Phyllis DeKorne

Jan 22, 2014

Phyllis DeKorne, 77, of Banks Township, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Charlevoix Area Hospital. She was born October 8, 1936 in Grand Rapids to Arthur and Gladys (Jamieson) Fryling. On November 11, 1955 she married Jacob C. DeKorne in Grandville. They lived on the family farm near Grand Rapids, moving to their farm in Banks Township in 1977....

Robert VanEtten

Jan 21, 2014

Robert L. VanEtten, 75, of Bellaire, passed away on January 21, 2014 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. Burial will take place at a later date. Arrangements were handled by the Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Margaret Michanowicz

Jan 20, 2014

Margaret Mary Ann Michanowicz, 84, a devout Catholic , wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, friend, patriot , world traveller, music enthusiast, Irish jig and Polka master entered eternity on Jan 20, 2014 in Petoskey Michigan, surrounded by her family. "Margi" was born of Hannah (Ross) and Alexander McDonald in Wyandotte Michigan on April 11, 1929. She was the second...

William Koenig

Jan 20, 2014

William R. Koenig, 73 of Mancelona died Jan. 20, 2014 after a 10 month valiant fight with cancer. He was born May 3, 1940, in Queens, NY, the son of William M. and Rosalie M. (Kurtz) Koenig. William was an avid pilot who loved to fly and flew commercially. He was a flight instructor and an FAA safety officer....

Raymond Welsh

Jan 14, 2014

Raymond S. Welsh, 81, of Alba passed away January 14, 2014 at McLaren Northern Michigan. He was born August 4, 1932 in Central Lake, Michigan, the son of Raymond and Hazel (Dilley) Welsh. Ray enjoyed playing the guitar, fiddle and loved music. His life consisted of his ministry. He was a pastor at churches in Auburn and Garrett Indiana...

Mary Gregory

Jan 13, 2014

Mary L. Gregory, 73, of Bellaire, passed away on January 13, 2014 at her home. Mary was born on December 20, 1940, in Detroit, the daughter of Ferdinand and Henrietta (Vasher) King. Mary resided in Bellaire for many years and enjoyed traveling, camping, wintering in Gulf Shore, AL, and had a special love for animals. On November 12, 1960,...

Donald LaKies

Jan 13, 2014

Donald Eugene LaKies 60 of St. Louis, formerly of Mancelona passed away Jan. 13, 2014 at Gariot Hospital in Alma.

Don was born March 12, 1953 at Meadow Brook Hospital in Bellaire. The son of Fred and Florence (Neil) LaKies.

He is survived by siblings Robert (Shirley) LaKies of King, N.C., Barbara (Terry) Flaugher of Spring Hill,...

Robert Paul

Jan 13, 2014

Robert E. Paul Robert E. Paul, "Plumber Bob", 68, of Banks Township died Monday, January 13, 2014 at his home. He was born in Huntington, Indiana on January 19, 1945 to Herman Jr. and Jenna Mae (Swing) Paul. Bob worked in plumbing and heating in Indiana and in Michigan where he worked with Chuck Clark. He enjoyed having coffee...

Marilyn Fisher

Jan 13, 2014

Marilyn G. Fisher, 89, of Bellaire passed away January 13, 2014 following a short illness, at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. Marilyn was born on August 25, 1924 in Fairfield, Iowa, graduated from Iowa State University and moved to the Washington DC, area in 1947. There she met her future husband, Evan D. Fisher, and settled down to a...

Glen Morris

Jan 11, 2014

Glen R. Morris, 81, of Bellaire, passed away on January 11, 2014 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility.

A celebration of life will be held Sat. Jan. 25th from 5 to 9 p.m. at Critter's Bar in Rapid City.

Arrangements are being handled by the Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

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Judith Day

Jan 9, 2014

Judith A. Day, 69, of Mancelona passed away January 9, 2014 at Bortz Nursing Home in Traverse City. Arrangements are pending at this time. The Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes is handling the arrangements.

Anna Simpson

Jan 9, 2014

Anna M. Simpson, 94, of Bellaire formerly of Mancelona passed away January 9, 2014 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. Anna was born July 6, 1919 in Custer Township, Michigan, the daughter of Norman and Viola (Wilcox) Troyer. She married Dorval Simpson on June 9, 1942. He preceded her in death July 18, 1999. Also preceding her was son,...

Nick Potter, Sr

Jan 7, 2014

Nick A. Potter Sr., 50 of Central Lake, died Tues. Jan. 7, 2014 as the result of a snowmobile accident. He was born Sept. 24, 1963, in Bellaire, the son of Fred Potter and Janet Barber. Nick was a 1981 graduate of Central Lake High School and lived his entire life in the area. Nick was a motorcycle and...

Shelly Gibbons

Jan 7, 2014

Shelly Ann Hinds Gibbons, 40, of Mancelona, passed away January 7, 2014 at her home. She was born July 2, 1973 in Traverse City to the daughter of Dick and Storm Hinds. She is survived by her husband, David Gibbons; her loving son, Jacob Hinds; parents, Dick and Storm Hinds; brother, Steven (Linda) all of Mancelona; sister, Lesa (Ryan)...

Quinton White Jr

Jan 6, 2014

Bellaire lost one of it's own on January 6 with the sudden passing of Quinton Dale White, Jr, 74, who died at home peacefully in his sleep. He was born July 20, 1939 to Quinton Dale White Sr. and Bonita Belle (Baughman) White at his Grandma Baughman's home in Harbor Springs, MI. He grew up on the family farm...

Lena Churchill

Jan 6, 2014

Lena Leota Churchill, 94, of Mancelona, passed away January 6, 2014. Leota was born on November 4, 1919 in Port Huron, Michigan, the daughter of Walter and Ida (Rutherford) McArthur. She and her husband Harold moved to Mancelona in 1953. She was a long time member of the Mancelona Free Methodist Church. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, reading and cooking....

Arlene Cerny

Jan 4, 2014

Arlene G. Cerny, 77, of Bellaire, passed away on January 4, 2014 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center. Arlene was born on January 12, 1936 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Gerome and Helen (Busch) Kolbus. Arlene was a resident of Bellaire for the past 14 years and enjoyed ceramic painting, crafts, crossword puzzles, playing piano as well as boating....

Darlene (Roach)

Jan 4, 2014

Darlene L. Brady, (Roach) 56, of Central Lake, passed away on January 4, 2014 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, following complications of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Darlene was born on December 20, 1957, in Wyandotte, MI, the daughter of Carl and Barbara (Stedman) Brady. Darlene was a resident of Belleville, MI, for many years prior to...

Gerald Corey

Jan 3, 2014

Gerald D. Corey, 89 of Rapid City, passed away Jan. 3, 2014, at Munson Medical Center, in Traverse City, on his wedding anniversary. He was born Nov. 4, 1924, in Newberry the son of Carl and Hazel (McCauley) Corey. Jerry was a graduate of Sault Ste. Marie High School before proudly serving in the US Navy during WWII. He...

Norma Merriman

Dec 31, 2013

Norma B. Merriman, 92, formerly of Pontiac, MI, passed away at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire, MI, on December 31, 2013. Norma was born on May 15, 1921, in Toronto, Ontario and was a World War II veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force. She married the late Willis Merriman in 1945 and became a U.S. citizen....