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Obituaries

JAMES COURTNEY MILLARD

James Courtney Millard, 68, of Alpena passed away Friday, April 7, 2023, at MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena. James was born Feb. 12, 1955, in Alpena to the late Ernest and Naomi (Soper) Millard. On Oct. 14, 2006, he married Lori Barton. James had various jobs over the years. He graduated ...

BARBARA LEE WALTZ (BILEWICZ)

Barbara Lee Waltz (Bilewicz) passed away peacefully on May 9, 2023. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was born Sept. 4, 1941, to Jennie Kulesa Bilewicz and raised by her mother and stepfather Grover Harrison. She graduated from Lakeshore High School in St. Clair Shores, Michigan ...

ROBERT E. ALVEY

Robert E. Alvey (Bob) passed away early Sunday (May 7, 2023) of natural causes at the age of 90. Bob married Mary E. Coon on Dec. 28, 1954, then graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in Feb. 1955. While at the University he was a member of the Air ...

LOWELL THOMAS CONNON

CONNON, Lowell Thomas of Clarkston, went home to be with his Lord on May 10, 2023, at the age of 80. Dear husband of 36 years to Diane; beloved father of Kimberly Spears, Lowell Kevin (Rachelle) Connon, and Tracey Schlak, and father-in-law of Debi Clair-Schlak; and loving grandpa of Brandon ...

WILLIAM PERCY (BILL) HASTINGS

WILLIAM PERCY (BILL) HASTINGS June 14, 1935 – May 9, 2023 On the morning of May 9, 2023 Bill departed this world on his final journey. Born and raised in Alcona County, Bill moved on after high school but then eventually returned home in 1975 and bought the Hastings Centennial ...

LESLIE ‘LES’ THOMAS Sr.

Leslie “Les” Thomas Sr. of Spruce passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena. Les was born July 27, 1944 in Portland, Maine to John Carl and Louella (Ward) Thomas. The oldest of six brothers and sisters, Les grew up in Redford, Michigan, where he graduated ...