Obituaries

Jul 3, 2007

Margurite Troyk, 100 of Grand Rapids and formerly of Mancelona, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at St. Mary Rehabilitation Center in Grand Rapids. Visitation will take Thursday, July 5, from 6 to 8 p.m with a rosary at 7:30pm, at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. A funeral Mass will be held Friday, July 6, Eleven a.m. at...

Jun 30, 2007

MARY T. SMITH 99, of Alden, died on Saturday, June 30, 2007 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Mary was born on January 4, 1908 in Pathfork, KY., the daughter of James and Katie Howard. She was a resident of Alden most of her life, was a lifelong member of the Alden United Methodist Church, was active...

Jun 27, 2007

Frances Marshall, 67 of Mancelona, died Wednesday 27, 2007 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Visitation will be held: Sunday, July 1, from Noon to 2 pm at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Jun 27, 2007

SUSAN M. FLANAGAN 57, of Bellaire, died on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at her home. Susan was born on March 15, 1950 in Melrose Park, IL., the daughter of Emil and Lorraine (Runnion) Hoalt. She was a graduate of Central Michigan University and went on to become a school teacher. She enjoyed crafts as well as running arts and...

Jun 26, 2007

W. SCOTT WAGONER 65, of Bellaire, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 of Heart Failure after a 7 year courageous battle with kidney disease. Scott was born on July 11, 1941 in Muskegon, the son of Harold "Red" and Opal (Turner) Wagoner. He resided in Gaylord for 3 years before moving to Bellaire in 1991. He owned and operated...

Jun 19, 2007

CHESTER S. MOLSKI 83, of Gladwin, formerly of Mancelona, died on June 19, 2007 at Bay Regional Medical Center in Bay City.

Chester was born on June 14, 1924 in Hawks, Michigan, the son of John and Pauline (Konarcewicz) Molski.

He resided in Mancelona since 1973 before recently moving to Gladwin. He attended St. Mary of the...

Jun 18, 2007

EMILIE ALBRECHT 95, of Kalkaska, formerly of Blue Lake Township, died on June 18, 2007 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Long Term Care.

Emilie was born on April 12, 1912 in Pforzheim, Germany, the daughter of Jakob and Ottilie (Krischler) Bausch.

Emilie came to the United States at the age of 12 and worked for Finsterwald in...

Jun 16, 2007

FRANCIS "FRANK" JOSEPH WATSON, SR., 82, of Grand Rapids, and formerly of Mancelona, Hazel Park and Ruskin, Florida, died, Saturday, June 16, 2007. Frank was born June December 9, 1924 in Detroit, to the late Charly and Christian Watson. In 1946 he married Margret Alice Conner. They lived in Mancelona for many years and owned the Mancelona Motel. He...

Jun 12, 2007

Cooper James LaCost, was stillborn June 12, 2007. He was the son of Ryan and Michelle LaCost. A private family burial was held.

Jun 12, 2007

SHIRLEY GRODY STEPHENSON WEIS 72, of Mancelona, died on June 12, 2007 at her home. Shirley was born June 2, 1935 in Mancelona to Ervin and Mae (Henderson) Grody. On June 6, 1953 she married William Stephenson in Mancelona. Shirley loved spending time with her family and friends and enjoyed playing cards and drinking coffee. Shirley is survived by...

Jun 10, 2007

LOUISE A. BRONKHORST 89, of Central Lake, died on Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Louise was born on October 2, 1917 in Marquette, Michigan, the daughter of George and Clara (Koepp) Beaudin. She was a long time resident of Negaunee until moving to Central Lake 20 years ago. She is survived by...

Jun 3, 2007

KENNETH E. GREEN, 45 of Cadillac, died, Sunday, June 3, 2007 at home. He was born September 14, 1961 to William and Kathleen (Greenman) Green in Traverse City. He previously resided in Kalkaska and was a self employed drywall and construction worker. On July 12, 2001, in Kalkaska he married Crystal Strang who survives. Also surviving are four children;...

Jun 1, 2007

HOWARD L. BARRAW SR., of Central Lake passed away Friday, June 1, 2007 at Grandvue Care Facility in East Jordan. He was born March 5, 1939 in Central Lake, the son of Joseph and Sarah (Boyer) Barraw. He has had residents in Ellsworth and Central Lake. Howard honorably served his country in the U. S. Navy for four years....

May 22, 2007

Visitation: Thursday, May 24, 2007 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Funeral: Friday, May 25, 2007, 11 a.m. at the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

May 22, 2007

WILLIAM "BILL" T. ROY, 100, of Central Lake, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at his home, the Eastport Village Care Home, amongst his loving friends for the past eight years. Bill was born on April 3, 1907 to Webster E. and William "Willie" Ann (Taylor) Roy in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Bill married Gertrude "Sailor" Haight, his beloved wife of...

May 18, 2007

Maxine B. Hough July 17, 1922 - May 18, 2007

Maxine B. Hough, 84, died peacefully in the care of her family, Little Traverse Bay Hospice and her dear friend, Jan Rathbun, on May 18, 2007, at her home on Lake Charlevoix, East Jordan, MI. Her body has been cremated according to her wishes with arrangements by the...

May 17, 2007

JOYCE BEATRICE LOEFFLER, 79, of Central Lake, passed away, Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Joyce was born June 9, 1927, the daughter of Russell and Nellie (Armstrong) Crofford in Detroit, Michigan. On May 2, 1968 in Detroit, Joyce married Daniel Paul Loeffler who survives. She has resided in Central Lake for the...

May 15, 2007

EARL H. METCALF 88 of Mancelona, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at home. Earl was born March 10, 1919 in Colborne, Ontario, Canada, the son of Arthur H. and Georgia P. (Carter) Metcalf. On December 28, 1945, in Detroit, he married Dora L. Dulyea who preceded him in death last year. Also preceding him in death were a sister...

May 14, 2007

MELVIN O. HARCOURT 59, of Mancelona, died Monday, May 14, 2007 at home. Melvin was born April 22, 1948 in Vennscens, Indiana, the son of Robert and Helen (Tewell) Harcourt. He served his country with the US Army in the Vietnam War. On March 14, 1972 in Lakeland, Florida, he married Andra L. Skaggs who survives. They moved to...

May 14, 2007

HAROLD D. WEISER 92, of Mancelona, died on Monday, May 14, 2007 at his home. Harold was born on August 20, 1914 in Apache, Oklahoma the son of Dr. Daniel and Ethel (Robertson) Weiser. Harold grew up in Mancelona and graduated from Mancelona High School in 1932 and then went on to graduate from Ferris Institute School of Pharmacy....