Carole McGirr, age 83, passed away March 21 in Clermont, Florida after a long and well-lived life. Her husband Michael and children Deborah, Patricia, Robert, Margaret, and Anne invite you to celebrate her life on Saturday, July 9. There will be a service at St. Bernard Church at 11 a.m. officiated by Father Tyler Bischoff, followed by a luncheon at 12 noon at St. Anne Catholic Church, All Saints Parish Hall located at 817 Sable St, Alpena, Michigan.
Randy Lee Stepanski, 67, of Alpena, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 27, 2022. He was a kind, loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, stepbrother and friend who will be deeply missed. He was born on May 25, 1955 to the late Leo and Joanna (Pilarski) in Alpena, Michigan. On June 1, 1974 Randy married the love of his life, Diana Couillard, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church. There were many things that Randy enjoyed throughout his life such as his gift of woodworking, hunting, maintaining his 3 camps and just being outdoors in general. What probably brought him the ...
Carmen Marie Zbytowski, a resident of Alpena, Michigan, passed from this life on June 28, 2022. Carmen was born on Aug. 14, 1951, to Wardell and Alice (Bogucki) Stayner and was raised in Branch County, Michigan. She was a proud alumni of Ladywood Catholic High School in Livonia, Michigan. She worked at Wilson and Hubbard Lake Elementary Schools as an IA and school Librarian, was active in parish ministry at St Bernard Catholic Church, and volunteered for many years at the St. Bernard’s Friendship Room. Carmen married her beloved husband, Paul Zbytowski in 1970. She was the ...
January 5, 1972 — June 16, 2022 Kirsten (Kirty) Ann Jensen Guenther, 50, of Hubbard Lake, Michigan, was diagnosed with Mantle B Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in July 2019. During the course of her illness she developed two additional types of blood cancer. When Kirsten was diagnosed with her initial cancer in 2019 she threw herself a cancer party gathering her friends and family to listen to live music, celebrate Kirsten, and cheer her on. Through this journey, she amazed everyone with her unwavering determination, grace, and perseverance. Her concern was never about herself but ...
Raymond R. Goeke, 66, died at home under hospice care on June 27, 2022, after a courageous battle of several ailments including COPD, emphysema blast, hemochromatosis, and liver disease. Ray was born to the late Gerald and Bernice (Hammerschmidt) Goeke on Oct. 5, 1955, in Dearborn, Michigan. He attended Alpena High School (AHS) where he graduated in 1973 and he earned a Business/Accounting Degree from Alpena Community College (ACC) in 1996. Ray married Kathy Jean (Henry) on July 17, 1976, and they had four children: Elizabeth, Michael, Jonathan, and Ashley. Ray served on active ...
Barbara and Patrick Kowalski, of Grand Lake, passed away as a result of an auto accident on June 23, 2022. Barbara was born Aug. 13, 1952 in Platteville, Wisconsin to Herbert and Patricia (Hall) Mee; Patrick was born Aug. 3, 1949 in Alpena to Edward and Florence (Wisniewski) Kowalski. Barbara spent the first several years of her life in Central and South America because her father was employed by Alcoa. Her family then moved to Denver, Colorado and later to Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from Lincoln Park High School in 1969 at the age of 16, where she was heavily involved with ...