Trudy Center
Apr 16, 2019
Trudy J. Center, 65, of Charlevoix, passed away on April 16, 2019 at her home.
Trudy was born on June 15, 1953, in Rogers City, MI, the daughter of Neil and Ruth (Pomranko) Whitsitt.
Trudy was a very strong willed woman with a very good business mind. She owned and operated “Center Salon” in Petoskey...

Joan Laramie
Apr 13, 2019
Joan L. Laramie, 82, of Bellaire, passed away on April 13, 2019 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are being handled by the Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.
Ronald Colwell
Apr 13, 2019
Ronald J. Colwell, 70, of Central Lake, passed away on April 13, 2019 at Charlevoix Area Hospital.
Ron was born on September 9, 1948, in Pontiac, MI.
He was a long time resident of Central Lake and in his younger years enjoyed hunting and working on cars.
He is survived by his wife Rhoda...
Shirley Farrell
Apr 10, 2019
We rejoice in the life and legacy of Shirley Ann Farrell, who went to be with the Lord at the age of 82. She was born and raised in Ellsworth, Michigan by her parents, Maynard and Pearl Alward. Shirley was a devoted wife for 66 years of marriage, a caring mother to three children and their spouses, a grandmother...
Edward Kaskey
Apr 9, 2019
Edward J. Kaskey, 94, of Charlevoix, passed away peacefully in his home on April 9, 2019, where he had resided for 75 years.
He is survived by a son Edward Jr. (Greta) Kaskey, a sister Mary Ann, step-daughter Marguerite, 14 grandchildren and many more great and great-great grandchildren. He is also survived by his best friend, Tom...
John Gagnon
Apr 7, 2019
John Jay Gagnon, known to his wife as “Dip” and to his grandchildren as “Woods Grandpa,” passed away quietly in his sleep in the early morning of Sunday, April 7, 2019 at his home in Charlevoix, MI. He was 83 years-old and the husband of Carol (Boucher) Gagnon. They shared fifty-five years of marriage together.
Born April...
Lynn Collins
Apr 7, 2019
Lynn Trimmer Collins, 91, of Bellaire died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. She was born September 22, 1927 in Oak Park, IL at West Suburban Hospital, which was founded by her grandfather, Dr. Thomas E. Roberts and designed by her great uncle, E.E. Roberts. Lynn was the daughter of Dr. Ralph Waldo and Elizabeth...
Edward Rey
Apr 6, 2019
Edward L. Rey, 78, of White Cloud, formerly of Charlevoix, passed away on April 6, 2019 in Fremont.
Eddie was born on August 28, 1940, in Beulah, MI, the son of Richard and Gladys (Long) Rey.
Eddie loved playing poker and watching his favorite shows, Walker Texas Ranger and Westerns, especially Gun Smoke, Cisco Kid...
Charles Lacy
Apr 5, 2019
Charles P Lacy, 78 of Central Lake passed away Friday, April 5, 2019.
Services are pending at this time.
William Block
Apr 3, 2019
William H. (Bill) Block, 81, of Charlevoix/Norwood passed away peacefully on April 3, 2019. Bill was born in Detroit to William and Louise Block and grew up in Detroit. He later attended Wayne State University where he received Bachelors and Masters Degrees in education and furthered his education by taking doctoral classes at WSU.
Bill served in the Warren Consolidated School...
Donald Gillis
Apr 2, 2019
Donald W Gillis, 64 of Kewadin died April 2, 2019.
A full obituary will appear soon.
Patricia Oliver
Apr 2, 2019
Patricia M. Oliver 85 of Charlevoix died April 2, 2019 at Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan.
She was born December 3, 1933 in Petoskey, the daughter of Louis and Ethel (Alward) Jablinsky.
Pat enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, cooking, playing scrabble, bingo, going to the casino, taking care of elderly people and...
Maudie Streeter
Mar 30, 2019
Maudie M. Streeter, 73, of Charlevoix, passed away March 30th, 2019 at McLaren Hospital.
She was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church of Charlevoix. She is one out of twelve children. She and her husband were foster care parents for over 40 children. She enjoyed spending her time watching the sunrise every morning and spending time...
Caili Mueller
Mar 28, 2019
Caili Jean-Loraine Mueller, 14, of Charlevoix, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Munson Medical Center.
Caili was born on March 4, 2005, in Charlevoix, MI, the daughter of Mark A. Mueller and Jana Leigh (Mansen) Mueller. Caili loved softball, and playing in the outfield. She was involved in church and choir at the Community Reformed...
Margaret Evans
Mar 28, 2019
Margaret Mary (Ricksgers) Evans was born on Beaver Island, Michigan on September 9, 1930. She passed away on March 28, 2019 at home in Alger, Michigan.
Margaret was one of six children born to George and Otelia (Schmidt) Ricksgers. She was born and raised on Beaver Island in the same farm house that belongs to the family....
Edward Potrafke
Mar 27, 2019
Edward Charles Potrafke, 67 of Central Lake passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility after a lengthy illness. He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a leap year baby, born February 29, 1952 to Richard and Blanch Potrafke of Alden. On February 12, 1982 he married Dotty (Red)...
April Cross
Mar 27, 2019
April S. Cross, 41, of Charlevoix, passed away in Milwaukee, WI on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
April was born on April 11, 1977 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Anna Marie Kewagshken and John Thomas Cross. She liked playing basketball, partaking in tribal rituals, and she loved walking out in the countryside, or sitting at the lakeside in...
Virginia Palmer
Mar 27, 2019
Virginia I. Palmer, 88 passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on March 27, 2019, at Boulder Park Terrace Nursing Facility in Charlevoix.
Virginia was born on Beaver Island to Clarence and Lorraine (Boyle) Palmer. She was raised there and attended school there too.
After graduation Virginia moved to Hayward, California where she attended the University...
Marilyn Udell
Mar 26, 2019
Marilyn Ann “Muggs” (Johnson) Udell passed away March 26th, 2019 while surrounded by her loving family.
She is survived by her husband Leroy, four children- Jean (Jim) Lazar, Frank (Vicki) Udell, Sue (Lee) Malone, Jim (Stacy) Udell, 7 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. The daughter of Carroll and Ruth Johnson, she was born in Mancelona on...
Martha Potter
Mar 26, 2019
Martha L. Potter, 85, of Charlevoix, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Grandvue Medical Care Facility.
Martha was born on July 26, 1933, in Banks Township, MI, the daughter of Bert and Alice (Wierenga) VandenBerg. Apart from raising four children, and helping run a dairy farm as they were growing up, Martha somehow found the...
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