Obituaries

Mar 31, 2008

EDITH LEONE DEAN, 87 of Alden, died Monday, March 31, 2008 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was born March 1, 1921 to Earl and Wilhelmina (Steiner) Kinnison in Superior, Wisconsin. A resident of Alden most of her life, she was a long time member of the Alden United Methodist Church. Her life long passion was her...

Mar 18, 2008

Tammy Marie (Hubbell)Papp, 36, of Palm Desert, CA and formerly of Elk Rapids, died Tuesday, Mar. 18th at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 22, at Eleven a.m. at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Elk Rapids. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service. A full obituary...

Mar 16, 2008

HARVEY A. JACOBITZ 86, of Charlevoix, formerly of Torch Lake, died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at the Eastport Village Care Home, and under the care of the Hospice of Northwest Michigan. Harvey was born March 9, 1922 in Grand Rapids, the son of Antone and Julia (Hess) Jacobitz. On July 25, 1942, in Grand Rapids, he married Mary Ann...

Mar 11, 2008

DELORES H. JENSEN 78, of Central Lake, died on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. Dee was born on March 30, 1929 in Detroit, the daughter of Walter and Mildred (Beaufeit) Foster. Dee resided in Central Lake for the past 15 years. She was a loving, caring, big hearted person, who enjoyed cooking for...

Mar 2, 2008

Larry J. Conrady Jr, 26 of Alden, died March 2, 2008 while fishing on Torch Lake. He was born January 15, 1982 in Traverse City, the son of Lawrence J. and Nadine S. (Musico) Conrady. Larry spent his entire life in Alden where he enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed spending time with his family, especially with his...

Feb 29, 2008

RALPH SALDANA Sr., 77, of Mancelona, died on February 29, 2008 at his home. Ralph was born on December 17, 1930 in Driscoll, Texas the son of Juan and Lauriana (Flores) Saldana. Ralph resided in Mancelona since 2000 and was best described as an adventurous man who enjoyed mechanical work, carpentry, horseback riding and shooting pistols. On June 19,...

Feb 22, 2008

HARRIET L. ORDWAY 92, of Alba, died on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008 at Tendercare of Gaylord. Harriet was born on February 2, 1916 in Corunna, Michigan, the daughter of Edward and Hazel (Hickmott) Vautherot. Harriet was a resident of Alba since 1948 where she held memberships in the Chapter 51134 Scarlet Red Hatters as well as the Alba Sportsman...

Feb 16, 2008

JAMES R. BAKER 66, of Bellaire, passed away quietly on Sat. Feb. 16, 2008, surrounded by his loving family at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. He was born July 22, 1941 in Monroe the son of George and Mary (Nixon) Baker. Jim served as the Bellaire Police Chief for 22 years retiring in 1994. He also served on...

Feb 6, 2008

Evelyn M. Brown, 89, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at her home in Alba. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 4:00 P.M. at the Alba United Methodist Church. Pastor Gerald Klooster will officiate. Evelyn was born on January 15, 1919 in Alba, the daughter of Robert and Anna Catherine (Anderson) Hubbard. She enjoyed...

Feb 5, 2008

Nellie May Welsh, 77, of Alba passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center in Kalkaska. She was born on May 30, 1930 in Mancelona, Michigan, the daughter of Elmer and Nellie May (Smith) Carper. On December 22, 1951 in Bellaire, she married Ray S. Welsh. They moved back to the area in 2004, settling...

Jan 29, 2008

ARMSTRONG - James W. Armstrong, beloved father, grandfather, US Veteran and friend, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 80, on January 29, 2008. His loving wife, Patricia, predeceased him in 1974. Jim is survived by his seven children, Kevin (Aline) Armstrong, Kim (Denny) Martin, Colleen (Nick) Farran, Kyle (Joe) Breech, Bridget (Don) Greenbauer, Tricia (John) Alonso, Pagiel (Dave)...

Jan 27, 2008

HARRY J. STEINER 93, of Rochester Hills, formerly of Bellaire, died Sunday, January 27, 2008 at home. Harry was born January 20, 1915 in Bellaire, the son of Jacob and Bertha (Weeman) Steiner. He resided in the Bellaire area most of his life before moving to Rochester Hills in 2005. Harry was a 1932 graduate of Bellaire High School...

Jan 27, 2008

Memorial Services: Thursday, Jan. 31st, One p.m. at Bear Lake Christian Church

Memorial Services: Tuesday, February 5th, Eleven a.m. at Littlefield Presbyterian Church, Dearborn, MI

Jan 25, 2008

John Edward Spaulding Jr., of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, passed onto a more peaceful life on Friday, January 25, 2008, at the home of his dear friend Leah Sobczynski. John was 71 years old.

John was born in Harbor Springs, Michigan on November 2, 1936. He was raised in both Harbor Springs and Ovid, MI. After graduating from...

Jan 25, 2008

On Friday, January 25, 2008, Dennis Windish, passed away peacefully at home after a 9 month fight with cancer. He was born on June 24, 1944 in Dundee Twp., MI the son of Paul and Eileen Windish and was raised by Paul and Gerri Windish. Dennis was employed by Antrim County Transportation, retiring in August of 2006. Dennis was...

Jan 24, 2008

Visitation: Friday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m. at the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

Funeral: Friday, Feb. 1, 11 a.m. at the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

Interment: Southern Cemetery, Central Lake Twp.

Jan 24, 2008

Samuel Spires, 70 of Mancelona, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008

Visitation will be held Sunday, Janu. 27, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan. 28 at Eleven a.m. at the Mancelona Funeral Home.

Memorial donations may be directed to...

Jan 23, 2008

Alfred J. Mathes, 86 of Lakes Of The North, Antrim County, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. Another visitation and funeral will be held this weekend in the Detroit area.

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Jan 22, 2008

Dorothy C. (Bartsch) Schmidt, 83, of Bellaire, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility, in Bellaire. She was born January 8, 1925 in Bellaire, the daughter of Arthur and Ethel (Sisson) Ward. Dorothy graduated from Central Michigan University, and taught Home Economics for many years in Wisconsin. Her greatest enjoyment was being a wonderful wife,...

Jan 19, 2008

The love of my life, Bill , Billy, "Cadillac Willie" Cheney, 58, passed away peacefully at home on January 19, 2008 after a short and brave struggle with cancer. Cremation has taken place.

Bill was a talented musician, writer and Landscape Architect with a wonderful sense of humor! Together with his wife Mary, he designed and created East...