Obituaries

Kathryn C. Hojnacki

Feb 27, 2014

Kathryn C. Hojnacki, 88 of Briley Township, died on Thursday, February 27, 2014. Born on May 20, 1925 in Toledo, Ohio, Kathryn was the daughter of Samuel and Laura Rheyn. She is survived by her husband, Eugene Hojnacki of Atlanta. At the request of her family, they will remember her privately and no services are planned.

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Pamela A. Courtright

Feb 24, 2014

Pamela A. Courtright, 50 of Gaylord, passed away at home surrounded by the love of her family on Monday, February 24, 2014. Born on October 30, 1963 in Alpena, Pamela was the daughter of Duane and Sharon (Werda) Anderson. She was a 1981 graduate of Alpena High School and went on to receive both Bachelors and Masters Degrees...

Michael W. Carman

Feb 17, 2014

Michael W. Carman, 62 of Gaylord, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, February 17, 2014. He was born on April 11, 1951 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mike worked as a painter and he enjoyed fishing and camping. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Kieth and Stacy Carman and several grandchildren. At his request,...

David J. Vasicek

Feb 16, 2014

David J. Vasicek, 66 of Gaylord, died on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at home. Born on October 22, 1947 in Reed City, he was the son of George and Anstice (Bradford) Vasicek. David served honorably in the U.S. Army, he worked as a heavy equipment operator and he was an avid hunter and fisherman. On April 21, 1993...

Salvatora "Leeanna" Vignolles

Feb 15, 2014

Salvatora "Leeanna" Vignolles, 73 of Gaylord, died at home on Saturday, February 15, 2014. Arrangements are pending and will be announced soon.

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Wilbert V. "Web" Wojnaroski

Feb 13, 2014

Wilbert V. “Web” Wojnaroski, 79 of Gaylord, died on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Otsego Memorial Hospital. Born on July 20, 1934 in Raber, Web was the son of Henry and Lorene (Waybrant) Wojnaroski. On September 19, 1953 he married Jacquelyn F. Benson in Goetzville. Web served honorably in the Army National Guard. As a Michigan State Park...

Judy Sturtevant

Feb 10, 2014

Judy Sturtevant, 63 of Gaylord and formerly of Vanderbilt, died on Monday, February 10, 2014 at Otsego Memorial Hospital. Born on April 12, 1950 in Detroit, she was the daughter of Raymond B. and Marian A. (Bocci) Thomas. Judy enjoyed her work as a substitute teacher at Vanderbilt Area Schools. For more than 20 years she was also...

Michael R. Keene

Feb 6, 2014

Michael R. Keene, 45 of Johannesburg, died on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at home. Born on May 1, 1968 in Belleville, Mike was the son of Robert and Susan (Posegay) Keene. A skilled carpenter, Mike was very active, especially enjoying hunting, fishing and he was a licensed diver. On October 28, 1995 he married Dana (Engelman)Spierling. He was...

Charles W. "Bud" Belt II

Feb 5, 2014

Charles W. “Bud” Belt II, 75 of Gaylord, went home, under God’s guardianship of mercy and loving kindness, on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Born in Glendale, CA on November 4, 1938, Bud was the son of Charles W. and Arnetta (Lampshire) Belt. On September 9, 1961 he married Rae Jean Hiserote in Miami, OK. With a passion to...

Christopher L. Snyder

Feb 2, 2014

Christopher L. Snyder, 37 of Roscommon, died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 2, 2014 in Roscommon. Arrangements are by Gaylord Community Funeral Home.

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Don Nolan Jamison

Jan 31, 2014

Don Nolan Jamison, 79 of Gaylord, died on Friday, January 31, 2014 at Tendercare of Gaylord. Born on October 19, 1934 in Bradford, TN, he was the son of Johnie and Cleo (Nolan) Jamison. Don was a truck driver for many years transporting automobiles. On June 19, 1954 he married Sandra Beckley in Flint. For several years in...

Mary Ann Green

Jan 29, 2014

Mary Ann Green, 58, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 in Gaylord. At the request of the family, they will remember her privately.

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Christopher Alan Jay

Jan 29, 2014

Christopher A. Jan, 36, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 in Gaylord. At the request of the family, they will remember him privately.

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Raymond R. Kalamayski

Jan 28, 2014

Raymond R. Kalamayski, 90 of Vanderbilt, died on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Tendercare of Gaylord. Born on October 1, 1923 in Wyandotte, Ray was the son of Steve and Elsie (Tuszynski) Kalamejski. In 1943 Ray married Mary Czerniakowski in Wyandotte. In 1968 the family moved from the Detroit area to Vanderbilt. Ray worked as a mechanic at...

Robert E. Render

Jan 23, 2014

Robert Earl Render passed away peacefully at home on the morning of January 23, 2014. The son of Thomas and Betty (Lynch) Render, Bob was born September 10, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan. From the beginning, everyone saw a spark in the man who got his start gluing labels on glass bottles in the 1940s for SnoBol. Bob's father,...

Harry Scott Travis

Jan 11, 2014

Harry Scott Travis, 57 of Gaylord, died on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Otsego Memorial Hospital. Born in Bay City on July 7, 1956, Scott was the son of Harry and Suellen (Marlette) Travis. He enjoyed his work at Betsie Bay Marina in Elberta where he worked for several years. In Gaylord, Scott worked at Don’s Marine as...

Larry E. Burd

Jan 7, 2014

Larry E. Burd, 79 of Gaylord, died at home on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Born in Johannesburg on April 15, 1934, Larry was the son of Lyle Beckett and Rita Marie (Sorenson) Burd. On November 5, 1954, Larry and LouAnne Lee were married at the United Methodist Church in Gaylord. They lived in Gaylord where Larry worked at...

Philip W. Sucharski

Jan 6, 2014

Philip W. Sucharski, 61 of Gaylord, died at home on Monday, January 6, 2014. Born in Alpena on October 10, 1952, Phil was the son of Walter and Dolores (Panowicz) Sucharski. Phil will be remembered by many as a self employed house painter in Alpena. For the last 15 years he has worked in inventory control at Wal-Mart...

David A. Taylor

Dec 28, 2013

David A. Taylor, 53 of Wolverine, died on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. Born on December 7, 1960 in Honolulu, HI, he was the son of Gregory and Kathrine (Bess) Taylor. David moved to Wolverine in 1991 from Mt. Clemens where he had worked at R.A. Fox Manufacturing. Prior to his illness,...

Viola E. Bryan

Dec 26, 2013

Viola Elaine Bryan, 86 of Gaylord, died on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at McReynolds Hall. Born on September 14, 1927 in Detroit, Viola was the daughter of Joseph and Virginia (Cranker) Lohner. Viola and her husband, Milton H. Bryan were motel owners and moved to Gaylord from the Lansing area in 1989 after retiring. They were members of...