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Obituaries

VIOLA O. LANIEWSKI

12/8/1933-2/22/2023 In loving memory of Viola O. Laniewski, wife of Leif (Tony) Laniewski. Please join us for her burial and celebration of life. The burial will be held at Wilson Township Cemetery at 1 p.m. on July 30, 2023. The celebration of life will be held at the Wilson Township ...

KATHLEEN RANISZEWSKI

Oct. 6, 1943 - May 20, 2023 Kathy passed away unexpectedly at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit on May 20, 2023. She was a lifelong resident of Alpena, Michigan. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to Eugene Strickland and Lona (Krause) Strickland on Oct. 6, 1943. She moved to Alpena when she ...

Deborah Becker

BECKER, Deborah, 71, of Lincoln, died Thursday, July 13 at her home. Arrangements are with Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln.

THOMAS H. COOK

May 10, 1939 - July 14, 2023 Thomas H. Cook, 84, Alpena passed away Friday, July 14, 2023, at MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena. Thomas Henry Cook was born in Posen on May 10, 1939, to the late John and Violet (Donald) Cook. Tom served in the United States Army for three years from 1956 ...

RALPH M. FLYTHE

T.R. (Tall Ralph) was born June 7, 1950, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where he met his Michigan girl! Ralph was a southern gentleman who loved living “up north” and was a family man cherishing his family and friends. Surviving are his wife, Sandra ...

R.D. Brown

BROWN, Ronald Dean (R.D), 86, of Alpena, died Thursday, March 23, 2023. Internment with graveside service will take place Monday, July 17 at 2 p.m. at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, Michigan. McWilliams Funeral Home is handling arrangements.