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Robert L. Bugg

BUGG, Robert L., 87, of Harrisville, died on June 20, 2022. He was at home with family. Mr. Bugg is survived by his wife, Margaret; his two children, Raymond (Susan) of Harbor Beach and Nancy (Brian) of Grosse Pointe Farms; a sister-in-law Cheryl Bugg (David); many beloved nieces and nephews; three grandchildren: Matthew, Melissa, and Eric; and four great–grandchildren Visitation will be at Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln, on Monday, June 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by a 1:30 p.m. funeral service. Memorials may be made to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy research at the North ...

Joseph Curmi

CURMI, Joseph, 71, of Barton City, died Monday, June 20, 2022, at his home. Joe is survived by his wife, Karen, two children, Paul and Filomena Curmi, two stepchildren, Steven and David Newhouse, one grandchild, his sister, Carmenline (Joe) Saliba, as well as many nieces and nephews and extended family. Mr. Curmi is at Gillies Funeral Home in Lincoln, where visitation will be Wednesday, June 29, 2022 from 11 a.m. until the funeral service at 1 p.m. Rev. John William will officiate.

Robert E. (Bob) Dumsch

DUMSCH, Robert E. (Bob), of Alpena, died Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Sally (Platz), daughters Debbie VanMassenhove (Tom) and Tami Dumsch (Fred Reid), grandchildren Jaime (Shane), Ashley (Jason), Mark (Shannon Salaja), Jennifer, and Dillon, and three great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends on Monday, June 27, 2022, at McWilliams Funeral Home from 10am until the time of the memorial service at 11am with the Rev. Tyler Bischoff officiating. Inurnment: Memorial Park Cemetery in Rogers City.

Dorothy Kole

KOLE, Dorothy, 94, died on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at MediLodge of Alpena. She is survived by three sons, Frank of Alpena, David of Presque Isle, and Mark of Kalamazoo and a sister, Mary (Roger) Reynolds of Saginaw. Memorial visitation will take place at Karpus Hunter & Ross Funeral Home from 10 a.m. until the time of service at noon with Deacon Michael Roy officiating. Inurnment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Norma Jean Somers

SOMERS, Norma Jean, 86, of Lincoln, died Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Michigan Medicine Hospital in Ann Arbor. Norma is survived by her five children, Bambi (Brad) Stewart, Vickie (Phil) Phillips, Timothy (Roxanne), Shawn (Nancy), and Terri (Clint) Woods, eight grandchildren, Sumer, Shawna, Chad, Charina, Kyle, Ryan, Paige, and Cierra, 10 great-grandchildren, three sisters, Marge Karsen, Mary Karsen, and Glady McKay, and two brothers, Pete and Jim Hart, as well as many nieces and nephews. Norma’s family will receive visitors on Saturday, July 2, 2022, from 11 a.m. until the memorial ...

Constance Wieschowski

WIESCHOWSKI, Constance, 83, of Alpena, died on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at her home. Connie is survived by her four children, Michael, Gregg, Karen of Alpena, and Rob (Erin) of Naples, Florida., nine grandchildren, Sarah (Jason), Ryan, Brandon (Danielle), Kristen (Jason), Jenna (Brandon Trainer), Matthew (Natalie Nowakowski), Drew (Maria Addelia), Christopher, and Kathryn, two great granddaughters as well as several nieces and nephews. A graveside committal service will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 11 a.m. Karpus Hunter & Ross Funeral Home assisted ...