Ralph Saldana Sr

Feb 29, 2008

RALPH SALDANA Sr., 77, of Mancelona, died on February 29, 2008 at his home. Ralph was born on December 17, 1930 in Driscoll, Texas the son of Juan and Lauriana (Flores) Saldana. Ralph resided in Mancelona since 2000 and was best described as an adventurous man who enjoyed mechanical work, carpentry, horseback riding and shooting pistols. On June 19,...

Harriet Ordway

Feb 22, 2008

HARRIET L. ORDWAY 92, of Alba, died on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008 at Tendercare of Gaylord. Harriet was born on February 2, 1916 in Corunna, Michigan, the daughter of Edward and Hazel (Hickmott) Vautherot. Harriet was a resident of Alba since 1948 where she held memberships in the Chapter 51134 Scarlet Red Hatters as well as the Alba Sportsman...

James Baker

Feb 16, 2008

JAMES R. BAKER 66, of Bellaire, passed away quietly on Sat. Feb. 16, 2008, surrounded by his loving family at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. He was born July 22, 1941 in Monroe the son of George and Mary (Nixon) Baker. Jim served as the Bellaire Police Chief for 22 years retiring in 1994. He also served on...

Evelyn Brown

Feb 6, 2008

Evelyn M. Brown, 89, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at her home in Alba. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 4:00 P.M. at the Alba United Methodist Church. Pastor Gerald Klooster will officiate. Evelyn was born on January 15, 1919 in Alba, the daughter of Robert and Anna Catherine (Anderson) Hubbard. She enjoyed...

Nellie Welsh

Feb 5, 2008

Nellie May Welsh, 77, of Alba passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center in Kalkaska. She was born on May 30, 1930 in Mancelona, Michigan, the daughter of Elmer and Nellie May (Smith) Carper. On December 22, 1951 in Bellaire, she married Ray S. Welsh. They moved back to the area in 2004, settling...

James Armstrong

Jan 29, 2008

ARMSTRONG - James W. Armstrong, beloved father, grandfather, US Veteran and friend, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 80, on January 29, 2008. His loving wife, Patricia, predeceased him in 1974. Jim is survived by his seven children, Kevin (Aline) Armstrong, Kim (Denny) Martin, Colleen (Nick) Farran, Kyle (Joe) Breech, Bridget (Don) Greenbauer, Tricia (John) Alonso, Pagiel (Dave)...

Harry Steiner

Jan 27, 2008

HARRY J. STEINER 93, of Rochester Hills, formerly of Bellaire, died Sunday, January 27, 2008 at home. Harry was born January 20, 1915 in Bellaire, the son of Jacob and Bertha (Weeman) Steiner. He resided in the Bellaire area most of his life before moving to Rochester Hills in 2005. Harry was a 1932 graduate of Bellaire High School...

Orville Weir

Jan 27, 2008

Memorial Services: Thursday, Jan. 31st, One p.m. at Bear Lake Christian Church

Memorial Services: Tuesday, February 5th, Eleven a.m. at Littlefield Presbyterian Church, Dearborn, MI

John Spaulding Jr

Jan 25, 2008

John Edward Spaulding Jr., of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, passed onto a more peaceful life on Friday, January 25, 2008, at the home of his dear friend Leah Sobczynski. John was 71 years old.

John was born in Harbor Springs, Michigan on November 2, 1936. He was raised in both Harbor Springs and Ovid, MI. After graduating from...

Dennis Windish

Jan 25, 2008

On Friday, January 25, 2008, Dennis Windish, passed away peacefully at home after a 9 month fight with cancer. He was born on June 24, 1944 in Dundee Twp., MI the son of Paul and Eileen Windish and was raised by Paul and Gerri Windish. Dennis was employed by Antrim County Transportation, retiring in August of 2006. Dennis was...

Wesley Mapes

Jan 24, 2008

Visitation: Friday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m. at the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

Funeral: Friday, Feb. 1, 11 a.m. at the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

Interment: Southern Cemetery, Central Lake Twp.

Samuel Spires

Jan 24, 2008

Samuel Spires, 70 of Mancelona, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008

Visitation will be held Sunday, Janu. 27, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan. 28 at Eleven a.m. at the Mancelona Funeral Home.

Memorial donations may be directed to...

Alfred Mathes

Jan 23, 2008

Alfred J. Mathes, 86 of Lakes Of The North, Antrim County, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. Another visitation and funeral will be held this weekend in the Detroit area.

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Dorothy Schmidt

Jan 22, 2008

Dorothy C. (Bartsch) Schmidt, 83, of Bellaire, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility, in Bellaire. She was born January 8, 1925 in Bellaire, the daughter of Arthur and Ethel (Sisson) Ward. Dorothy graduated from Central Michigan University, and taught Home Economics for many years in Wisconsin. Her greatest enjoyment was being a wonderful wife,...

Cadillac Cheney

Jan 19, 2008

The love of my life, Bill , Billy, "Cadillac Willie" Cheney, 58, passed away peacefully at home on January 19, 2008 after a short and brave struggle with cancer. Cremation has taken place.

Bill was a talented musician, writer and Landscape Architect with a wonderful sense of humor! Together with his wife Mary, he designed and created East...

Scott Cary

Jan 14, 2008

SCOTT S. CARY 42, of Central Lake, died on Monday, January 14, 2008 at Charlevoix Area Hospital. Scott was born on October 6, 1965 in Traverse City, the son of Ward and Jeanne (Friend) Cary. Scott was a lifelong resident of Central Lake and was employed by the East Jordan Iron Works as a payroll accountant. He enjoyed the...

Donna Thomas

Jan 10, 2008

Donna F. Thomas,80 of Bellaire, died, Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was born August 2, 1927, the daughter of Robert and Hazel (Farrell) Watrous, in Kearney Twp. She is survived by three children; Danny of Bellaire, Linda Sue (Fred) Barnes of Tennessee and Jerry (Margaret) of Kalkaska, seven grandchildren, 2 step grandchildren,...

Paul Wilson

Jan 8, 2008

Paul S. Wilson, 73 of Central Lake, died Tuesday, January 8, 2007, surrounded by his loving family at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. He was born February 3, 1934 in Echo Township, the son of Earl and Eva May (Taylor) Wilson. Paul spent most of his life in Echo Township. He enjoyed hunting and farming. He proudly served...

Joyce Patton

Dec 26, 2007

JOYCE L. PATTON 74, of Bellaire, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at her home. Joyce was born on May 23, 1933 in Rapid City, Michigan, the daughter of Raymond and Leona (Atkinson) Hill. Joyce was a Bellaire resident most of her life and enjoyed sporting events, especially her grandchildren's and camping. On Feb. 6, 1954 in Alden, she...

Bernadine Nadeau

Dec 21, 2007

Bernadine E. Nadeau, 89, of Central Lake, died December 21, at Grandvie Medical Care Facility. Visitation will be held Saturday, December 29, from noon to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. There will be no funeral and the burial will take place in the spring.