Obituaries

Feb 2, 2013

Walter Adams, 68 of Gaylord, died on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at home surrounded by his family. Born on May 12, 1944 in Evart, Kentucky, Walter is survived by his wife, Kathleen; five children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. His family will remember him privately. Arrangements are by Gaylord Funeral & Cremation Service.

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Jan 31, 2013

Etta Marie Gibson, 92 of Vanderbilt, died at her daughter’s home in Vanderbilt on Thursday, January 31, 2013 with her family by her side. Born on October 23, 1920 in Wolverine, Etta was the daughter of James Edward and Etta (Woods) Sullivan. She worked for many years and was retired from Standard Products in Gaylord where she was...

Jan 30, 2013

Lovada Darlene Smolarz, 59 of Gaylord, died at home on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 with her family by her side. Born on April 10, 1953 to Andrew and Argie (Brown) Shelton, Darlene was raised in Artemus, KY. On July 31, 1971 Darlene married Albert Smolarz in Dearborn. She worked for nearly 25 years as a certified nurse aide...

Jan 27, 2013

Marie F. McGuirk, 85 of Boyne City, died Sunday, January 27, 2013 at home. Born on November 16, 1927 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Marie was the daughter of Charles and Florence (Deady) McMannus. Marie was retired from the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio. After the death of her husband in 2011, Marie moved from Utica, OH to Boyne...

Jan 25, 2013

John B. Heiser, 75 of Gaylord, died Friday, January 25, 2013 at Otsego Memorial Hospital. Born on November 22, 1937 in Denver, Colorado, John was the son of Edwin and Edith (Bond) Heiser. He attended Henry Ford Community College where he received his Associates Degree in Commerce. John served in the United States Army from 1961-64. In December...

Jan 25, 2013

Stanley V. Delidow, 80 of Gaylord, died on Friday, January 25, 2013 at home. Born on May 28, 1932 in Denver, CO, Stan was the son of Sam and Pearl (Fischman) Delidow. He grew up in Detroit and was a 1950 graduate of Central High School. He received his B.S., M.S, and a doctoral degree in education from...

Jan 23, 2013

Vanja Aronson, 70 of Ellsworth, died on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. A memorial gathering for Vanja is being planned and will be held later.

Jan 20, 2013

Leo Patrick Schuch, 84, died Sunday, January 20, 2013 in his home on Horicon Lake, Gaylord. Leo was born on May 22, 1928 in Saginaw to George & Marcella (Darby) Schuch.

Leo graduated from Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw where he lettered in track. He furthered his education at Eastern Michigan University where he received...

Jan 19, 2013

David M. Campbell Jr., 30 of Gaylord, died Saturday, January 19, 2013 at home in Gaylord. Arrangements are by the Fitzgerald-Sommer Funeral Home in Yardley, PA with local arrangements by Gaylord Funeral & Cremation Service.

Jan 10, 2013

Michael Joseph Sackrider, 61 of Wolverine, MI passed away, Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey, MI. He was born April 11, 1951 in Grayling, MI, the son of Wash and Mary K. (Murray) Sackrider. He grew up and attended schools in both Michigan and Kansas. He worked and lived in many places, spending his last...

Dec 30, 2012

Michael J. Ashton, 68, of Grayling, died at home on Sunday, December 30, 2012. Born in Detroit on October 25, 1944, Mike was the son of Martin and Eileen (McTaggart) Ashton. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he worked for many years as a boiler operator at Ford Motor Company. After retiring, he moved to Northern Michigan, an...

Dec 19, 2012

Kathleen E. Thomas, 59 of Guthrie Lakes, died on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at home. Cremation will take place and no funeral home services are scheduled.

Dec 17, 2012

Daniel H. Casler, 63 of Gaylord, died at home on Monday, December 17, 2012. Born on December 18, 1948 in Corunna, MI, Dan was the son of A.B. and Opal (Powers) Casler. The family lived in Corunna and in Florida before moving to Alpena when Dan was a child. He was a 1967 graduate of Alpena High School....

Dec 8, 2012

Sharon Ann Mackowiak, 69, of Gaylord, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Born on July 31, 1943 in Detroit, she was the daughter of Bernard and Clara (Szymanski) Smith. Sharon had worked at Glen’s Market and for several years she worked in the office of Donald Cousineau, D.O. She last worked...

Dec 1, 2012

Don Lyle Jepsen, 73, of Petoskey passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012 from Alzheimers disease.

His memorial service will be held at 11am, Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Walloon Lake Community Church, with Pastor Jeff Ellis officiating.

The son of Leonard and Evelyn (Young) Jepsen, Don was born on November 14, 1939 in...

Nov 26, 2012

Donald Keena Desautels, 92, of Gaylord, Michigan, passed away on November 26th 2012 in his home at Aspen Ridge of natural causes. Don was born on November 4, 1920, in Detroit Michigan to Archie and Elizabeth Desautels. In his youth, he was active in the Boy Scouts, reaching the rank of Star Scout, but photography became his life...

Nov 22, 2012

Walter J. Wiscavage, 89, of Gaylord, died Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Otsego Memorial Hospital. Born on October 23, 1923 in McIntyre, PA, Walter was the son of Walter J. and Nellie (Press) Wiscavage. He grew up in Detroit where he was an Eagle Scout and later an assistant scoutmaster. In 1941, Walter graduated from Cass Tech High...

Nov 20, 2012

Lavonne Catherine Bilan, 81, of Gaylord and formerly of Allen Park, died peacefully at home Tuesday, November 20, 2012 surrounded by her family. Born on April 10, 1931 in Wyandotte, MI, Lavonne was the daughter of Frank and Victoria (Pyszczynski) Laritz. On June 20, 1953 Lavonne married Paul Bilan. They were married over 52 years when he preceded...

Nov 20, 2012

Mary Genevieve Herbst, 103, of Gaylord died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Aspen Ridge Retirement Village. Born on September 29, 1909 in Costello, PA, Mary was the daughter of Joseph and Antoinette (Turowski) Padzieski. On May 20, 1930 she married Irwin Herbst. She attended Detroit Business College and worked for years at Reeds Department Store. Mary was a...

Nov 17, 2012

Jerry Parker Phillips, 54, of Gaylord died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at home. He was born in Detroit on August 16, 1958 to Harold and Dorothy (Kortman) Phillips. Formerly employed by Delphi as an electrical engineer, Jerry received his bachelors degree from Lake Superior State University. He had also attended Wayne State University. He enjoyed fishing and working...