Aldona Vilkauskas

Dec 13, 2015

Aldona Sileika Vilkauskas, 94, of Petoskey died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Boulder Park Terrace Nursing Home in Charlevoix. She was born March 21, 1921, in Lithuania to Justinas and Veronika (Janulevicius) Ulaitis. She fled from Lithuania in 1944 with her extended family and lived in a Displaced Person’s Camp in Germany until 1950 when she, her husband and...

Lynn-Rae Holmes

Dec 10, 2015

Lynn-Rae Holmes, 59, of Charlevoix, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015, at her home. She was born August 30, 1956, in Methuen, Mass. to Raymond and June (Schoff) Riel. Lynn-Rae graduated from Dracut High School in 1974.

She worked as a medical assistant while living in Massachusetts.

On June...

Richard LaVanway

Dec 7, 2015

Richard G. LaVanway, 67 of East Jordan, died Dec. 7, 2015 peacefully at home after battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was born on Nov. 15, 1948 in Charlevoix, the son of Elgin and Mae (Kenney) LaVanway. He worked for many years for Smith Excavating and later for Northland Septic. In 1985, he became owner of Jordan Valley Concrete and...

John Burns, Jr

Dec 7, 2015

John "Jack" Burns Jr., 84 of Central Lake, died Mon. Dec. 7, 2015 at home. He was born Dec. 24, 1930, in Detroit, the son of John and Fern (Gotham) Burns. Jack proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. On Nov. 3, 1951 he married Cleo Mulonas, although he always joked he "didn't really know if...

Marge Krchak

Dec 7, 2015

Marjorie J. Krchak, 69, of Charlevoix, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015, at her home. She was born May 14, 1946, in Petoskey to George and Betty (Dennis) Ford, Jr.

Marge graduated from Petoskey High School in 1964.

She moved to Charlevoix in 1966, and worked as a bookkeeper for Erber...

Kent Pickett

Dec 6, 2015

Kent A. Pickett, 77 of Mancelona, passed away peacefully with his family at his side in Traverse City, MI, on Dec. 6, 2015, due to complications from pancreatic cancer.

He was born in Stockbridge, MI, on Jan. 6, 1938 and grew up in Munith and Unadilla, MI. He was a graduate of Chelsea High School, Class of '56...

Robert Mau

Dec 6, 2015

Robert Edwin Mau, Sr., 82, of Ellsworth, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015, at Hiland Cottage Hospice in Petoskey. He was born July 25, 1933, in Detroit, to Edwin C. and Marguerite A. (Strick) Mau. In 1964, he married Beverly Ann Hegyan in Yale, Michigan. Bob graduated from General Motors Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering...

John Speigl

Dec 5, 2015

John J. Speigl, 83, of Charlevoix, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015, at home with his son Ken and his dog Lewis by his side. John was born April 26, 1932, and grew up on the family farm on Burnett Road. He was the second youngest of seven siblings, born to Margaret Shotz and Jake Speigl. John attended the...

Darlene Robbins

Dec 3, 2015

Darlene D. Robbins, 66 of Mancelona, wife of Dale, died Thurs. Dec. 3, 2015 at home.

No services are planned at this time!

Wayne Steiner

Dec 3, 2015

Wayne Fae Steiner, age 95, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Meadowbrook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire, Michigan. Wayne was born December 22, 1919, at the family farm on Clam Lake, Michigan, to the late William and Maude (Lingle) Steiner. On April 4, 1941, Wayne married Dolores Cleo YoungDike, his wife of 74 years who survives. Wayne is...

Penny Puckett

Dec 2, 2015

Penny (Nellie) P. Puckett, 57 of Bellaire, died at home, Wed. Dec. 2, 2015 due to natural causes. She was born Dec. 10, 1957 to Russel and Phyllis (Minich) Martin, growing up in Tawas, MI. On Dec. 11, 1982 in Mancelona, Penny married Steve F. Puckett. They moved to Bellaire in 1984, happily making their home and raising 5...

Oscar Schauer

Nov 30, 2015

Oscar Schauer Jr. age 93 passed away in the early morning hours on Monday November 30, at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center's Eden Center, in Kalkaska, MI. Oscar was born on January 14, 1922 in Wisconsin. He left home around the age of 14 and rode the train back and forth to Michigan. He met his wife Shirley at the...

John Gaddis

Nov 29, 2015

John D. Gaddis Jr, 60, of Elk Rapids, died peacefully, Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Munson Hospice House. He was born October 8, 1955 in Detroit the son of John A. and Luanne (Bailie) Gaddis. The family moved to Central Lake and he graduated from Central Lake High School in 1973. He continued to live in Central Lake for...

Gertrude "Trudy" Sherman Barnard

Nov 28, 2015

Gertrude (Trudy) Sherman, Rawlinson, Barnard, 92, passed away peacefully at home in Charlevoix, Saturday, November 28, 2015.

Trudy was born May 18, 1923 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Jennie (De Ruyscher) Sherman and Warren Aren Sherman. She also had a sister, Madeline Sherman Dorbin. Her parents and sister preceded her in death.

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Virginia Biehl

Nov 27, 2015

Virginia G. Biehl, 93, of Mancelona, past away on November 27, 2015 at the Heritage Haus in Bellaire. Virginia was born on August 6, 1922, in East Jordan, the daughter of William and Iva (Bingham) Archer. Virginia was raised in East Jordan and married Arthur Biehl on Christmas Eve in 1938. She resided in Mancelona for many years. She...

Marilyn Oyer

Nov 26, 2015

Marilyn J. Oyer, 70, of Custer Township, passed away on November 26, 2015 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Marilyn was born on June 22, 1945, in Greenfield, OH, the daughter of Allen and Lorieta (Garringer) Bebb. Marilyn was a past member of the Alden United Methodist Church and enjoyed camping, painting, animals and was Den Mother...

Linda McKay

Nov 24, 2015

Linda Lou McKay, 75 of Central Lake, died peacefully, Tues. Nov. 24, 2015 at Munson Medical Center. She was born Mar. 18, 1940, in East Jordan, the daughter of Ernest and Joyce (Kamradt) Raymond. After marrying Clayton McKay on Nov. 3, 1956, they moved to Central Lake to raise their family. Linda enjoyed playing bingo, reading, and crocheting. She...

John Shafranski

Nov 24, 2015

John Alan Shafranski, 59, of Banks Township, Antrim County, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015, in Charlevoix. He was born September 20, 1956, in Mount Clemens to Paul P. and Esther (Bindek) Shafranski. John grew up in Memphis, Michigan and graduated from Memphis High School in 1974.

He worked as a finish carpenter, and most recently...

Joyce Turner

Nov 22, 2015

Joyce Marie Turner, beloved wife, mother, sister and grandma passed away peacefully on Sunday November 22 at Meadow Brook Care Facility in Bellaire Michigan. Joyce was born in Dearborn Michigan in 1932 to Ann and Gus Wallick. She grew up in Dearborn where she enjoyed her time at Fordson with great friends that she kept in touch with her...

Eldon Potter

Nov 19, 2015

Eldon J. Potter, 93, of Charlevoix, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Boulder Park Terrace in Charlevoix. He was born June 7, 1922, in Charlevoix, to Richard and Christine (Klooster) Potter. On April 8, 1947, he married Anah M. Harriman in Charlevoix. Eldie owned Potters Appliance and worked in home electronics repair retiring in 1990. He drove school...