OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES


Madison Flake

Madison Flake

Jul 3, 2008

MADISON FLAKE 100, of Mancelona, passed away at his home on Thur., July 3, 2008 surrounded by his children. Madison was born on June 18, 1908 in Greenup County, KY., to Michael William Flake and Effie Arthur. Madison served his country in the United States Army during World War II. On Feb. 28, 1945 he was united in marriage...

Ronald Crandall

Ronald Crandall

Jun 29, 2008

RONALD V. CRANDALL 63, Wolverine, passed away on Sun., June 29, 2008 at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. Ron was born on Nov. 19, 1944 in Bellaire, the son of Victor and Frederica (Jackson) Crandall. Ron was employed as a sergeant for the Antrim County Sheriff's Department for 17 years and then went on to work for the...

Robert II

Robert II

Jun 29, 2008

ROBERT E. MARTIN II, 29, of Mancelona, passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2008 at his home. Bob was born to Robert Martin and Marie Hendrickson on Jan. 24, 1979 in Pontiac, Michigan. Bob resided in Mancelona for the past 14 years and enjoyed playing pool, playing cards, chess, riding roller coasters, rock climbing and watching nascar. He is...

Charles Burrell

Charles Burrell

Jun 24, 2008

Charles Burrell, 85, of Bellaire, passed away June 24th at home. He was born September 27, 1922 in West Frankfort, Illinois. He moved to Bellaire in 1978 from Ray, Michigan where he owned Burrell Well Digging. He held a well digging machine patent that made him proud. He was a man who never sat still; constantly building something, including...

Robert McCormick

Robert McCormick

Jun 23, 2008

ROBERT T. McCORMICK 77, of Bellaire, passed away, June 23, 2008 at Munson Medical Center after a long courageous battle with cancer. Bob was born on Sept. 7, 1930, in Detroit, the son of Charles and Sally (Holland) McCormick. Bob resided in Cleveland, OH., for many years where he was employed by White Consolidated Industries before retirement in 1991....

Kellie Ryan

Kellie Ryan

Jun 21, 2008

KELLIE L. RYAN 46, of Kalkaska, died on Sat., June 21, 2008 at her home. Memorial services will take place on Sat., June 28, 2008 at One p.m. at the Kalkaska Middle School Gymnasium. Arrangements were handled by the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Madeline Patrick

Madeline Patrick

Jun 21, 2008

Madeline(Lobbestael)Patrick,90, of Mancelona, formerly of Ypsilanti, passed away at St. Joesph's Hospital on June 21st . Madeline was preceded in death by husband Ronald, son Michael, four sisters and four brothers. She is survived by five of her children, Marcia Chapman, Ron(Carol), Celia Treml(Pat), Andrea Luchsinger (Tim), Peggy Brown, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and brother Paul Lobbestael. Visitation will...

Sonny James

Sonny James

Jun 19, 2008

SONNY WILLIAM JAMES 78, of Kearney Twp., died Thursday morning, June 19, 2008 at home. He was born to parents Frank and Rose (Pratt) James on January 14, 1930 in Crawford County. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Irene, Thelma, and Jean, and brother Donald. Sonny is survived by his wife Shirley, son David and...

Alfred Muma

Alfred Muma

Jun 13, 2008

Alfred N. Muma, 66, of Mancelona, died Friday, June 13, 2008 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Memorial services were held Monday, June 16. Arrangements were handled by the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Richard Riley

Richard Riley

Jun 11, 2008

RICHARD K. "RICK" RILEY 52, of Mancelona, passed away suddenly on Wed., June 11, 2008. Rick was born on Feb. 14, 1956 in Wyandotte, Michigan, the son of William and Inize (Tuttle) Riley. Rick was a loving father and devoted Papa to his grandchildren. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service for many years and was an avid...

Jeannie Iser

Jeannie Iser

Jun 5, 2008

JEANNIE ISER 52, of Mancelona, died on Thur., June 5, 2008 at her home following a long, courageous battle with cancer. Jeannie was born on March 12, 1956 in Flint, the daughter of Richard and Mary Ann (Jones) Iser. Jeannie was a resident of Mancelona for many years and is best described as a person who "loved life" and...

George Sparks

George Sparks

Jun 3, 2008

GEORGE F. SPARKS, 91, of Bellaire, died on June 3, 2008 at Munson Medical Center. George was born on March 11, 1917 in Grayson Kentucky the son of Thomas and Lilie (Fultz) Sparks. George has resided in Bellaire, Michigan since 1982 and previously lived in Allendale Michigan. He was a factory employee at Stuckety and VanHuess for 22 years...

Bernie Dykhouse

Bernie Dykhouse

May 28, 2008

BERNIE DYKHOUSE 83, of Mancelona, died on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Long Term Care. Bernie was born on September 9, 1924 in Arlene, MI., the son of William and Esselena (Vanderlaan) Dykhouse. Bernie had resided in Mancelona since 1964 and previously lived in Grand Rapids as well as Kalkaska. He was a truck driver...

Harry Hyde

Harry Hyde

May 28, 2008

Harry B. Hyde 68, of Concho, Ariz., formerly of Ellsworth passed away May 28, 2008, He was born Oct. 8, 1939 to the late Carl and Marguerite Hyde. He served in the US Army from 1959 to 1961 and moved to Concho, Ariz in 1977 with his wife Eleanore and son William. Surviving are his daughter Lauretta (Robert) Chambless...

Jesse Moore

Jesse Moore

May 18, 2008

JESSE P MOORE, 85, of Bellaire, died Sunday May 18, 2008 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Jesse was born December 7, 1922 in Owosso, Michigan to John and Dorothy (Pinkerton) Moore. On October 30, 1946 he married the love of his life, Ruth Ella DePeel in Kalkaska, and they made their home in Bellaire. Jesse worked...

Verina Hunt

Verina Hunt

May 16, 2008

VERINA HUNT 82, of Mancelona, died on May 16, 2008 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Verina was born on November 27, 1925 in Cheboygan, Michigan, the daughter of Peter and Alice (Enos) Rabior. Verina was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed sports, especially Detroit Tiger and Chicago Cubs baseball. She also enjoyed watching Monty Hall, Judge...

James Hebden

James Hebden

May 16, 2008

James Edward Hebden, 68, of Echo Twp., died Friday, May 16th at home. He was born November 22, 1939 to Christopher and Catherine (Weisler) Hebden in Echo Township. Jim was a life long resident of Antrim County. He drove a milk truck for Michigan Milk Producers Association of which he was a member for several years. He also drove...

Mary Shannon

Mary Shannon

May 16, 2008

MARY J. SHANNON, 83, of Alba, died on Fri., May 16, 2008 at her home. Mary was born on Nov. 19, 1924 in Detroit, the daughter of Hank and Mary (Sepelic) Blitchok. Mary was a lifelong resident of Alba who enjoyed gardening, cooking, baking and spending time with her grandchildren. On May 4, 1940, in Kalkaska, she married Ralph...

Barbara Peterson

Barbara Peterson

May 10, 2008

BARBARA J. PETERSON 78, of East Jordan, died on Sat., May 10, 2008 at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. Barbara was born on Dec. 17, 1929 in Flint, the daughter of George and Floy (Palmer-Taylor) Schwabauer. Barbara was a long time member of the Ladies Auxillary in East Jordan and enjoyed traveling, crafting, crocheting, knitting, bowling, crossword puzzles...

Barbara Peterson

Barbara Peterson

May 10, 2008

BARBARA J. PETERSON 78, of East Jordan, died on Sat., May 10, 2008 at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. Barbara was born on Dec. 17, 1929 in Flint, the daughter of George and Floy (Palmer-Taylor) Schwabauer. Barbara was a long time member of the Ladies Auxillary in East Jordan and enjoyed traveling, crafting, crocheting, knitting, bowling, crossword puzzles...

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