Arthur Victor Filipiak, age 85, formerly of Rogers City, passed away peacefully near Ann Arbor, on September 7, 2026, from complications of vascular dementia. Art was born on October 28, 1940, in Rogers City to Victor and Ann (Dost) Filipiak. Diagnosed at age 72, Art faced a long 13-year ...
Guy Saterstad, a lifelong Alpena resident, died peacefully on Sept. 27, 2026, after a brave and difficult fight against cancer. He was comforted by loved ones in his final days. Guy was born and raised in Alpena and graduated from Alpena High School in 1977. Passionate about learning and ...
Merle Udell, 96, of Alpena passed away September 28, 2026 at home with her loving family at her side. She was preceded in death by her husband John Wesley Udell, Sr., her parents, Floyd and Ethel (Jacobs) Standen, her sister Eleanor Schrader, her son, John Udell, Jr., sisters’ in-law, ...
Shirley Romel Rau, formerly of Alpena, died peacefully on Sept. 25, 2026, at the age of 90 in Thornton, Colorado comfortably knowing she had lived a wonderful life. Born on March 14, 1936, daughter of Melvin and Theresa (Tracy) May, Shirley lived in Alpena for 85 years before moving to ...
Edward Raymond Bolanowski, Jr., 85, of Hubbard Lake passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Edward was born in Flint on November 18, 1940, to the late Edward and Clara (Ososki) Bolanowski. On July 25, 1964, he married Rosalin Olson. She ...
John Michael Meldrum, 87, of Alpena passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at Medilodge – Alpena. Mike was born in Redford Twp on September 29, 1938, to the late Guy and Josephine (Bertrard) Meldrum. Mike served in the United States Army, worked for Alpena Heating and Cooling and for ...
