Mar 14, 2010

DAVID A. HOEFT, 74, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on March 14, 2010 at his home in Torch Lake Village. Dave was born on August 1, 1935 in Gibralter, MI., the son of George and Harriet (McArthur) Hoeft. Dave lived in the Detroit area for many years where he attended Henry Ford College and was employed by...

Mar 11, 2010

ROBERT B. LARAMIE, 82, of Bellaire, died on March 11, 2010 at Munson Medical Center. Robert was born on May 17, 1927 in Detroit. Robert was a resident of Bellaire for the past 23 years. He was known as a "people person" who enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a crane operator for many...

Mar 8, 2010

Patricia C. Turk, 78, of Bellaire, passed away Monday, March 8, 2010 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was born April 22, 1931, in Palatka, FL, the daughter of Conrad and Wilda (Marsh) Charlette. Patricia loved children and owned and operated her own nursery school in South Bend, IN for 20 years. Upon moving to Torch Lake...

Mar 6, 2010

ALAN L. KNIGHT 54, of Bellaire, died Sat. March 6, 2010 at home. Alan was born August 8, 1955 in Flint the son of Norman and Joan (Thomas) Knight. He was the Grocery Manager for Glen's Market in Bellaire for the past eight years. Previously, he worked for Crown Motors of Charlevoix and for many years owned and operated...

Mar 6, 2010

WARREN J. UPTHEGROVE, 82, of Mancelona, died on March 6, 2010 in Kalkaska. Warren was born on December 4, 1927 in Wayne, Michigan, the son of Warren and Anna (Munger) Upthegrove. Warren was a Mancelona resident for the past 18 years and enjoyed watching Western's, NASCAR racing, bird watching and had a special love for animals. He proudly served...

Mar 6, 2010

RONALD F. POWELL, 57, of Kewadin, died on March 6, 2010 at his home. Ronald was born on Nov. 25, 1952 in Grand Rapids, the son of William and Kitty (Jennett) Powell. Ronald resided in Kewadin for most of his life and graduated from Elk Rapids High School. He enjoyed spending time with his friends, drawing and woodcarving. He...

Mar 5, 2010

EMER "MATT" MATHIAS, 93, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Petoskey and Mancelona, died on March 5, 2010 at the Clark Community Retirement Home in Grand Rapids. Matt was born on August 27, 1916 in Mancelona, the son of Samuel and Fannie (Allison) Mathias. Matt graduated from Mancelona High School in 1934. Following graduation he went on to County Normal...

Mar 2, 2010

JAMES A. THOMAS, 65, of Mancelona, died on March 2, 2010 at Munson Medical Center. James was born on May 31, 1944 in Manitowoc, WI, the son of James H. and Violet M. (Pulkinen) Thomas. James earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Education, from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI. He began his teaching career in Deckerville, MI,...

Feb 25, 2010

MONTE ZACCHAUS SHOOK, 15 day old infant son of Harlyn Shook II and Kayla Adams of Mancelona, died on February 25, 2010 at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids. Monte was born on February 10, 2010 at Charlevoix Area Hospital. Besides his parents, Monte is survived by a brother Harlyn Shook III of Mancelona, his maternal grandparents Kelly and Steve...

Feb 24, 2010

On Feb. 24th, at 9:54 pm, Christian Julian Dewey lost his battle to cancer. He was born on Sept. 11th, 1939 to Floyd and Gladys Dewey of Bellaire. He spent the last 70 years living life to the fullest. He was an electrician as owner of D & R Electric, owner of Electric Cable Co., owner of the Bellaire...

Feb 23, 2010

Howard D. Allen, 78, of Mancelona, died Feb. 23, 2010 at Tendercare of Traverse City. A visitation was held Sat. Feb. 27, at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. Graveside services will take place in the spring at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens.

Feb 18, 2010

Ruth E. Moore, 79, of Bellaire, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was born October 23, 1930, in Kalkaska County, the daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Pitman) DePeel. Ruth resided in Bellaire for many years. Her pride and joy came in spending time with her grandchildren. Ruth enjoyed going to garage sales,...

Feb 17, 2010

Mitchell Vranich, 99, of Kalkaska, died Wed. Feb. 17, 2010 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center-Long Term Care. He was born August 15, 1910 in Koch, Serbia, the son of Gavra and Zivka (Marich) Vranich. Mitch proudly served in the United States Navy during WWII. He was a lifelong welder in the Detroit area and was still teaching welding at...

Feb 16, 2010

JANE N. OLDS, 90, of Traverse City, formerly of Mancelona and Alba, died on February 16, 2010 at her daughter's home. Jane was born on October 7, 1919 in Waukegan, Illinois, the daughter of Ernest and Nellie (Lawrence) Gowdy. Jane resided in Mancelona for many years where she was a member of the Mancelona Missionary Church, the Mancelona Historical...

Feb 16, 2010

No services are planned at this time.

Feb 15, 2010

HAROLD W. CHURCHILL, 92, of Mancelona, died on February 15, 2010 at Munson Medical Center. Harold was born on July 14, 1917 in Deford, Michigan, the son of Warren and Maude (Milton) Churchill. Harold married Lena McArthur on November 12, 1938 in Wilmont, Michigan. He and Lena then moved to Mancelona in 1953. He was a long time member...

Feb 12, 2010

David John Schuler

Dave Schuler, age 77, of Bellaire, Michigan, died peacefully at home on February 12, 2010, following a courageous struggle with cancer.

He was born April 30, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Rudolph J. and Jessie (Austin) Schuler. He received a Jesuit education at the University of Detroit High School and then John...

Feb 4, 2010

VERA M. MUSSER, 89, of Mancelona, died on February 4, 2010 at her son's home in Central Lake. Vera was born on July 16, 1920 in Mancelona, the daughter of William and Bernice (Hammond) Kiel. Vera was a lifelong resident of Mancelona. She was a member of TOPS since 1992 and enjoyed fishing, driving tractor, crocheting and spending time...

Feb 4, 2010

Ray J. Hunter, 53 of Kearney Twp., died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 at Munson Medical Center. Ray was born on July 19, 1956, in Traverse City, the son of Jim and Dorothy (Patterson) Hunter. He graduated in 1974 from Bellaire High School. He worked in Orlando, FL and Traverse City. He is survived by his mother, his uncle Elmer...

Jan 24, 2010

MARILYN L. HUFFMAN, 56, of Alba, died on January 24, 2010 at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. Marilyn was born on June 28, 1953 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, the daughter of Herman and Ella (Wiles) Hopp. Marilyn was a resident of Alba since 1969 where she graduated from High School in 1971. She enjoyed spending time with her...