Obituaries

W. Wagoner

W. Wagoner

Jun 26, 2007

W. SCOTT WAGONER 65, of Bellaire, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 of Heart Failure after a 7 year courageous battle with kidney disease. Scott was born on July 11, 1941 in Muskegon, the son of Harold "Red" and Opal (Turner) Wagoner. He resided in Gaylord for 3 years before moving to Bellaire in 1991. He owned and operated...

Chester Molski

Chester Molski

Jun 19, 2007

CHESTER S. MOLSKI 83, of Gladwin, formerly of Mancelona, died on June 19, 2007 at Bay Regional Medical Center in Bay City.

Chester was born on June 14, 1924 in Hawks, Michigan, the son of John and Pauline (Konarcewicz) Molski.

He resided in Mancelona since 1973 before recently moving to Gladwin. He attended St. Mary of the...

Emilie Albrecht

Emilie Albrecht

Jun 18, 2007

EMILIE ALBRECHT 95, of Kalkaska, formerly of Blue Lake Township, died on June 18, 2007 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Long Term Care.

Emilie was born on April 12, 1912 in Pforzheim, Germany, the daughter of Jakob and Ottilie (Krischler) Bausch.

Emilie came to the United States at the age of 12 and worked for Finsterwald in...

Francis Watson, Sr

Francis Watson, Sr

Jun 16, 2007

FRANCIS "FRANK" JOSEPH WATSON, SR., 82, of Grand Rapids, and formerly of Mancelona, Hazel Park and Ruskin, Florida, died, Saturday, June 16, 2007. Frank was born June December 9, 1924 in Detroit, to the late Charly and Christian Watson. In 1946 he married Margret Alice Conner. They lived in Mancelona for many years and owned the Mancelona Motel. He...

Cooper LaCost

Cooper LaCost

Jun 12, 2007

Cooper James LaCost, was stillborn June 12, 2007. He was the son of Ryan and Michelle LaCost. A private family burial was held.

Shirley Weis

Shirley Weis

Jun 12, 2007

SHIRLEY GRODY STEPHENSON WEIS 72, of Mancelona, died on June 12, 2007 at her home. Shirley was born June 2, 1935 in Mancelona to Ervin and Mae (Henderson) Grody. On June 6, 1953 she married William Stephenson in Mancelona. Shirley loved spending time with her family and friends and enjoyed playing cards and drinking coffee. Shirley is survived by...

Louise Bronkhorst

Louise Bronkhorst

Jun 10, 2007

LOUISE A. BRONKHORST 89, of Central Lake, died on Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Louise was born on October 2, 1917 in Marquette, Michigan, the daughter of George and Clara (Koepp) Beaudin. She was a long time resident of Negaunee until moving to Central Lake 20 years ago. She is survived by...

Kenneth Green

Kenneth Green

Jun 3, 2007

KENNETH E. GREEN, 45 of Cadillac, died, Sunday, June 3, 2007 at home. He was born September 14, 1961 to William and Kathleen (Greenman) Green in Traverse City. He previously resided in Kalkaska and was a self employed drywall and construction worker. On July 12, 2001, in Kalkaska he married Crystal Strang who survives. Also surviving are four children;...

Howard Barraw

Howard Barraw

Jun 1, 2007

HOWARD L. BARRAW SR., of Central Lake passed away Friday, June 1, 2007 at Grandvue Care Facility in East Jordan. He was born March 5, 1939 in Central Lake, the son of Joseph and Sarah (Boyer) Barraw. He has had residents in Ellsworth and Central Lake. Howard honorably served his country in the U. S. Navy for four years....

William Roy

William Roy

May 22, 2007

WILLIAM "BILL" T. ROY, 100, of Central Lake, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at his home, the Eastport Village Care Home, amongst his loving friends for the past eight years. Bill was born on April 3, 1907 to Webster E. and William "Willie" Ann (Taylor) Roy in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Bill married Gertrude "Sailor" Haight, his beloved wife of...

Wylon Calgaro

Wylon Calgaro

May 22, 2007

Visitation: Thursday, May 24, 2007 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.

Funeral: Friday, May 25, 2007, 11 a.m. at the Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes

Maxine Hough

Maxine Hough

May 18, 2007

Maxine B. Hough July 17, 1922 - May 18, 2007

Maxine B. Hough, 84, died peacefully in the care of her family, Little Traverse Bay Hospice and her dear friend, Jan Rathbun, on May 18, 2007, at her home on Lake Charlevoix, East Jordan, MI. Her body has been cremated according to her wishes with arrangements by the...

Joyce Loeffler

Joyce Loeffler

May 17, 2007

JOYCE BEATRICE LOEFFLER, 79, of Central Lake, passed away, Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. Joyce was born June 9, 1927, the daughter of Russell and Nellie (Armstrong) Crofford in Detroit, Michigan. On May 2, 1968 in Detroit, Joyce married Daniel Paul Loeffler who survives. She has resided in Central Lake for the...

Earl Metcalf

Earl Metcalf

May 15, 2007

EARL H. METCALF 88 of Mancelona, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at home. Earl was born March 10, 1919 in Colborne, Ontario, Canada, the son of Arthur H. and Georgia P. (Carter) Metcalf. On December 28, 1945, in Detroit, he married Dora L. Dulyea who preceded him in death last year. Also preceding him in death were a sister...

Melvin Harcourt

Melvin Harcourt

May 14, 2007

MELVIN O. HARCOURT 59, of Mancelona, died Monday, May 14, 2007 at home. Melvin was born April 22, 1948 in Vennscens, Indiana, the son of Robert and Helen (Tewell) Harcourt. He served his country with the US Army in the Vietnam War. On March 14, 1972 in Lakeland, Florida, he married Andra L. Skaggs who survives. They moved to...

Oscar Robbins

Oscar Robbins

May 14, 2007

OSCAR K. (SMOKE) ROBBINS 76, passed away, Monday, May 14, 2007 in Bellaire. He was born in Antrim, Michigan on June 1, 1930 the son of William and Sarah (Bartholomew) Robbins. Smoke served in the U.S. Army from 1951 until he was honorably discharged in 1953. A long time resident of Millington, MI he retired from Buick Motor Division...

Harold Weiser

Harold Weiser

May 14, 2007

HAROLD D. WEISER 92, of Mancelona, died on Monday, May 14, 2007 at his home. Harold was born on August 20, 1914 in Apache, Oklahoma the son of Dr. Daniel and Ethel (Robertson) Weiser. Harold grew up in Mancelona and graduated from Mancelona High School in 1932 and then went on to graduate from Ferris Institute School of Pharmacy....

William Cumbaa

William Cumbaa

May 11, 2007

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Frances Young

Frances Young

May 6, 2007

FRANCES BERNICE YOUNG, 87, of Central Lake, died Sunday, May 6, 2007 in Bellaire at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. She was born March 17, 1920 in Central Lake to Eugene W. and Josephine E .(Collins) Chapin. She attended school in Bellaire and Central Lake and graduated from Ellsworth High School. November 6, 1938 she was married to Miller...

Thomas King

Thomas King

May 1, 2007

KING, THOMAS IRVING, 54, died on May 1, 2007, in Traverse City. Tom was born in Flint on July 1, 1952, the son of John and June King. He attended St. Michael School through the tenth grade and then St. Agnes High School, graduating in 1970. Tom married the love of his life, Linda Wiertalla Schiller, in Brutus, Michigan,...

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