Obituaries

Charles Urban Steele

Mar 15, 2016

Charles Urban Steele, 86, a longtime Belding resident passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Aspen Ridge Retirement Village where he had resided since January.  Mr. Steele's family has chosen to remember him privately at this time.

Arthur E Woodhouse

Mar 15, 2016

E. Arthur “Art” Woodhouse, 84 of Gaylord, passed away at Aspen Ridge Retirement Village on Tuesday, March 15, 2016.

Born in Detroit, Art was the son of Ernest and Honor (Sullivan) Woodhouse. Art was a longtime teacher, principal, football coach and superintendent of schools in the Warren Consolidated School District before taking the position of superintendent of...

George J. Champagne

Mar 9, 2016

George J. Champagne, age 75 of Gaylord, formerly of Rochester Hills, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Born in Detroit on January 7, 1941, he was the son of Harold J. and Helen M. (Kinnunen) Champagne.

George enjoyed operating his hotel in Indian River, hunting and NASCAR. He also loved spending time...

Vickie Lynn Karaschin

Mar 9, 2016

Vickie L. Karaschin, 65 of Vanderbilt, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at her home. Born on March 3, 1951 in Ohio, she was the daughter of William and Neta Clemons.

Vickie was very outgoing, everyone’s friend and never met a stranger. She was the proud owner and operator of Kids Korner Resale Shop in...

Jane Margaret Featherly

Mar 8, 2016

Jane Margaret Featherly, 101 of Grayling and formerly of Midland, passed away at Northern Pines Assisted Living in Grayling on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Her family has chosen to remember Jane privately.

Memorial : Jane's family has chosen to remember her privately

John T. Salmoni

Mar 8, 2016

John T. Salmoni, 54 of Atlanta, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Born on December 24, 1961, he was the son of William and Jacqueline Salmoni.

Johnny was a full of life. He loved spending time with his family and friends and especially cruising around on Lake 15.

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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...