Mrs. Johanna Joyce Knasiak, 87 of Lewiston, Michigan died peacefully on July 17, 2019 at Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord. Funeral services for Mrs. Knasiak will take place at 11:30 AM on Friday, July 26, 2019 at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church; Fr. Santiago Hoyumpa officiating. Visitation will take place on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at Green Funeral Home, Lewiston from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM and again at the church on Friday from 10:30 AM until time of service. Interment will take...

Mr. Steven Paul Solonika, 42 of Hillman, Michigan died peacefully at his home surrounded by loved ones on July 11, 2019. He was born in Pontiac, Michigan on September 24, 1976 to Stephen and Debra (Saddler) Solonika. He resided in Hillman for the past 15 years, formerly of Pontiac and Detroit. He was a huge WWF wrestling fan and bought every fight that he could on Pay-per-view. He loved video games, collecting Transformers, and was a huge movie buff. He loved to go to the theater when he...

  Mrs. Irene Jean Bennett, 89 of Hillman, Michigan died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on July 5, 2019. She was born in Flushing, Michigan on December 9, 1929 to the late, Frank and Arda (Hunt) Wicks. Irene resided in Hillman most of her life graduating from Hillman High School in 1947. With a strong work ethic, Irene worked as the first woman deputy for the Montmorency County Sheriff's Department for 10 years and also worked as a receptionist for Dr. Modzinski in...

Mrs. Margaret "Peggy" Ann Glaeser, 89 of Lewiston, Michigan died peacefully on July 2, 2019 at her daughter's home in Columbiaville surrounded by family. She was born on October 29, 1929 in Highland Park, Michigan to the late, Gerald and Margaret (Hollister) Kane. She married her husband, Ralph Glaeser on May 5, 1951 at St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Highland Park and together the couple celebrated 52 years of marriage before Ralph's passing in April of 2004....

Ruth M. (Basel) Bateman passed away from natural causes on June 27, 2019, at Walker Place in Minneapolis, MN.  Ruth was born on October 27, 1924, on the Charles Basel Farm in Wellington Township, Alpena County, Michigan, to Charles and Wilhelmina (Brandt) Basel.  As a child and young adult, she was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Royston, MI.    Ruth graduated from the Hillman (Michigan) High School in 1942.  From 1943 to 1946, she attended the three-year...

Mr. Robert Edward Nihranz, 59 of Lewiston, Michigan died peacefully at Ovid Healthcare Center in Ovid on June 12, 2019. He was born in Wayne, Michigan on April 5, 1960 to Robert and Agnes (Janish) Nihranz. He resided in Lewiston most of his life and drove truck for many years, also spending time on oil rigs. He later did maintenance work and snow plowing in the Lewiston area. Robert loved motorcycles, especially Harley Davidson and his time spent with family. He will be dearly...

Mrs. Patricia Ann Smith, 75 of Curran, Michigan, formerly of Atlanta, died peacefully at MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland on June 7, 2019. She was born in Bad Axe, Michigan on December 14, 1943 to the late, Ronald and Virginia (Van Derherchen) Buchanan. She resided in Atlanta for ten years before moving to the Curran area. She enjoyed fishing, playing yahtzee, and camping. She was a camp host at multiple parks over the years. Above everything she valued her time spent with family and...

Mr. Harold Robert Armstrong Jr, 54 of Lewiston, Michigan died peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw on June 7, 2019. He was born in Flint, Michigan on April 27, 1965 to the late, Harold and Lucille (Gillies) Armstrong Sr. He married his wife, Carolyn (Duffer) Armstrong in Fort Myers, Florida on July 12, 1994 and together the couple celebrated 24 years of marriage before his passing. They have resided in Lewiston since 1998. Harold worked at HB Carbide in Lewiston as a tamper for...

Mrs. Alicia Rose Busick, 33 of Battle Creek, Michigan died suddenly on June 7, 2019 in Lewiston. She was born in Marshall, Michigan on June 28, 1985 to Bobby and Renee (Moon) Davis. She met and married her husband, Christopher Busick and together the couple celebrated 12 years of marriage before her passing. Alicia lived in Battle Creek all of her life and owned and operated her dog grooming business, Pawfection for the last seven years. She was also part owner of a  health club called...

Mr. Robert (Bob) Arthur Green, 76, of Lewiston, Michigan passed away at Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord on June 3, 2019. He was born in Port Huron, Michigan on June 30, 1942 to the late, Russell and Dorothy (Mitchell) Green. Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Green served his country proudly during the Vietnam War. Throughout his 22-year United States Army tenure, three bronze stars were awarded. He married his beloved wife, Judy Green, in Sterling Heights, Michigan on November 10, 1973. Together...