OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES


Daniel Y. Patton

Daniel Y. Patton

Sep 23, 2024

Daniel Patton, 54, of Mancelona, went home to heaven on September 23, 2024 after a motorcycle accident in Mancelona.

Daniel was born in Traverse City, MI, on January 28,1970 to York Patton Jr. and Christine (Still) Patton. Dan lived his entire life in Mancelona, where he married his childhood sweetheart, Rachel Simmonds, on November 24,1989.

Following High School he attended Lake Superior...

Gregory Sikorski

Gregory Sikorski

Sep 23, 2024

Gregory Sikorski, 79, of Charlevoix, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024, at his home.  He was born on January 4, 1945, in Detroit, the son of Eugene and Alexandra (Weislik) Sikorski.

Greg graduated from high school near Hamtramck, and enlisted in the United States Army shortly after.  After serving in Vietnam, he returned to the Detroit area for several years....

Eleanor King

Eleanor King

Sep 21, 2024

Eleanor Fay King, 81, of Mancelona, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. She was born on July 23, 1943, in Bellaire, the daughter of Cash and Eunice Kenney.

Eleanor was raised living on a diary farm in East Jordan. She married her first and only love, Robert King, and they raised their...

Garrett Crowe

Garrett Crowe

Sep 21, 2024

Garrett Edward Crowe passed away in the early morning hours September 21,2024, at the loving home of his mother, Susan, and stepfather, Chip. Mother, father, Geoff Crowe, and Chip were at his side. Garrett struggled to stay alive for a week at Munson Medical Center. His care there was excellent and compassionate. He wanted to come home and with much...

Randall "Randy" Rowe

Randall "Randy" Rowe

Sep 20, 2024

Randy Rowe, 76, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2024 in Petoskey, Michigan, after a long battle with Parkinson’s.

He was born in South Africa while his father was there serving as a colonel in the United States Air Force. Due to being in a military family, Randy lived in many states including Virginia, Colorado and Hawaii, where he ended up...

Nancy Ellison

Nancy Ellison

Sep 19, 2024

Nancy Ellison, 88, of Kewadin, Michigan, passed away on September 19, 2024, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Nancy was born May 12th, 1936, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Nancy met and married her high school sweetheart Richard Ellison in Big Rapids, Michigan. They were married on September 1st, 1956. Nancy and Richard welcomed the birth of their only child, daughter,...

Orpha Viola Shinn

Orpha Viola Shinn

Sep 17, 2024

Orpha Viola Shinn, 104, of Mancelona, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire.  She was born on February 20, 1920, in Pellston, MI, the daughter of George and Eva (Williams) Shinn.

She will be laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery in Mancelona.

A full obituary will be posted in the near future.

Arrangements are...

Richard F. McWatters

Richard F. McWatters

Sep 9, 2024

Richard F. McWatters, 85, of Traverse City, formerly of Central Lake, passed away on September 9, 2024.

   He was born on November 9, 1938, in Kearney Township, Antrim County, Michigan, the son of Fred and Ruth (Akins) McWatters.

   Richard served in the U.S. Army Reserve and the U.S. National Guard both in Michigan and Florida.   He loved playing the...

Roger Campbell

Roger Campbell

Sep 8, 2024

Roger Lee Campbell, 66, of Petoskey, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey.  He was born on October 20, 1957, in Charlevoix, the son of Howard and Nathalie (Crawford) Campbell.

Roger is survived by his parents, Howard (Ruth Ann) Campbell and Nathalie Buchin; his siblings, Alan (Lanette) Campbell, Ken (Nora) Stiff, Donna Stiff, and...

Joseph Van Wart

Joseph Van Wart

Sep 7, 2024

Joseph Van Wart, 67, of Bay Shore, passed peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, September 7th 2024 after a short battle with Colon cancer. Known to his friends and family as "Hippy/Hippie Joe", he passed at Boulder Park Terrace in Charlevoix, where he received excellent care in his final days, with his wife Shelly diligently by his side.Born March 26th,...

Victor Nelson Bloom

Victor Nelson Bloom

Sep 5, 2024

Victor Nelson Bloom, fondly known as Vic, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2024. Born on October 17, 1943, Vic was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, who touched the lives of many.

Having joined the family business, DeForest Bloom and Septic, in 1965, Vic carried on a rich legacy that began in 1946. His commitment to the family enterprise...

Antoinette "Toni" Wayda

Antoinette "Toni" Wayda

Sep 5, 2024

Antoinette Caroline "Toni" Wayda, 79, of Mancelona, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at her home.  She was born on January 18, 1945, the daughter of Edward and Cecilia (Stanek) Delekta.

Toni is survived by two brothers, Edward (Jackie) Delekta and Charles Delekta; and her niece Cheryl Sundstrom, as well as several other nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in...

David Tacoronte

David Tacoronte

Sep 4, 2024

David William Tacoronte, 56, of Central Lake, passed away on September 4, 2024, at home. He was born on June 27, 1968, in El Cajon, CA, the son of William Euvusio Tacoronte and Elisabeth Ann Chamberlin(Stafford).

David was a very outgoing and social person who could make friends with anybody. He never met a stranger. Not many knew him by his...

Sergey Sizikov

Sergey Sizikov

Sep 4, 2024

Memory Eternal, Sergey!

Beloved father and grandfather Sergey Nikolayevich Sizikov, 72, of Beaver Island, Charlevoix County, Michigan, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on September 4, 2024.  He was born on January 1, 1952, in Tataurovo Village, Russia, the son of Nikolai and Alexandra (Pisarenko) Sizikov.

Sergey's father passed away when he was only seven, and as the oldest...

Carl S Kuczynski

Carl S Kuczynski

Aug 30, 2024

With profound sadness, the family of Carl Stanley Kuczynski announces his peaceful passing on August 30, 2024, at Munson Medical Center. He was surrounded with immense love by those who adored him most

Carl was born to Aloysius and Mary Kuczynski on July 20th, 1951. His formative years unfolded in Detroit, MI. This became the canvas of his youthful endeavors and...

Matthew P Welch

Matthew P Welch

Aug 30, 2024

Matthew Welch, 63, of Traverse City. Michigan passed away on Friday, August 30 2024 from heart failure. Matt was born to Forrest and Audrey (Ritt) Welch on April 6, 1961 in Saginaw, Michigan. He is survived by his brother, Forrest (Bud) Welch and sisters Susan Dutcher and Donna LaGosh, and his many nieces and nephews: Alex, Meredith, Jason, Scott, Jessica,...

Carl Scholl

Carl Scholl

Aug 27, 2024

Carl Damon Scholl, 66, of Mancelona, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.  He was born on April 12, 1958, in Boyne City, MI, the son of Jack and Pearl (McCleese) Scholl.

Carl graduated from Mancelona High School and worked for many years in the area as a machinist and a tool and dye maker.  He was a private man,...

Betty Zipp

Betty Zipp

Aug 27, 2024

Betty June Zipp, 99, of Charlevoix, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2024, at the American House in Charlevoix. She was born Betty June Pearl at the Cottage Hospital in Grosse Pointe, MI, on June 5th, 1925, the daughter of Harold and Pearl (Lakies) Pearl.

Betty lived in Charlevoix during her childhood and was a graduate of Charlevoix High School, class...

Penni Hasbrook

Penni Hasbrook

Aug 27, 2024

Penni Lynn Hasbrook, 61, of Central Lake, passed away on August 27, 2024, at home. 

She was born on January 14, 1963, in Jackson, the daughter of Edward and Mary Ann (Mentink) Hasbrook.

Arrangements are in the care of the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Sign her online guestbook at www.mortensenfuneralhomes.com

Charles "Charlie" Holton

Charles "Charlie" Holton

Aug 25, 2024

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Charles Schafer Holton on August 25, 2024, surrounded by family. With his renewed eyesight, Charlie is now playing the golf round of his dreams, shooting his age of 83.

Charlie was born in Livonia, Michigan on August 3, 1941 and spent most of his childhood in Lansing,...

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