June 13, 1929 - Oct. 27, 2023 Betty Mae Kochis, 94, of Hillman passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena. Betty Mae Shirk was born June 13, 1929, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to the late George and Mamie (Widman) Shirk. On Sept. 11, 1946, she married Fred ...

March 22, 1939 - Oct. 26, 2023 Our minds still talk to you, our hearts still look for you, but our souls know you are at peace. With profound sadness we announce the passing of Karen (Stevenson) Szymanski, 84, of Alpena, Michigan, devoted mother, wife, grandmother, and friend to all lives ...

Aug. 18, 1971 - Oct. 25, 2023 Dennis Robert Pahlkotter II, 52, of Alpena, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023 after a long courageous battle with illness. He was a kind, loving, and giving man whom will be dearly missed by those who knew him. Dennis was born on Aug. 18, ...

SILVERTHORN, Allen, 97, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Gillies Funeral Home in Lincoln is handling the arrangements.

Nov. 22, 1981 - Oct. 23, 2023 Amy Lynn Peters, a Westphal from home, passed away quietly and unexpectedly in her sleep on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Alpena from complications related to Marfan Syndrome. Born in Gaylord, Michigan on Nov. 22, 1981, to Robert and Karen (Wojtkowiak) Westphal, ...

July 30, 1945 - Oct. 23, 2023 Lucille “Lucy” “Squeak” C. Withun, 78, of Millington, Michigan, passed away peacefully from an extended illness, listening to her favorite music with her son at her side at the hospital in Grand Blanc on Oct. 23, 2023. Lucy was born in Alpena on July ...