Dorothy "Dorie" Sell

Jul 31, 2017

Dorothy Jane Sell, 97, passed on July 31, 2017 in Charlevoix, Michigan.

Dorothy Jane was born in Dayton, Ohio.

Preceding her in death were her parents, sister Carolyn, husband Robert M. Sell, and grandson Alexander Heffling.

Surviving are her children, Robert II (Patty), Richard, Ronald (Ruthie), Randall (Peggy), Kathryn, Kimberly, Raymond T. (Christine),...

Mary Bailey-Hengesh

Jul 30, 2017

On July 30th Mary Bailey-Hengesh completed her baptismal journey here on earth after a 21 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Her husband, Don, was by her side.

Mary was born to Ruth and Gerald Schleicher on January 10th, 1946 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  At about the age of 4, her father was transferred to Escanaba, Michigan. Mary was...

Phyllis Truchan

Jul 30, 2017

Phyllis Truchan,  81, of Elmira, passed away on July 30, 2017 at Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord.

Phyllis was born on August 31, 1935, in Wheeling, WV, the daughter of Constance and Mary (Kenzora) Vendlinski.

Phyllis was employed at Ford Motor in Detroit as well as Alcoa Aluminum in Cleveland, OH.

She was...

Lois "Barb" Compton

Jul 27, 2017

Lois “Barb” Compton,  84, of Bellaire, passed away on July 27, 2017 at her home.

Barb was born on March 14, 1933 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Lawrence and Lillian (Grue) Coleman.

Barb was employed for the State of Michigan for over 33 years retiring in 1988.

She enjoyed gardening, antiquing, and...

Mary Dawson

Jul 27, 2017

Mary “Joan” Dawson, age 73 of Bellaire passed away on July 27, 2017 at her home.

Joan was born on February 9, 1944 the daughter of the late John and Rosemary (Pendock) Dawson. Joan graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from Columbia University before earning her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. She pursued a career as a...

Jerome "Jerry" McAuliffe

Jul 27, 2017

Jerome “Jerry” McAuliffe, 65, of Alden, passed away suddenly, on July 27, 2017 at his home.

Jerry was born on April 13, 1952, in Detroit, the son of John and Jean (Wallace) McAuliffe.

First and foremost Jerry was a family man who always provided for and cherished the ones he loved. He was also an...

Jack McKay

Jul 25, 2017

Jack N. McKay, age 85 of Bellaire passed away on July 25, 2017 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.

Jack was born on May 4, 1932 in Rapid River Twp., MI. to the late Frederick and Oneita (McLean) McKay.

He served in the United State Navy and United State Air Force from 1951 until...

Signe Potts

Jul 24, 2017

Signe Isaksen Potts, age 92, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2017, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan. She was born in Charlevoix, Michigan, on August 12, 1924, to Henry and Anna Roen Isaksen, Norwegian immigrants. Signe graduated from Charlevoix High School and attended Michigan State University. She married Floyd Potts, Jr. on her 20th birthday. They...

Della Juracko

Jul 23, 2017

Della I. Juracko,  97, of Bellaire, passed away on July 23, 2017 at her home.

Della was born on February 27, 1920, in West Point, OH, the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Korinsky) Kusior.  She moved to Antrim County in 1961 after many years in the Detroit area.

Della owned and operated Lackawanna Resort on...

Daniel Parker

Jul 23, 2017

Daniel Curtis Parker, age 55 of Charlevoix passed away on July 23, 2017.

Daniel was born on August 11, 1961 in Riverside New Jersey the son of Robert and Gail (Curtis) Parker. He served in the U.S.  Navy for 4 years. Danny's love of people, music, animals plus his sense of humor made him a magnet to...

Mark Walton

Jul 20, 2017

Mark Mitchell Walton, of Bellaire, Michigan, left this world on July 20, 2017, at the age of 62. Beloved husband to Ruth, father to Racheal, Rebecca (Scott), Gabrielle and Jessica, and Papa to Juniper, Rowan and Reid. He was preceded in death by his parents Milton and Rosemary, and his brothers Richard, Paul and John. He is survived by...

Daugherty Johnson Jr.

Jul 19, 2017

Daugherty A. Johnson Jr., 72 of Eastport passed away on July 19, 2017 at his home.

Daugherty was born on February 7, 1945 in Port Huron, MI the son of Daugherty and Dorothy (Willis) Johnson. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam Era in the Special Forces as a paratrooper. Afterwards, he worked for General...

Christine Light-Reedy

Jul 17, 2017

Christine G. Light-Reedy, 65, of Norwood, died Monday, July 17, 2017 at her home. She was born May 27, 1952 in Charlevoix to George and Barbara (Butler) Light Jr. On January 22, 1999 she married Dale Reedy in Charlevoix. They made their home in Marion Township and moved to Banks Township in 2000. Chris was a florist and enjoyed...

Ione Lugibihl

Jul 12, 2017

Ione B. Lugibihl, 86, of Charlevoix passed away on July 12, 2017 at Boulder Park Terrace in Charlevoix.

Ione was born on December 19, 1930 in Carp Lake, Michigan the daughter of Dewey and Ruth (Struble) Fosmore. Ione and her husband Jim built and started The Bible Baptist Church in Charlevoix in 1955. She spent many years...

Michael Kovacs

Jul 11, 2017

Michael W. Kovacs,  54, of Central Lake, passed away at his home on July 11, 2017.

Mike was born on November 17, 1962, in Lincoln Park, MI, the son of Robert and Barbara (Taylor) Kovacs.

Mike owned and operated the Bellaire Bar for the past 11 years.  He was a social man who loved many...

David Ball

Jul 9, 2017

David D. Ball, 82 of Charlevoix passed away on July 9, 2017 at his home.

David was born on March 17, 1935 in Albion the son of Carlton and Ruth Ball. He graduated from Albion High School. He lived on the family farm in Albion until he moved north to Charlevoix. David retired from Consumers Power at...

Sherry Montfort

Jul 8, 2017

Sherry M. Montfort,  65, of Mancelona, passed away on July 8, 2017 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility.  No services are planned at this time.  Private services will take place at a later date.  Arrangements are being handled by the Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Mildred Myszak (Waffle)

Jul 7, 2017

Mildred T. Myszak (Waffle)  88, of Bellaire, passed away on July 7, 2017 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility.

Mildred was born on April 18, 1929, in Cheboygan, MI, the daughter of Walter and Nancy (Kilmer) Sobleskey.

Mildred was a long time member of St. Luke Catholic Church and was active in the Altar Society...

Elra Hersha

Jul 7, 2017

Elra D. Hersha, 82, of Davison, formerly of Echo Township, died Friday, July 7, 2017 at Lapeer County Medical Care Facility in Lapeer. He was born July 9, 1934 in Ellsworth to Frank and Jessie (Kinner) Hersha. On May 12, 1956 he married Lenore Schmidt in Detroit. They lived in Wayne and Oakland Counties until 1994 when they moved...

Virgil Rauschenberg II

Jul 4, 2017

Virgil B. Rauschenberg II, of Texas, passed away on July 4, 2017 at the Rosenberg Health and Rehab in Rosenberg, TX.

Virgil was born on March 18, 1959, in Martins Ferry, OH, the son of Virgil and Patricia (Dayton) Rauschenberg.

Virgil was a very generous man that would give you the short off his back...