Vera Biehl
Nov 2, 2025
Vera Elizabeth Biehl, 93, of Mancelona, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at the Autumn House in Williamsburg, MI, surrounded by family. She was born on November 12, 1931, in Mancelona, the daughter of George and Ada (Spires) Reffitt.
Vera graduated from Mancelona High School and shortly after, she married Gerald Biehl in Mancelona. Together they...
Ross Warren Winters
Nov 1, 2025
Ross Warren Winters January 11, 1925 - November 1. 2025
"Well done thou good and faithful servant enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. "Matthew 25:21
Ross passed peacefully away on November 1'' at the remarkable age of 100.
He was a humble, kind, disciplined, loving, funny and faithful husband, father, and friend. He enjoyed life, especially gardening, fishing, tinkering, socializing...
Sherrie Finch
Oct 31, 2025
Sherrie Lee Finch, 64, of Mancelona, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 31, 2025, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.
Sherrie's family has chosen to celebrate her life privately.
Arrangements are in the care of the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. Please sign her online guestbook at www.mortensenfuneralhomes.com
Marcia Ann Taylor
Oct 29, 2025
Marcia Ann Taylor, 89, passed away on October 29, 2025. She was born on February 20, 1936, in Marlette, Michigan, the daughter of Robert M. and Eleanor (Philpot) Kirkpatrick.
Marica graduated from Deckerville High School in 1954. She graduated from Port Huron Junior College in 1956 and then received her Elementary Education degree from CMU in 1958. After graduating from CMU,...
Howard Konetchy
Oct 26, 2025
Howard Arthur Konetchy passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at the American House in Charlevoix, MI. He was born September 18, 1927, in Roslindale, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston) to Edith (Shepperson) and Edward Konetchy. In July of 1946, he met Barbara Mae Urlass and they were married on August 25, 1950. They had 3 children, Douglas Alan,...
Robert "Bob" W. Chapman
Oct 25, 2025
Robert W. Chapman passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 25, 2025. He was born in Carthage, NY, on July 1,1940 to Leah Mary Novak and Verner Walter Chapman.
His childhood was spent in upstate New York and in 1953 his family moved to Michigan where he attended high school and then Michigan State University, graduating in 1962 with a degree in...
Howard Franklin Ottgen
Oct 25, 2025
Howard Franklin Ottgen, passed away at the age of 87 on Saturday, October 25, 2025. He died at his home in Mancelona, Michigan.
He was born on June 17, 938 at his parent's farm home. He was the loving son of Ben and Eunice Ottgen.
Howard married his next door neighbor girl, Queen on August 24, 1963. They have a...
Frederick F. Vermeersch
Oct 24, 2025
Fred Vermeersch, 88, born on Oct. 18, 1937, passed away with his wife Kay of 64 years of marriage and great grand nephew, at his bedside on Oct. 24, 2025.
Fred’s life was a masterpiece of personal growth, for the glory of God and his love for Kay, family, close friends, community, students, coworkers, farming and horses. Fred’s accomplishments during his...
Phyllis Johnston
Oct 24, 2025
Phyllis Marie Johnston, 83, of Bellaire, passed away on October 24, 2025. She was born on November 22, 1941, in Bellaire, the daughter of Alonzo "Pete" and Dorothy (Patton) Marshall.
Phyllis had a giving heart; anything she could do to help someone, she would do it. Along with a giving heart came her adventurous spirit. She loved riding in the truck,...
Galen Christopher
Oct 24, 2025
Galen Don Christopher, 87, of Alden, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 24, 2025, at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center. He was born on July 9, 1938, in Ann Arbor, MI, the son of Earl and Inez (Sloss) Christopher.
Galen moved to Alden when he was 13 and went on to graduate from Mancelona High School. He then obtained a Bachelor’s Degree...
Michael "Mike" Connell
Oct 20, 2025
Michael Bruce Connell, of Rapid City, Michigan, lost his battle with lung disease passing away October 20, 2025, at Munson Medical Center. He was 70 years old. Born June 1, 1955, in Windsor, Ontario, Mike was the youngest child of James and Ruth (Phillips) Connell and had “a wonderful childhood,” especially the summers spent at his Grandpa and Grandma Phillip’s...
Richard Warren Galloway
Oct 19, 2025
Moving Obituary of a “Highway Man”
Richard Warren Galloway passed away October 19, 2025, just 4 months shy of his 93rd birthday.
Born February 9, 1933, to parents Clarence Lee and Tinah Mitchell Galloway from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Richard was raised in Belmont, NY, a small close-knit town in Upstate NY.
Richard was the middle child of three children. An older brother, Rogers Lee...
Perry John Chaney
Oct 18, 2025
Perry J. Chaney 60 of Central Lake, died suddenly Saturday, October 18, 2025. He was born October 5, 1965 in Edmore, the son of Robert L. and Betty J. (Hebden) Chaney.
Perry worked for many years at Harbor Industries in Charlevoix. He enjoyed outdoor activities, especially hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandson.
Surviving is his son Charlie...
Linda M Ray
Oct 17, 2025
Linda M Ray, 85 of Bellaire, mother of Tom Ray and Cheri Johnson, passed away October 17, 2025 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility.
She work for many years in the newspaper industry in Michigan and Florida.
Linda is survived by her children, 2 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, sister Anne Myers, and brother Norman Myers.
No services are planned at this time.
Arrangements...
Jean "Jeanie" C Morrow
Oct 17, 2025
Jean “Jeanie” Carol (Callender-Seymour) Morrow, was born October 10, 1942, in Bay City Michigan and passed October 17, 2025, at McLaren Medical Center, Flint, Michigan. She had just turned 83.
Jean was the daughter of Russell & Adeline (Budnik) Callender of Bay City and moved with her parents to Eastport, Michigan at the age of 6. Jeanie spoke so often about...
Theodore E. Browe
Oct 16, 2025
Theodore Edward Browe Jr., 92, was born in Central Lake, Michigan on August 13, 1933. He entered heaven on October 16, 2025. He fought a good fight against cancer for more than 15 years.
Theodore (or Ted as he was called by most) graduated from Charlevoix High School in 1952. He was offered two sports scholarships in...
Doug Coutts
Oct 15, 2025
Douglas Stephen Coutts, 69, of Bellaire, Michigan, passed away at his home on October 15, 2025.
Affectionately known to his family as “Dougie”, he was born in 1956 to Robert and Sarah Coutts in Detroit, MI. The third of seven children, he spent most of his life in his beloved city of Detroit, However, later in life, Doug came to appreciate...
Marlo Stoneham
Oct 14, 2025
Marlo Marie “Heise” Stoneham - March 26, 1949-October 14, 2025
Marlo Marie “Heise” Stoneham, 76, of Charlevoix, passed October 14, 2025. She was born in Charlevoix on March 26, 1949 to Madelyn Heise and Robert Heise. Marlo met her life long partner James “duke” Stoneham in 1978. Marlo had three kids, Robert Reiter, Valerie “Stoneham” Marquadt and James “Jimmy” Stoneham.
Marlo graduated...
Earl Frederick “Fred” Fisher
Oct 13, 2025
Earl Frederick “Fred” Fisher, 72, departed this life at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility on October 13, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. The second child of Evan and Marilyn Fisher, Fred was born February 23, 1953, in Washington, D.C., and he grew up in suburban Chevy Chase, Maryland. His grandmother, Alida Dearborn Fisher, was raised...
Mary "Flo" MacDonald
Oct 13, 2025
Mary "Flo" MacDonald, 95, of Bellaire, formerly of Mancelona, passed away on October 13, 2025.
Flo was born on March 10, 1930, in Judique, Nova Scotia, Canada, the daughter of Alex and Annie Campbell.
She was a long time member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Mancelona. She enjoyed bingo, garage sales, resale shops, dancing, fishing and was a...
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