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RICHARD ‘DICK’ BROWN

Richard ‘Dick’ Brown, a longtime Hillman resident, died peacefully on Aug. 18. Dick was born in Hillman in 1920 and graduated from Hillman in 1938. He was the last surviving member of his class. A WWII Army veteran, a Golden Gloves Welterweight Champion, and an outstanding athlete, he loved his Hillman Tigers and was found at most sporting events in Hillman. He was inducted into the Hillman Sports Hall of Fame and “The Richard Brown Trailblazers Award” was established in 2016. Dick is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Ed Mahoney, with whom he lived for ...

Carl Dale Klee

KLEE, Carl Dale, 86, died Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland. Surviving are his wife, JoAnn; four daughters, Janie (Jeffrey) Sobeck, Maureen Haken, Kay Anne Sayre, Lori (Rick) Schultz; 10 grandchildren, Christopher, Janel (Joshua), Dakotah, Zachary, Madison, Chelsea, Elizabeth, Graham, Katie (Raymond), Amanda; four great-grandchildren; siblings, Patrick (Phyllis), Ronald (Joyce), Janice Vanhollebeke; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial visitation will take place Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, at St. Anne Church of All Saints Parish from 10 a.m. until Mass of ...

DONALD ‘POPS’ CHESTER JANUCHOWSKI

Donald “Pops” Chester Januchowski, 67, of Batesville, Arkansas passed away peacefully on August 25, 2022, after a long battle with cancer surrounded by family and laughter. He was born on April 5, 1955, in Alpena, Michigan and graduated from Alpena High School in 1973. Don relocated with his family to Batesville in 1983 where he resided for the remainder of his life. He was a Don of all trades. He loved making people laugh, watching sports, spending time with family, especially family game nights, and working on anything possible. He enjoyed sitting on the porch looking at the ...

Millard Allen

ALLEN, Millard, 73, of Alpena, died Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, at MediLodge of Alpena. Millard is survived by four siblings, Walter, Joseph, David, and Lillian Eackright, and numerous nieces and nephews. Millard is at McWilliams Funeral Home where family will receive friends on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, from 4-8 p.m. Visitation will resume on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m. A full obituary will appear in a future edition of The Alpena News.

Barbara Mallette

MALLETTE, Barbara, 64, of Alpena, died on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Karpus Hunter & Ross Funeral Home in a future edition of The News.

ALAN PAUL ADRIAN II

Adrian II, Alan ‘Al’ Paul, 49, of Alpena, was wrapped in the Lord’s arms and taken to heaven suddenly on Monday, Aug. 29, 2021. Alan was born in Long Beach, California, the youngest of two children born to Alan and Florence Adrian. During his childhood he loved being outside-be it baseball, fishing, camping, or riding bikes with the other neighborhood kids. His summers, growing up, were spent with his closest cousins Allen Clark and Aaron; their favorite pastime being tormenting Alan’s older sister. Al graduated from Alpena High School in 1991 and soon began working as a ...