Obituaries

Janet L. Stahl

Sep 2, 2016

Janet L. Stahl, 79, of Boyne City, MI passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 at Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan.  She is now in Heaven where there are no more tears or pain.  She is with her Lord & Savior and the many people in her life who have passed away before her.

Janet was...

Antonio L. "Tony" Berlanga

Aug 30, 2016

Antonio L. “Tony” Berlanga, 35 of Traverse City and formerly of Gaylord, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at home.

Born in Lincoln Park on September 17, 1980 Tony was the son of Luis Berlanga and Pamela Corbin.

Tony moved to Gaylord with his family, graduated from Gaylord High School and served in the United...

Ferdinand A. Choss

Aug 27, 2016

Ferdinand A. Choss, 76 of San Clemente, California and formerly of Gaylord, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 in San Clemente.  Graveside services were held at 11:30 AM Monday, September 26, 2016 at Fairview Cemetery in Gaylord.

Myrtle I. Abney

Aug 25, 2016

Myrtle I. Abney, 76 of Grayling, passed away at home on Thursday, August 25, 2016.

Born in Williamsburg, MI on July 5, 1940, Myrtle was the daughter of Harold and Irene (Smith) Challender.  She grew up in Yuba and was a graduate of Traverse City Central High School.  Myrtle attended Ferris State University where she received a...

Patrick T. Rider

Aug 25, 2016

Patrick Thomas Rider, 57 of Gaylord, passed peacefully in his sleep August 25, 2016.

Born February 13, 1958, Patrick was the first born son of Richard V. and Barbara M. (Thomas) Rider, also of Gaylord.

An avid fisherman, Patrick had a passion for nature, a love of cooking, gardening and music; Jimmy Buffet especially.

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Jeanette Ann Warnos

Aug 25, 2016

Jeanette Ann Warnos, 85 of Vienna Township, passed away at home on Thursday, August 25, 2016.  Jeanette was born in Evansville, Indiana on February 20, 1931, the daughter of Charles and Pauline Fahrer.  She is survived by her husband, Billy R. Warnos; 8 children; 17 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St....

John D. Howard

Aug 19, 2016

John D. Howard, 75 of Saint Helen, passed away Friday, August 19, 2016 at home.

The family has chosen to remember him privately.

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

Lindsay R. Johnston

Aug 17, 2016

Lindsay Renee Johnston passed away peacefully on August 17, 2016. Lindsay was born February 21, 1985 in Castro Valley, California and returned to the Gaylord area as a young child.  She resided in the Gaylord area for most of her life.

After graduating from Gaylord High School, Lindsay worked in the customer service industry where she made...

Ellen Suhrland

Aug 16, 2016

Ellen Suhrland, 94 of Traverse City, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Munson Medical Center.

A full obituary will be updated shortly.

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

Helen S. Scott

Aug 16, 2016

Helen S. Scott, 85 of Gaylord, passed away at home at Brown’s Adult Foster Care on Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Born in Minneapolis, MN on October 1, 1930, Helen was the daughter of Peter and Ellen (Hamberg) Swedlund.

Helen grew up in Minneapolis where she graduated from Patrick Henry High School in 1948.  In 1954...

Nickcoal Lynn Hughey Solgot

Aug 14, 2016

Nickcoal Lynn Hughey Solgot, 34 formerly of Boyne City, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2016 in Flint.  A memorial gathering will be held Saturday, August 27, 2016 in the Walloon Lake Pavilion on M-75, beginning at 1:00 PM.  Additional information will follow soon.

Merle E. Berden

Aug 12, 2016

Merle Edward Berden, 74 of Cheboygan passed away peacefully Friday, August 12, 2016. He was born in Cheboygan on April 25, 1942 to David and Genevieve (Major) Berden.

He attended Cheboygan Catholic High School. In his life time he worked for GM Truck and Coach, owned Merle’s Gulf (gas station) in Commerce Twp. After moving back to Cheboygan...

David C. Smith

Aug 10, 2016

David C. Smith, 57 of Gaylord, passed away, August 10, 2016 at home.

David was born on November 6, 1958 in Drayton Plains, he the son of Charles and Patricia (Hayden) Smith.

The family has chosen to remember him privately.

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

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Misti L. Stewart

Aug 10, 2016

Misti Lorraine Stewart, 37 of Wolverine, passed away at U.P. Health System in Marquette on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 after being involved in an automobile accident on Monday, August 8, 2016.

Born in Phoenix, AZ on December 7, 1978, Misti was the daughter of Virgil D. Fuller and Suzanne Abbe.  Although she had spent much of her...

Charles S. Church

Aug 9, 2016

Charles S. Church, 61 of Atlanta, passed away on Tuesday, August 9th at Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord.  In keeping with his wishes, his family will remember him privately.

Lewis E. Faulkner II

Aug 5, 2016

Lewis E. Faulkner II, 62 of Johannesburg, passed away at home on Friday, August 5, 2016.

The son of Lewis Edwin and Betty Jane (Osborne) Faulkner, he was born in Columbus, OH on February, 6, 1954.  In 1972 Lewis enlisted in the U.S. Army.

After his honorable discharge in 1974, he returned to Ohio and...

Dallas Lee Harvey

Aug 2, 2016

Dallas Lee Harvey, 85 of Vanderbilt, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Meadowbrook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire.

Born on May 16, 1931 in Centerline, MI, he was the son of Lee and Carrie (Bates) Harvey.  Dallas and his wife, Betty moved to Vanderbilt to live near his son, Barry in 2000 from Capac.

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Nancy C. Mcewan

Aug 2, 2016

Nancy C. Mcewan, 78 of Linden, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at her daughters home in Lake City. Born in Prudenville on December 8, 1937, Nancy was the daughter of Delbert and Beulah Akers.

Nancy enjoyed fishing and anything to do with the outdoors. She was always the one to put the last log on the...

Robert C. Ford

Jul 31, 2016

“All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:16

Our Husband, Dad, Grandpa and Great Grandpa Robert Charles Ford passed away peacefully, quietly and in God’s perfect timing, July 31st, 2016.  He was compassionate, a man of his word, guided without judgment and was devoted to...

Susan H. March

Jul 30, 2016

Susan H. March, 89 of Gaylord, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 at Aspen Ridge Retirement Village.

Born in Detroit on March 30, 1927, Susan was the daughter of Charles and Wilhelmina (Hendricks) Werksma.

She grew up in Lincoln Park.  Married to Dr. Walter R. March in 1955, they built a home in Dearborn Heights...