Ralph Payton
May 6, 2008
RALPH E. PAYTON 57, of Central Lake, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at home with his family by his side. Ralph was born November 12, 1950 in Newberry the son of Charles and Betty (Perry) Payton. A lifelong Antrim County resident, he graduated from Central Lake High School in 1969. He than attended Ferris State College and earned an...
Ralph Hilts
May 4, 2008
RALPH W. HILTS Jr., 89, of Central Lake, died on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Charlevoix Area Hospital. Ralph was born on July 5, 1918 in Hersey, Michigan, the son of Ralph Sr. and Grace (DeVries) Hilts. Ralph and his late wife Mildred owned and operated the East Jordan Cleaners from 1953 until 1976 when he moved to Central...
Emma Scheerer
May 3, 2008
EMMA JUNE SCHEERER 79, of Blue Lake Twp., Kalkaska County, died on Sat., May 3, 2008 at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. June, as she preferred to be called, was born on Nov. 26, 1928 in Mancelona to Bertha and Gurden Miller. She attended school in Mancelona graduating on May 23, 1946. June worked as a billing clerk...
John Apfel
Apr 28, 2008
John George Apfel, 86, passed away at Northern Michigan Hospital, April 28, 2008 from natural causes. He was born on the family farm, in Star Township between Alba and Elmira, December 18, 1921, the son of late Hungarian immigrants. John graduated from Alba High School where baseball was one of his passions. He pitched several years with the Bellaire...
John Gilbert
Apr 26, 2008
JOHN E. GILBERT 60, of Bellaire, went home to the Lord on April 26, 2008 at his home. John was born on September 8, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA., the son of Dominic and Arita (Fortuna) Gilbert. John was a loving husband, father, grandfather and was devoted to God. He was a member of the Antrim Church of Christ in...
Eleanore Hyde
Apr 26, 2008
Eleanore L. (Moore) Hyde 78, of Concho, Ariz. Passed away April 26, 2008 at home. Eleanore was born May 14, 1929 in Ingham County, MI, the daughter of Clark E. and Lucilia (Sarah) Grant Moore. She was raised and attended school in Lansing, MI. She lived in Michigan until moving with her husband Harry B. Hyde and son William...
Edith Bell
Apr 21, 2008
EDITH E. BELL 94, of Central Lake, died on Mon., April 21, 2008 at the Eastport Village Care Home. Edith was born on October 4, 1913 in Belding, Michigan, the daughter of Albert and Mary (Somerville) Lewis. Edith resided in Central Lake since 1979 and was a long time member of the Grace Community Church. She enjoyed her great...
Keith Bollinger
Apr 16, 2008
KEITH R. BOLLINGER 83, of Bellaire, formerly of Lakeview, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at home. Keith was born August 19, 1924 in Lakeview the son of Ralph and Viva (Hafey) Bollinger. He owned and operated the family business, Bollinger Inc. Chrysler Dealership in Lakeview until the late 1980's, retiring to Torch Lake. He attended the business college of...
John Munchbach
Apr 12, 2008
John E. Munchbach, 50 of Rapid River, died Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Birchwood Nursing Home in Traverse City. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements have been handled by the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.
Patricia Merrill
Apr 9, 2008
PATRICIA I. MERRILL 55, of Mancelona, died on Wed., April 9, 2008 at her home. Funeral services will take place on Mon., April 14, 2008 at Eleven a.m. at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. Visitation will take place on Mon. from 10 a.m. until the time of services.
Michael Miller
Apr 5, 2008
Michael S. Miller, 67, of Torch Lake, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Munson Medical Center surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. He was born October 31, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Roy A. and Edna M. (Stone) Miller. After graduating high school in South Lyon, MI, he went to Ford Management Training School,...
Edith Dean
Mar 31, 2008
EDITH LEONE DEAN, 87 of Alden, died Monday, March 31, 2008 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was born March 1, 1921 to Earl and Wilhelmina (Steiner) Kinnison in Superior, Wisconsin. A resident of Alden most of her life, she was a long time member of the Alden United Methodist Church. Her life long passion was her...
Tammy Papp
Mar 18, 2008
Tammy Marie (Hubbell)Papp, 36, of Palm Desert, CA and formerly of Elk Rapids, died Tuesday, Mar. 18th at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 22, at Eleven a.m. at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Elk Rapids. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service. A full obituary...
Harvey Jacobitz
Mar 16, 2008
HARVEY A. JACOBITZ 86, of Charlevoix, formerly of Torch Lake, died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at the Eastport Village Care Home, and under the care of the Hospice of Northwest Michigan. Harvey was born March 9, 1922 in Grand Rapids, the son of Antone and Julia (Hess) Jacobitz. On July 25, 1942, in Grand Rapids, he married Mary Ann...
Delores Jensen
Mar 11, 2008
DELORES H. JENSEN 78, of Central Lake, died on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. Dee was born on March 30, 1929 in Detroit, the daughter of Walter and Mildred (Beaufeit) Foster. Dee resided in Central Lake for the past 15 years. She was a loving, caring, big hearted person, who enjoyed cooking for...
Larry Conrady
Mar 2, 2008
Larry J. Conrady Jr, 26 of Alden, died March 2, 2008 while fishing on Torch Lake. He was born January 15, 1982 in Traverse City, the son of Lawrence J. and Nadine S. (Musico) Conrady. Larry spent his entire life in Alden where he enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed spending time with his family, especially with his...
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...
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