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LaCorda Mae Smith
Feb 14, 2022
LaCorda Mae Smith 85 of Elk Rapids passed away February 14, 2022 at Samaritas Senior Living in Williamsburg. She was born January 25, 1937 in Lansing, the daughter of Alan and Dolores (Davidson) Youngs.
On September 17, 1955 in Lansing, she married Richard Lee Smith. They were long time members of the First Presbyterian Church in Elk Rapids. LaCorda...
Lillian I. Gregg
Feb 13, 2022
Lillian Isabel Gregg, 97, of Beaver Island, Michigan, passed away at home on February 13, 2022. She was born in Port Huron Michigan, on December 13, 1924, to William Stuart and Margaret Ellen McGuire MacDonald. After graduating from her home town High School in Memphis Michigan, she worked as a secretary in Lansing Michigan, where Lillian and Philip Robert Gregg...
John C. Cran
Feb 13, 2022
John C. Cran, 73 of Bellaire, died Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Munson Medical Center. He was born January 14, 1949 in Bellaire the son of Alex and Madeline (Hierlihy) Cran.
John was a working man. He was always busy doing something he enjoyed from building to operating equipment to driving fast cars. If it was broken, he could...
Judith L. Carey
Feb 13, 2022
Judith (Judy) Lynn Carey, 77, of Charlevoix, passed Sunday, February 13 in the embrace of her family and in the care of Munson Charlevoix Hospital’s phenomenal staff. Judy was born January 19, 1945 to Bruce and Thelma (Taylor) Harris in Jackson, Michigan.
A U.S. Army Air Corps/Air Force brat, Judy knew many military bases and communities in her early years,...
Marvel Cathern Biess
Feb 12, 2022
Marvel Cathern Biess, 97 of Mancelona passed away February 12, 2022 at Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City. She was born April 22, 1924 in Nahma, MI, the daughter of Charles and Geraldine (Malcolm) Remington.
Marvel was a longtime member of St. Anthony Catholic Church and a member of their altar society. She was also a member of the...
Alfred "Bim" John Corp
Feb 10, 2022
Alfred “Bim” Corp, 67, of Charlevoix, passed away on February 10, 2022 at his home.
He was born on February 26, 1954, in Petoskey the son of Leon and Elizabeth (Nowland) Corp.
Al was a lifelong resident of the Charlevoix area where he graduated from high school in 1973. He was employed at Harbor Industries in Charlevoix for...
JoAn Marie Moffit
Feb 9, 2022
JoAn Marie (Stiles) Moffit
Village of Norwood; Charlevoix, Michigan
Potter and ceramic artist JoAn “Jo” Moffit passed away February 9, 2022 at The Brook in Boyne City, Michigan. She was 86.
The youngest of six children, Jo was born August 7, 1935 in Gratiot County, Michigan to Ralph and Gladys (Wolfe) Stiles, and grew up in Lansing, Michigan.
Following graduation...
Edward J Plomer
Feb 8, 2022
Edward J. Plomer, 100 years old, of Torch Lake and formerly of Detroit, died peacefully, February 8, 2022.
He was born July 29, 1921 in Detroit the son of Edward and Theresa (Capik) Plomer. He graduated from Mackenzie High School in Detroit in 1939 and attended Michigan State University. Ed walked on to the MSU baseball team eventually earning a...
Jeffery John Norman Tweedie
Feb 6, 2022
Jeffery John Norman Tweedie, 41, of Bellaire, passed away on February 6, 2022 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Jeff was born on April 17, 1980, in Traverse City, the son of John and Henrietta (Vanderlaan) Tweedie.
He was in heating and cooling for many years. In his yonger years he worked with his father for A...
Norma Hilliker
Feb 5, 2022
Norma Jeanne Hilliker, 72, of Elmira, passed away on February 5, 2022 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was born on March 27, 1949, in Lansing, MI, the daughter of Omer Everett and Edna Bland.
Norma has been a resident of northern Michigan for many years. She raised her family in East Jordan, and then drove truck for...
Michael "Mike" Teska
Feb 4, 2022
Michael Anthony Teska, 71, of Petoskey, passed away on February 4, 2022 following a four-year battle with ALS. He was born on October 14, 1950 in Grand Haven, MI, the son of Emil and Laura (Beckner) Teska.
Mike graduated from Grand Haven High School in 1969 before continuing his education at Ferris State University and then graduating with his Bachelor’s...
Miner "Jim" Veenstra
Feb 4, 2022
Miner “Jim” Veenstra, 86, of Charlevoix and formerly of Atwood, passed away on February 4, 2022 at Hiland Cottage. Jim was born January 27, 1936, the son of Jacob and Engberdena Veenstra.
Jim proudly served in the United States Army. He was a dedicated farmer all his life. When he wasn’t farming, he was building. He became a licensed builder...
Esther Carey
Feb 2, 2022
Esther Carrie Carey (Hansen) of Charlevoix passed into heaven on February 2, 2022 at 100 years old, with her beloved children nearby. She was born in the family home on Norwood Road Nov 16, 1921, to Christian and Louisa Hansen. On Jan 12, 1945 she married Thomas Leo Carey, whom she met in 1st grade at Charlevoix Elementary School. She...
Wayne Musselman
Feb 2, 2022
Wayne Mario Musselman, 69, of Mancelona, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, in Traverse City. He was born on July 23, 1952 in Manistique, MI, the son of Theil and Jeanette (Russell) Musselman.
Wayne lived in Hibbing, MN for most of his adult life. He traveled all over the United States building and repairing railroads for many years. ...
Robert "Bob" James Rajewski
Feb 2, 2022
Bob Rajewski age, 85 passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at his residence in Charlevoix Michigan. Bob was born in Bay City, MI, February 8th 1936 to Nicholas J and Wilma C (Mooren) Rajewski. Bob graduated from St. John High School in Essexville in 1954 (Salutatorian). He attended Michigan State University and graduated with a BS degree in Packaging...
Charles "Chuck" E. Martin
Jan 29, 2022
Charles E. Martin, 96 died on January 29, 2022 in Key West, FL. He was born on April 16, 1925 in Detroit (Corktown), the son of Charles and Via O. Martin.
Chuck was raised in Detroit. After his high school years at Detroit Metropolitan High School, in 1943, he joined the Marine Corps as a Sergeant in the Airplane...
Joseph Patrick Murdick
Jan 29, 2022
Joseph Patrick Murdick, 65, beloved son, cherished brother, and “Uncle Joe” to many, passed away of natural causes on January 29, 2022 in his Charlevoix home. Those who knew Joe knows that he lived life on his own terms, following the road less traveled, and greeting everyone with his signature, “Hey man!” Joe’s many creative talents included candy making. A fourth-generation master candy maker...
Clara Bogart
Jan 29, 2022
Clara Bogart, 95 of Charlevoix, passed away January 29, 2022 at Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan. Clara was born October 7, 1926 in Charlevoix, to Hiram and Hattie (Sitzema) Potter.
On December 8, 1945 in Charlevoix, Clara married the late Carl Bogart. Together they built, owned and operated three motels, The Colonial, The Archway, and The...
Mary Ann Maher-Edgin
Jan 29, 2022
Mary Ann Maher-Edgin (November 28, 1953–January 29, 2022) of Bellaire, formerly of Troy, Michigan passed away peacefully after a valiant battle with Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA) , at the Munson Hospice House in Traverse City, Michigan.
She is mourned by her loving husband of 29 years, Gregory (Greg) Edgin; children Joseph (Sarah) of Grandville, Michigan and Kathleen (Nicholas Krajewski) of...
Carole A Bearss
Jan 26, 2022
Carole A. Bearss, 77, of Beaver Island, passed away on January 26, 2022 at Pineview Cottage in Harbor Springs.
Carole was born in Port Huron to Carl & Annette (Englert) Vertican in 1944. She graduated from Gaylord High School in 1962, and then went on to attend Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. On August 20, 1966, she married...
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