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[edit] 16 Dec 2009
Mary Agnes Wrona Kushak was born March 31, 1907 at Larks Lake, Mi. the daughter of John and Agnes (Kosieniak) Wrona. She married Tony Kushak on May 21, 1943. Mary and her husband Tony owned the Pier Bar in Harbor Springs from 1956-1962. He preceded her in death in 1991. Mary was a lifelong resident of northern Michigan residing at Larks Lake, Beaver Island, Cross Village and Harbor Springs. She served as the unofficial family historian of the Wrona family...(More)
[edit] 17 Oct 2009
Esther P. Roe, formerly of Grass Lake and Royal Oak, died June 5, 2000.
Esther was born Feb. 14, 1908, in Harbor Springs, the daughter of Edward and Leotta Powers.
Retiring at the age of 65, she taught school in Royal Oak for 35 years.(More...)
[edit] 23 Aug 2009
Stanley Raymond Bodzick was born on Dec. 4, 1910, at Larks Lake, the son of Joseph and Catherine Bodzick. He was raised at Larks Lake and attended Larks Lake School.
On Nov. 22, 1941, Stanley married his wife of 63 years, the former Stasia Skoczylas, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church at Larks Lake, and she survives.
Stanley worked on his dairy farm most of his life. He was a member of the St. Clement Parish in Pellston, the 4-H, the Farm Bureau, and was an active member of the Grange. He served as the Center Township supervisor for many years. (More...)
[edit] 5 May 2009
Bob Woodruff probably was involved with more kids over more years than just about anyone in Petoskey.
He ran Petoskey recreation many years, some times having more than 950 men, women and children active in a variety of programs. He worked with Junior high school kids in many areas in addition to classroom teaching some 30 years. For 10 years he was director of Camp Daggett's non-profit boys and girls camp on Walloon Lake. And he was frequently active in boys and girls work in the Kiwanis Club since his retirement in 1975. (More...)
[edit] 11 Mar 2009
Johann Adolph Chudobba was born 9 Feb 1881 in Riesenburg, West Prussen, Germany.
His parents are Johann Adolph Chudobba and Justine Henriette Chudobi.
He was known in America as John Catob.
HIs siblings are Maria, Gustav and Helene, Paul
Karl Bruno Kube, Emma and Friedrich Chudobba.
Hans journeyed to the United States intending to work for his Uncle Fritz (Frederick Chudobba) and Aunt Minna (Wilhelmina) (More...)
[edit] 29 Dec 2008
Ronald was born in Escanaba on June 4, 1960. He lived most of his life in this area and attended Petoskey schools. He graduated from Petoskey High School in 1979.
Ronald was a member of St. Francis Church.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John (Mary) W. Keshick, Sr., of Petoskey; four brothers, John Jr., of Lansing and Donald, Robert (More...)
[edit] 9 Dec 2008
Charles Jackson Hitchings was born 27 March 1900 at Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan.
His parents are James Jackson Hitchings and Augusta Christina Melching.
His siblings are Frances M. Hitchings, James H. Hitchings, Mildred Lucile Hitchings, Glen Elon Hitchings, Ruth Elsie Hitchings and Katie Doris Hitchings
He married Beatrice V. Chattaway on 15 August 1924 at Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan. (More...)
[edit] 22 Oct 2008
Elizabeth Ann Ashby was born Tuesday, September 26, 1876, at the St. George, Washington County, Utah home of Nathaniel and Martha Ann Truman Ashby.
She was the third child and oldest daughter in the family. She was named for her Grandmother, Elizabeth Boyes Truman.
Elizabeth was six years old when her father, Nathaniel, died. She was eight when her mother married John Powell in 1885. She always went by the name Libby. In 1888 the Powell/Ashby family moved up to Fillmore, Millard County, Utah. It was there that Libby finished her schooling and attended the Millard Academy. (More...)
[edit] 18 Sep 2008
Alonzo Marion Boothe was born 8 November 1911 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio to James William Boothe and Anna Louise Rippel.
Lonnie had two brothers: Paul James and George Boothe.
He also had two half-sisters: Dorothy Fern Kelly Mastin and Pearl Boothe Sams.
After their father died their mother took him and his brothers to live at Union Bethel where the boys were put under guardianship of Dr. and Mrs. Ray G. (Ruby) DeVoist who were the Physician and Social Worker at Cincinnati Union Bethel Settlement House. (More...)
[edit] 2 Sep 2008
Edna May Johnston was born Sept. 3, 1916, in Readmond Township, the daughter of Robert and May (Sheffield) Johnston. She attended Sogonosh School.
She married Stephen Swiss and he preceded her in death.
Mrs. Swiss made her home in the Harbor Springs area all of her life.
She operated a day care center out of her home, caring for many children from her family and her neighbors' families. (More...)
[edit] 26 Aug 2008
Lena I. Melching was born on the 6th of June 1879 in Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan.
Her parents are August Frank Melching and Augusta Phenora Melching.
Her siblings are Augusta Christina Melching, Henry William Melching, Elizabeth Melching, Emma Wilhelmine Melching, August Carl Melching, Lillian Helen Melching, Elsie Susan Melching, Julia Anna Melching, Matilda Catherine Melching and Frederick Melching.
She married Jesse C. Hill on 30 Aug 1901 in Harbor Springs, Michigan. (More...)
