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Danny Joe Mobbs Jr.

Danny Joe Mobbs Jr.

Oct 1, 2024

Danny Joe Mobbs Jr. of Kalkaska, MI, Passed away on October 1, 2024. He was born on June 30, 1970, in Pontiac, MI, the son of Jo (Steve) Marks and Danny (Ann) Mobbs Sr. 

Dan took pride in fixing things and helping others. He enjoyed playing with the kids, grilling outside, playing on motorized things - like go karts and dirt...

Geraldine T Carroll

Geraldine T Carroll

Sep 30, 2024

Geraldine (Geri) Theresa Carroll, 83, of Charlevoix, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 30, 2024, in Charlevoix with family by her side. She was born on December 14, 1940, in Detroit, the daughter of Bernard and Helen Selk.

Geri graduated from Dominican High School in Detroit, and soon after began working as an administrator at AMT Corporation in Troy. On September...

Glenn Richard Snider

Glenn Richard Snider

Sep 29, 2024

Glenn R. Snider passed away at home in Charlevoix, Michigan on September 29, 2024. Glenn was the son of Glenn B. and Constance Snider. 

He graduated from Charlevoix High School and Michigan Technological University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He went directly to work for Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and stayed with the company through various name changes...

Robert Russell McGhee

Robert Russell McGhee

Sep 28, 2024

Robert Russell McGhee, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away peacefully at home on September 28, 2024. He was born on May 10, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan.

Robert was married to Liane Evens on April 1, 1994, in Charlevoix, Michigan. Their union was a testament to love and partnership that lasted a lifetime. Robert dedicated twenty years of his...

Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith

Sep 25, 2024

Stephen Schaefer Smith, 77, of Charlevoix, MI, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 surrounded by his family. He was born on February 18, 1947, in Chicago, the son of Verne R. and Mary Jane (Schaefer) Smith.

Steve graduated from Notre Dame High School in Niles, IL, and went on to attend Southern Illinois University for his undergrad before ultimately obtaining...

Jack M Patterson

Jack M Patterson

Sep 23, 2024

Jack M. Patterson, 92 of Mancelona passed away peacefully on Sept. 23, 2024 at Eastport Village Care Home.  

He was born Aug. 1, 1932 in Monoville, TN the son of Ernest and Ollie (Dickerson) Patterson and proudly served in the US Army during the Korean era.  

Jack was a hardworking employee of General Motors and retired after many years of...

Daniel Y. Patton

Daniel Y. Patton

Sep 23, 2024

Daniel Patton, 54, of Mancelona, went home to heaven on September 23, 2024 after a motorcycle accident in Mancelona.

Daniel was born in Traverse City, MI, on January 28,1970 to York Patton Jr. and Christine (Still) Patton. Dan lived his entire life in Mancelona, where he married his childhood sweetheart, Rachel Simmonds, on November 24,1989.

Following High School he attended Lake Superior...

Gregory Sikorski

Gregory Sikorski

Sep 23, 2024

Gregory Sikorski, 79, of Charlevoix, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024, at his home.  He was born on January 4, 1945, in Detroit, the son of Eugene and Alexandra (Weislik) Sikorski.

Greg graduated from high school near Hamtramck, and enlisted in the United States Army shortly after.  After serving in Vietnam, he returned to the Detroit area for several years....

Eleanor King

Eleanor King

Sep 21, 2024

Eleanor Fay King, 81, of Mancelona, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. She was born on July 23, 1943, in Bellaire, the daughter of Cash and Eunice Kenney.

Eleanor was raised living on a diary farm in East Jordan. She married her first and only love, Robert King, and they raised their...

Garrett Crowe

Garrett Crowe

Sep 21, 2024

Garrett Edward Crowe passed away in the early morning hours September 21,2024, at the loving home of his mother, Susan, and stepfather, Chip. Mother, father, Geoff Crowe, and Chip were at his side. Garrett struggled to stay alive for a week at Munson Medical Center. His care there was excellent and compassionate. He wanted to come home and with much...

Randall "Randy" Rowe

Randall "Randy" Rowe

Sep 20, 2024

Randy Rowe, 76, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2024 in Petoskey, Michigan, after a long battle with Parkinson’s.

He was born in South Africa while his father was there serving as a colonel in the United States Air Force. Due to being in a military family, Randy lived in many states including Virginia, Colorado and Hawaii, where he ended up...

Nancy Ellison

Nancy Ellison

Sep 19, 2024

Nancy Ellison, 88, of Kewadin, Michigan, passed away on September 19, 2024, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Nancy was born May 12th, 1936, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Nancy met and married her high school sweetheart Richard Ellison in Big Rapids, Michigan. They were married on September 1st, 1956. Nancy and Richard welcomed the birth of their only child, daughter,...

Orpha Viola Shinn

Orpha Viola Shinn

Sep 17, 2024

Orpha Viola Shinn, 104, of Mancelona, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire.  She was born on February 20, 1920, in Pellston, MI, the daughter of George and Eva (Williams) Shinn.

She will be laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery in Mancelona.

A full obituary will be posted in the near future.

Arrangements are...

Richard F. McWatters

Richard F. McWatters

Sep 9, 2024

Richard F. McWatters, 85, of Traverse City, formerly of Central Lake, passed away on September 9, 2024.

   He was born on November 9, 1938, in Kearney Township, Antrim County, Michigan, the son of Fred and Ruth (Akins) McWatters.

   Richard served in the U.S. Army Reserve and the U.S. National Guard both in Michigan and Florida.   He loved playing the...

Roger Campbell

Roger Campbell

Sep 8, 2024

Roger Lee Campbell, 66, of Petoskey, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey.  He was born on October 20, 1957, in Charlevoix, the son of Howard and Nathalie (Crawford) Campbell.

Roger is survived by his parents, Howard (Ruth Ann) Campbell and Nathalie Buchin; his siblings, Alan (Lanette) Campbell, Ken (Nora) Stiff, Donna Stiff, and...

Joseph Van Wart

Joseph Van Wart

Sep 7, 2024

Joseph Van Wart, 67, of Bay Shore, passed peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, September 7th 2024 after a short battle with Colon cancer. Known to his friends and family as "Hippy/Hippie Joe", he passed at Boulder Park Terrace in Charlevoix, where he received excellent care in his final days, with his wife Shelly diligently by his side.Born March 26th,...

Victor Nelson Bloom

Victor Nelson Bloom

Sep 5, 2024

Victor Nelson Bloom, fondly known as Vic, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2024. Born on October 17, 1943, Vic was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, who touched the lives of many.

Having joined the family business, DeForest Bloom and Septic, in 1965, Vic carried on a rich legacy that began in 1946. His commitment to the family enterprise...

Antoinette "Toni" Wayda

Antoinette "Toni" Wayda

Sep 5, 2024

Antoinette Caroline "Toni" Wayda, 79, of Mancelona, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at her home.  She was born on January 18, 1945, the daughter of Edward and Cecilia (Stanek) Delekta.

Toni is survived by two brothers, Edward (Jackie) Delekta and Charles Delekta; and her niece Cheryl Sundstrom, as well as several other nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in...

David Tacoronte

David Tacoronte

Sep 4, 2024

David William Tacoronte, 56, of Central Lake, passed away on September 4, 2024, at home. He was born on June 27, 1968, in El Cajon, CA, the son of William Euvusio Tacoronte and Elisabeth Ann Chamberlin(Stafford).

David was a very outgoing and social person who could make friends with anybody. He never met a stranger. Not many knew him by his...

Sergey Sizikov

Sergey Sizikov

Sep 4, 2024

Memory Eternal, Sergey!

Beloved father and grandfather Sergey Nikolayevich Sizikov, 72, of Beaver Island, Charlevoix County, Michigan, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on September 4, 2024.  He was born on January 1, 1952, in Tataurovo Village, Russia, the son of Nikolai and Alexandra (Pisarenko) Sizikov.

Sergey's father passed away when he was only seven, and as the oldest...

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