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Obituaries

WILLIAM JAMES COLLINS

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 ...

JEANNE AMELIA KLEIN

Jeanne Amelia Klein, 96, of Alpena went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, June 19, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Jeanne Amelia Cole was born June 4, 1926, in Lachine, Michigan to the late Ivory and Anna (Olsen) Cole. On Aug. 7, 1948, she married Jack Klein. She was a ...

RICHARD G. LaBONTE SR

Richard G. LaBonte, Sr., 78, of Ossineke passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, at home with his loving family by his side. Dick was born April 3, 1944, in Alpena to the late George and Hazel (Hubert) LaBonte. He was a lifelong resident of the area living his entire life on family farmland where ...

RUTH MARIE PAULEY

Ruth Marie Pauley, 98, of Alpena, Michigan was called to her eternal rest with her heavenly father on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Ruth Wojtczak was born on April 10, 1924, to the late Joseph and Mary (Dziesinski) Wojtczak. She married Jack Pauley on Jan. 15, 1944, at St. Bernard Catholic Church. ...

EARLENE A. THOMPSON

Earlene A. Thompson, 92, died April 21, 2022, at the Brookdale Assisted Living Facility in Stuart, Florida. She was born to Earl and Jennie Kingsbury in Alpena, Michigan, where she was raised with siblings Darlene, Beverly and Lanny. She enjoyed sharing stories of her work at Alpena General ...

John R. Robarge

ROBARGE, John R., 78, formerly of Rogers City, died Sunday, June 19, 2022 at his home in Detroit, Michigan. Surviving are two sisters, Bonnie Derry of Rogers City, and Sandra McCall of Walled Lake, he was preceded in death by his mother Geneieve Wolgast and a brother, Richard, a sister Rita ...