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Delores Stevens

STEVENS, Delores M., 87, of Alpena died Saturday, April 1, 2023, at MediLodge of Alpena. Surviving are five children, Rickie (Esther) Kindt, Larry Kindt, Tamyra (Gary) DeCaire, Dennis (Annette) Kindt, Allen (Mary Beth) Kindt; 10 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; six siblings, Leland Smith, Phyllis (Keith) Summers, Bethel (Victoria) Smith, II, Dixie (Lew) Winters, Darlene Cardwell, Kevin (Beverly) Smith; sisters-in-laws, Shirley Smith, Krisha Smith, Diane Smith; brother-in-law, Ron Hobby; numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial visitation will take place at St. Paul Lutheran ...

IRENE ROSE GROCHOWSKI

Irene Rose Grochowski died peacefully on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Davison Care Home in Alpena. She was 98 years old. Born on May 12, 1924 to Andrew and Nellie Kolson, Irene attended St. Mary’s School followed by Alpena High School, graduating in 1942. While in high school, Irene was employed by McCrory’s. She then worked for Consumers Power until 1944. On July 10, 1944, just prior to his military assignment during World War II, Irene married Chester Grochowski. She traveled by train to join him in Salinas, CA, where she worked graphing research results for the Guayule Rubber ...

SUZANNE F. OLSEN

Naples, Fla. — Suzanne Frances Olsen passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, March 18, 2023, surrounded by close loved ones after a years-long battle with congestive heart failure and Alzheimer’s dementia. Suzanne was 80 years old. Suzanne was born Sept. 7, 1942, in Alpena, Michigan. She married Naval officer Harvey E Olsen Jr. and the two spent their time together growing their family and traveling on several overseas tours of duty before settling down in Ledyard. After Harvey’s passing in 1979, Suzanne remained in Connecticut with their five children. Her home was ...

ELLEN BARRETT PRINCE

Ellen Barrett Prince, a longtime resident of Royal Oak, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at the age of 75. A daughter of Patrick and Bernice Barrett (nee Le Barge), she was born on May 29, 1947 in Alpena. Ellen attended Catholic Central High School in Alpena before graduating from St. Joseph School of Nursing in Flint. Ellen healed the Royal Oak community first as a nurse in medical surgery before moving to the ICU at Beaumont Hospital. When Beaumont opened its outpatient surgical center, Ellen was the first head nurse assigned to its pre-op and recovery rooms. She went on to ...

ROSALIE JUNE VOORHEES

Rosalie June Voorhees, 7 months, went to Heaven peacefully on March 28, 2023, in her loving parents arms. Rosalie June Voorhees was born Sept. 1, 2022, with a rare brain condition called semi lobar holoprosencephaly. She came into the world fighting and defied so many odds. She was born at and spent almost the entirety of her life at Motts Children’s Hospital at U of M, where she received so much love and care from all of her amazing nurses and doctors. Her parents and big brother Waylon never left her side. There wasn’t a day that passed when Rosie wasn’t fully loved and ...

Elizabeth Dawn (Stanford) Caplis

Elizabeth Dawn (Stanford) Caplis, of Sylvan Township, Michigan, age 75, passed away on March 28, 2023 following a brief cancer diagnosis. She was born on Aug. 14, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Walter and Charlotte (Finck) Stanford. Dawn married Thomas Edward Caplis, who preceded her in death. Dawn raised her three children with Thomas before beginning a career in medical records at the University of Michigan Hospital. She was an instructor at Baker College. In later years, she served on the planning commission for Sylvan Township and as a trustee for the Chelsea District ...