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Obituaries

Garth Miller

Garth James Miller, Jr., 68, of Lachine died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at his home. Garth was born Feb. 6, 1957, in Alpena to the late Garth and Gertrude (Anderson) Miller. He worked at Panel Processing for over 30 years. On June 6, 1987, he married Tammy Baur. Garth was very loving and devoted ...

Lyla Wyman

Lyla Elsie Wyman, 93, formerly of Alpena died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at Tridgeview Commons in Midland. Lyla Elsie Yuker was born in Alpena on Nov. 16, 1932, to the late John and Elsie (Matthews) Yuker. On Jan. 16, 1953, she married Clifford Wyman. He preceded her in death on Aug. 11, 2008. ...

Dale VanAcker

Dr. Dale M. VanAcker, 78, died peacefully at home on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, after a long battle with a traumatic brain injury from a car accident in 1988. Dale was born March 3, 1947, in Detroit to the late Maurice and Lillian (Hurley) VanAcker. He attended U of M Dental School. After ...

Harry Jakubiak

Harry Julius Jakubiak, 88, of Alpena died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, at the Besser Senior Community surrounded by his family. Harry was born in Alpena on Oct. 9, 1937, to the late Theophil and Esther (Suszek) Jakubiak. On Sept. 3, 1960, he married the love of his life Agatha Romel. He always ...

Patricia Lewis

Patricia (“Pat”) Louise Lewis (née Mousseau), 77, of Saginaw, Michigan, died and entered her eternal home on Nov. 15, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born June 24, 1948, in Alpena, Michigan, Pat was the cherished daughter of Kenneth and Edith (Thompson) Mousseau. Pat grew up in ...

Jerry Werth

Jerry William Werth, Sr., 74, of Alpena died peacefully on Nov. 17, 2025. He was born on April 3, 1951, in Alpena to the late Arthur and Viola (Golder) Werth, growing up on the Werth family farm where he and his cousins enjoyed days running across the fields, playing baseball and farming with ...