Obituaries

Joanne S. Davis

Mar 7, 2016

Joanne S. Davis, 88 of Wolverine, passed away at Tendercare Gaylord on Monday, March 7, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Davis on April 20, 2015. Surviving are her children, Cynthia (Scot) Hoverman and James (Denise) Davis. Memorial gathering arrangements will be announced later and interment will be at Great Lakes National Cemetery....

Steven K. Long

Mar 2, 2016

Steven K. Long, 69 of Gaylord, passed away at home on Tuesday, March 2, 2016. Funeral Services will be held immediately following worship services at 12:30 PM Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Grace Baptist Church. Burial will be on Monday, March 7, 2016 at Cadillac Memorial Gardens East in Clinton Township.

Burial : Cadillac Memorial Gardens...

David Eugene "Potsey" Potter

Mar 2, 2016

David Eugene "Potsey" Potter, 75 of Johannesburg, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2016 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. He was born on August 3, 1940 in Durand, Michigan, to John and Helen (Helmer) Potter.

David and Shirley (Wiegandt) were married in St. Charles, Michigan, on September 3, 1973 and celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary...

Margaret Carter

Mar 1, 2016

Margaret Tropea Carter, 94 of Wolverine, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey. Born in Star City, West Virginia on September 22, 1921, Margaret was the daughter of Dominic and Minnie Tropea.

Margaret lived in Detroit for many years, then moved to Wolverine. She lived on a beautiful farm where she...

Caroline A. Walk

Mar 1, 2016

Caroline A. Walk, 72 of Lewiston, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Otsego Memorial Hospital. Born July 16, 1943 in Detroit, Caroline was the daughter of Lawrence and Rita Rose.

Caroline enjoyed playing cards, camping, knitting, crocheting, making dolls, crafts and loved meeting people. She and her husband, Bill, attended First Baptist Church in Lewiston...

George N. Bogaert

Feb 22, 2016

George Nathan Bogaert, 70 of Gaylord, passed away on his 70th birthday, Monday, February 22, 2016 at Otsego Memorial Hospital.

Born in Detroit on February 22, 1946, George was the son of Albert and Christine (Chaney) Bogaert. He grew up in the Detroit area and later lived in Royal Oak before moving to Gaylord in 1990....

Deanna "DeDe" Carpenter

Feb 20, 2016

Deanna F. “DeDe” Carpenter, 45 of Houghton Lake, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital. Born December 23, 1970 in Duarte, California, DeDe was the daughter of Joseph Carpenter and Linda Smith.

DeDe graduated from high school in California and then moved to Houghton Lake in 2000. She loved living in Houghton...

Clydean R. Benz

Feb 14, 2016

Clydean Ruth Benz, 85 of Gaylord, formerly of Tinley Park, IL and Peoria, AZ, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Aspen Ridge Retirement Village. Born on July 19, 1930 in Maywood, IL, she was the daughter of Clyde and Vinnie (Nelson) Shippey.

On February 12, 1949 Clydean married Richard Benz. She worked for 30 years...

Lloyd L. Eisenhart

Feb 11, 2016

Lloyd L. Eisenhart, 82 of Vanderbilt, passed away at home on Thursday, February 11, 2016. Born in St. Joseph, MI on August 13, 1933, Lloyd was the son of Arthur and Flora (Foster) Eisenhart.

Lloyd grew up in St. Joseph where he graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School in 1951. From 1956-1958 he served in...

Patricia M. Michael

Feb 6, 2016

Patricia M. Michael, 65 of Boyne City, passed away at home on Saturday, February 6, 2016. Memorial gathering arrangements are pending and will be announced soon.

Memorial : Memorial gathering arrangements are pending and will be announced soon

Arthur Kirby

Feb 5, 2016

Arthur "Art" Kirby, 67 of Gaylord, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at McReynolds Hall.

His family would like to give a special thanks to the staff at McReynolds Hall. The love, personal care and friendship given to Art the past 6 years was remarkable.

Art will be interred at Fort Custer National...

Tamara Sue Adams

Feb 4, 2016

Tamara Sue Adams, 56 of Onaway, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey. Born on March 24, 1959 in Lansing, she was the daughter of George and Mary (Neff) VanAlstine.

Tammy was a longtime Certified Nurse Assistant, working for many years at Tendercare in Cheboygan and Bortz Healthcare in Petoskey....

Richard L. Williams

Feb 3, 2016

Richard L. “Dick” Williams, 89 of Gaylord, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey with his loving wife by his side. Born in Bald Prairie, TX on October 8, 1926, he was the son of George and Ollie (Browning) Williams.

Dick is survived by Sue, his wife of 46 years;...

Margie Goloweyco

Feb 3, 2016

Margie Goloweyco, 84 of Houghton Lake, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.

Born in Detroit on January 17, 1932 she was the daughter of Joseph and Myrtle (Primer) Sypniewski.

On July 18, 1953, she married Stevie Goloweyco in Detroit. Margie was a loving, beautiful, kind and...

Marilynn E. Yager

Feb 2, 2016

Marilynn Esther Yager, 91 of Gaylord and formerly of Midland, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Aspen Ridge Retirement Village. She was born in Ionia on June 12, 1924 to Dale and Rhea Hamilton. On June 1, 1946, she married Sylvester Yager and they enjoyed 62 years together.

Raising three boys kept Marilynn very...

Donald R. Brockway

Feb 2, 2016

Donald Ray Brockway, 90 of Gaylord, MI. died on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Tendercare Birchwood in Traverse City, MI. He was born on April 6, 1925 in Fife Lake, MI. He was the second son of Hugh and Leota (Harvey) Brockway.

Donald grew up and attended school in Fife Lake. He enlisted in the U.S....

Ruth Ann Locke

Feb 1, 2016

Ruth Ann Locke, 77 of Lewiston, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Monday, February 1, 2016. Born in Roseville, MI on July 19, 1938, Ruth was the daughter of Homer and Golden (Willis) Patrick.

On August 17, 1955 Ruth married Duane F. Locke in Roseville, where they lived and raised their family until...

George H. Mason

Jan 29, 2016

George Harvey Mason, 72 of Center Township, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016. He was born in Grand Rapids on March 18, 1943, the son of Leon H. Mason and Mary Alice (Pintal) Mason.

He graduated from Grand Rapids Union High School in 1961. George was a well known, nationally certified auto...

Richard J. Nowak

Jan 28, 2016

Richard J. Nowak, 79 of Gaylord, passed away at home on Thursday, January 28, 2016. Born in Saginaw on February 25, 1936, he was the son of Felix and Lottie (Fluder) Nowak.

Richard moved to Gaylord with his family when he was 9 years old and he attended St. Mary School.

On September 8,...

Edward E. Badger

Jan 28, 2016

Edward E. Badger, 67 of Atlanta, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at McLaren Northern Michigan. Born May 23, 1948 in Silverwood, Ed was the son of Laverne Badger and Monica Badger-Hassen.

Ed proudly served his country during Vietnam. He retired from Chrysler where he was a Millwright. He was involved in the Atlanta American Legion...