Donor Stories

Dr. Grace Bernardo was a highly revered pediatrician, who loved her life, family, patients, fellow employees, but children especially. She had a zest for life, was highly respected by her peers, practiced good medicine and was loved by many. Unfortunately Grace’s life was cut tragically short by the ravages of cancer. To honor her and […]

Ruth and Ralph Fisher valued education and realized what a profound difference an education can make in a person’s life. They had three children, two daughters, Barbara and Susie and a son, Doug. The Fishers took great delight in helping people and once Ruth became a widow, she wanted to establish this Scholarship Fund to […]

Evelyn Fraser was born in 1910 and during her childhood worked on the family farm in Lyon Township. Evelyn graduated from Grayling High School in 1927. Two years later she married Roy Fraser. She graduated from the Kalamazoo Business College and worked as a bookkeeper for Wyckoff Lumber of Roscommon. Evelyn was instrumental in establishing […]

Born March 10, 1914, Mrs. Silsby was the eldest of five daughters. She was born and raised in Detroit. After her father’s untimely death when she was nine, she was forced to grow up quickly and help raise her younger sisters. After graduating from high school, she began working on the production line at Briggs […]

Michael R. Treml was a gifted athlete while in high school and died in 2008 as a result of an automobile accident. His family wanted to honor his memory by awarding an annual scholarship in his name. The Michael R. Treml Memorial Athletic Scholarship is awarded as an annual freshman year scholarship, presented to a […]

Robert A. Hess was born in Detroit in 1930. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and graduated from the Michigan State University and the Detroit College of Law. He was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1961. Before moving to Roscommon, he worked as a real estate attorney for […]

William (Bill) Clayton Williams lived in Higgins Lake for the majority of his life. Bill attended Gerrish-Higgins Schools from first to fourth grade before his parents, Clayton and Harriet, relocated to the Jackson area to aid the war effort. The family returned in 1949 for Bill to complete his senior year of high school at […]

The Gerrish-Higgins/Roscommon Alumni Association was established in 1996, under the leadership of Ms. Barb Stauffer. A 16 member Committee oversees the activities of the Alumni Association. Current membership is approximately 1,500 alumni, with nearly 3,200 previous graduates of Roscommon High School in the alumni database, and almost 6,500 graduates identified as potential members. The Gerrish-Higgins/Roscommon […]

With over a century of service in northern Michigan, Steuernol & McLaren Funeral Homes has deep roots in the communities it serves. Founded in 1910 by brothers Elmer and Kazimer Steuernol, the original business began as a combination furniture and undertaking service in downtown West Branch. As the business grew, the furniture operations were sold, […]