Donor Stories

Rita Hacker was born in Detroit in 1924. She had lived in Detroit, Utica and Houghton Lake. She and Forest G. Hacker were married in 1947 in Detroit. Mr. & Mrs. Hacker owned Hacker’s Marina, Hacker’s Resort and Hacker’s Yamaha & Honda in Houghton Lake since 1965. The Forest and Rita Hacker Family Sportsmanship Scholarship […]

Rob was born in Shepherd, MI, where he attended Shepherd Schools and played sports, until he moved to Houghton Lake in the 7th grade. Rob earned a Broadcasting Certificate from Brown Institute in Minneapolis, MN, a BS in Education from CMU in Mt. Pleasant, and an MA from Nova Southeastern University, Florida. He began teaching […]

  Richard Lynn Johoske was born in Ohio in 1933. He attended the University of Cincinnati and graduated from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor of science degree in education. He served in the U.S. Army for two years, reaching the rank of first lieutenant. He also attended Central Michigan University to work on […]

Rex and Arlene met while students at Central Michigan College and were married for nearly 58 years. The Gillen’s knew the importance of an education and built a comfortable life as a result of their education and hard work. Rex and Arlene were a quiet couple and contentment for them was community involvement, they shared […]

Ralph Ostling was born in Roscommon in 1927. He attended Gerrish Higgins High School and upon graduating, he served in the United States Navy for a year. Ralph then attended Central Michigan University and graduated in 1952. He went on to complete his masters’ degree from the University of Michigan. Ralph married Thela Dean in […]

Beverly Nester was born in Indiana in 1932. Eventually her father took a job in Detroit at Ford Motor Company and the family moved to Michigan. Beverly graduated from Northwestern High School and it was there she met her husband Don. The Nesters lived in Warren where Don worked as a car salesman and Bev […]

This Scholarship Fund was established in May of 2006, with the generous donation of a single donor. Since its inception this scholarship has awarded over $205,000.00 in financial support, assisting with the secondary education of nearly 50 Roscommon High School students. The Scholarship will provide freshman year only financial assistance for players on the Roscommon […]

Kelly Jean Dunmire was born in Orange County, California on December 4, 1960. She became part of the Roscommon community in 1997 when she moved here from Lapeer. Kelly attended Markey Community Baptist Church, was a member of Moose Lodge #1162, and a leader of the Woodland Family Dental’s Relay for Life team. Throughout her […]

Mike Ignat was born in Romania in 1924. He studied at the University of Freiburg in Germany, and was a member of the French Foreign Legion in World War II. He came to the United States in 1950 through the Church World Services’ United States Army Resettlement for the French Zone program. Pat was a […]