Obituaries

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...

Marilynn E. Yager

Feb 2, 2016

Marilynn Esther Yager, 91 of Gaylord and formerly of Midland, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Aspen Ridge Retirement Village. She was born in Ionia on June 12, 1924 to Dale and Rhea Hamilton. On June 1, 1946, she married Sylvester Yager and they enjoyed 62 years together.

Raising three boys kept Marilynn very...

Donald R. Brockway

Feb 2, 2016

Donald Ray Brockway, 90 of Gaylord, MI. died on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Tendercare Birchwood in Traverse City, MI. He was born on April 6, 1925 in Fife Lake, MI. He was the second son of Hugh and Leota (Harvey) Brockway.

Donald grew up and attended school in Fife Lake. He enlisted in the U.S....

Ruth Ann Locke

Feb 1, 2016

Ruth Ann Locke, 77 of Lewiston, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Monday, February 1, 2016. Born in Roseville, MI on July 19, 1938, Ruth was the daughter of Homer and Golden (Willis) Patrick.

On August 17, 1955 Ruth married Duane F. Locke in Roseville, where they lived and raised their family until...

George H. Mason

Jan 29, 2016

George Harvey Mason, 72 of Center Township, formerly of Grand Rapids, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016. He was born in Grand Rapids on March 18, 1943, the son of Leon H. Mason and Mary Alice (Pintal) Mason.

He graduated from Grand Rapids Union High School in 1961. George was a well known, nationally certified auto...

Richard J. Nowak

Jan 28, 2016

Richard J. Nowak, 79 of Gaylord, passed away at home on Thursday, January 28, 2016. Born in Saginaw on February 25, 1936, he was the son of Felix and Lottie (Fluder) Nowak.

Richard moved to Gaylord with his family when he was 9 years old and he attended St. Mary School.

On September 8,...

Edward E. Badger

Jan 28, 2016

Edward E. Badger, 67 of Atlanta, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at McLaren Northern Michigan. Born May 23, 1948 in Silverwood, Ed was the son of Laverne Badger and Monica Badger-Hassen.

Ed proudly served his country during Vietnam. He retired from Chrysler where he was a Millwright. He was involved in the Atlanta American Legion...

Sandra H. Schram

Jan 25, 2016

Sandra H. Schram, 74 of Mancelona, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey. Born in Mancelona on April 5, 1941, Sandy was the daughter of Cecil and Helen Nichols.

Sandy worked at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire as a Nurses Aide. She really enjoyed working with the staff and...

Gary H. Schmidtke

Jan 19, 2016

Gary H. Schmidtke, 68, of Charlevoix passed away at home, after a long illness, on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, surrounded by family. He was born in Saginaw on July 14, 1947, the son of the late Harold A. and Deloris L. (Courtland) Schmidtke.

Gary attended St. Peter and Paul Catholic School for 12 years, graduating in...

Roger M. Brink

Jan 19, 2016

Roger M. Brink, 60 of Vanderbilt, passed away at home on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Born in Gaylord on September 26, 1955, Roger was the son of Curtis W. and Kathleen (O’Rourke) Brink. He was a lifelong area resident.

Roger worked in construction for many years for Scott Haslett and for Keith McVannel. He also...

Bradley Thomas Wummel

Jan 19, 2016

Bradley Thomas Wummel, 51 of Lewiston, passed away at home on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. At this time his family will remmeber him privately and family services will be held later.

Memorial : His family will remember him privately with a family gathering to be held later

Steven A. Craig

Jan 17, 2016

Steven A. Craig, 63 of Wolverine, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord. Born in Princeton, WVA on August 2, 1952, Steve was the son of James Ray Sr. and Margaret Alice (Howell) Craig.

In 1964 the family moved to Lapeer, MI and he graduated from Lapeer High School in...

Timothy James McNerney

Jan 17, 2016

Timothy James McNerney, 65 of Gaylord, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Tendercare Gaylord. Services with military honors will be held at 3:30 P.M. Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Gaylord Community Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Interment will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, Januray 27, 2016 at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan.

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Earl L. Wolf

Jan 15, 2016

Earl L. Wolf, 89 of Alanson and formerly of Johannesburg, peacefully passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Sparr, MI on July 29, 1926, Earl was the oldest son of Fred and Georgia (Kidder) Wolf.

In 1944, Earl graduated from Johannesburg High School. Immediately following graduation, he was drafted...

Ocer J. "Bud" Wescoat

Jan 15, 2016

Ocer J. “Bud” Wescoat, 73 of Gaylord, passed away at home on Friday, January 15, 2016. Born in Clio, MI on June 13, 1942, Bud was the son of Ocer Jackson and Grace Mae (Wilton) Wescoat.

The family moved to the Gaylord area when Bud was 2 years old. He grew up on his family farm...

Irene M. Wolkenmuth

Jan 13, 2016

Irene M. Wolkenmuth, 88, of Harbor Springs, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Bay Bluffs in Harbor Springs. Born in Prospect Park, New Jersey on July 22, 1927, Irene was the daughter of August and Arentina Wallendal.

For most of her life, she and her husband, Edward lived in Wyckoff and Columbia New Jersey. Irene...

David Hagelstein

Jan 12, 2016

David R. Hagelstein, 55 of Bellaire, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at home. Born in Avon Township, MI on October 5, 1960, David was the son of Clayton and Mildred (Millie) Hagelstein.

David loved sailboats, history, reading, watching Lions football and his home. He will be greatly missed.

He is survived by...

Larry Eldon Andrews

Jan 12, 2016

Larry Eldon Andrews, 71 of Gaylord, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Otsego Memorial Hospital. Born in West Branch on August 4, 1944, Larry was the son of Stanley and Frances (Barrett) Andrews.

He was a graduate of West Branch High School and also attended Michigan State University. Larry served in the U.S. Army...

Christine L. Affendikis

Jan 8, 2016

Christine L. Affendikis, 88 of Petoskey, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016 at Hiland Cottage in Petoskey. Born on November 19, 1927 in Posen, she was the daughter of Daniel and Emily (Michalek) Miller.

Christine grew up in the Detroit area and was a graduate of Pershing High School. She attended Wayne State University, graduating...