Marilyn Helen Fortner, 81, of Alpena died Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Medilodge of Greenview. Marilyn Helen Kihn was born on Oct. 21, 1944, to the late Richard and Helen (Bey) Kihn in Detroit. Raised in Alpena, left as a teenager and married the late Larry Fortner on Sept. 11, 1972. She was a ...

William A Phillips, 93, of Bloomington, Indiana died peacefully on March 14, 2026 in Nashville, Indiana. Born June 3, 1932, Bill was born and raised in Alpena. He graduated from Alpena High School, where he excelled in basketball and football. He received his Bachelors and Masters Degree from ...

Mary “Polly” F. Zielaskowski, 56, of Alpena passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. Mary Christine Fritz was born in Flint on Feb. 22, 1970, to Michael and Margaret (McTurnan) Fritz. Polly will be remembered as a loving mom and homemaker ...

Eldon Royal Knopf age 91, of Belknap Township, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026. He was born Jan. 27, 1935 on the Knopf Family Farm, Belknap Township, to Henry and Helma (Legner) Knopf. Friends may visit at St. Michael Lutheran Church in Belknap on Wednesday, March 18th from 10 a.m. ...

Lynn Powell-Kieliszewski passed away on March 11, 2026, after an incredibly heroic battle from a very recent diagnosis of aggressive ovarian cancer. She did not want to leave her family she loved so dearly but they were with her, holding her in their arms and hearts until the very end. Lynn ...

“Be great in act, as you have been in thought.” – William Shakespeare, King John John Patrick Eagan, who embodied the power of seizing second chances, slipped peacefully away on March 1, 2026, at MyMichigan Medical Center in Alpena, a blazing sunset burning out as he gently drew his last ...