Peter VanderArk
Oct 19, 2012
Peter J. VanderArk, 62, of East Jordan, formerly of Ellsworth, died Friday, October 19, 2012 at his home. He was born July 18, 1950 in Charlevoix, the son of Peter and Rose (Reamsma) VanderArk. Pete attended Ford Forestry School in the U.P. before serving in Germany with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam conflict. On October 3, 1970, he...
LARRY McCULLOCH
Oct 18, 2012
LARRY S. McCULLOCH, 78, of Alden, passed away on October 18, 2012 at Munson Medical Center. Larry was born on May 29, 1934, in Beaverton, MI., the son of Willis Sr. and Virginia (Evans) McCulloch. Larry was an Alden resident since 1977, previously residing in Beaverton for many years. He attended the Alba United Methodist Church and enjoyed singing,...
Dale Klopschinski
Oct 17, 2012
Dale R. Klopschinski, 51, of Bellaire, died suddenly at home Wed. Oct. 17, 2012. He was born Mar. 20, 1961, in Garden City, the son of Arthur and Barbara (Smitley) Klopschinski. Dale graduated from Bellaire High School in 1979 and proudly served in the U.S. Army. Dale worked for Anchor-Danly for 25 years. In his free time he enjoyed...
Janice Lockery
Oct 17, 2012
Janice M. Lockery, 76, of Mancelona, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Janice was born on February 27, 1936 in Owosso, Michigan, the daughter of James and Sylvia Rathbun. In 1998, Janice moved from Arkansas to Mancelona and resided in the area ever since. She owned and operated Grace Home for terminally...
Gerald Kent
Oct 15, 2012
Gerald Lloyd Kent, 75 of East Jordan, died Mon. Oct. 15, 2012 at home. He was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Kearney Twp., the son of Curzon B. and Amelia (Shaw) Kent. After his retirement from General Motors in Flint, Jerry moved to East Jordan. He enjoyed racing, hunting, and mechanic work. Jerry was a very generous person who...
RT Paullin
Oct 13, 2012
R T Paullin, age 77, of Houghton Lake, died October 13, 2012 at his home. RT was born March 7, 1935 in Mt. Pleasant to Wyman and Bernadine (Eisman) Paullin. He was married in Flint, August 25, 1956 to the former Patricia Williams. RT was raised in Mt. Pleasant and attended Central Michigan University. In 1957 he graduated from...
ALEXANDER KACZAN
Oct 12, 2012
ALEXANDER J. KACZAN, 87, of Kewadin, formerly of Onaway, passed away on October 12, 2012. Alexander was born on July 12, 1925 in Detroit, the son of Michael and Stella (Trezciak) Kaczan. Alexander served in the United States Army during World War II and was a Technician Fourth Grade Company B 328th Infantry. He went on to work for...
Janice Francks
Oct 9, 2012
Janice K. Francks, 61, of Bellaire, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family, Tues. Oct. 9, 2012, at home. She was born Sept. 12, 1951, in Mount Clemens, the daughter of Charles W. and Gladys (Ahrens) Burrell. Jan enjoyed motorcycle riding, cooking, and computers. She lived in Florida for 41 yrs before moving to Bellaire to be closer to...
Robert Gabbard
Oct 7, 2012
Pastor Robert Douglas Gabbard, 69, of Gaylord, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 7, 2012 after struggling this year with brain cancer. He was born January 5, 1943 in Detroit to Pearl Henry Gabbard and Clatie May (Perry) Gallant, who both preceded him in death. He grew up in Farmington. In 1992,...
James McQuillan, Sr
Oct 1, 2012
James C. McQuillan Sr, 61, of Bellaire, passed away October 1, 2012 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam. He enjoyed going to train shows and having his entire second floor in his house set up with trains. He will be greatly missed. Jim is survived by his...
Michael Shananaquet Sr
Sep 30, 2012
Michael F. Shananaquet Sr., 57, of Traverse City, passed away Sun. Sept. 30, at Munson Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born April 30, 1955 in Elk Rapids, the son of Francis and Florine (Anderson) Shananaquet. Mike was a 1973 graduate of Elk Rapids High School and after several years moved to Traverse City. He owned his...
Robert Gooden
Sep 28, 2012
Robert Arden Gooden, 91, recently of Irwin County, died Friday, September 28, 2012, at Osceola Nursing Home, Ocilla, Georgia, with his daughters at his side. Funeral Services will be held in Mancelona, Michigan, through Mortensen Funeral Home on a date yet to be determined. Mr. Gooden was born at his childhood home in Mancelona, Michigan, on April 27, 1921...
Luella Watrous
Sep 26, 2012
Luella M. Watrous left this world on Wed. Sept. 26 after a long and fruitful life. She was born in Central Lake on May 1, 1922 to Jerry and Hazel Thomas. Luella was a lifelong resident of Bellaire. On June 20, 1941 she married Jacob Watrous. After retirement they spent many terrific winters in Arizona where they enjoyed mountain...
Howard Grody
Sep 25, 2012
Howard "Hob" Grody, 78, of Mancelona, passed away September 25, 2012 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. Howard was born May 31, 1934 in Mancelona, the son of Ervin and Mae Grody. Howard was a member at the Mancelona Free Methodist Church for many years. He and his wife Shirley raised 7 kids in Mancelona. He was employed by...
Dale LaVanway
Sep 25, 2012
Dale LaVanway, 80 was born April 7th, 1932 to Elgin and Mae (Kenney) in Echo Twp., Antrim County and passed away with a heart attack on Tues. Sept. 25th in Alpena. He was a graduate of Central Lake High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1955. He worked for Fisher Body until he went to...
Barbara Ulrey
Sep 22, 2012
KEWADIN -- Barbara Ulrey age 88, lost her final battle with Amyloidosis on September 22, 2012. Barb fought a difficult fight against this dreadful disease and never gave up hope nor lost her spirit. She died at home with her daughter holding her hand almost 4 years to the hour after losing her husband Ernest Ulrey (9/22/08). Barbara was...
Winston Gordon
Sep 20, 2012
Winston E. Gordon, 83, of Bellaire, passed away on Sept. 20, 2012. In December there was a memorial service in Ohio and for all those that were not able to attend, the family wishes to invite friends to a viewing of his memorial service on Wednesday, June 5 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church in the Hills in Bellaire....
Gary Hall
Sep 20, 2012
Gary M. Hall, 65 of Alden MI and formally Columbus OH died suddenly Thurs. Sept. 20, 2012, entering the presence of his Savior. Gary was born June 1, 1947 in Akron, Ohio, the son of Chester and Lucille (Rose) Hall. He grew up in Ava, OH. Gary will best be remembered for his love and devotion to his family...
Elmer Moore
Sep 20, 2012
Elmer "Don" LeRoy Moore, 84 of Central Lake, died peacefully, Thurs. Sept. 20, 2012. He was born Dec. 5, 1927, in Flint the son of Walter and Lucille (Allen). Don grew up and graduated from East Jordan High School in 1945. After graduation he moved to Flint and worked at Buick for 40 years before retiring and moving back...
Irene Sayer
Sep 16, 2012
Irene Marjorie Sayer, 78, of Petoskey, died Sunday, September 16, 2012, at McLaren - Northern Michigan, Petoskey Michigan. She was born April 5, 1934 in the town of Herman, Michigan, (named for her Finnish grandfather's relative, Herman Keranen), the daughter of Jacob ("Jack") and Martha (Kontio) Moilanen. On October 22, 1955 she married Robert Sayer in Detroit. Following their...
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