Michael Wallick
Apr 9, 2023
Michael Jay Wallick, 67, of Ellsworth, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Bay Bluffs Medical Care Facility in Harbor Springs. He was born on September 27, 1955, in Holland, MI, the son of Raymond and Ruth (VanAnrooy) Wallick.
Shortly after Mike was born, he and his family moved from Holland to Bellaire before purchasing what would become...
Walter "Tom" Thomas Fitzsimons
Apr 8, 2023
W. Thomas Fitzsimons, age, 91 of Torch Lake Village, Michigan, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2023 in Ann Arbor, Michigan surrounded by his family. He was born on November 8th 1931 at Detroit Women’s Hospital to Walter and Lillian Fitzsimons.
Tom was raised in the shadow of Detroit’s famous Fisher Building on Pallister Avenue and attended St. Agnes...
Myra Crawford
Apr 7, 2023
Myra (Hall) Crawford, 79, of Jordan Township, passed away on April 7, 2023 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey.
She was born on January 11, 1944, in Mt. Pleasant, MI, the daughter of J. Carlton and Elizabeth (Moon) Hall.
In 1962, she graduated from Mancelona High School and on December 1, 1962 she married Kenneth Basil Crawford.
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Daniel Lee Cook
Apr 6, 2023
Daniel L. Cook, 66, of Central Lake, passed away April 6, 2023, at his home. Dan was born April 20, 1956 in Almont, Michigan to Donald Cook and Erma Dolley.
Dan was a local handyman the last 20 years, but over the years he also worked on Oil Rigs, at Auto Bodies, and on the farm for McDowells. He...
Gena D. Calkins
Apr 5, 2023
Eugena (Gena) Denise Calkins, 86 of Mancelona passed away April 5, 2023 at home. She was born October 1, 1936 in Saginaw the daughter of Bradley and Dorothy (Gaertner) Cox.
Gena was lovely and thoughtful and wrote handwritten thank you notes on a regular basis. She enjoyed gardening, feeding and watching birds, quilting, and playing cards with her...
Michael Calvin Thompson
Apr 5, 2023
Michael Calvin Thompson, 51 Lansing, Mi. passed away April 5, 2023 after a sudden illness. Michael was born January 9. 1972 in Traverse City, Mi to Donald and Mary Thompson, (later Risteau) of Mancelona, who preceded him in death. The family later moved to Central Lake, where Mike graduated high school in 1990.Michael is survived by his four cherished children,...
Marcella E Buffman
Apr 4, 2023
Marcella E. Buffman 97 of Central Lake passed away peacefully, April 4, 2023 at Munson Medical Center. She was born December 13, 1925 at home in Ellsworth, the daughter on Earl and Dorinda (Folsom) DeForest.
Marcella lived a long, happy, and prosperous life. She enjoyed crafting of all kinds, spending time with her friends, and playing beautiful...
Dallas Rogers
Apr 3, 2023
Dallas H. Rogers, age 76, of Forest Home Township, passed away on April 3, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born the son of Harry and Cora (Hall) Rogers on September 14, 1946, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
He served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Dallas was an avid outdoorsman who especially enjoyed...
Dorothy "Dottie" Gerrity
Apr 3, 2023
Dorothy ("Dottie") Gerrity, 83, of Bellaire, Michigan and Naples, Florida died peacefully and surrounded by her family on April 3, 2023. She was born Dorothy Lee Arnold on March 9, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan. She is the middle daughter of Lee Edward Arnold and Dorothy Helen Arnold. Dottie is preceded in death by her parents, her older sister Sharon Shore,...
Kenneth "Kenny" YoungeDyke
Apr 1, 2023
Kenneth “Kenny” YoungeDyke, 69, of Central Lake, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023, at his home. Kenny was born June 6, 1953.
Kenny worked as a farmhand and a handyman throughout Central Lake for most of his life. He was adept at fixing small engines and creative in building and rebuilding equipment, especially his prized 1947 Oliver 60 tractor,...
Clifford Biddick
Apr 1, 2023
Clifford Dwight Biddick, 75, of Charlevoix, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at his home. He was born on September 12, 1947, in Detroit, MI, the son of Clifford and Mary (Rowland) Biddick. Cliff graduated from Berkley High School, and went on to attend Lawrence Tech University for several semesters before enlisting in the United States Navy....
Louise Gravelle
Apr 1, 2023
Louise Agnes Gravelle, 80, of Mancelona, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City with her family at her side. She was born on June 1, 1942 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of Louis and Isabelle (Dainauskas) Pavlichek.
Louise and her husband Donald moved their family to Mancelona from Detroit in 1973. She...
Virginia "Ginnie" Saul
Mar 30, 2023
Virginia “Ginnie” Ann Saul, 94, of Charlevoix passed away peacefully on March 30th with her dear friend Linda Whitley by her side. Ginnie now joins her parents, Ruth and Carl Puterbaugh, in Heaven.
One of the strongest hearts you could ever know, she was family to many. Ginnie was born in Montgomery County, Ohio and raised in Trotwood where...
Mary Ellen Carlson
Mar 30, 2023
Mary Ellen Carlson of Central Lake passed away March 31 at the age of 84 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. She was born in Muskegon to Harry and Nora (Mullally) Carlson and was raised in Whitehall, Michigan with her brother Robert (Bob).
She graduated from Muskegon Catholic Central class of 1957 where her musical and baton...
Jan Faulkner
Mar 29, 2023
Jan Craig Faulkner, 86 of Bellaire, MI (formally of River Forest, IL) died March 29, 2023 surrounded by family. He was born May 3, 1936, in Des Moines, IA, the son of John and Elizabeth (McClelland) Faulkner, brother to Kent Faulkner and Lynn Warboy, and husband to Leslie Faulkner.
Jan graduated Wentworth Military Academy and was in the Illinois National Guard....
Mary G. Cantrell
Mar 28, 2023
Mary G. Cantrell, 84, of Mancelona, passed away on March 28, 2023 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility.
She was born on September 29, 1938, in Mancelona, the daughter of William and Sarah (Bartholemew) Robbins.
Mary was a long-time member of the Antrim Church of Christ in Mancelona, where she taught Sunday School. Her church and her...
David Jay Mortensen
Mar 27, 2023
David Jay Mortensen, 78, of Alden, MI, died on March 27, 2023 from sudden complications of undetected long Covid. Having fallen victim for the past several years to vascular dementia, those observing found comfort knowing he was well cared for under the gentle hands of his brother, Garth.
Born Sept. 6, 1944 in Mt. Pleasant, MI, first son of...
Guy Vallance
Mar 26, 2023
Guy Duane Vallance, 90, of East Jordan, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at his home. He was born on August 29, 1932, in Charlevoix, MI, the son of John and Mildred (King) Vallance.
Guy graduated from East Jordan High School in 1950, and then went on to serve in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He...
Rocky Albert Windish
Mar 25, 2023
Rocky Windish 5.26.58-3.25.23
How to sum up 64 years…
Rocky loved God, the American flag, the 2nd amendment, old rock and roll, blue grass, motorcycles, his dream hot-rod ‘the ghost”. He could build and fix anything, he was strong as an ox, he was a second degree black belt, a police officer, a truck driver and a machinist. He...
Alva Noirot III
Mar 23, 2023
Alva Lloyd Noirot III passed away on March 23, 2023 with his family at his side. He was born June 19, 1980. The oldest son of Debbie Decker and Alva Noirot II. Oldest brother to Jennifer Kotaiche and Stephanie Noirot. Grandson to Sonny and Evelynn Noirot.
He is proceeded by his grandmother Evelynn, brother in law Mathew Hoglin, and several...
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