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William Scadin
Oct 17, 2014
William L. Scadin, 78, of Central Lake, passed away on October 17, 2014 at his home. Bill was born on July 23, 1936, in Traverse City, the son of Leo and Marvel (Moore) Scadin. Bill served in the US Air Force for 27 years before retiring in 1983. During his time in the military he served in the Vietnam...
Margery LaVanway
Oct 16, 2014
Margery E. LaVanway, 83, of Jordan Township, passed away on October 16, 2014 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. Margery was born on December 9, 1930, in Bellevue, MI, the daughter of Dennis and Martha (Nelson) Tobey. Margery was a lifelong resident of Antrim County and enjoyed reading, crocheting, gardening and watching soap operas. She is survived by 6...
Brian Gardner
Oct 12, 2014
Brian J. Gardner, 58 of Mancelona passed away October 12, 2014. The family will have a private service at a later date. Cremation will take place per his wishes. The Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes is handling arrangements. Please sign his guestbook at www.mortensenfuneralhomes.com
Gerald Biehl
Oct 12, 2014
Gerald J. Biehl, 83, of Mancelona went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at home surrounded by family. He was born November 24, 1930 in Mancelona, the son of Gerald and Marie (Easter) Biehl. Gerald was a Farmer for many years and specialized in Turkeys. He began working in the Family Feed Store in his...
Marie Palazzolo
Oct 10, 2014
Marie L. Palazzolo, 35, of Central Lake, died peacefully after a courageous battle with Huntington Disease, Fri. Oct. 10, 2014 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. She was born May 28, 1979 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Rosanne Palazzolo and she graduated in 1997 from Central Lake High School. Marie enjoyed playing volleyball and softball and also going...
Mitchell Coon
Oct 10, 2014
Mitchell E. Coon, 88, of Alba, passed away on October 10, 2014 at McReynolds Hall in Gaylord. Mitch was born on September 18, 1926, in Alba, the son of James and Anna (Valencourt) Coon. Mitch was a long time resident of Alba and worked for Dura Automotive in Mancelona for many years. He served in the U.S. Navy and...
Charlie Burkle
Oct 9, 2014
Charles A. Burkle, 31, of Wolverine, passed away unexpectedly, Thurs. Oct. 9, 2014 in a logging accident. Charlie was born July 24, 1983 in Oklahoma City, OK, the son of Lawrence and Carla (Hankins) Burkle and graduated from Charlevoix High School. He owned and operated Northern Michigan Logging for several years out of Wolverine. Charlie most enjoyed spending time...
Sandra McDonald
Oct 6, 2014
Sandra Dee McDonald, 20, of Ellsworth, died Monday, October 6, 2014 at Tendercare of Gaylord. She was born August 21, 1994 in Petoskey to John F. and Darlene (Denny) McDonald Jr. Sandy attended Ellsworth High School where she was an honor student in the sophomore class at the time of her accident January 8, 2011. She enjoyed reading and...
Jerroll Drenth
Oct 3, 2014
Jerroll J. Drenth, 75, of Ellsworth died Friday, October 3, 2014 at Charlevoix Area Hospital. He was born June 21, 1939 in Ellsworth to Peter J. and Clara (Bergsma) Drenth. On October 28, 1960 he married Marilyn Richardson and they made their home in Ellsworth. Marilyn died August 12, 1986. On June 25, 1988, he married Marilyn Goeman Courtright...
Allen Pecar
Sep 27, 2014
Surrounded at home by his family and the sounds of music, Allen Joseph Pecar, 89, of Mancelona, died peacefully September 27, 2014. Born on September 19, 1925 in Detroit, Allen was the son of Gilbert and Helen (Habarth) Pecar. On September 10th, 1949 he married Rose Marie (Wempe) Pecar in Detroit. They had ten children. Surviving are Margaret (Tony)...
Lauramae Berthume
Sep 27, 2014
Lauramae M. Berthume, 91, of Central Lake, passed away on September 27, 2014 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. Lauramae was born on September 16, 1923, in Saginaw, MI, the daughter of Lloyd and Elizabeth (Wenzel) McFadden. Lauramae was a Central Lake resident since 1971 and was bartender at Coyne's Corner Bar for over 16 years. Following bartending, she...
Max Richards
Sep 25, 2014
Max E. Richards, 90, of Bellaire, passed away on September 25, 2014 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. Max was born on March 27, 1924, in Bellaire, the son of Earl and Edith (Carney) Richards. Max was raised in Bellaire where he graduated from Bellaire High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II then attended...
Franklin Potter
Sep 23, 2014
Franklin J. (Jamie) Potter, 52 of South Arm Township died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at his home. He was born April 5, 1962 in Charlevoix the son of Franklin and Quinella (White) Potter. On June 23, 2009 he married Linda Frye in Charlevoix and they made their home in South Arm Twp. Mr. Potter was employed at the East...
William DeWitt
Sep 22, 2014
William C. DeWitt, 84 of Elmira passed away Monday, September 22, 2014 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. Born on December 14, 1929, William was the son of William and Ada DeWitt. William resided in Northern Michigan since 1993. He helped found the Sportsman's Committee at Lakes of The North. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing. William is survived...
Dieter M.D.
Sep 21, 2014
Dieter Wendling - Dr. Wendling, M.D., DDS, of Manistique, Michigan, passed away at Meadowbrook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire, Michigan, on September 21, 2014. Dr. Wendling was born on July 8, 1928, in Mainz, Germany, where he studied dentistry and medicine, obtaining his doctorate degrees in both fields. He immigrated to the United States in 1954, settling in Bloomfield...
John Northup
Sep 19, 2014
John Norman Northup of East Jordan passed away on Sept. 19, 2014. He was born Oct. 17, 1928 in Detroit, MI. He grew up in Detroit and went on to graduate from Purdue University with a Bachelors of Engineering in 1950. He entered the US Army subsequent to graduation and married his wife, Carol Schulz in 1951. John built...
Alice Reitmeyer
Sep 17, 2014
Alice P. Reitmeyer, 91, of Bellaire, passed away on September 17, 2014 at the Heritage Haus in Bellaire. Alice was born on September 17, 1923, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Patrick and Irene (Abel) Doyle. Alice was a former member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Charlevoix and most recently a member of St. Luke Catholic Church in...
Joanne Russell
Sep 16, 2014
Joanne E. Russell, 79, of Kewadin, passed away on Sept. 16, 2014 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. No services are planned at this time. A full obituary will appear in the near future on the website. Arrangements are being handled by the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.
Benjamin Grimes
Sep 16, 2014
Benjamin D. Grimes, 24 of Groton, CT, formerly of Mancelona, MI passed away September 16, 2014 in Groton, CT. Born on April 12, 1990 in Voorhees, NJ, Ben was the son of Daniel and Alice (Merkh) Grimes. At the age of 14, Ben and his family moved to Mancelona. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy where he was...
Joanne Kalchik
Sep 14, 2014
Joanne S. Kalchik, 86, of Bellaire, passed away on September 14, 2014 at Munson Medical Center. Joanne was born on October 29, 1927,in Royal Oak Township, MI, the daughter of Jerome and Emma (LaCross) Belanger. Joanne was a Bellaire resident since 1953 and was a long time member of St. Luke Catholic Church in Bellaire and was instrumental in...
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