Obituaries

Gayle A. Hall

Gayle A. Hall

Mar 1, 2022

Gayle A. Hall, 66 of Grayling, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital.

The family has chosen to remember her privately. 

Please share your memories and personal messages with the family on her guestbook below. 

Theresa M. Copenhaver

Theresa M. Copenhaver

Feb 28, 2022

Theresa M. Copenhaver, 64 of Gaylord, passed away Monday, February 28, 2022 at Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital. 

Theresa is survived by her husband John of 42 years; two children, Kelly Jean and Daniel John. 

The family will remember her privately. 

Please share your memories and personal messages with the family on her guestbook below.

 

Janice A. Buckingham

Janice A. Buckingham

Feb 28, 2022

Janice Allene Buckingham, 82 of Gaylord, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Monday, February 28, 2022.

 

Born on November 28, 1939 in Youngstown, Ohio, she was the daughter of Leonard C. and Mary Louise (Griffith) Billig. 

 

Later the family moved to Michigan and Janice graduated from Rochester High School in 1957.  She went on...

Laweeta  V. Zachow

Laweeta V. Zachow

Feb 26, 2022

Laweeta V. Zachow, 89 of Gaylord, passed away February 26, 2022 in Traverse City. Born in Alba on November 29, 1933, she was the daughter of Felix and Vurhl Francis.

 

She is survived by her children, Donald Zachow of Gaylord and Sally (Lawrence) Reed of Traverse City; her grandchildren, Colene (Nathaniel) Reed, Jessica (Patrick) Holtcamp, Kate (Joseph) Kligman, James...

Richard  R. Boik

Richard R. Boik

Feb 26, 2022

Richard R. Boik, 84 of Gaylord, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital.

Born in Detroit, Michigan on August 9, 1937, he was the son of George William and Rose Cecelia (Marcoux) Boik.  He was a graduate of East Detroit High School and Lawrence Tech.

As a student at East Detroit High School, he met...

Sally Mae Westover

Sally Mae Westover

Feb 25, 2022

Sally Mae Westover, 79 of Frederic, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey.  Born in Grand Rapids on December 3, 1942, she was the daughter of Glen and Vivian (Hopkins) Ide.

 

Together, she and Norman raised two children. For 25 years Sally worked for the Polk County School Board in Florida. Upon retirement they...

Jeffery Lee Brock

Jeffery Lee Brock

Feb 21, 2022

Jeffery Lee “JB” Brock, 62 of Wolverine, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

Born in Gaylord on March 19, 1959, he was the son of Alfred and Isabell (Gates) Brock. 

Jeff worked for many years at Central Printing in Gaylord as a press operator, printing the Gaylord Herald Times and other publications.  He...

Robert  H. Bramlet

Robert H. Bramlet

Feb 21, 2022

Robert “Bob” H. Bramlet, 92, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022 at The Brook in Gaylord. He was born November 30, 1929 in Eldorado, IL, one of four sons to Alfred and Lucile.

 

He began working at the family bakery at a very young age, often completing his work before heading off for school. He went on to graduate...

Lloyd  T. Mincy

Lloyd T. Mincy

Feb 20, 2022

Lloyd T. Mincy, 80 of Brutus, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022 at McLaren Northern Michigan. 

The family has chosen to remember him privately. 

Please share your memories and personal messages with the family on the guestbook below. 

Thomas Alan Vayda

Thomas Alan Vayda

Feb 19, 2022

Thomas A. Vayda, 64 of Indian River, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Medilodge of Gaylord.  Complete obituary information will follow soon.

Debra Ann McMahon

Debra Ann McMahon

Feb 16, 2022

Debra Ann McMahon, 69 of Gaylord, passed away at home on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

Born on November 25, 1952 in Detroit, she was the daughter of Phillip and Jamelia (Habib) Thomas. 

She loved “the north country”, having lived in Roscommon, Grayling, and Petoskey before moving to Gaylord, where she has lived for many years.

Debbie was married downstate,...

Suzanne Marie Parker

Suzanne Marie Parker

Feb 15, 2022

Suzanne Genix Gordon Parker was born March 24, 1949 in Jackson, MI and died  February 15, 2022 of complications from ALS. She was a resident of Charlevoix, MI and Sun City West AZ.

 

Her creative life began with a destructive art project that involved a tube of lipstick and a new couch for a palette and graduated to...

Claude W. Eichelberger

Claude W. Eichelberger

Feb 14, 2022

Claude W. Eichelberger, 90 of Gaylord, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022 at The Brook. 

The family has chosen to remember him privately. 

Please share your memories and personal messages with the family on his tribute wall. 

Lenore  L. Schuck

Lenore L. Schuck

Feb 12, 2022

Lenore L. Schuck, 87 of Gaylord, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022 at McReynolds Hall.

The family has chosen to remember her privately.

Please share your memories and personal messages with the family on her tribute wall.

Russell  J. Owen

Russell J. Owen

Feb 11, 2022

Russell J. Owen, 63 of Gaylord, passed away at Munson Hospice House in Traverse City on Friday, February 11, 2022.

No services are planned at this time.

Please share your memories on below on his guesbook. 

 

Jane  T. Guisinger

Jane T. Guisinger

Feb 10, 2022

Jane T. Guisinger, 78 of Harbor Springs, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at home. 

The family has chosen to remember her privately. 

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Randolph J. Bernard

Randolph J. Bernard

Feb 8, 2022

Randolph J. Bernard, 69 of Indian River, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at home in the comfort of both of his daughters.

Randy was born in Detroit on October 18, 1952 as one of six children to Richard and Doreen (Waterman) Bernard. After high school graduation, he became a heavy equipment mechanic. Life didn’t really begin for him until...

Gregory  P. Knaggs

Gregory P. Knaggs

Feb 7, 2022

Gregory P. Knaggs, 58 of Kalkaska, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Medilodge.

The family has chosen to remember him privately. 

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Linda Kay Cole

Linda Kay Cole

Feb 6, 2022

Linda Kay Cole, 64 of Vanderbilt, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord.

 

Born on May 28, 1957, Linda Kay Hill was born to Lenora Hill in Flint Michigan. Linda graduated from Vanderbilt High School as class Valedictorian in 1975 and married the love of her life Randy D. Cole on June...

Margaret  A. Vanorsdal

Margaret A. Vanorsdal

Feb 5, 2022

Margaret A. Vanorsdal, 74 of Gaylord, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at McReynolds Hall.

The family has chosen to remember her privately. 

Please share your memories and personal messages with the family on her tribute wall. 

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