Recent Obituaries
Francis 'Jack' John Mcdonald
Nov 30, 2016
Francis Jack McDonald, age 71, of Alpena, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Francis was born on April 28, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Harry and Delores (Troy) McDonald. On July 31, 1965 he married Jeanne Anderson at St. Mary Catholic Church she preceded him in death on June 15,...
Lee Norman Waun
Nov 29, 2016
Lee Norman Roberts Waun, age 48, of Spruce, passed away at Mid-Michigan Regional Medical Center of Alpena, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. He was born to Larry and Carol (Souva) Roberts on January 26, 1968 in Ann Arbor, MI. His father Larry Roberts preceded him in death in October of 1968, and he was later adopted by Alvin L....
Richard 'Dick' D. Ableidinger
Nov 18, 2016
Richard "Dick" Ableidinger, age 79, of Lachine, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, November 18, 2016. Dick was born on February 18, 1937, to the late Gordon and Zelda (Brooker) Ableidinger in Carrington, ND. On August 9, 1964, Richard married Judy DeKett in Alpena at the Community of Christ Church. He served in the United States Army in Germany...
Patricia 'Patty' L. Code
Nov 9, 2016
Patricia L. Code, age 77, of Alpena passed away peacefully at home after an extended illness on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Patty moved to Presque Isle Harbor in 1979, serving as the Grand Lake librarian for several years. She later moved to Alpena making an impact to many lives as a Substance Abuse Counselor at Catholic Human Services and the...
Dorothy V. Zawacki
Nov 7, 2016
Dorothy V. Zawacki, age 90, of Alpena, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 7, 2016, at Tendercare Alpena. Dorothy was born on September 12, 1926 in Alpena to the late John and Edith (Egelski) Tadajewski. On October 20, 1945, she married Leo Zawacki, who passed away on January 28, 2007. She was a machine operator for Fraiser Products and Detroit...
Emmett L. St. Onge
Oct 22, 2016
Emmett St. Onge, age 73, of Alpena, passed away on October 22, 2016, at home. Emmett was born on March 7, 1943, to the late Orel and Irene (McLaren) St. Onge in Alpena, MI. On June 9, 1962 he married Geraldine Bruning his loving wife of 54 years at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Emmett served in the US Navy at the...
Anita M Jarema
Oct 18, 2016
Anita M. Jarema, age 68, of Alpena, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at Tendercare Greenview. Anita was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 16, 1948 to the late Carl and Kathryn (Olsen) Jarema. She worked at K-Mart as an Office Clerk and Wal-Mart as a door greeter. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic...
Cynthia A Mcphee
Oct 13, 2016
Cynthia "Cindy" McPhee, age 74, of Alpena, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at home. Cindy was born to the late John and Elinor (Grayson) Weidner on January 3, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan. She married Richard McPhee on March 6, 1975, in River Rouge, MI. Cindy worked in the Alpena area as a...
Allen J Lazarowicz
Oct 7, 2016
Allen J. Lazarowicz, age 79, of Alpena, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 7, 2016 at McClaren Medical Center in Petoskey, MI. Allen was born on April 3, 1937, to the late Harry and Irene (Markowski) Lazarowicz in Alpena, MI. He married Eleanor Romel on June 13, 1959, at St. Casmir Catholic Church. Allen was employed as an Insurance Agent...
Marlene R Filarski
Oct 7, 2016
Marlene R. Filarski, age 72, of Hubbard Lake, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Friday, October 7, 2016, at the Mid-Michigan Medical Center of Alpena. Marlene was born on August 9, 1944, to the late Henry and Clara (Hiske) Kihn in Alpena, Michigan. On May 28th, 1988 Marlene married Albin Filarski at St. Mary Catholic Church. She is...
Alice G. Mccready-Strzelecki
Sep 25, 2016
Alice McCready- Strzelecki, age 87, of Alpena, went home to be with the Lord Jesus on Sunday, September 25, 2016, at home surrounded by her family. Alice was born in Saginaw, MI on April 4, 1929, to the late Rudolph and Florence (Ryan) Corthals. She Married Arthur McCready in April of 1950. She later married Louis Strzelecki still a life-long...
Wilford 'Bill' Platt
Sep 24, 2016
Wilford "Bill" Platt, age 97, of Alpena, passed away at U of M Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, September 24, 2016. Bill was born on February 25, 1919, to the late Theodore and Ethel (Thevo) Platt in Detroit, MI. On October 30, 1965 he married Norma Hecox in Detroit, MI. She preceded him in death on March 2,...
Paul E Cormier
Sep 23, 2016
Paul E. Cormier, age 86, of Alpena passed away at Munson Healthcare Center in Traverse City, Michigan on Friday, September 23, 2016. Paul was born in Leominster, Mass. on February 26, 1930 to the late Edouard and Marietta (Wood) Cormier. He married Ethel Marotta on May 29, 1954, in Worcester, Mass. she preceded him in death on February 12, 1978....
Thomas L Skiba
Sep 11, 2016
Thomas Lee Skiba, age 79, of Alpena, passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Mid-Michigan Medical Center of Alpena. Thomas was the ninth child of sixteen born to the late Anthony and Agnes (Wielinski) Skiba on January 8, 1937, in Alpena. He married Joy Anne Richards on June 13, 1959 in Wyandotte, MI. He was the owner of...
'Bob' Robert R. Tadajewski
Sep 7, 2016
Robert R. "Bob" Tadajewski, age 72, of Alpena, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Bob was born on June 19, 1944, in Hamtramck, Michigan to Thomas and Regina (Kandal) Tadajewski. He worked for D & L Construction and Water & Sewer Construction as a pipe layer and equipment operator. Bob is survived by his son Brian...
Dennis A Yorke
Sep 2, 2016
Dennis A. Yorke age 73, of Alpena, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2016 peacefully at Mid-Michigan Medical Center of Alpena. He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Bernadine. His two children Michael (Tammy) Yorke of Harbor Springs, Sherrie Yorke of Harbor Springs; his three step-children: Laurie (Edward) Szumila of Alpena; Rebecca Schellie of Toledo, OH; Robert...
Sally Delores Zolnierek
Aug 28, 2016
Sally Delores Zolnierek, age 98, of Alpena, passed away peacefully at Tendercare Alpena on Sunday, August 28, 2016. Sally was born on June 6, 1918, to the late Frank and Catherine (Gabrysiak) Milostan in Alpena, Michigan. She married Harry Zolnierek on May 17, 1941, at St. Mary Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on September 4, 1976. She was...
June Elaine Duby-Smith
Aug 26, 2016
June Elaine Duby-Smith, age 91, of Alpena passed away peacefully in Presque Isle,Michigan on Friday, August 26, 2016 surrounded by her family. She is survived by her son Haldeane (Jennifer) Smith II of Presque Isle, MI and her daughter Gail Smith of Alpena, MI; three grandchildren: Elise Albastoc, Bobby Smith, and Charles Smith and 7 great grandchildren. Per her wishes...
Raymond A Dehring
Aug 21, 2016
Raymond A. Dehring, age 87, of Alpena passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Tendercare of Alpena. Ray was born on April 6, 1929 to the late Otto and Elizabeth (Kroll) Dehring in Rogers City, Michigan. On May 14, 1955, Ray married Patricia Turske at St. Mary Catholic Church. He served during the Korean War. Earlier in his...
Thomas C Stepanski
Aug 2, 2016
Thomas C. Stepanski, age 74, of Alpena passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. He was born on December 3, 1941 to the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Romel) Stepanski Sr. in Alpena, MI. Thomas worked at Huron Portland Cement Plant as a Burner Operator in Kiln Room #5 for 22 years, retiring in 2002, and later...
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