Northern High School Michigan Alumni Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...