Dolores Alexander
Feb 20, 2022
Dolores Alexander, 87, of Mancelona, passed away February 20, 2022 at home. She was born December 23, 1934 in Glouster, Ohio, the daughter of Herbert and Nelly (Mosher) Carrigan.
On December 5, 1953 in Detroit, she married James Alexander. From Detroit they moved to Lake City, then to Kalkaska. Dolores loved to cook and to read mystery books. She ran food pantries...
Kurt H. Beuthin
Feb 20, 2022
Kurt H. Beuthin, 71, of Charlevoix passed away February 20, 2022, with his family by his side. Kurt was born on February 8, 1951, in Saginaw to Otto and Jean Beuthin, who both preceded him in death. Kurt is survived by his loving wife and business partner, Linda. He will be deeply missed by his children, Melissa (Rick) Wesolek, Jamie...
Merle John Baker, Sr.
Feb 20, 2022
Merle Baker Sr., 89, of Mancelona, passed away February 20, 2022, at the Eastport Village Care Home. He was born August 1, 1932, in Mancelona, the son of John and Lillian (Kiel) Baker.
On May 28, 1955 in Comstock Park, MI, he married Bertha. They would go on to have five kids together.
Merle was a truck driver for many...
Nannette P. Binns
Feb 19, 2022
Nannette P. Binns, 86 of Charlevoix passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Charlevoix Area Hospital. She was born October 21, 1935 in Detroit the daughter of Jesse and Ruth (Prindle) Dowell.
Nannette was dedicated to serving others, as a wife, mother and professionally as a Registered Nurse. She graduated from Grace Hospital School of Nursing. She started her career...
Dale V. Boyer
Feb 19, 2022
Dale V. Boyer, 69, of Eastport, passed away on February 19, 2022 at his home.
He was born on June 21 ,1952, in Adrian, MI, the son of Joseph and Velma (Dickerson) Boyer.
Dale was a boat mechanic most of his life and was employed with Elk River Marina for over 30 years. He loved being outdoors and...
Penny Sue Potter
Feb 18, 2022
Penny Sue Potter, 58 of Charlevoix, passed away peacefully, February 18, 2022. She was born July 1, 1963 in Charlevoix the daughter of Franklin and Quinella (White) Potter.
Penny Sue was a beautiful and free spirited soul. She loved nature and animals. During the spring you could often find her in the woods looking for Morel mushrooms. In the...
Helmut Willy Duve
Feb 17, 2022
Helmut W. Duve, 77 of Mancelona died February 17, 2022 at home. He was born November 8, 1944 in Hamburg, Germany, the son of Willy and Wally (Winterberg) Duve and he moved to the United States in 1963.
Helmut was a hard worker and often helped many people in the community. He owned and operated Helmet’s garage for many...
Edward Bender Pepke
Feb 17, 2022
Edward Bender Pepke, 96 years of age, passed away on February 17, 2022 in Westerville, Ohio from natural causes. Ed was born December 5, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan to Ruben Walter Pepke and Hilda Christina Margarete (Bender) Pepke. He had one sister, Elizabeth. He graduated from Grosse Ile High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering at...
Jennifer Bellairs
Feb 17, 2022
Jennifer Bellairs, 71, of Charlevoix, passed away on February 17, 2022, at her home in Hayes Township, surrounded by a houseful of family and friends.
Jennifer Dawn Sluyter was born on April 14, 1950, in Detroit, to Winfield Josiah Sluyter and Marjorie Evelyn (Hobbs) Sluyter. She grew up in Troy, Michigan, and graduated from Troy High School in 1968. Upon...
Antonietta Miller
Feb 16, 2022
Antonietta Miller 53 of Mancelona died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at home. She was born June 17, 1968 in Dearborn, the daughter of William and Franca (Cappella) Caruso.
Graveside services will take place in the spring in Fairview Cemetery, Mancelona.
A full obituary will appear soon.
LaCorda Mae Smith
Feb 14, 2022
LaCorda Mae Smith 85 of Elk Rapids passed away February 14, 2022 at Samaritas Senior Living in Williamsburg. She was born January 25, 1937 in Lansing, the daughter of Alan and Dolores (Davidson) Youngs.
On September 17, 1955 in Lansing, she married Richard Lee Smith. They were long time members of the First Presbyterian Church in Elk Rapids. LaCorda...
Lillian I. Gregg
Feb 13, 2022
Lillian Isabel Gregg, 97, of Beaver Island, Michigan, passed away at home on February 13, 2022. She was born in Port Huron Michigan, on December 13, 1924, to William Stuart and Margaret Ellen McGuire MacDonald. After graduating from her home town High School in Memphis Michigan, she worked as a secretary in Lansing Michigan, where Lillian and Philip Robert Gregg...
John C. Cran
Feb 13, 2022
John C. Cran, 73 of Bellaire, died Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Munson Medical Center. He was born January 14, 1949 in Bellaire the son of Alex and Madeline (Hierlihy) Cran.
John was a working man. He was always busy doing something he enjoyed from building to operating equipment to driving fast cars. If it was broken, he could...
Judith L. Carey
Feb 13, 2022
Judith (Judy) Lynn Carey, 77, of Charlevoix, passed Sunday, February 13 in the embrace of her family and in the care of Munson Charlevoix Hospital’s phenomenal staff. Judy was born January 19, 1945 to Bruce and Thelma (Taylor) Harris in Jackson, Michigan.
A U.S. Army Air Corps/Air Force brat, Judy knew many military bases and communities in her early years,...
Marvel Cathern Biess
Feb 12, 2022
Marvel Cathern Biess, 97 of Mancelona passed away February 12, 2022 at Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City. She was born April 22, 1924 in Nahma, MI, the daughter of Charles and Geraldine (Malcolm) Remington.
Marvel was a longtime member of St. Anthony Catholic Church and a member of their altar society. She was also a member of the...
Alfred "Bim" John Corp
Feb 10, 2022
Alfred “Bim” Corp, 67, of Charlevoix, passed away on February 10, 2022 at his home.
He was born on February 26, 1954, in Petoskey the son of Leon and Elizabeth (Nowland) Corp.
Al was a lifelong resident of the Charlevoix area where he graduated from high school in 1973. He was employed at Harbor Industries in Charlevoix for...
JoAn Marie Moffit
Feb 9, 2022
JoAn Marie (Stiles) Moffit
Village of Norwood; Charlevoix, Michigan
Potter and ceramic artist JoAn “Jo” Moffit passed away February 9, 2022 at The Brook in Boyne City, Michigan. She was 86.
The youngest of six children, Jo was born August 7, 1935 in Gratiot County, Michigan to Ralph and Gladys (Wolfe) Stiles, and grew up in Lansing, Michigan.
Following graduation...
Edward J Plomer
Feb 8, 2022
Edward J. Plomer, 100 years old, of Torch Lake and formerly of Detroit, died peacefully, February 8, 2022.
He was born July 29, 1921 in Detroit the son of Edward and Theresa (Capik) Plomer. He graduated from Mackenzie High School in Detroit in 1939 and attended Michigan State University. Ed walked on to the MSU baseball team eventually earning a...
Jeffery John Norman Tweedie
Feb 6, 2022
Jeffery John Norman Tweedie, 41, of Bellaire, passed away on February 6, 2022 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Jeff was born on April 17, 1980, in Traverse City, the son of John and Henrietta (Vanderlaan) Tweedie.
He was in heating and cooling for many years. In his yonger years he worked with his father for A...
Norma Hilliker
Feb 5, 2022
Norma Jeanne Hilliker, 72, of Elmira, passed away on February 5, 2022 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was born on March 27, 1949, in Lansing, MI, the daughter of Omer Everett and Edna Bland.
Norma has been a resident of northern Michigan for many years. She raised her family in East Jordan, and then drove truck for...
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