Richard William Blank, 90, of Ovid, Michigan, formerly of Birnamwood, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at Welcome Home Assisted Living in Owosso, Michigan.

Joyce Marie (Ammerman) Anderson, 87, passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. She was born Sept. 18, 1939, to Roland and Arlyne Ammerman.

Joyce married Vernon Anderson on Nov. 30, 1957. Together they built a family and a lifetime of memories. Joyce spent 22 years working at Allen Bradley in Milwaukee before eventually retiring and returning up north.

Allen Joseph Counard, a devoted husband and father and respected trial attorney, passed away peacefully Nov. 1, 2026, at the age of 88.

After living on Grosse Ile for 45 years, Allen and his wife, Valerie, retired to their home in Ludington, Michigan, in 2021.

Mary C. Elliott, 73, Green Bay, died Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, 2026, at Serenity Springs Senior Living in Green Bay.

She was born Sept. 30, 1953, in Oconto Falls to Howard V. and Barbara (Scheffel) Elliott. Mary was the second-born of the Elliotts’ 10 children.

Agnes S. Filtz, 100, of Galloway, peacefully passed away Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at her home, under the care of her family and Compassus Hospice.

Agnes was born July 11, 1926, in the Town of Alban, the daughter of John and Alexandra (Keruchenko) Gilmeister.

On May 3, 1947, Agnes was united in marriage to Henry Filtz Sr. at St. Adalbert’s Catholic Church in Rosholt. He preceded her in death on June 11, 1998.

Patrick N. Knitter, 65, of Elderon, passed away peacefully Oct 7, 2026, at Marshfield Hospital.

Pat was born May 24, 1961, a son of Nick and Ann (Bushman) Knitter and proudly raised in Galloway on his father’s 800-acre family potato farm. He spent his foundational years working the land alongside his family.