Obituaries

Dec 23, 2020

Brian Keith Rathbun, 49 of Frederic, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital.

Born on February 1, 1971, he was the son of Dean and Mary (Parks) Rathbun.

In addition to his parents, survivors include his girlfriend, Tracy Crouch;  sons, Steven and Matthew Rathbun;  grandsons, Mason and Braxton; and his sister,...

Dec 23, 2020

Michael A. Vroman, 74 of Wolverine, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.  Arrangements are pending and will follow soon.

Dec 22, 2020

Barbara Jean Hawkins, 82 of Maple City, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.  In keeping with her wishes, her family and friends will remember her privately.

Dec 22, 2020

Cynthia L. Bergey, 52 of Harbor Springs, passed away at home on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.  In keeping with her wishes, her family will remember her privately.

Dec 21, 2020

Frances M. “Fran” Winkel, 91 of Gaylord, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at Bay Bluffs in Harbor Springs.

Born on April 8, 1929 in Sebewaing, Michigan, she was the daughter of Herman and Helen (Klein) Adams.

Fran grew up in Michigan’s thumb area where she met her future husband, Keith A. Winkel in Pigeon. ...

Dec 21, 2020

Kevin Lee Grabowski, 64 of Indian River, passed away at home on Monday, December 21, 2020.

He was born in Garden City, Michigan on March 2, 1956, the son of John and Billie Jo (Ponder) Grabowski.

Kevin was an avid NASCAR racing fan.  He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling and mushroom hunting.

He was preceded in...

Dec 21, 2020

Nancy M. Porter (affectionately referred to as “Badness”), 71, of Onaway, MI, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 21, 2020.

Nancy was born on December 1, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan. Nancy was the daughter of Tony and Dorothy Kelner (Stafford) of Onaway, MI. She was preceded in death by both of her parents and her brother Tom...

Dec 20, 2020

Stanley W. Crater, 88 of Gaylord, passed away at McReynolds Hall on Sunday, December 20, 2020. Born on July 21, 1932 in Wooster, OH, he was the son of John and Janet (Wilson) Crater. On June 18, 1955 Stan married Elaine Neilson.

Stan proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. In 1956 he served...

Dec 19, 2020

Barbara Ann Morgan, 58 of Petoskey and formerly of Gaylord, passed away at home on Saturday, December 19, 2020.

Born in Royal Oak, Michigan on June 21, 1962, she was the daughter of Donald and Victoria (Baker) Sharrow.  Barbara spent her early years in Pontiac before moving to Gaylord with her family in 1972 and later graduating...

Dec 19, 2020

C. Fenner Goldsborough, 93 of Gaylord, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at home.

He was born on April 16, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Phillips Lee Jr. and Eveline (Fenner) Goldsborough.

In 1993, he married Joann Linaburg, his loving wife of 27 years. He proudly...

Dec 18, 2020

Roger Eugene Gerwig, 76 of Gaylord, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 peacefully at home.

Born on February 16, 1944, he was the son of Orla and Julia (Funkhouser) Gerwig of Ashland, Ohio.

On September 27, 1969, Roger married Linda Schambre at the United Methodist Church in Mansfield, Ohio. He was an active member at...

Dec 17, 2020

Jeffrey D. Ferrier, 68 of Wolverine, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 at McLaren Northern Michigan.

The family has chosen to remember him privately.

Please share your memories and personal messages with the family at www.gaylordfuneralhome.com

Dec 16, 2020

Bernard “Ben” Wisniewski, 93 of Gaylord, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital.

He was born on May 5, 1927 in Dorr, Michigan, the son of Alozy and Helen (Clemens) Wisniewski.  As a young man, he worked on the family farm.  He was drafted in the U.S. Army during World War...

Dec 14, 2020

Howard Arnold Grosser of Gaylord died December 14, 2020 after having taught his children and grandchildren that a loving family and a deep faith are all a man needs to be truly rich. He was 89.

Howard was born Sept. 23, 1931 in Mount Clemens, Mich., the youngest of Hugo and Mary Alice (Dunham) Grosser's six children....

Dec 12, 2020

Robert L. “Bob” Robinson, 75 of Gaylord, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor.

Born in Yale, Michigan on August 6, 1945, Bob was the son of Donald A. and Roberta L. (Hampton) Robinson.

He grew up in Melvin and was a 1963 graduate of Yale...

Dec 11, 2020

Allysa Lyn Mischley, 31 of Hillman, died on the morning of December 11th in Petoskey. She was born March 28th, 1989 in Farmington Hills.

Allysa lived as a stay-at-home mom doing a wonderful job at raising her two boys. Family and friends were her priority. She spent her free time doing crafts and trying new cooking recipes....

Dec 10, 2020

Charles J. Ryckman, 67 of Vanderbilt, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 surrounded by his family at home.

The family has chosen to remember him privatley.

Please share your memories and personal messages with the family at www.gaylordfuneralhome.com

Dec 10, 2020

Patrick George Kaczor, 66 of Johannesburg, passed away at home on December 10, 2020.  His family will remember him privately.

Dec 10, 2020

Lynda C. McDaniel, 70 of Lewiston, passed away at home on Thursday, December 10, 2020.  Arrangements are pending and will follow later.

Dec 9, 2020

Gary James Gardner Sr, 74, of Punta Gorda Florida, peacefully passed away at his daughter's home in Elmira, Michigan on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 surrounded by his family.

Gary was born on May 9, 1946 in Petoskey, Michigan. Gary was the son of Emilius and Ruth(Berry) Gardner.  He lost his father at a very young age and...