Obituaries

Aug 16, 2008

JANE ELIZABETH BRENNAN 38, of Alden, died on Sat., Aug. 16, 2008 in Kalkaska County. Jane was born on Nov. 16, 1969 in Detroit, the daughter of Dennis and Gail (Zuber) Brennan. Jane moved to Antrim County with her mother and stepfather when she was a teen and went on to play basketball, softball, volleyball, band and cheerleading at...

Aug 15, 2008

CLYDA W. BUSH 89, of Bellaire, died on Friday, August 15, 2008 at her home. Clyda was born on December 1, 1918 in Forest Home Twp., MI., the daughter of C. Andrew and Ermine (Wright) Williams. Clyda was a resident of Bellaire as well as Brighton, MI., her entire life. She was a member of the Bellaire Community United...

Aug 14, 2008

Goldie L. Gaylord, 76, of Bellaire, died Thursday, Aug. 14th, 2008 at Meadowbrook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.

Aug 6, 2008

William P. Cook, 57, of Lakes of the North, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008 at home. Cremation has taken place and there are no services planned at this time.

Aug 3, 2008

Virginia M. Giannestras

Devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Virginia Marie Giannestras, age 97, of Bellaire and formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away on August 3, 2008 at Hope Village. Virginia was born on July 30, 1911 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Walter D. and Maria Rebecca (Reideman) Fahrenbruck. She is survived by her children: James D....

Aug 3, 2008

Visitation: Thursday, Aug. 7, Noon to 8 p.m. at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

Funeral: Friday, Aug. 8, Noon, at the Breath of Life Ministries Church in Alba. Pastors Bob & Jan Gabbard

Interment: Star Township Cemetery, Alba, MI.

Jul 28, 2008

Walter Curtis "Bud" Cowles passed away at his home in Bellaire on July 28 at the age of 88. Bud was born in Chicago, IL to Harry and Blanche (Gates) on Aug. 25, 1919. He graduated from Oak Park, IL High School and attended the University of Michigan, graduating from the School of Naval Architecture in 1942 with a...

Jul 26, 2008

ARTHUR C. McQUEEN died Saturday, July 26, 2008 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Art was born May 22, 1930 in Mt. Pleasant the son of Leo and Lena (Swan) McQueen. He moved to Bellaire 1973 and owned and operated Art's Place Auto Repair for many years. On June 24, 1950 in Mt. Pleasant he married Phyliss...

Jul 20, 2008

HELEN BLAIS 81, of Bellaire and formerly of Detroit, passed away on Sun., July 20, 2008 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City. Helen was born on December 8, 1926 in Pennsylvania. Helen resided in Detroit for many years before moving to Bellaire in 1988. She was a member of St. Luke Catholic Church in Bellaire and was...

Jul 3, 2008

MADISON FLAKE 100, of Mancelona, passed away at his home on Thur., July 3, 2008 surrounded by his children. Madison was born on June 18, 1908 in Greenup County, KY., to Michael William Flake and Effie Arthur. Madison served his country in the United States Army during World War II. On Feb. 28, 1945 he was united in marriage...

Jun 29, 2008

RONALD V. CRANDALL 63, Wolverine, passed away on Sun., June 29, 2008 at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. Ron was born on Nov. 19, 1944 in Bellaire, the son of Victor and Frederica (Jackson) Crandall. Ron was employed as a sergeant for the Antrim County Sheriff's Department for 17 years and then went on to work for the...

Jun 29, 2008

ROBERT E. MARTIN II, 29, of Mancelona, passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2008 at his home. Bob was born to Robert Martin and Marie Hendrickson on Jan. 24, 1979 in Pontiac, Michigan. Bob resided in Mancelona for the past 14 years and enjoyed playing pool, playing cards, chess, riding roller coasters, rock climbing and watching nascar. He is...

Jun 24, 2008

Charles Burrell, 85, of Bellaire, passed away June 24th at home. He was born September 27, 1922 in West Frankfort, Illinois. He moved to Bellaire in 1978 from Ray, Michigan where he owned Burrell Well Digging. He held a well digging machine patent that made him proud. He was a man who never sat still; constantly building something, including...

Jun 23, 2008

ROBERT T. McCORMICK 77, of Bellaire, passed away, June 23, 2008 at Munson Medical Center after a long courageous battle with cancer. Bob was born on Sept. 7, 1930, in Detroit, the son of Charles and Sally (Holland) McCormick. Bob resided in Cleveland, OH., for many years where he was employed by White Consolidated Industries before retirement in 1991....

Jun 21, 2008

KELLIE L. RYAN 46, of Kalkaska, died on Sat., June 21, 2008 at her home. Memorial services will take place on Sat., June 28, 2008 at One p.m. at the Kalkaska Middle School Gymnasium. Arrangements were handled by the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Jun 21, 2008

Madeline(Lobbestael)Patrick,90, of Mancelona, formerly of Ypsilanti, passed away at St. Joesph's Hospital on June 21st . Madeline was preceded in death by husband Ronald, son Michael, four sisters and four brothers. She is survived by five of her children, Marcia Chapman, Ron(Carol), Celia Treml(Pat), Andrea Luchsinger (Tim), Peggy Brown, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and brother Paul Lobbestael. Visitation will...

Jun 19, 2008

SONNY WILLIAM JAMES 78, of Kearney Twp., died Thursday morning, June 19, 2008 at home. He was born to parents Frank and Rose (Pratt) James on January 14, 1930 in Crawford County. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Irene, Thelma, and Jean, and brother Donald. Sonny is survived by his wife Shirley, son David and...

Jun 13, 2008

Alfred N. Muma, 66, of Mancelona, died Friday, June 13, 2008 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Memorial services were held Monday, June 16. Arrangements were handled by the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Jun 11, 2008

RICHARD K. "RICK" RILEY 52, of Mancelona, passed away suddenly on Wed., June 11, 2008. Rick was born on Feb. 14, 1956 in Wyandotte, Michigan, the son of William and Inize (Tuttle) Riley. Rick was a loving father and devoted Papa to his grandchildren. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service for many years and was an avid...

Jun 5, 2008

JEANNIE ISER 52, of Mancelona, died on Thur., June 5, 2008 at her home following a long, courageous battle with cancer. Jeannie was born on March 12, 1956 in Flint, the daughter of Richard and Mary Ann (Jones) Iser. Jeannie was a resident of Mancelona for many years and is best described as a person who "loved life" and...