William James Collins, 68, of Alpena died at home on June 18, 2022, from lung cancer. He was born Oct. 30, 1953, to the late Fred and Irma (Couture) Collins. Bill was a lifelong resident of the area which he loved and made his home. From the beginning, Bill was known for his hard work and ...

Richard A. Chowen, 77, passed away Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. Richard Arthur Chowen was born on May 28, 1944, in Cheboygan, Michigan of Cecil and Alice (Dunham) Chowen. Richard was the youngest of four children. Rhoda (Chowen) Ross, Hugh, and Allan. Richard grew up on the family farm in ...

KOWALSKI, Barbara and Patrick, of Grand Lake, died as a result of an auto accident on June 23, 2022. They are survived by four children, Jacqueline (Wilson Reynolds) Kowalski, Jason (Angela), Stacy (Paul Ames) Lesage, and Shannon (Jeremy) Mertz; nine grandchildren, Wilson, Spencer, Marc, ...

KOWALSKI, Judith Gaye, 75, of Clarkston, formerly of Alpena, died on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. Judy will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Kelli (Tom) Erspamer; daughter-in-law, Sheri Kowalski; grandchildren: Haley, Brandon, and Natalie. As were her wishes, cremation has taken place. ...

LANG, David G., 83, of Hubbard Lake, died Sunday, June 26, 2022, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Bannan Funeral Home in a future edition of the Alpena News.

The world has lost another wonderful man. Robert “Bob” William Barlomiej passed away June 22, 2022 at his home. Robert was born in Alpena, Michigan on Aug. 30, 1936. The son of the late Walter and Rose (Hilla) Bartlomiej, Bob graduated the Class of 1955 from Alpena Catholic Central High ...