Walter Zimmer

May 18, 2017

Walter "Jack" Zimmer, 91 passed away peacefully in the early morning of May 18th, 2017. Jack raised his family in Grand Rapids and Ada, before retiring upstate to be closer to his family in Bellaire. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Burdina "Dede" Zimmer. Jack is also survived by his two daughters Karen (Robert...

Wilma Sitzema

May 18, 2017

Wilma Rose Sitzema, 83, of Banks Township died Thursday, May 18, 2017 at her home. Wilma was born May 31, 1933 in Charlevoix to William and Hulda (Rieth) Thorp. On October 6, 1951 she married Ronald L. Sitzema in Charlevoix. They lived in Marion Township, moving to Banks Township in 1994. Wilma worked in wire manufacturing. She enjoyed being...

William Gabbert

May 17, 2017

William T. Gabbert, age 71 of Charlevoix passed away on May 17, 2017 at Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital. Private family services are to be held.

Walter Wilson Sr

May 14, 2017

Walter N. Wilson Sr., 88, of Mancelona, passed away on May 14, 2017 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. Walt was born on June 17, 1928, in Bellaire, the son of Roy and Blanche (Holden) Wilson. Walt had worked at the Antrim County Farm (now known as Meadow Brook) in Bellaire, he then worked at Mt. Clemens Metal Products...

Douglas Jones

May 11, 2017

Douglas W. Jones, 55 of Charlevoix unexpectedly passed away at his home on May 11, 2017. Doug was born on March 20, 1962 in Columbus, OH to Bradley and Shirley (Small) Jones. He was a supervisor for Harbor Industries and was close with all of his work family. He was a fan of sports especially golfing and was an...

Merrilee Bailey

May 10, 2017

Merrilee Ann Bailey, age 72 of Charlevoix passed away on May 10, 2017 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey.

Merrilee was born on September 29, 1944 in Ludington, MI, the daughter of Arthur and Mildred (Bunke) Pirtle. She always had a smile on her face that showed her loving and caring nature that she will be...

Willard Patton

May 10, 2017

Willard E. Patton, 74, of Boyne Falls, passed away on May 10, 2017 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. Willard was born on August 6, 1942, in Bellaire, the son of Herman and Mary (Nickerson) Patton. Willard loved spending time with his family, traveling, truck driving and playing practical jokes on people. On January 22, 1966, in Central...

Anna Klooster

May 4, 2017

Anna G. Klooster, 99, of Charlevoix died Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital. She was born August 6, 1917 to Andrew and Jennie (Rutgers) Bergsma in Fennville, Michigan. In 1936 she married John C. Vandenberg in Ellsworth. John died on September 3, 1950. On October 24, 1952 she married John Klooster in Charlevoix where they made...

Danny Woodworth

May 3, 2017

Danny James Woodworth, 65 of Elmira, died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday May 3, 2017. He was born on October 9th, 1951 in Durand Michigan, the son of James and Irene Woodworth. He grew up in the New Lothrop and Byron, Michigan. He graduated from Byron High School and attended college at North Central Michigan College....

Martha Strawbridge

May 3, 2017

Martha Hartman Strawbridge passed into eternal bliss in the late evening of May 3, 2017,where she joined her husband Robert, her parents, Sarah Nelly and Albert Hartman, sisters Mary Ellen Kile and Betty Hartman, and daughter- in- law Marilyn Strawbridge.

She is survived by her sons Robert, David (Deb), and Terry (Stephanie). Former daughter- in- law and...

Roger Frederick

May 3, 2017

Roger A. Frederick, 66, of Mancelona passed away on May 3rd, 2017 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI. He was born on September 16th, 1950 to Alice Arlene (Sparks) Frederick and Clarence (Fred) Herman Frederick at Petoskey Hospital.

He is survived by his sister Kathy Huffman of Leroy, stepbrother, Victor (Peggy) Freed of Reed City, stepmother...

Cifford Scholl

Apr 29, 2017

Clifford W. Scholl, 78, of Mancelona, passed away on April 29, 2017 at his home. Cliff was born on October 4, 1938, in Mancelona, the son of Fred and Emma (Grunder) Scholl. Cliff was a lifelong resident of Mancelona, where he graduated from Mancelona High School in 1956. He drove school bus for Mancelona Public Schools for 27 years...

Geraldine Phillips

Apr 27, 2017

Geraldine Ann Phillips, 88 of Elk Rapids, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Thurs. April 27, 2017. She was born Dec. 31, 1928 in Big Rapids, the daughter of Charles and Flavia "June" (Smith) Gren. She grew up in Evart, where she graduated high school and met the love of her life Orval E. Phillips. They...

Thomas "Tim" Clagett

Apr 27, 2017

Thomas "Tim" E. Clagett, 95 of Charlevoix passed away peacefully on April 27, 2017 at Munson Hospice House in Traverse City.

Tim was born on March 4, 1922, son of Edward and Elsie Clagett. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from 1942-1945 training on the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean as a fighter pilot. Afterwards...

Marian Schepperley

Apr 19, 2017

June 22, 1925 Marian (Scholl) Schepperley became the youngest of ten childern born to Conrad and Martha (Makel) Scholl. Marian died peacefully in Meadow Brook Care Facility April 19, 2017. Marian, a 1944 graduate of Mancelona High School was working in Flint, Michigan when she received a phone call to come home, as her father had passed away March...

N. "Don" Smith

Apr 18, 2017

Norval "Don" Smith, 87 of Bellaire, died peacefully Apr. 18, 2017 at home. He was born July 29, 1929 in Bellaire, the son of Norval and Helen (Dewey) Smith. Don was a longtime math teacher and administrator at the Bellaire Public Schools. He was also a basketball coach there for many years. He loved to teach the students in...

Kent McNeil

Apr 17, 2017

Kent Arland McNeil of Bellaire, Michigan, died suddenly on April 17, 2017. Kent was born on January 30, 1959 in Tecumseh, Michigan. He was proudly one minute older than his fraternal twin brother Kurt Albert McNeil, who preceded him in death in 2007. Kent was a graduate from East Jordan High School in 1977. He was self-employed and enjoyed...

Sonia Dorst

Apr 15, 2017

Sonia M. Dorst, age 44 of Charlevoix passed away on April 15, 2017 at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey.

Sonia was born on February 20, 1973 in Toledo, OH, the daughter of Michael Provo and Debora Tebeau.

Sonia earned her double major in Criminology and Psychology from The Ohio State University. She resided in Charlevoix for the...

Louise Riedy

Apr 13, 2017

Louise E. Riedy, 97, of Bellaire, passed away on April 13, 2017 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. Louise was born on January 19, 1920, in North Adams, MI, the daughter of Parker and Gladys (Ferguson) Shepard. Louise was a long time member of St. Luke Catholic Church in Bellaire and was active in the Antrim County Commission on...

Russell Redfern

Apr 12, 2017

Russell W. Redfern, 91, of Leelanau County, passed away after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's Disease at Orchard Creek Supportive Care on April 12, 2017.

Russell was born on June 1, 1925 in Lansing, Michigan, the son of Vernon B. Redfern and Leola (Dunning) Redfern. He grew up in Saginaw, Michigan and showed his adventurous spirit from a...