Apr 7, 2019

John Jay Gagnon, known to his wife as “Dip” and to his grandchildren as “Woods Grandpa,” passed away quietly in his sleep in the early morning of Sunday, April 7, 2019 at his home in Charlevoix, MI. He was 83 years-old and the husband of Carol (Boucher) Gagnon. They shared fifty-five years of marriage together.

Born April...

Apr 7, 2019

Lynn Trimmer Collins, 91, of Bellaire died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility.  She was born September 22, 1927 in Oak Park, IL at West Suburban Hospital, which was founded by her grandfather, Dr. Thomas E. Roberts and designed by her great uncle, E.E. Roberts. Lynn was the daughter of Dr. Ralph Waldo  and Elizabeth...

Apr 6, 2019

Edward L. Rey,  78, of White Cloud, formerly of Charlevoix, passed away on April 6, 2019 in Fremont.

Eddie was born on August 28, 1940, in Beulah, MI, the son of Richard and Gladys (Long) Rey.

Eddie loved playing poker and watching his favorite shows,  Walker Texas Ranger and Westerns, especially Gun Smoke, Cisco Kid...

Apr 5, 2019

Charles P Lacy, 78 of Central Lake passed away Friday, April 5, 2019.

Services are pending at this time.

Apr 3, 2019

William H. (Bill) Block, 81, of Charlevoix/Norwood passed away peacefully on April 3, 2019.   Bill was born in Detroit to William and Louise Block and grew up in Detroit.  He later attended Wayne State University where he received Bachelors and Masters Degrees in education and furthered his education by taking doctoral classes at WSU.

Bill served in the Warren Consolidated School...

Apr 2, 2019

Donald W Gillis, 64 of Kewadin died April 2, 2019.

A full obituary will appear soon.

Apr 2, 2019

Patricia M. Oliver 85 of Charlevoix died April 2, 2019 at Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan.

She was born December 3, 1933 in Petoskey, the daughter of Louis and Ethel (Alward) Jablinsky.

Pat enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, cooking, playing scrabble, bingo, going to the casino, taking care of elderly people and...

Mar 30, 2019

Maudie M. Streeter, 73, of Charlevoix, passed away March 30th, 2019 at McLaren Hospital.

She was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church of Charlevoix.  She is one out of twelve children.  She and her husband were foster care parents for over 40 children.  She enjoyed spending her time watching the sunrise every morning and spending time...

Mar 28, 2019

Caili Jean-Loraine Mueller, 14, of Charlevoix, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Munson Medical Center.

Caili was born on March 4, 2005, in Charlevoix, MI, the daughter of Mark A. Mueller and Jana Leigh (Mansen) Mueller.  Caili loved softball, and playing in the outfield.  She was involved in church and choir at the Community Reformed...

Mar 28, 2019

Margaret Mary (Ricksgers) Evans was born on Beaver Island, Michigan on September 9, 1930.  She passed away on March 28, 2019 at home in Alger, Michigan.

Margaret was one of six children born to George and Otelia (Schmidt) Ricksgers.  She was born and raised on Beaver Island in the same farm house that belongs to the family....

Mar 27, 2019

Edward Charles Potrafke, 67 of Central Lake passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility after a lengthy illness.  He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force.  He was a leap year baby, born February 29, 1952 to Richard and Blanch Potrafke of Alden.  On February 12, 1982 he married Dotty (Red)...

Mar 27, 2019

April S. Cross, 41, of Charlevoix, passed away in Milwaukee, WI on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

April was born on April 11, 1977 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Anna Marie Kewagshken and John Thomas Cross.  She liked playing basketball, partaking in tribal rituals, and she loved walking out in the countryside, or sitting at the lakeside in...

Mar 27, 2019

Virginia I. Palmer, 88 passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on March 27, 2019, at Boulder Park Terrace Nursing Facility in Charlevoix.

Virginia was born on Beaver Island to Clarence and Lorraine (Boyle) Palmer.  She was raised there and attended school there too.

After graduation Virginia moved to Hayward, California where she attended the University...

Mar 26, 2019

Marilyn Ann “Muggs” (Johnson) Udell passed away March 26th, 2019 while surrounded by her loving family.

She is survived by her husband Leroy, four children- Jean (Jim) Lazar, Frank (Vicki) Udell, Sue (Lee) Malone, Jim (Stacy) Udell, 7 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. The daughter of Carroll and Ruth Johnson, she was born in Mancelona on...

Mar 26, 2019

Martha L. Potter, 85, of Charlevoix, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Grandvue Medical Care Facility.

Martha was born on July 26, 1933, in Banks Township, MI, the daughter of Bert and Alice (Wierenga) VandenBerg. Apart from raising four children, and helping run a dairy farm as they were growing up, Martha somehow found the...

Mar 24, 2019

Mada Paugels, 77, of Mancelona Michigan passed peacefully in her home on March 24, 2019. Mada's last days were spent surrounded by loving family and friends.

Mada was born in 1941 to Essie May and Fred McCoy Cunningham. She married Lyle Paugels of Mancelona Michigan on 8-13-1977 and resided in Mancelona for 47 years. She was employed...

Mar 21, 2019

Geraldine Lucille Joy, 100, of Charlevoix, formerly of Stanton, Michigan, passed away on March 21, 2019.

Geraldine was born on April 15, 1918 in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Ernest Lester Ashbaugh and Flossie Beatrice (Cogswell) Ashbaugh.  She was a graduate of Eastern High School in Lansing, class of 1937 and married George Martin Joy in 1939. ...

Mar 13, 2019

On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, Daniel K. Varble passed away at the age of 75 in Bellaire, Michigan.  Dan was born June 15, 1943 in Rockford, Illinois to Glenn I. and Yvonne A. Varble.

Dan graduated from Rockford West High School and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater before starting his professional career as an Accountant.

Dan...

Mar 5, 2019

Joanne F. Duff, beloved mother, wife, and grandmother, passed away peacefully in her Bellaire home on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Joanne was a beautiful caring soul, devoted to family and friends, and also someone who relished her solitude and independence. A “true Gemini” (her words) she had twin ties to life in Michigan and in California.

Joanne...

Mar 5, 2019

David R Ver Strat, 79 of Central Lake, died Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility.  He was born December 1, 1939 in Wyoming, the son of Casper and Fern (Ogden) Ver Strat.

Dave was an avid outdoors man.  He loved hunting, fishing, and mushrooming.  He especially enjoyed spending time with his buddies at...