Obituaries
Otto McGrath
Apr 3, 2007
OTTO I. McGRATH 76, of Mancelona, died on April 3, 2007 at Munson Hospice House in Traverse City. Otto was born on September 16, 1930 in Onaway, the son of Otto and Edith (Dunn) McGrath. Otto was a Mancelona resident for the past 32 years. He was employed at Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire and also worked in the...
Henry Ricksgers
Apr 2, 2007
HENRY M. RICKSGERS 89, of Alden, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, April 2, 2007 at Munson Medical Center. Henry was born on October 28, 1917 in Grand Haven, MI., the son of Matthew and Ida (Mineau) Ricksgers. Henry moved to the Ricksgers farm when he was 9 years old where he learned to do plenty of...
John Robbins
Apr 1, 2007
JOHN M. ROBBINS 87, of Mancelona, died April 1, 2007 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. John was born on May 9, 1919 in Mancelona, the son of William and Sarah (Bartholomew) Robbins. He was a resident of Mancelona his whole life and enjoyed camping and woodworking. In 1944 he married Inez Baber who preceded him in death in...
Ernest Grody
Mar 31, 2007
ERNEST C. "BILL" GRODY 85, of Mancelona, died on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at his home. Ernest was born on April 4, 1921 in Mancelona, the son of Ervin C. and Cohly M. (Henderson) Grody. He was a lifelong resident of Mancelona where he owned and operated Grody Roofing, was a part owner in the Nestle and Grody Gamble...
Genevieve Grysiewicz
Mar 30, 2007
GENEVIEVE C. GRYSIEWICZ of East Tawas, formerly of Northville, died Friday, March 30, 2007 at Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan. She was born May 19, 1925 in Detroit, the daughter of Jacob and Helen Zubel. Genevieve was a seamstress for many years and was a member of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. She resided in...
Doris Kern
Mar 30, 2007
Doris E. Kern, 85, of Huntington, NY, formerly of Bellaire, died in the early morning of Friday, March 30, 2007 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, NY. The daughter of Clyde and Pearl (Choisser) Maxel, she was born Aug. 7, 1921 in Eldorado, IL. She married William F. Kern in Detroit on July 31, 1953. Doris loved the...
Vicki Clark
Mar 30, 2007
Vicki Clark, 52 of Detroit, died Friday, March 30. She was born January 16, 1955 to Everett and Helen (McKay) Clark in Bellaire. Vicki is survived by her brother LeRoy Clark of Mancelona, two sisters Debra(Sam)Mullens of Central Lake and Virginia (Jeramy)Springstead. Cremation has taken place and there are no services at this time.
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Jim Woodley
Mar 26, 2007
JIM WOODLEY 68, of Mancelona, died on Monday, March 26, 2007 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center. Jim was born on October 27, 1938 in Attica Township, Michigan, the son of Royal and Wilda (Parks) Woodley. He was a resident of Mancelona for the past 11 years and enjoyed cutting firewood, planting flowers and spending time in the outdoors. On...
Aletha Allen
Mar 25, 2007
ALETHA M. ALLEN 84, of Mancelona, died on Sunday, March 25, 2007 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Long Term Care. Aletha was born on June 2, 1922 in Jordan Township, MI., the daughter of Arthur and Marie (Stark) Taft. She was a resident of the Mancelona area all of her life and was a long time member of the...
James Baumgardner
Mar 24, 2007
JAMES C. BAUMGARDNER 70, of Gaylord, died Saturday, March 24, 2007 at McReynolds Hall in Gaylord. He was born November 8, 1936 in Gaylord, the son of Charles and Elzoria (Woods) Baumgardner. He worked for Standard Products of Gaylord for eight years and owned and operated Jim's Used Furniture for many years following. Jim enjoyed bicycle riding and repair,...
Walter Kirkpatrick
Mar 14, 2007
Beloved father, grandfather, and friend, Walter Gerald Kirkpatrick, resident of Bellaire/Harlingen, TX, passed away March 14, 2007 at his home surrounded by the loving arms of his Heavenly Father and his devoted family and caregivers. Walter was County Agricultural Extension Agent for Antrim County Michigan for 30 years. He was instrumental in establishing many important programs in Antrim County....
Albert Loper
Mar 14, 2007
ALBERT LOPER 98, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Central Lake, died on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids. Albert was born on August 11, 1908 in Carter County, KY., the son of Thomas and Polly (Webb) Loper. He had resided in Grand Rapids for the past 54 years where he was a member of the...
J. Mauney
Mar 9, 2007
J. Lanny Mauney, 66 of Central Lake, formerly of Southfield, died Friday, March 9, 2007 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Lanny was born February 5, 1941 the son James and Violet (Hall) Mauney in Detroit. He served as a Sergeant in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He worked for many years for KimRon...
E. Wilcox
Mar 8, 2007
ELWIN H. "WILLIE" WILCOX 83, of Central Lake, died Thursday, March 8, 2007 at home. Willie was born March 27, 1923 in Keenyville, Pennsylvania the son of Vern and Margaret (Wheeler) Wilcox. He graduated from Wellsboro, PA High School and enlisted in the US Navy at the age of 19, during WWII. He was stationed at various locations, one...
Jeanne Jeska
Mar 7, 2007
JEANNE JESKA 88, of Mancelona, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Jeanne was born on December 27, 1918 in Detroit, the daughter of Clyde and Etta (Wright) Robillard. She was a long time member of the Kalkaska United Methodist Church and enjoyed volunteering at the Inner Faith Resource Center and the...
Bonnie Lucas
Mar 5, 2007
BONNIE and CLYDE LUCAS went to be with their heavenly Father on March 5, 2007 in Williamston, Michigan. Bonnie and Clyde were a hard working, fun loving couple who enjoyed the outdoors, traveling and spending time with family and dear friends. Clyde was an avid sportsman and loved his time with family and friends at the cabin. They were...
Ida Dewey
Feb 28, 2007
IDA S. DEWEY 96, of Kalamazoo, formerly of Bellaire, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007 at Friendship Village in Kalamazoo. Ida was born August 12, 1910 in Kaleva, the daughter of Samuel and Wilhelmiina (Untinen) Kaikkonen She was awarded a Lifetime Teaching certificate in 1929 and a Bachelor's degree from Central Michigan University in 1960. She taught for many years...
Sadie Rollins
Feb 27, 2007
SADIE GRACE ROLLINS was born and died on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 7:26 pm at Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. She is survived by her big sister Elissa Rose Rollins, her mother Kimberly S. Rollins and her father Steven N. Rollins, USN, who currently reside in Sicily, Italy in service to our country. She is also survived by...
Jean Thomas-Petrie
Feb 27, 2007
JEAN THOMAS-PETRIE 83, of Central Lake, died on February 27, 2007 at Charlevoix Area Hospital. Jean was born on April 30, 1923 in Detroit, the daughter of William and Genevieve (Baker) Bush. She was a resident of Central Lake since 1978 where she was a member of the Central Lake Lioness Club. She attended St. Luke Catholic Church in...
D. Boros
Feb 25, 2007
D. CAROL BOROS 88, of Bellaire, died on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Carol was born on May 6, 1918 in Forest Home Twp., Michigan the daughter of Roy and Nellie (Pendock) Dunson. She was a resident of Bellaire most of her life and was an active member of the community where...
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