OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES


Jane Erskine

Jane Erskine

Sep 16, 2009

Jane Ellen Erskine, 80, of Ellsworth, died, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Life Celebration services will be held Sat. Oct. 10th, in Livonia.

Wilmer Hurley

Wilmer Hurley

Sep 16, 2009

Wilmer L. Hurley, 88, of Bellaire, died peacefully, Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at home. He was born January 12, 1921, in Silas Creek, North Carolina, the son of Wilson and Mary Margaret (Rose). As a young man, at the age of 15 he went to work in the CCC Camps in Oregon. On April 16, 1949, in Wyandotte, he...

Lula Asquith

Lula Asquith

Sep 16, 2009

Lula M. Asquith, 97, of Bellaire, died Wed. Sept. 16, 2009 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. She was born June 25, 1912, in Central Lake, the daughter of Robert and Nettie (Vance) Watson. Lula grew up in Central Lake and graduated from Central Lake High School in 1930. She was a member of the Eastport Baptist Church. Lula...

Amanda Harding

Amanda Harding

Sep 15, 2009

AMANDA BROOKZ (PUROLL) HARDING, 27, of Kalkaska, died on September 15, 2009 in Mancelona.

Amanda was born on February 18, 1982 the daughter of David Meyers and Catherine Puroll.

Amanda volunteered at the Good Samaritan and Moms and Tots both in Ellsworth. She enjoyed fishing, butterflies and had a love for animals.

She is survived by...

Ernest Horner

Ernest Horner

Sep 11, 2009

Services pending

James Bargar

James Bargar

Sep 11, 2009

James O. Bargar, 81, of Central Lake, formerly of Bellaire, died peacefully, Friday, September 11, 2009 after watching his beloved Tigers with his loving daughter at his side at Munson Medical Center. Jim was born May 31, 1928, in Detroit, the son of Harold and Sparta (Willmes) Bargar. He moved to Bellaire in 1943 with his family to the...

Shannon Harvey

Shannon Harvey

Sep 10, 2009

Shannon Harvey, 40, of Mancelona, formerly of East Jordan and Petoskey, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 at her brother's home.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 4 p.m. at Church of the Nazarene, in Mancelona with Pastor Ross Corne officiating.

Dr. Robert Kettunen

Dr. Robert Kettunen

Sep 5, 2009

Dr. Robert C. Kettunen M.D. passed away at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility on Sat. Sept. 5, 2009 with his wife and family members at his side. The family would like to thank the staff at Meadow Brook for providing him with excellent and compassionate care, with a big hug to Garnet Grody who took such special care of...

June Jackson-Jones

June Jackson-Jones

Sep 5, 2009

No services at this time

Edith Drogosch

Edith Drogosch

Sep 4, 2009

Edith M. Drogosch, 85 died Friday, September 4, 2009 at her home on Starvation Lake. Edie was born on May 12, 1924 in Millersburg, Michigan, the daughter of Edward and Rose(Rouleau) Walter. Edie grew up in Millerburg and graduated from Onaway High School. She was an avid horsewoman and 1 of 2 female pilots in the state of Michigan...

Mary McCarthy

Mary McCarthy

Sep 2, 2009

Mary Louise McCarthy of Bellaire, Michigan and North Ft. Myers, Florida died Wednesday, September 2, 2009 surrounded by her family at Charlevoix Area Hospital. She was born June 14, 1930 in Detroit, the daughter of William and Anna (O'Rourke) Rourk. Beloved wife of the late Francis McCarthy; they were married on September 28, 1950. Mary resided in Southgate for...

Frederick Watros

Frederick Watros

Aug 28, 2009

FREDERICK D. WATROS, 79, of Central Lake, died on August 28, 2009 at Munson Medical Center. Fred was born on May 4, 1930 in Alba, the son of Frederick and Mary (Williams) Watros. Fred was active in Central Lake where he was the constable for several years, played Santa Claus and was a life member of the VFW Torch...

Birnie Charles

Birnie Charles

Aug 28, 2009

Birnie L. St. Charles - (Hall), (Snags), (The Jerky Man), retired from this life long journey as a free spirit on a long Harley ride, August 28, 2009. He was born in Saginaw on October 28, 1951. Birnie lived in the Bridgeport area most of his life. He recently made his dream come true of moving to Mancelona in...

Karen Carron

Karen Carron

Aug 28, 2009

KAREN M. CARRON, 69, of Central Lake, died on August 28, 2009 at Charlevoix Area Hospital. Karen was born on March 15, 1940 in Minneapolis, MN., the daughter of Roy and Carrie (Huggins) Carlson. Karen resided in Rockwood, MI., for many years, before moving to Central Lake permanently in 1999. Karen was loved by all. She was a great...

David Hildebrand

David Hildebrand

Aug 26, 2009

No services

Natalie Crawford

Natalie Crawford

Aug 26, 2009

Natalie "Nan" Crawford 78. Of Bellaire, died Wed. Aug. 26, 2009 at Tendercare Birchwood in Traverse City. Nan was born Oct. 19, 1930 in Detroit, the daughter of Milton and Elfrieda (Schultz) Semrau. She was a 1948 graduate of Bellaire High School and followed her love of music to the Bay View Institute in Petoskey. She became an accomplished...

Betty Drenth

Betty Drenth

Aug 25, 2009

Betty Lanning Drenth, 85, of Mancelona, died Tues. Aug. 25, 2009 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was born December 25, 1923 in Alba, the daughter of William and Hattie (Hawley) Borst. Betty lived in Mancelona her whole life. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed reading, cooking, baking and camping....

Sylvia Tanner

Sylvia Tanner

Aug 24, 2009

TANNERa�"Sylvia V. Tanner, age 87, of Central Lake, formerly of Jenison and Marshall passed away at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Central Lake, on Monday, August 24,2009. She was born Sylvia DePalma in New York City on November 18, 1921. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lucius; daughter, Joyce McKenzie; and two sisters and...

Thomas Aenis

Thomas Aenis

Aug 20, 2009

Thomas A. Aenis 66, of Sheridan, formerly of Central Lake, died Thursday, August 20, 2009 at his home. He was born May 17, 1943 in Charlevoix the son of Harold and Mildred (Sinclair) Aenis. Tom attended grade school in Central Lake until moving to the Lapeer Home and Training School for the developmentally disabled. For many years he resided...

Kathleen Wolf

Kathleen Wolf

Aug 20, 2009

Kathleen Sloan 'Katie' Wolf of Traverse City, passed away on August 20, 2009 at home in Traverse City in the loving care of her family and hospice professionals. She enjoyed a long and full life as a person of deep faith, strong will, good works, and as the amazing rock of family support. She was born in Bowling Green,...

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