Caydean Bode

Oct 3, 2007

CADEAN JAYMES BODE, 4 months, of Bellaire, passed away on Oct. 3, 2007 at Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord. Cadean was born on May 31, 2007 in Petoskey, the son of Erik and Neoma (Smith) Bode. He was a beautiful baby and will be missed by everyone who knew him. He is survived by his parents Erik and Neoma...

Andrew Hayden

Sep 23, 2007

Andrew J. Hayden, 54, of Blue Lake Twp., Kalkaska County, died September 23, 2007 at his home with his daughter Julia and sister Sharon at his side after a short battle with cancer. Andrew was born on November 6, 1952 in Blue Lake Township, the son of Robert and Agatha (Gedman) Hayden. He enjoyed helping others, hunting, fishing, scuba...

Anne Roman

Sep 18, 2007

ANNE M. ROMAN 78, of Mancelona, died on September 18, 2007 at Munson Hospice House in Traverse City. Anne was born on June 13, 1929 in Detroit, the daughter of Samuil and Natalia (Kredych) Bladdick. Anne was a Mancelona resident since 1972 and was a very active, long time member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Mancelona. She was...

Richard Webb

Sep 18, 2007

RICHARD J. "R.J." WEBB 85, of Central Lake, died Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at home. R.J. was born December 2, 1921 in Maplevale, Arkansas the son of Albert and Linde (Shellnut) Webb. He served in the US Army during WWII in the Philippines and New Guinea receiving a Bronze Star, and was a member of the Torch Post VFW...

William Katko

Sep 14, 2007

WILLIAM (BILL) KATKO 72, of Mancelona, passed away on September 14, 2007 at his home. Bill was born October 23, 1934 in Dearborn, MI. He worked for many years as a pipe fitter/plumber for Ford Motor Company. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army paratroopers. Bill and his wife Doloris moved to Northern Michigan in 1985. He enjoyed...

Jarvis McCoy

Sep 13, 2007

Jarvis "Ed" McCoy, 76, died unexpectedly on Thursday, September 13. He was born in Dowagiac, Michigan on March 21, 1931 to Jarvis Smith and Nettie (Murphy) McCoy. While in the Dowagiac area he was a timber man, using his horse drawn wagons to work the land. In 1979 Ed moved to Mancelona. It is here he called home; making...

Lewis Bearingger

Sep 8, 2007

LEWIS W. BEARINGER 87, of Grawn, died Saturday, September 8, 2007 at home. Lewis was born April 17, 1920 in Grand Rapids, the son of Willard and Eva (Barnes) Bearinger. He was raised in Central Lake and moved to Traverse City in 1948 after serving in the United States Army in the Pacific Theatre. He was a life member...

Joseph Buhland

Sep 7, 2007

Joseph Wade Buhland, 76, of Bellaire, died Friday, September 7, 2007 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Joseph was born December 1, 1930, in Central Lake to Donald and Ethelyn (Parsons) Buhland. He was a life long resident of Antrim County. He worked for Steiner Construction for 17 yrs and then as a self employed carpenter for many...

David Troll

Sep 3, 2007

David R. Troll died Monday, Sept. 3, 2007 at the Munson Hospice House in Traverse City at the age of 52. David was a resident of Monroeville, PA. David was born May 24, 1955 in Des Moines, Iowa and is the son of the late Jack and Constance (Lewis) Troll of Bellaire. He was a sales representative for PDC...

Gloria McFarren

Sep 3, 2007

Visitation: Thursday, Sept. 6, 2-4 and 6-8 at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

Mass: Friday, Sept. 7th, Eleven a.m., St. Anthony Catholic Church.

Memorials: St. Anthony Catholic Church c/o Baby Pantry, PO BOX 677, Mancelona, MI 49659

William Martin

Aug 30, 2007

William K. Martin passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 30, 2007 at the age of 83. He was born on August 9, 1924 in Turners Falls, MA. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Norene (Stebner) Martin; three daughters Kathleen (Paul) Bellmore of DeWitt, Judith (William) Jopling of Devine, TX, and Patricia Martin of Grand Rapids; five...

Margaret McKim

Aug 30, 2007

Vistation: Friday, Aug. 31, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

Funeral: Saturday, September 1, Eleven a.m. at the funeral home.

Jeanne Burton

Aug 26, 2007

DR. JEANNE LOUISE BURTON Associate Professor - Michigan State University

Jeannie Louise Burton, 48, died peacefully at her country home near Bellaire, Michigan, surrounded by family and best friends, on Sunday, August 26, 2007, following a short but brave battle against cancer. A graduate of Havergal College, in Toronto, Ontario and of the University of Guelph, in Guelph,...

Charles Kolin

Aug 24, 2007

Charles "Chuck" F. Kolin, 76, of Central Lake died, Friday, August 24, 2007 at Charlevoix Hospital. He was born September 22, 1930 the son of Lester and Anna (Beebe) Kolin in Royal Oak, Michigan. On May 21, 1955, in East Jordan, he married Margaret Ann Nemecek who survives. Chuck graduated from East Jordan High School and from the University...

Gordon Moran

Aug 24, 2007

GORDON M. "MATT" MORAN 49, of Bellaire, died Friday, August 24, 2007 at home. Matt was born August 27, 1957 in Ypsilanti, the son of Henry and Della (Durham) Moran. He was raised in Belleville and graduated from high school there in 1975. He also served on the Belleville Volunteer Fire Department. He moved to Bellaire in 1981 and...

Geraldine Bullock

Aug 20, 2007

Obituary to follow: Visitation: Thursday, Aug. 23, 2 to 9 p.m., with rosary at 7pm at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Funeral Mass: Friday, Aug 24, 11 am at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Mancelona.

Memorials: American Cancer Society

Dollie Weiser

Aug 18, 2007

DOLLIE ELAINE WEISER 89, of Mancelona, departed this life on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Michigan. Dollie was born on August 29, 1917 in National Mine, Michigan, the daughter of Thomas and Annie (Jones) Paull.

Following graduation from National Mine High School, Dollie attended Western Michigan University and the Bronson Methodist Hospital...

Eric Perrine

Aug 18, 2007

Eric Deane Perrine, 31 of Banks Township, died Saturday, August 18, 2007 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Eric was born March 24, 1976 to Bryan and Joan (Moffat) Perrine in Traverse City and was a life long resident of Banks Township. Eric attended school in Ellsworth. He enjoyed fishing and motorcycling and was currently employed by the...

F. Kiel

Aug 15, 2007

Memorial services will be held Sunday, August 19, at 3p.m., at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, in Mancelona.

Floyd Liskum

Aug 9, 2007

Floyd C. Liskum, 104, of Bellaire, died Thursday, August 9, 2007 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Floyd was born July 6, 1903 in East Jordan, the son of Nathan and Clara (Isaman) Liskum. He was a self employed mason and moved to Bellaire from East Jordan in 1947. On December 27, 1947 in Bellaire, he married...