Obituaries

Donna L. Edgmon

Donna L. Edgmon

Sep 22, 2026

Donna L. Edgmon, 92 of Wolverine, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at Medilodge of Gaylord.A full obituary and memorial service details will be updated.Please share your memories and personal messages with the family on her guestbook below.

Patricia M. Smith

Patricia M. Smith

Sep 19, 2026

Patricia Marie Smith, 80 of Mio, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital.A full obituary will be updated.Please share your memories and personal messages with the family on her guestbook below.

Gregory Bruce Norton

Gregory Bruce Norton

Sep 19, 2026

Gregory "Gregg" Bruce Norton of Gaylord, Michigan, and St. Augustine, Florida, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2026. He was 66.

Gregg was a man's man. Born to a Michigan state trooper and raised in-and by-the Wolverine State, he answered the call to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force as soon as he could after graduating from Gaylord...

Carolyn Ann Dingee

Carolyn Ann Dingee

Sep 17, 2026

Carolyn A. Dingee, 84 of Gaylord, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2026, at home, with her husband and children by her side.Carolyn devoted her life to her family and her home. A loving homemaker, she found her greatest joy in raising her three special children and creating a home filled with love. She was an incredible wife and mother, and...

Charles Edward Bristow

Charles Edward Bristow

Sep 15, 2026

Charles Bristow, 89, of Harbor Springs, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, surrounded by family at Bay Bluffs Medical Care Facility.

Charlie was born in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood, where old Tiger Stadium once stood. A lifelong Detroit Tigers fan, he often attended games by taking advantage of the gates opening after the seventh inning. On a few occasions,...

Wayne F. Lynch

Wayne F. Lynch

Sep 12, 2026

Wayne Frederick Lynch passed away peacefully on September 12, 2026, in Alanson, Michigan.

Wayne was the beloved son of Patrick and Mildred Lynch and was also the biological son of Joseph F. Vernale. He will be deeply missed by his loving family and all who had the privilege of knowing him.

Wayne was the devoted husband of Carol Lynch-Bojdo. He was a...

James L. Frick

James L. Frick

Sep 11, 2026

James L. Frick, 83 of Petoskey, passed away Friday, September 11, 2026, at home.A full obituary will be updated.Please share your memories and personal messages with the family on his guestbook below.

John Melvin LaFave

John Melvin LaFave

Sep 11, 2026

John M. LaFave, 70 of Gaylord, passed away Friday, September 11, 2026, at home.John was born in Detroit and spent a happy childhood in Harper Woods. He was the middle child of six siblings and was raised by his loving parents, Mel and Laura. John was born legally blind and attended elementary school in Detroit and graduated from Harper Woods...

Maryanna P. Thuston

Maryanna P. Thuston

Sep 8, 2026

Maryanna Pearse Thuston, 102 of Petoskey, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at McLaren Northern Michigan.Memorial service details are incomplete at this time.Please share your memories and personal messages with the family on her guestbook below.

Keith Duane Mancour

Keith Duane Mancour

Sep 5, 2026

Keith Duane Mancour, 65 of Elmira, passed away at home on Saturday, September 5, 2026.  His family will remember him privately.

Richard H. Kline III

Richard H. Kline III

Sep 3, 2026

Richard Harold Kline III, age 70, born February 9, 1956 passed peacefully at home holding Rhonda's hand on the morning of September 3, 2026. Born to Richard Harold Kline Jr and Charlotte Jane Ingram in Detroit, Michigan, Rick was proceeded in death by his parents and adored aunt Lucille Ingram.

Rick leaves behind his charismatic brother Lewis and his wife...

Susan Lynn Roberts

Susan Lynn Roberts

Aug 31, 2026

Susan Lynn Roberts, 64 of Gaylord, passed away at home on Monday, August 31, 2026.  

Her family has chosen to remember her privately.

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

Christopher W. Banks

Christopher W. Banks

Aug 29, 2026

Christopher William Banks passed away in Traverse City, Michigan, on August 29, 2026, at the age of 43, surrounded by family and friends who loved him deeply. Chris was born on August 6, 1983, in Petoskey, Michigan, to Debbie Banks and Robert Bester.

Chris was a plumber by trade and a man who truly loved life. In his younger years, he...

John L. Libertine

John L. Libertine

Aug 28, 2026

John L. Libertine, 73 of Gaylord, passed away Friday, August 28, 2026, at home.No services are planned at this time.Please share your memories and personal messages on his guestbook below.

Dolores J. Eichelberger

Dolores J. Eichelberger

Aug 28, 2026

Dolores J. Eichelberger, 92 of Gaylord, passed away Friday, August 28th at The Brook in Gaylord.

In keeping with her wishes, her family will remember her privately.

Brian D. Eden

Brian D. Eden

Aug 25, 2026

Brian D. Eden, 63, passed away peacefully on 8/25/26 after a long and hard fought battle with cardiac disease.

He was born on New Year's Day, 1963, in Lansing, MI to Doug and Patricia (Davis) Eden. He was raised in Escanaba, MI and was a 1981 graduate of the first class of James R Fitzharris Alternative High School and was also...

Sandra Mae Soderberg

Sandra Mae Soderberg

Aug 25, 2026

Sandra Soderberg, of Gaylord, Michigan, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2026, at the age of 83, at her son's home in Gaylord, surrounded by her family and loved ones.

Sandra was born in 1942, in Engadine, Michigan to Russell and Jennie Mae Belleville. She was raised primarily in Naubinway, Michigan, along with her five sisters and brothers; Jerry, Marjean,...

David C. Evans

David C. Evans

Aug 22, 2026

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of David Carroll Evans, 85, of Gaylord, Michigan, who departed this life on Saturday, August 22, 2026, due to natural causes. Born on March 31, 1941, in Shelbyville, Indiana, David was the second of seven children in a close-knit family that instilled in him the values of love, hard work,...

Hunter R. Webber

Hunter R. Webber

Aug 22, 2026

Hunter Robert Webber 29 of Gaylord, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Hunter was born on May 20, 1997, to Fred Webber and Dawn Collins in Gaylord. He will be missed not only by his parents, but by his sister, Hailey Webber; his step-mom, Diane Webber; his step sister, Briana McDonald; his girlfriend, Katrina Klopf and her son, Julian; his...

Cheryl Lee Borowiak

Cheryl Lee Borowiak

Aug 15, 2026

It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to Cherie, a truly one-of-a-kind woman with a big heart-and plenty of spirit.

She was strong-willed, quick-witted, and never afraid to speak her mind. Her personality could light up a room, and her spirit was impossible to forget. She loved family and friends and always kept life interesting.

She had a...