Obituaries

Mary Yolanda Russo

Mary Yolanda Russo

Sep 5, 2024

Mary Yolanda (Cupelli) Russo, 95 of Lewiston passed away peacefully Thursday morning September 5, 2024. She was the beloved daughter of Mary (Bruno) and Joseph Capelli. She was born January 25, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan. She was the eldest of six children and was fondly called “Dolly” by her siblings and immediate relatives. She graduated from Pershing High School in...

David L. Guest

David L. Guest

Sep 5, 2024

David Lloyd Guest, 68, of Atlanta Michigan died peacefully at his home on September 5, 2024. He was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan to the late Richard Guest and Claudine (Frye-Guest) Sipe.

Dave grew up in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area and traveled to Atlanta, Michigan in his early years of life to enjoy boating and water sports. He later moved to...

Kyle Alan Schmidt

Kyle Alan Schmidt

Sep 4, 2024

Kyle Alan Schmidt, 36 of Lewiston MI Passed away at his home on September 4, 2024. Son of Greg and Charlene (Daniels) Schmidt. Kyle was born on Aug. 1, 1988, in Bay City, MI. Kyle served in the United States Army Reserves from 2006-2009. Kyle was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed being out in mother nature with all she had...

Richard A. Valentine

Richard A. Valentine

Sep 3, 2024

Mr. Richard Arthur Valentine, 91, of Atlanta died peacefully on September 3, 2024 at WellSprings Lutheran Services in Fairview, Michigan. Richard was born at home in Atlanta to Homer and Ida Mae (Canfield) Valentine on June 12,1933. He graduated from Atlanta Community Schools. The September after Richard graduated, he went to work for the DNR as a tower man (looking...

Christine L. Girardin

Christine L. Girardin

Aug 30, 2024

Christine L. (Nap) Girardin, age 60, of Atlanta passed away at home on Friday, August 30, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. She was born on August 24, 1964 at K.I. Sawyer Base in Marquette, Michigan to Genevieve (Bertucci) Nap and David Nap (Sharon Pemberton). She was a graduate of Westwood High School. She moved to Atlanta, Michigan in...

Mark Allan Szafranski

Mark Allan Szafranski

Aug 25, 2024

Mark Szafranski, 55 of Luzerne, Michigan took his final trip around the sun on August 25, 2024 at his home surrounded by his two girls. He was welcomed into the afterlife with outstretched arms by Jen. Mark was born on February 27, 1969 to his loving mother Mary (Shelagowski) Szafranski. His hobbies included playing cornhole, riding on his side-by-side, cruising...

Albert Edward Marshall

Albert Edward Marshall

Aug 24, 2024

Mr. Albert Edward Marshall, 82 of Lewiston, Michigan died suddenly at his home on August 24, 2024. He was born in Windsor, Ontario Canada on March 3, 1942 to the late Albert and Florence (Donaldson) Marshall. He served his country proudly in the United States Army Reserves. He has resided in Lewiston for the last 30+ years and was a...

Dorothy Cook

Dorothy Cook

Aug 23, 2024

Dorothy I Cook died peacefully at home with family. She’s preceded in death by her youngest child, James Cook II and her beloved husband, James Cook; and sisters, Peggy and Margaret. Dottie delighted in spending time with family, in fact she held many family reunions. She enjoyed the outdoors in many ways: gardening, bee keeping and chickens too! Hunting, fishing...

Kenneth Allen Chersack

Kenneth Allen Chersack

Aug 17, 2024

Mr. Kenneth Allen Chersack, 75 of Hillman, Michigan died on August 17, 2024 at his home. He was born in Pontiac, Michigan on February 10, 1949 to the late Franklin and Ellen (Williams) Chersack. Formerly of Garden City, he has resided in Hillman since 1999. Ken retired from Ford Motor Company. He enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, playing cards, and traveling. 

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Aristide Attilio Franzoni

Aristide Attilio Franzoni

Aug 17, 2024

Mr. Aristide “Bud” Attilio Franzoni, age 91 of Atlanta, Michigan died peacefully at his home on August 17, 2024 with family at his side. He was born in Rutland, Vermont to the late Attilio and Mary Ellen (McAndrew) Franzoni on September 9, 1932. He served his country proudly in the United States Army 2nd Division during the Korean War and...

Richard Norling Burley

Richard Norling Burley

Aug 17, 2024

Mr. Richard Norling Burley, 90 of Hillman, Michigan died peacefully at his home surrounded by family and friends on August 17, 2024. He was born in Flint, Michigan on November 10, 1933 to the late Lee Roy and Ruth (Norling) Burley. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. He has owned property in Hillman since 1940 but...

Lyle Earl Lee

Lyle Earl Lee

Aug 17, 2024

Lyle Earl Lee, 98 of Lewiston passed in his home on August 17, 2024. Lyle was born in Flint, Michigan on April 19, 1926. He came with his family to Lewiston at age 10. At 13, he took his horse and a bushman handsaw and cut one large tree each day. He went to World War II at age 18,...

Dennis Glenn Guest

Dennis Glenn Guest

Aug 16, 2024

On Friday August 16th, Denny passed away peacefully at home, with family, at the age of 69. He was born September 9th 1954. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Jone Guest. Daughters Harmony Lewis (Shane Hales), Melissa (Jason) Alexander of Mt. Pleasant, and Kari Guest (David Burns). Grandchildren Brett Grinage, Brianna Grinage, Isabella Huff, Madison Guest,...

James L. Fast

James L. Fast

Aug 14, 2024

James "Jim" Lloyd Fast, age 81, passed away suddenly at his home in Lewiston, Michigan. Jim was the son of R. George and Fern (Foxall) Fast, born on October 19, 1942 in Detroit. He grew up with his three siblings Janet, Robert, and Thomas. Jim was a Boy Scout and ran track. He attended Royal Oak Schools in Southeast Michigan...

Vincent Ellis Sanders

Vincent Ellis Sanders

Aug 13, 2024

Mr. Vincent Ellis Sanders, 95 of Lewiston, Michigan died peacefully at Frankfort Pines Assisted Living on August 13, 2024 in Frankfort, Michigan. He was born in Fenton Township, Michigan to the late Vernon and Beatrice (Hatfield) Sanders on June 13, 1929. He served his country proudly as a military police officer in Germany for the United States Army. After his...

Bill Cline

Bill Cline

Aug 10, 2024

Bill Cline was the youngest of eight, born to Imogene and Rev. Grady T Cline, on July 21 1950. He grew up in Cullowhee North Carolina, and later moved to the Detroit area where he started a family of his own. Bill loved the outdoors, and spent a lot of his free time fishing, hunting, and teaching his girls about...

Harvey Wilson Marlatt

Harvey Wilson Marlatt

Aug 8, 2024

Mr. Harvey Wilson Marlatt, 75 of Atlanta, Michigan died peacefully on August 8, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Alpena, Michigan on August 26, 1948 to the late Donald and Irene (Wilson) Marlatt. Harvey lived a full and eventful life from beginning to end and touched the lives of many people along the way....

Ronald David Marquardt

Ronald David Marquardt

Aug 2, 2024

Ronald David Marquardt, age 71, of Hillman passed away on Friday, August 2, 2024 at home surrounded by family. Ronald was born on February 2, 1953 in Bay City, Michigan to Ronald and Janice (Badgero) Marquardt. Ron graduated from Hillman High School in 1971. He owned and operated Ron Marquardt Builders for a number of years. Ron had a gift...

Linda Lou Butera

Linda Lou Butera

Jul 31, 2024

Mrs. Linda Lou Butera, 70 of Lake Orion, Michigan and Hillman, Michigan took her final trip around the sun on July 31, 2024. She was born on March 4, 1954 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Walter “Bayne” and Lula (Nelson) Schook. She married her husband, Mike Butera, in 1981 and together the couple celebrated 40+ years of marriage before...

Cleon Alfred Buchler

Cleon Alfred Buchler

Jul 23, 2024

In loving memory of Cleon Alfred Buchler who passed away suddenly at his home on July 23, 2024. Cleon was born on August 28, 1963. He was the son of Sharon and Donald Buchler who preceded him in death along with his brother, Steven. Surviving relatives are great-aunt, Janette Quantz, uncle, Gary and Kathy Jones, aunts, Judy and Harold Smith,...

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