Northern High School Michigan Alumni Obituaries

Augusta GA..Ms. Melanie Ann Peterson 72 lovingly remembered as Mel entered into rest on Saturday January 17 2026 at Piedmont Augusta. Mel was born in Lansing MI to Donald and the late Viola Koski Bath. She graduated from Midland High School and went on to study at Northern Michigan University. Follo...

Augusta GA..Ms. Melanie Ann Peterson 72 lovingly remembered as Mel entered into rest on Saturday January 17 2026 at Piedmont Augusta. Mel was born in Lansing MI to Donald and the late Viola Koski Bath. She graduated from Midland High School and went on to study at Northern Michigan University. Follo...

Daniel Gary Wakeham 81 passed away at home on December 28 2025 in Houghton Michigan. Born October 23 1944 to Jack and Mabel Wakeham Dan grew up with a strong sense of family that guided him throughout his life. He graduated from Houghton High School in 1963 and on June 12 1965 Dan married his high s...

Ms. Deborah Gay McBride was born on October 12 1961 in Flint Michigan to Rosie McBride and Donell Hopson. Deborah graduated from Northern High School in 1979. She moved to Elkhart Indiana in 2002 where she worked in healthcare. Deborah had an astounding sense of humor and brought laughter to the fac...

Irvin Jerome Williams was born on October 1, 1945, in Flint, Michigan, the second child of Bernard Williams and Thelma Jarrett Williams. He was the younger brother of Bernard Jr. and the older brother of Felicia. As the middle child, Irvin naturally became the family’s balance—a negotiator, counselo...

66 of Albany Ohio passed away on September 12 in Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus after an extended illness. Dan was a former resident of Findlay Ohio native of Ida Michigan and a member of Ida High School Class of 1977. Dan loved working with his hands and was a talented handyman who remodeled...

Kenneth Charles Pfiester 73 of Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin passed away peacefully after a brief but fierce battle with Lewy Body Dementia on January 18 2026 at Blue Jay Springs Assisted Living in Green Bay. He was born March 24 1952 in Sturgeon Bay WI to Betty Jane Pfiester. Kenneth was raised by his mot...

Paul David Hultman passed away in a tragic house fire on January 9 2026. Paul was born in Appleton WI on November 16 1968 to parents David Paul Hultman and Linda Scharp Hultman. Paul grew up in Neenah WI where he attended Tullar Elementary School up until sixth grade when he and his parents and brot...

Michael A. Lahti a businessman politician and lifelong resident of Hancock Michigan passed away on December 29 2025 at the age of 80 of an apparent heart attack at UP Health System Portage surrounded by his family. Mike was a beloved husband father grandfather great grandfather uncle and friend to m...

Thomas Henry Tom Conzelmann 87 passed away peacefully on February 14 2026 in Saginaw Michigan. A devoted husband father grandfather and community leader Toms life was marked by faith service and a deep love for his family and hometown. Born on November 26 1938 in Frankenmuth Michigan Tom was the son...

Martha Jean Fuhst Blough age 68 of Grand Haven passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday February 7 2026 at Holland Hospital. She was born on February 26 1957 in Saranac MI to the late Louis and Mollie FitzSimmons Blough. As the youngest of nine children in a farming family Martha cult...

ROBERT LESLIE “BOB” MILNERFebruary 8, 2026 | Age 95Robert Leslie “Bob” Milner passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at the age of 95.Bob was the great-grandson of Scottish immigrant Robert Milner, founder of Milner Carriage Works, producers of buggies and sleighs in Southern Ontario in...

Stephen Michael Yager 77 of Houghton Lake passed away on Tuesday February 17 2026 at his home with his loving wife by his side. Stephen was born on June 30 1948 in Hammond Indiana to Stephen and Emilie Lesniak Yager. He grew up in the Chicago area where he graduated from Chicago Vocational High Scho...

Beverly Lynn Blakeman age 74 passed away peacefully at Hospice of Northwest Ohio on Thursday February 19 2026. Beverly was born on July 9 1951 in Toledo Ohio to Dick and Ruth Kurtz and was a 1969 graduate of Sylvania High School. She studied education at Kent State University graduating in 1973. She...

On February 6 2026 Tina Marie Schoenherr lost her battle with Parkinsons and got her firstclass seat on the flight home to Heaven with Jesus beside her. Tina started her life journey January 17 1964 in Wayne Michigan born to Jerry and Patricia Gensert Turgeon. Around the age of 11 Tina and her famil...

Giles Ledford, 95, of Hayden Lake, Idaho, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at Kootenai Health. He was born on December 16, 1930 in Brasstown, North Carolina to Pink and Effie Ledford. He and his nine brothers and sisters farmed the land of Clay County alongside their parents. After...

John B. Gartner Jr. Jack of Cincinnati Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 27 2026 with his wife Rosalie Kennedy and family by his side. Jack was born on November 12 1932 in Cincinnati Ohio to the late John B. Gartner Sr. and Julia Rohs Gartner. He was a proud graduate of St. Xavier High ...

Evelyn Jean Neiswender Franz 96 of Deshler Ohio passed away Wednesday January 28 2026 at the Hildebrandt Hospice Care Center in Rochester New York. She was born on September 6 1929 in Deshler to the late Homer Freck and Anna Leona Katzie Huffine Neiswender. Evelyn graduated from Deshler High School ...

The Rev. Dr. Arthur Theodore “Art” De Hoogh, age 92, of Orange City, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.A visitation with the family present will be held on Friday, February 13, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, at the First Reformed Church in Orange City. ...

The Rev. Dr. Arthur Theodore “Art” De Hoogh, age 92, of Orange City, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.A visitation with the family present will be held on Friday, February 13, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, at the First Reformed Church in Orange City. ...

Vickie Dawn Flanagan Frederick, 69 of Panama City passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2026. She was born in Bellaire, MI. on December 17, 1956.Vickie was born in northern Michigan, but her parents soon made their way to the Florida Panhandle, where they raised their six children. She graduated from B...

Erwin William Richter known to many as Rick passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on January 2 2026. He was born in 1934 in Ironwood Michigan and was a lifelong student and teacher whose dedication to education left a lasting legacy. Rick graduated from high school in 1952 and went on to earn a Ba...

Diana Lee Parks was born on March 9 1947 in Sandwich Illinois to Robert L. and Bernardine M. McGarry Parks. She grew up on a farm where she developed a strong work ethic compassion for others and a lifelong sense of responsibility and carequalities that would define both her life and her career. Fol...

Mary Lou Riley, 88, of LaPorte, IN, passed away on December 18, 2025. She was born in Huntington, IN, on April 14, 1937, to Herman and Winifred (Smith) Lewis. She graduated from LaPorte High School in 1955 and married Gerald (Gary) Riley on May 12, 1956, who survives.Mary Lou attended Door Village U...

Charles Frederick Iffland was born at 6528 Erie Street in Sylvania Ohio on May 25 1924 to John C. and Martha Iffland. He had an older brother John J and a younger brother Harold. He grew up in Sylvania and spent his summers at Devils Lake in southern Michigan where he developed a love of boating. He...

Gene Luoma 82 beloved father grandfather brother and friend to many passed away on December 10 2025 in Duluth Minnesota surrounded by his family. Born on July 6 1943 Genes life was filled with family friends and faith. Gene grew up in North York Wisconsin attending school in Mellen. He graduated col...