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CINDY RUSCHKE

Our mother Cindy Ruschke of Alpena, Michigan sadly passed away on July 29, at the age of 63 after a three year struggle with cancer. She is survived by Anthony Henry (Liz Smith), Ryder and Mike (Kari) Ruschke. Beloved grandsons Orion, Owen, Levi, and Aiden. Brothers Patrick Henry Jr., Michael Henry and sister Shawn (Richard) Kalar. Many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents Patrick and Jean Henry, brothers Lowell and Brett. Cindy loved thrift shopping, photography, lighthouses, watching Ryder’s dirt bike races and sitting beachside ...

JEAN MARIE FOURNIER

Jean Marie Fournier, age 80, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 30, 2022. She passed peacefully at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was surrounded by her loving family. Jean was an Alpena resident until recently when she and her late husband moved to Circleville, Ohio to be near family. Jean was born in Wayne County Michigan on June 13, 1942, to the late Russell and Abigail Evans. Throughout her life, she overcame many physical challenges, exceeding all physician’s expectations. She was a wonderful homemaker, well known for her love of ...

BRUCE KEITH WILTSE

Bruce Keith Wiltse, 81, of Alpena passed away July 23, 2022, at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland. Bruce Wiltse was born to the late Keith and Ariel Wiltse on Aug. 22, 1940, in Saginaw, Michigan. Bruce’s family moved to Alpena, Michigan when he was 14 years old. His father and uncles formed Wiltse Bros Corp which built the caissons for the Mackinac Bridge at Rockport Beach. At 14 years old, Bruce started his own business selling candy and drinks to the men working on the caissons. When Bruce was a junior at Alpena High School he met his future wife, Judy Riley, in algebra ...

ALICE M. KOHUT

Alice M. Kohut of Hubbard Lake, better known to her family and friends as ‘Chuna’ passed away peacefully in her home in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 31, 2022, engulfed in the love of her family. She was the youngest of twelve children born to Karol and Apolonia Rudolph. After leaving Europe by ship, the Rudolphs settled in Floodwood, Minnesota, and Chuna was born in Cloquet, Minnesota. At the age of two she lost her father, and her mother and older siblings moved to Detroit, Michigan. Chuna began to study Polish at an early age so she could communicate with her mother ...

Linda Corthals

CORTHALS, Linda, 62, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, formerly of Alpena, died on Oct. 24, 2021, at Sacred Heart Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Mark, daughters, Stacy (Kyle) Torgerson, and Dana (Jason) Porter, four grandsons, Liam, Callan, Lawrence, and Waylon, and a sister, Kathy Ceci. Family will receive friends for memorial visitation at St. John Catholic Church on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, from 10 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. with Fr. Michael Lingaur officiating. Inurnment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Karpus Hunter & Ross Funeral Home assisted ...

MICHAEL DANIEL YANTOMASI

Michael Daniel Yantomasi, 79, of Alpena passed away Friday, July 29, 2022, in Clare, Michigan. Michael was born Nov. 6, 1942, in Buffalo, New York to the late Joseph and Eleanore (Ralicki) Yantomasi. He served in the United States Army. On Nov. 13, 1965, he married Patricia Connally. She preceded him in death on April 6, 2019. Michael was director of Big Brothers Big Sisters for many years and later co-owned and operated Latitudes. He was a member of All Saints Parish. Surviving are his three daughters Andrea (Noel) Palma, Amy Yantomasi, Joelle (Paul) Todd; two grandchildren, ...