harrisville to Stuart and Clara (McConnell) Conklin and was raised there. Sue married Norman Good on June 23, 1956. A life long resident of Harrisville she was a homemaker and cooked at the Alcona County Jail for...
Edgar B. Havercroft
May 8, 2007
Edgar B. Havercroft, 85, of Greenbush, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at his home. He was born October 1, 1921 to Blanchard and Louise (Schnaidt) Havercroft in Oakland, California. Raised in Greenbush, Ed served in the Coast Guard during WWII. In 1945 he married Lucille Marie Jennings in Flint. They were residents of Greenbush for many years moving to Hubbard...
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