Olga Mills

Mar 10, 2009

Olga Emily Mills, 88, of Bellaire died on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at her home in Bellaire.

Olga was born June 16, 1920, in Cicero, Illinois, the daughter of Peter and Jenny (Rainard) Zaldokas, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Peter, and her husband, Sheldon.

Olga was valedictorian of...

Timothy Bradburn

Mar 6, 2009

TIMOTHY M. BRADBURN 53, of Kalkaska, died on Friday, March 6, 2009 at his home. Timothy was born on January 3, 1956 in Saginaw, the son of James and Alice (Mayhew) Bradburn. He had resided in Kalkaska for the past 10 years where he was employed by Dan McCormick's Ford and attended the Calvary Baptist Church. He also worked...

Benny Ingram

Mar 1, 2009

BENNY C. INGRAM 47, of Mancelona, died on Sun., March 1, 2009 at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. There are no services planned at this time. Arrangements are being handled by the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Adrian Russell

Mar 1, 2009

ADRIAN B. RUSSELL, 80, of Marcellus, formerly of Jackson, Three Rivers and Echo Township, died on Sun., March 1, 2009 at his home. Adrian was born on July 17, 1928 in East Jordan, the son of Charles and Grace (Murray) Russell. Adrian was a 1946 graduate of Central Lake High School then he went on to serve his country...

Alice Lee

Feb 25, 2009

Alice Marie Lee, 48 of Kalkaska died Feb. 25, 2009 at home. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009 at 3 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jevohah's Witness in Kalkaska.

Vern Bauer

Feb 24, 2009

VERN H. BAUER 96, of Bellaire, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. Vern was born on February 26, 1912 in Romeo, Michigan the son of Arthur and Mary (Kohlhagen) Bauer. Vern had resided in Bellaire since 1972 where he moved from Troy. While living in Troy for many years, he was a member...

Doris Dawson

Feb 24, 2009

Doris M. Dawson 93, of Central Lake, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at the Culver Meadows Adult Foster Care Home near Traverse City. Doris was born May 16, 1915, the daughter of William and Marie (Thompson) Oliver. She resided in Central Lake most of her life, living in Lansing for twenty years where she was a beautician. She moved...

Albert Krause

Feb 23, 2009

ALBERT H. KRAUSE 87, of Mancelona, died on Monday, February 23, 2009 at Munson Medical Center. Albert was born on March 28, 1921 in Elbow Lake, Minnesota the son of Maxamalian and Stella Sophia Maria (Bendt) Krause. Albert resided in Mancelona since 1966 and was employed by Dura Automotive for many years. He enjoyed many outdoor activities especially fishing,...

Earl Carney

Feb 13, 2009

Earl S. Carney 72, of Kalkaska, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2009 at Kalkaska Memorial Long Term Care. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements by the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

James Chapman

Feb 12, 2009

JAMES B. CHAPMAN 73, of Mancelona, died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 at home.

Jim was born Oct. 6, 1935 in Mancelona the son of William and Bertha (Wheeler) Chapman.

He resided in Antrim County most of his life and was a skilled residential carpenter working for Augur Builders of Petoskey for many years.

He was a...

Gary Christian

Feb 11, 2009

Gary A. Christian 55, of Mancelona, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 at home. He was born Jan. 20, 1954 in Detroit the son of Ross and Jean (MacDonald) Christian He resided in Rapid River Twp. for the past seven years and was a sales representative for the Hospitality industry. On Sept. 13, 2002 he married Crystal (Ellis) who survives....

James Gothrup

Feb 10, 2009

James J. Gothrup 62, of Traverse City, Formerly of Mancelona, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at the Munson Hospice House in Traverse City. James was born July 27, 1946 in Mancelona, the son of James and Ella (Cushaway) Gothrup. He served in the U S Army from 1966 to 1968. James was a tool and die maker, working for...

David Frazier Jr

Feb 5, 2009

DAVID E. FRAZIER Jr. 55, of Mancelona, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 at home. David was born July 30, 1953 in Springfield, MA the son of David E. and Josephine (Fusco) Frazier. He proudly served his country in the US Army for eleven years including the Viet Nam War. Dave was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans...

Glenda Simonson

Jan 31, 2009

Visitation: Monday, Feb. 2, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Central Lake Chapel

Funeral: Tuesday, Feb. 3, Eleven a.m. at the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

Full obituary to appear soon

James Blankenhagen

Jan 31, 2009

James M. Blankenhagen, 71, of Torch Lake Twp., died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 at home. He was born May 12, 1937, in Detroit, the son of Milton and Irene (Gleason) Blankenhagen. In 1988, James retired from M.H. Blankenhagen Insurance Company of Livonia and moved north to his home in Torch Lake Twp. He had summered at Torch Lake since...

Max Smith

Jan 30, 2009

Max H. Smith, 95 Longtime Petoskey High School band director Max Hastings Smith of Central Lake, and formerly of Petoskey, died peacefully January 30, 2009, at Sunnybank Assisted Living in Charlevoix. Mr. Smith was band director at Petoskey Public Schools for 32 years and at Charlevoix Schools for 7 years, turning out generations of instrumentalists. He also arranged the...

Timothy McMurray

Jan 29, 2009

Timothy M. McMurray 47, of Bellaire, died Thursday, January 29, 2009 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center. Tim was born May 29, 1961 in Mt. Clemens the son of Alfred and Betty (DeCaussin) McMurray. He moved to Bellaire from Florida and worked for Shanty Creek Resort for the past four years. Tim was an avid Red Wings fan and also...

Andrew LeDuc

Jan 28, 2009

ANDREW V. LeDUC, 40, of Central Lake, formerly of Mancelona, died on Wed., Jan. 28, 2009 in Mancelona.

Andy was born on August 21, 1968 in Warren, the son of William and Nellie (O'Connell) LeDuc.

Andy lived in Mancelona for many years where he was employed by Meeder Lumber.

He served his country honorably in the...

Cora Janus

Jan 26, 2009

CORA L. JANUS, 36, of Mancelona, passed away on January 26, 2009 at her home. Cora was born on April 19, 1972 in Trenton, the daughter of John Jr. and Wanda (Johnson) Osborne. Cora has lived in Mancelona for the past 12 years and was employed by the Hideaway Bar. She enjoyed many outdoor activities such as hunting, birdwatching,...

Jesse Davila

Jan 24, 2009

Jesse Davila 55, of Bellaire passed away peacefully at home Saturday morning, January 24, 2009 with his loving wife Paula, her sister and a dear friend at his side. He was born August 3, 1953 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Juan and Agapita (DeLeon) Davila (deceased). After graduating from Miller High School in Corpus Christi, Texas where he was...