All Obituaries

Trudy J. Center,  65, of Charlevoix, passed away on April 16, 2019 at her home.    Trudy was born on June 15, 1953, in Rogers City, MI, the daughter of Neil and Ruth (Pomranko) Whitsitt.    Trudy was a very strong willed woman with a very good business mind.  She owned and operated “Center Salon” in Petoskey for over 40 years and “Then and Now” furniture resale store also in Petoskey.    She enjoyed decorating her home,...

Holly Gustafson, 27, of Mancelona, passed away on April 16, 2019 with her parents at her side. Holly was born on December 16, 1991, in Pontiac, MI, the daughter of Kerry Blomquist and Sally (Biebelhausen) Blomquist.  She enjoyed all types of music, and also liked to cross-stitch.  Above all else, she loved being a mother to her three children. She is survived by her parents; two sons, Russell and Theodore; a step-daughter, Morgan; a sister, Belle; a brother, Kerry II; her...

Joan L. Laramie,  82, of Bellaire, passed away on April 13, 2019 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility.  No services are planned at this time.  Arrangements are being handled by the Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Ronald J. Colwell,  70, of Central Lake, passed away on April 13, 2019 at Charlevoix Area Hospital.      Ron was born on September 9, 1948, in Pontiac, MI.      He was a long time resident of Central Lake and in his younger years enjoyed hunting and working on cars.    He is survived by his wife Rhoda (Jones) Colwell, 8 children, several grandchildren, a brother and 2 sisters.    No services are planned at this...

We rejoice in the life and legacy of Shirley Ann Farrell, who went to be with the Lord at the age of 82. She was born and raised in Ellsworth, Michigan by her parents, Maynard and Pearl Alward. Shirley was a devoted wife for 66 years of marriage, a caring mother to three children and their spouses, a grandmother to eight, and a great-grandmother to seven.  Shirley married her high school sweetheart, Chester Farrell, on December 22, 1952. Early in their marriage, when their daughter...

Edward J. Kaskey,  94, of Charlevoix, passed away peacefully in his home on April 9, 2019, where he had resided for 75 years.    He is survived by a son Edward Jr. (Greta) Kaskey, a sister Mary Ann, step-daughter Marguerite, 14 grandchildren and many more great and great-great grandchildren.  He is also survived by his best friend, Tom Keie, who he enjoyed many years with and had taken good care of Ed during his time of need.    Preceding him in death were his...

John Jay Gagnon, known to his wife as “Dip” and to his grandchildren as “Woods Grandpa,” passed away quietly in his sleep in the early morning of Sunday, April 7, 2019 at his home in Charlevoix, MI. He was 83 years-old and the husband of Carol (Boucher) Gagnon. They shared fifty-five years of marriage together. Born April 4, 1936 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, John was the son of William and Ella Gagnon. He was raised in Cedarville, and he enlisted in the United States...

Lynn Trimmer Collins, 91, of Bellaire died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility.  She was born September 22, 1927 in Oak Park, IL at West Suburban Hospital, which was founded by her grandfather, Dr. Thomas E. Roberts and designed by her great uncle, E.E. Roberts. Lynn was the daughter of Dr. Ralph Waldo  and Elizabeth Roberts Trimmer.    In 1936, Lynn began summering on Torch Lake in Alden, Michigan where her parents built the Log House. Lynn never...

Edward L. Rey,  78, of White Cloud, formerly of Charlevoix, passed away on April 6, 2019 in Fremont.    Eddie was born on August 28, 1940, in Beulah, MI, the son of Richard and Gladys (Long) Rey.    Eddie loved playing poker and watching his favorite shows,  Walker Texas Ranger and Westerns, especially Gun Smoke, Cisco Kid and the Lone Ranger.    Eddie is survived by 2 sisters, Helen (Don) Echtinaw of Grant, MI, Ruth Somero of Copemish, numerous...

Charles P Lacy, 78 of Central Lake passed away Friday, April 5, 2019. Services are pending at this time.