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Mearry E. Dalton
Dec 22, 2022
Mearry Elizabeth Dalton, 88, a lifelong resident of Mancelona passed away peacefully on December 22, 2022.
Mearry was born to Earl and Eva (Beebe) Tipton on June 26, 1934. She was one of 13 children born of this union.
October 6, 1951 she married Lloyd Dalton who preceeded her in death in 2006. Together they had 4 children, Sally Milam, Rick (Kim) Dalton, Amy (Otto) Petersen, all of...
Ruby Lorrine Hayward
Dec 21, 2022
Ruby L. Hayward, 71, of Charlevoix, passed away on December 21, 2022 at her home.
She was born on May 15, 1951, in Hazard, KY, the daughter of Mason and Rosie (Jones) Vires.
Her and her husband were long time caretakers of the Miranda Ranch on South Fox Island. Besides the every day care taker duties, she...
Ellean Perez
Dec 21, 2022
Ellean Kay Perez, 58, of Mancelona, passed away December 21, 2022 at home. She was born on October 18, 1964 in Fremont, MI, the daughter of Storm and Claudia (Williams) Johnston.
Surviving Ellean in death is her loving husband Rogelio, her parents, 6 children, Cassandra (Corey) Perez of Flint, Kellie (Michael) Clingan of Mancelona, Rogelio (Sara) Perez of Mancelona, Francheska...
Bennett Cunningham
Dec 19, 2022
Charlevoix lost the best last week, as Bennett Ray Cunningham of Charlevoix, passed away surrounded by his family on December 19, 2022. He was 76 years old. Ben was born April 10, 1946 in Charlevoix, and was the son of Ray and Jessie Cunningham (Potter).
Ben was a Barnard boy to his core. He grew up working and playing with...
Clayton Jones
Dec 18, 2022
Clayton Ward Jones, 66, of Charlevoix, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 18, 2022. He was born on December 28, 1955, on Beaver Island, the son of Cyril and Helen (Connaghan) Jones.
Clay graduated from Charlevoix High School in 1974, and upon graduating, he joined the work force. He spent some time working oil fields in Texas, as well as...
David Houseman
Dec 18, 2022
David John Houseman, 62, of Traverse City, passed away December 18, 2022. He was born September 5, 1960 in Eaton Rapids, MI, the son of Ollie and Mary (Smith) Houseman.
Dave was a jack of all trades and could fix anything. He enjoyed woodworking, fishing, and camping. Dave loved the outdoors and was a very skilled welder.
Surviving are...
Robert O. Morgner
Dec 18, 2022
Robert Otto Morgner Jr, 78 of Central Lake, passed away Dec. 18, 2022 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. He was born June 3, 1944 in Norwood, MA, the son of Robert Sr. and Doris (Johnson) Morgner.
Bob graduated from GMI and worked for General Motors, retiring after 38 years of dedicated service. He was active in Rotary...
Michael Kauzlarich
Dec 17, 2022
Michael John Kauzlarich, 65, of Gaylord, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord. He was born on November 9, 1957, in Detroit, MI, the son of John and Leona (Tometich) Kauzlarich.
Mike graduated from Cousino High School, and went on to serve in the United States Army for over 20 years. He returned to...
John Carrol White
Dec 13, 2022
Dr. John Carroll White passed away peacefully in his home on December 13th.
John earned his PhD in theology from Temple University and went on to be a theological instructor at LaSalle College in Philadelphia until he retired to Northern Michigan in 2010.
John was well known for his unsurpassed generosity to his Church, charities and of course, his family...
Hans Wiemer
Dec 13, 2022
Two days after celebrating his 94th birthday, Hans Martin Wiemer passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Sarasota, Florida. Hans was born on December 11, 1928, in Düsseldorf, Germany to Christine Tollmann Wiemer and Julius Martin Wiemer.
Hans had a creative and youthful spirit and was tough and soft all at the same time. His physical and mental toughness allowed...
Geraldine H. Colombo
Dec 13, 2022
Geraldine Nowak Colombo peacefully passed away on December 13, 2022 at the age of 93. Geraldine “Gerry” was born March 13, 1929 in Detroit to Celia (Arcznski) and Edward Nowak. She was a twin to her sister Lorraine (Capaldi – deceased). She also had a brother Art (deceased) and an older sister Dolly (deceased). Gerry and her siblings attended...
Lynda Lee Schrock
Dec 12, 2022
Lynda Lee Schrock, 83, passed away on December 12th 2022, at Meadowbrook Medical Facility after a long, strenuous battle with COPD with her daughter Kristy at her bedside.
Lynda, an only child, was born July 17, 1939 to Lawrence and Ruth Powell. Lynda grew up in the downriver area of Michigan. She attended Wyandotte Roosevelt High School where she...
Dean Branson
Dec 12, 2022
Dean Russell Branson, 81, of Central Lake, passed away December 12 at his home. He was born July 11, 1941 in Livingston, Montana, to Otis and Katherine (Moore) Branson.
Dean earned his undergraduate degree from Redlands University in Redlands, CA, and then went on to achieve a PhD in Biochemistry from Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. He became a...
Hunter Lee Bigelow
Dec 10, 2022
Hunter Lee Bigelow, 1 year old, passed away unexpectedly on December 10, 2022.
He was born to Jaccob Bigelow and Sarah Doebler on November 19, 2021.
Hunter loved to play with trucks and tractors.
He was preceded in death by his great-grandfather, Rodney Guiles.
Hunter is survived by his parents; siblings, Dean Clark and Paisley Clark; maternal grandmother, Debra...
Brian Gallagher
Dec 10, 2022
Brian James Gallagher (Bowery), 81, of Beaver Island, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at home while surrounded by loved ones. He was born on May 12, 1941 in Grand Rapids and raised on Beaver Island by his parents James W. and Theresa M. (Boyle) Gallagher.
Brian graduated from Beaver Island School in 1959. He then proudly served in...
Lyndel Sue Jensen
Dec 10, 2022
Lyndel S. Vander Ark - Jensen, 80, of Ellsworth, died December 10, 2022, at home, surrounded by her loved ones.
She was born March 15, 1942, in Charlevoix, to Delbert and Celia (Crain) Ingalls.
On November 11, 1960, she married Keith Vander Ark, in Ellsworth. They made their home in Banks Township.
Lyndel...
Mabel Lucille Price
Dec 10, 2022
Mabel L. Price, 91, of Alba, passed away on December 10, 2022 at her home.
She was born on April 18, 1931, in Owosso, MI, the daughter of Carl and Mereta (Gould) Fry.
Mabel was a long time resident of Alba and enjoyed spending time with her family, reading, and playing Yahtzee and Sorry. On October 4,...
Katherine Sneathen
Dec 9, 2022
Katherine M. (Feick) Sneathen, age 90, of Charlevoix, Michigan, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022 at Boulder Park Terrace in Charlevoix. She was born October 24, 1932, in Alanson, Michigan to the late, John and Ernestine (Collins) Feick.
Katherine graduated from Alanson High School with the class of 1951. Then, she went on to study and become an X-Ray...
Donald Edward Schuiteman
Dec 9, 2022
Donald Edward Schuiteman, 88, passed away December 9, 2022. He was born May 9, 1934 in Muskegon, Michigan to the late Clifford and Dena (Batten) Schuiteman,
He married Helen Allen in 1954. Donald graduated from North Muskegon High School, Michigan State University with a Bachelor Degree, and Saginaw Valley State with a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. He...
Cecilia "Penny" Russell
Dec 7, 2022
Cecilia Ilene “Penny” Russell, 75, of Charlevoix, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 surrounded by loved ones. She was born on August 10, 1947 in Petoskey, MI, the daughter of Ethan and Cecilia (Baker) Hibbler.
Penny moved her family around many times as a military wife before returning to Charlevoix permanently in 1982. She helped run the motel near...
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