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Robert Weinkauf

WEINKAUF, Robert, 74, of Alpena, died at his home on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Arrangements are in the care of A.E. Ross Funeral Home.

Robert Szymanski

SZYMANSKI, Robert, 75, of Alpena, died on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 at his home. Arrangements are in the care of A.E. Ross Funeral Home.

Andrew Fisher

FISHER, Andrew “Andy,” 67, of Hubbard Lake, died on Aug. 12, 2026. McWilliams Funeral Home has assisted the family with arrangements.

Kay Lumsden

Kay Anne Lumsden, 55, of Alpena, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, at home surrounded by family that she cherished. Kay was born in Alpena on Aug. 22, 1970, to Thomas and Grace (Bartz) Lumsden at Alpena General Hospital. Growing up on a dairy farm shaped ...

Mark Brilinski

Mark Alan Brilinski, 69, of Lachine died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Detroit. Mark was born in Alpena on March 13, 1957, to the late Gerald and Sally (Papke) Brilinski. He enjoyed hunting, farming, and “crop checking,” and will be remembered as the neighborhood “watchman.” But most ...

Linda Soldenski

Linda Kay Soldenski, 74, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at her home with her family following an extended illness. Linda Kay Alexander was born in Alpena on Feb. 7, 1952, to the late Norman and Adeline (Gosselin) Alexander, and married John Soldenski on Sept. 26, 1970. Linda was a loving wife, ...