Obituaries

William Kruse

William Kruse

Apr 25, 2013

William Kruse William Kruse, 77, of Alger, MI, formerly of Atlanta, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013. He was born on May 29, 1935 to Harold and Geraldine (Gass) Kruse in Mt Clemens, MI. Bill retired from working as a carpenter for the United States government under the Department of the Air Force. He has lived in Alger since...

Edwin Weatherholt

Edwin Weatherholt

Apr 22, 2013

Edwin David Weatherholt Mr. Edwin David Weatherholt, 24 of Lewiston, Michigan passed away suddenly on April 22, 2013. He was born to Joseph and Donna (Savory) Weatherholt in Gaylord, Michigan on June 9, 1988. He lived in Lewiston all of his life and was self-employed working in maintenance and construction. He enjoyed snowboarding and hunting. He was always willing to...

Janie Hannon

Janie Hannon

Apr 21, 2013

Janie Virginia Hannon Mrs. Janie Virginia Hannon, 74 of Atlanta, Michigan passed away at her residence on April 21, 2013 with loved ones at her side. She was born to John and Bertha Shumaker on June 25, 1938 in Richmond, Virginia. She moved to the Atlanta area in 1991, formerly of Livonia. She worked as a waitress and bar maid...

Kirk Myers

Kirk Myers

Apr 18, 2013

Kirk A. Myers Mr. Kirk A. Myers, 49 of Riverview, Florida and Lewiston, Michigan passed away on April 18, 2013 at Brandon Regional Hospital in Brandon, Florida. He was born to Earl Lee and Evelyn (Ellsworth) Myers on June 15, 1963 in Gaylord, Michigan. He spent many years between Lewiston and Riverview. He enjoyed spending time with his son and...

Ruth Fisher

Ruth Fisher

Apr 17, 2013

Ruth Lucille Fisher Mrs. Ruth Lucille Fisher, 91 of Atlanta, Michigan passed away on April 17, 2013 at her residence with loved ones by her side. She was born to the late, Fred and Pearl (Grimes) Shatzer in Columbiana, Ohio on March 7, 1922. She was one of seven children and grew up very poor during the depression. She met...

Thelma Hood

Thelma Hood

Apr 16, 2013

Thelma Maxine Hood Mrs. Thelma Maxine Hood, 92 of Atlanta, Michigan passed away at Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord on April 16, 2013. She was born to the late William Albert and Edith Bell (Smith) Huffman in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania on July 13, 1920. She married husband, Ralph Hood on June 14, 1947. He preceded her in death in 1988....

Avis Hawley

Avis Hawley

Apr 9, 2013

Avis Marion Hawley Mrs. Avis Marion Hawley, 95 of Hillman, Michigan passed away on April 9, 2013 at her residence with loved ones by her side. She was born to the late Adam and Alta (Crawford) Wilder in Green Township, Michigan on April 7, 1918. She married husband, Carl Hawley at Greely Baptist Church on September 4, 1938 and celebrated...

Angela Thoms

Angela Thoms

Apr 8, 2013

Angela Monika Thoms Mrs. Angela Monika Thoms, 62 of Lewiston, Michigan passed away on April 08, 2013 at Hiland Cottage Hospice House in Petoskey, Michigan. She was born on February 24, 1951 in Germany to the late Karl and Christel (Dreger) Kolster. She married husband, Gary Thoms on October 3, 1981 and together they have resided in Lewiston for the...

Gordon Nickert Sr.

Gordon Nickert Sr.

Apr 7, 2013

Gordon Alden Nickert Sr. Mr. Gordon Alden Nickert Sr., of Lewiston, Michigan passed away on April 7, 2013 at Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord, Michigan. He was born to Ernest and Theresa (Pruse) Nickert on November 16, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan. He has lived in Lewiston for over 40 years, formerly of the Detroit area. Gordon worked for Associated Truck...

Betty Shephard

Betty Shephard

Apr 4, 2013

Betty Jean Shephard Mrs. Betty Jean Shephard, 79 of Hillman, Michigan passed away at her residence on April 4, 2013. She was born to the late James and Emma (Campbell) MacKay in Flint, Michigan on June 11, 1933. She has lived in Hillman for the past 12 years, formerly of Flint. Betty's top priorities were keeping a clean house and...

John Champion

John Champion

Mar 29, 2013

John Edward Champion Mr. John Edward Champion, 79 of Atlanta, Michigan passed away at home on March 29, 2013. He was born to the late James Leroy and Grade Adeline (Collins) Champion in Van Buren Township, Michigan on September 9, 1933. He married his wife, Delores (Randall) Champion in Belleville on September 19, 1959. The couple moved from Belleville to...

James Rogers

James Rogers

Mar 27, 2013

James P. Rogers Mr. James P. Rogers, 81 formerly of Grand Rapids and Lewiston, passed away at Aspen Ridge in Gaylord, Michigan on March 27, 2013. He was born on August 9, 1931 to Howard and Evelyn (Corongo) Rogers in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated from Central High School in Grand Rapids and attended Michigan State University. A pastime of...

Jack Nicholas

Jack Nicholas

Mar 26, 2013

Jack Leroy Nicholas Mr. Jack Leroy Nicholas, 59, of Atlanta, MI, passed away on March 26, 2013. He was born on June 11, 1953 in Selma, OR. He has lived in Atlanta for the past six years. He worked as a contracted forester for the State of Oregon for 20 years. He loved the outdoors, both fishing and hunting. Jack...

Leeland Barker

Leeland Barker

Mar 19, 2013

Leeland Victor Henry Barker Mr. Leeland Victor Henry Barker, 91 of Atlanta, Michigan passed away at Medilodge on March 19, 2013. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 12, 1921. He married wife, Earsel (Hilliker) Barker in Pontiac and together they raised a family. He lived in Atlanta at Canada Creek Ranch for the last 26 years, formerly of...

Wanda Britt

Wanda Britt

Mar 19, 2013

Wanda Lee Britt Mrs. Wanda Lee Britt, 80 of Atlanta, Michigan passed away on March 19, 2013 in Lexington, South Carolina. She was born to the late James and Vergie (Curneal) Carlisle in Detroit, Michigan on October 12, 1932. She married husband, William Britt on July 2, 1951 in Angola, Indiana. Wanda moved to Atlanta in the early 80s and...

Florine Mansfield

Florine Mansfield

Mar 12, 2013

Florine Cassie Mansfield Ms. Florine Cassie Mansfield, 87, of Hillman, Michigan passed away on March 12, 2013 at Hillman's Haven. She was born to the late Floyd C. and Mathilde B. (Hildebrandte) Mansfield on June 24, 1925 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She has lived in Hillman since 2001 and formerly in Atlanta. Florine taught school for 50 years between public and...

Amy Cordes

Amy Cordes

Mar 11, 2013

Amy Alexis Cordes Ms. Amy Alexis Cordes, 10 of Hillman, Michigan passed away on March 11, 2013 at the University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital with her loving parents at her side. She was born in Alpena, Michigan to Jason and Elaine (Grosinsky) Cordes on May 8, 2002. She enjoyed to go camping with family and always having them with...

Carol Derosa

Carol Derosa

Mar 10, 2013

Carol Ann DeRosa Mrs. Carol Ann DeRosa, 75 of Atlanta, Michigan passed away at her home on March 10, 2013. She was born to Donald and Arlene (Strange) Reis in Pontiac, Michigan on December 21, 1937. She married husband, Russell DeRosa in Milford in 1955. Carol has lived in Atlanta for the last 15 years, formerly of Milford. She was...

Travis Armstrong

Travis Armstrong

Mar 2, 2013

Travis Alan Armstrong Mr. Travis Alan Armstrong, 16 of Atlanta, Michigan passed away tragically on March 2, 2013 in Atlanta. He was born in Saginaw, Michigan on January 31, 1997. He has lived in Atlanta for the past eight years, formerly of Vasser; and had attended the Atlanta Community Schools. Travis enjoyed ATV's, BMX riding and snowmobiling. He enjoyed to...

James Krumbach

James Krumbach

Mar 2, 2013

James Lyle Krumbach Mr. James Lyle Krumbach, 82 of Atlanta, Michigan passed away on March 2, 2013 at his residence. He was born to the late Harold and Katherine (Erdan) Krumbach in Detroit, Michigan on May 9, 1930. He drove truck for Ford Motor Company for nearly ten years. He was known as a "jack of all trades" and "backyard...