Oct 17, 2018

Lisa Ann James was born November 2, 1969 and died unexpectedly on October 17, 2018 at her home in Greenville, SC.  She was adopted in the Etcher family a few days after she was born.  She is survived by father Lyle Etcher, her husband Anthony James, daughter Aryana James,

brother Tom Etcher and his wife Amy, nephew...

Oct 16, 2018

Thomas D. Hoedeman, 49, of Williamsburg, passed away on October 16, 2018 at his home.  No services are planned at this time.  Arrangements are being handled by the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Oct 16, 2018

Jane Carole Grimes, 85, of Mancelona, MI, formerly of Haddon Heights and then Southampton, NJ, went to be with the Lord on October 16, 2018. Jane was born August 23, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Snedaker.  Jane is remembered for her faith in Jesus, a giving spirit, and her love of family...

Oct 12, 2018

Douglas C. Winnell, age 71 of Charlevoix passed away on October 12, 2018 at Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital.

Douglas was born on May 15, 1947 in Petoskey to the late Charles and Gail (Crump) Winnell.

Douglas enjoyed reading many novels especially Western’s. He also spent a lot of his time collecting cars, both real and...

Oct 10, 2018

Larry L. Burgess, former 90th District Court Magistrate died Wednesday October 10 2018 at the age of 77.   Larry was born August 8,1941 in Alabama where he lived until his family moved to Detroit where he graduated from Cass Technical High School in the printing curriculum.  After high school, he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force where he...

Oct 8, 2018

Larry  “MAC” McCarty,  74, of Mancelona, passed away on October 8, 2018 at his home.

MAC was born on December 5, 1943, in Mancelona, the son of Leathel and Marion (Bowman) McCarty.

MAC was a resident of Mancelona most of his life and served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years.

He...

Oct 7, 2018

Louis A. Kemnitz, 96, of Bellaire, Michigan passed away on October 7, 2018.  Louis was a loving father, grandfather, great grandfather, incredible friend to many, and one of the most kind people on the face of the earth.

Louis had a 40 year career with Illinois Bell Telephone Co. where he started working as a telephone lineman. ...

Oct 1, 2018

Richard L. John, age 69 of Petoskey, previously of Charlevoix passed away on October 1, 2018 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital.

Richard was born on October 22, 1948 in Charlevoix, MI to the late Alvin and Dorothy (Pabo) John.

Richard was a member of the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Petoskey as well as the...

Sep 29, 2018

David W. Rogers, age 91, of Charlevoix passed away on September 29, 2018 at Boulder Park Terrace.

Services are currently pending and will be announced at a later date.

A full obituary will be published shortly.

Arrangements are being handled by the Winchester Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. Online guestbook at www.mortensenfuneralhomes.com.

Sep 29, 2018

Jerry W. Wright,  78, of Mancelona, passed away on September 29, 2018 at his home.

Jerry was born on August 9, 1940, in Mancelona, the son of Donald and Arbutus (Brown) Wright.

Jerry was an avid outdoorsman and especially enjoyed hunting and fishing.

He served his country honorably in the U.S. Air Force....

Sep 26, 2018

Norman G. Kuhar, 77, of Ellsworth, MI, passed away on September 26, 2018 at Munson Medical Center.

Norm was born on December 24, 1940, in Detroit, the son of George and Mary (Kochis) Kuhar.

Norm resided in Grosse Pointe Woods with his family for many years and retired after 42 years as an executive at...

Sep 26, 2018

Richard Knowles, jr. 12/05/1955 - 9/26/2018

Richard J. Knowles, Jr, 62, of Mancelona, passed away on September 26, 2018 at Munson Medical Center.

Rich was predeceased by his parents, Richard Sr. and Eleanor Knowles; his son-in-law, Jerry Bean; his sister-in-law, Robin Knowles; and his niece, Angel Knowles.

Rich is survived by his current...

Sep 26, 2018

Grace K. Otte, 96, of Eastport, formerly of Boyne City and Lansing, passed away on September 26, 2018 at the Eastport Village Care Home.  She was born on January 2, 1922, in Tarentum, PA, the daughter of Arnold and Grace (Wilson) Kramer. Grace graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in nursing and retired from the Lansing, ...

Sep 23, 2018

John Ablett,  87, of Bellaire, passed away on September 23, 2018 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility.  He will be buried in Southern Cemetery in Central Lake in the near future.  Arrangements are being handled by the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Sep 18, 2018

H. Norman Perkins, 76, of Central Lake, died peacefully on September 18, 2018 at home. He was born August 7, 1942 in Hastings, son of Harold and Jodi (Hoffman) Perkins.

Norm attended Central Michigan University then enlisted in the U.S. army and served as a pharmacy specialist from 1962-1965. He completed his speech pathology degree at Eastern...

Sep 18, 2018

Olga  C. Dann, “Grandma Dann”  92, of Mancelona, went to be with her heavenly father on September  18, 2018 at Munson Medical Center.

Olga was born on December 10, 1925, in Ionia, MI, the daughter of Joseph and Vivia (Worthy) Bailey.

Olga was employed at various places through the years.  She worked at Sheridan Hospital...

Sep 17, 2018

Carol Ann Elliott- Statsick, 75 of Charlevoix, MI was called home to God on September 17, 2018 at 12:30 am from a sudden stroke while vacationing in Alaska. Carol was born on April 12th, 1943 to the late Vernon and Mary Jane Legg.

Carol was a loving and devoted sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She was loved...

Sep 17, 2018

Charles “Bud” Coyne, age 87 of Charlevoix passed away on September 17, 2018.

Bud was born on December 19, 1930 to the late Thomas and Violet (Stabler) Coyne.

He was a veteran of the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict and worked as a mechanical engineer on airplanes at Luke Air Force Base...

Sep 16, 2018

Beverly J. Sladek, 84 of Charlevoix passed away on September 16, 2018 at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey.

Beverly was born on November 22, 1933 in Charlevoix to the late Albert “Mick” and Helen (Shores) Cunningham. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the Altar Society.

She drove school bus for Charlevoix Public...

Sep 16, 2018

Suzanne Herzog (Simpson), 57, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, September 16, 2018 after a six month battle with cancer. Sue was born in Flint, Michigan to Marjorie and William Simpson. She met the love of her life, Matthew Herzog, the year after graduating from Power’s Catholic High School, and they married in July of 1986....