Obituaries

Sep 3, 2007

David R. Troll died Monday, Sept. 3, 2007 at the Munson Hospice House in Traverse City at the age of 52. David was a resident of Monroeville, PA. David was born May 24, 1955 in Des Moines, Iowa and is the son of the late Jack and Constance (Lewis) Troll of Bellaire. He was a sales representative for PDC...

Sep 3, 2007

Visitation: Thursday, Sept. 6, 2-4 and 6-8 at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

Mass: Friday, Sept. 7th, Eleven a.m., St. Anthony Catholic Church.

Memorials: St. Anthony Catholic Church c/o Baby Pantry, PO BOX 677, Mancelona, MI 49659

Aug 30, 2007

William K. Martin passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 30, 2007 at the age of 83. He was born on August 9, 1924 in Turners Falls, MA. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Norene (Stebner) Martin; three daughters Kathleen (Paul) Bellmore of DeWitt, Judith (William) Jopling of Devine, TX, and Patricia Martin of Grand Rapids; five...

Aug 30, 2007

Vistation: Friday, Aug. 31, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

Funeral: Saturday, September 1, Eleven a.m. at the funeral home.

Aug 26, 2007

DR. JEANNE LOUISE BURTON Associate Professor - Michigan State University

Jeannie Louise Burton, 48, died peacefully at her country home near Bellaire, Michigan, surrounded by family and best friends, on Sunday, August 26, 2007, following a short but brave battle against cancer. A graduate of Havergal College, in Toronto, Ontario and of the University of Guelph, in Guelph,...

Aug 24, 2007

Charles "Chuck" F. Kolin, 76, of Central Lake died, Friday, August 24, 2007 at Charlevoix Hospital. He was born September 22, 1930 the son of Lester and Anna (Beebe) Kolin in Royal Oak, Michigan. On May 21, 1955, in East Jordan, he married Margaret Ann Nemecek who survives. Chuck graduated from East Jordan High School and from the University...

Aug 24, 2007

GORDON M. "MATT" MORAN 49, of Bellaire, died Friday, August 24, 2007 at home. Matt was born August 27, 1957 in Ypsilanti, the son of Henry and Della (Durham) Moran. He was raised in Belleville and graduated from high school there in 1975. He also served on the Belleville Volunteer Fire Department. He moved to Bellaire in 1981 and...

Aug 20, 2007

Obituary to follow: Visitation: Thursday, Aug. 23, 2 to 9 p.m., with rosary at 7pm at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Funeral Mass: Friday, Aug 24, 11 am at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Mancelona.

Memorials: American Cancer Society

Aug 18, 2007

DOLLIE ELAINE WEISER 89, of Mancelona, departed this life on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Michigan. Dollie was born on August 29, 1917 in National Mine, Michigan, the daughter of Thomas and Annie (Jones) Paull.

Following graduation from National Mine High School, Dollie attended Western Michigan University and the Bronson Methodist Hospital...

Aug 18, 2007

Eric Deane Perrine, 31 of Banks Township, died Saturday, August 18, 2007 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Eric was born March 24, 1976 to Bryan and Joan (Moffat) Perrine in Traverse City and was a life long resident of Banks Township. Eric attended school in Ellsworth. He enjoyed fishing and motorcycling and was currently employed by the...

Aug 15, 2007

Memorial services will be held Sunday, August 19, at 3p.m., at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, in Mancelona.

Aug 9, 2007

Floyd C. Liskum, 104, of Bellaire, died Thursday, August 9, 2007 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Floyd was born July 6, 1903 in East Jordan, the son of Nathan and Clara (Isaman) Liskum. He was a self employed mason and moved to Bellaire from East Jordan in 1947. On December 27, 1947 in Bellaire, he married...

Aug 7, 2007

Betty Cowles memorial service will be held Monday, August 13, 2007, Eleven a.m., at the Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Aug 5, 2007

Elizabeth A. Priest

RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. - August 5, 2007 - Elizabeth Antoinette Bogedin Szachta Reid Priest, age 67, of Rutherfordton, N.C., formerly of Fort Pierce, FL and also formerly of Detroit, Traverse City and Central Lake, passed away Aug. 5, 2007 at the Rutherfordton Hospice House after a hard, but graceful year long cancer illness. She was with...

Aug 5, 2007

Louis A. Lessard, 93, of Bellaire, died Sunday, August 5, 2007, peacefully in his home on S.E. Torch Lake Dr. Louis was born August 4, 1914, to Joseph and Delvina (Duba) Lessard. October 22, 1937 Louis married Velma Seaman who preceded him in death in 1986. Also preceding him in death were a son, Daryl Lessard in 2003, and...

Jul 28, 2007

ELMER R. JOHNSON 81, of Bellaire, formerly of Mancelona and Central Lake, died Saturday, July 28, 2007 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. He was born May 2, 1926 in Central Lake, the son of Duane and Corene (Rushton) Johnson. He served in the US Army during WWII in the European Theatre where he was awarded the...

Jul 25, 2007

ASHLEY N. SEXTON 21, of Mancelona, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. Ashley was born on August 14, 1985 in Traverse City, the daughter of Randall and Kelly (Watkins) Sexton. She was a Mancelona resident her entire life and graduated from Mancelona High School in 2003. She enjoyed Nascar...

Jul 23, 2007

DENNIS R. OSTROWSKI 69, of Mancelona, died on July 23, 2007 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center. Dennis was born on July 24, 1937 in Detroit, the son of Raymond and Victoria (Green) Ostrowski. Dennis lived in California before moving to Mancelona in 2002. He was employed as a Physicist for the United States Navy and he enjoyed car racing,...

Jul 17, 2007

DANIEL M. SHEPHERD 48, of Alden, formerly of Flushing, died on July 17, 2007 at his home. Daniel was born on August 7, 1958 in Havre de Grace, Maryland the son of Lester and Virginia (Goss) Shepherd. He had been a long time resident of Flushing before moving to Alden a year ago. He enjoyed boating, fishing and hunting....

Jul 7, 2007

LAWRENCE P. MAURER, 69 of Central Lake, passed away, Monday, July 9, 2007 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 15, 1937 in Lansing, Michigan to Peter and Velma (Grant) Maurer who preceded him in death. Lawrence moved to Central Lake in 1988. He enjoyed bowling, fishing and hunting. He was a member of the...