Mrs. Florence Marie Tripp, 89 of Hillman, Michigan died peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones on February 25, 2020. She was born on January 19, 1931 in Lucas, Michigan to the late, Wendell and Ida (Henry) Miller. Florence graduated from Atlanta High School and attended Montmorency County Normal School. She taught in Kent, Alpena, Isabella, and Montmorency counties. She married, Garnet Tripp on February 17, 1951. In 1970, she graduated from Central Michigan University with a...

Mrs. Constance Mae Hoadley, 84 of Lewiston, Michigan died suddenly at her home on February 25, 2020. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 17, 1936 to the late, Joseph and Anna (O'Brien) Nemec. She married her husband, Ronald Hoadley on April 21, 1986 in Islamorada, Florida and together the couple celebrated 33 years of marriage together before her passing. The couple have owned a cabin in the Lewiston area since 1994 and moved to the area permanently in 2006. Connie was a member...

Mr. Alvin Dale Rikli, 66 of Lewiston, Michigan died suddenly on February 25, 2020. He was born in Billings, Montana on September 18, 1953 to the late, Arthur and Eldorean (Logan) Rikli. Formerly of Ann Arbor, he has resided in Lewiston for the last six months. In the past, Alvin was a Boy Scout leader in Phoenix, Arizona. He enjoyed a variety of hobbies including tanning, playing online games, and playing cards, especially poker. He was a social man always with a smile on his face. He will...

Mrs. Ida Iris Williams, 90 of Atlanta, Michigan died peacefully on February 23, 2020 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. She was born in Cleveland, Tennessee on August 3, 1929 to the late, Alford and Ollie (Adams) Burger. She married her husband, Dr. John Williams in Oakland, California on October 10, 1947 and together the couple celebrated 72 years of marriage before her passing. Formerly of Utica, the couple moved to the Atlanta area in 1990. Iris was a member of the Church...

Mrs. Judith Ann Currie, 80 of Atlanta, Michigan died peacefully at Lincoln Haven Nursing and Rehab on February 21, 2020. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late, Russell and Ella (Boehning) Benson on October 15, 1939. Judith spent the majority of her life in Atlanta and graduated from Atlanta High School in 1958. She worked numerous jobs over the years including working at the Montmorency County Abstract for Kenneth Chadwick for many years. She then worked at the Lewiston State Bank...

Mrs. Lorraine Edwina Curtis, 87 of Lewiston, Michigan died peacefully surrounded by loved ones at her home on February 12, 2020. She was born in Royal Oak, Michigan on June 5, 1932 to the late, Edward and Eleanor (Kurkowski) Williams. She married the love of her life, Dalton "Ed" Curtis on September 25, 1949 in Covington, Kentucky and together the couple celebrated 70 years of marriage before her passing. The couple has resided in Lewiston since 1975. Lorraine was a member of the...

  Mr. Dale Herbert Blackmore, 87 of Lewiston, Michigan died peacefully on February 10, 2020 at his home. He was born on October 26, 1932 in Canton, Michigan to the late, Oren and Eva (Post) Blackmore. Dale has resided in Lewiston for the past 40+ years, formerly of Plymouth. He was a member of the Michigan Masons 45th Parallel Lodge #581 in Lewiston and the Plymouth Rock Lodge #47 in Plymouth. He was also a member of The Eastern Star in Lewiston. Dale enjoyed to both golf and fish, as...

Mrs. Leslie Ann Favel, 64 of Hillman, Michigan died peacefully at MidMichigan Medical Center of Alpena on February 4, 2020. She was born in Flint, Michigan on July 26, 1955 to Robert and Joyce (Randall) Montney. She married her husband, Arnold Favel, on October 1, 1988 and together the couple celebrated 31 years of marriage before her passing. Leslie has resided in Hillman for the last 30+ years, formerly of Flint. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Atlanta and worked at...

Mr. Otis Henry Williams, 99 of Lewiston, Michigan died peacefully on February 4, 2020 at Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord. He was born on September 16, 1920 in Jennings, Michigan to the late, Phillip and Mary (Hicks) Williams. He married the love of his life, Lela (McClish) Williams on September 25, 1942 in Gladstone, Michigan and together the couple celebrated 77 years of marriage before his passing. The couple has resided in Lewiston since 1961. Otis worked for the DNR...

Mr. Vernon "Uncle Jim" L. Shibler, 95 of Atlanta, Michigan died suddenly on February 2, 2020 at his home. He was born in Milan, Michigan on June 6, 1924 to the late, Albert and Margaret (Wernette) Shibler. Uncle Jim was a proud veteran of the United States Navy during World War II. He then joined the National Guard and re-enlisted in the Army during the Korean War. After being honorably discharged from the military he worked for the railroad for a short while before moving to...