Obituaries

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...

Nov 13, 2012

Robert L. Cave, 88 of Gaylord, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at home. He was born in Truman, Arkansas on May 28, 1924 the son William Thomas and Edith (Gates) Cave. He served during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Mr. Cave was a graduate of Lawrence Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering. He...

Nov 4, 2012

Gerald Lloyd DeVor, 74, of Lewiston, died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at home. He was born on February 20, 1938 in Detroit, MI to Gerald Luther and Jean (Bowyer) DeVor. Lloyd was a retired truck driver. He was an avid boater, boat carpenter and fisherman. He enjoyed old cars, carpentry around the house, furniture building and car repair....

Nov 1, 2012

Veronica Therese Malak, 87, of Elmira, Michigan and formerly of Eustis, Florida passed peacefully into Eternal Life on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Detroit, Michigan on December 24, 1924, Veronica was the daughter of John and Mary (Dunny) Papcun.

On July 19, 1947 in Detroit, Veronica was united in...

Oct 28, 2012

Alan John Gamicchia, 68, of Guthrie Lakes, died on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at Otsego Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 14, 1944 in Detroit, MI the son of John and Eleanore (Francisgutti) Gamicchia and was a graduate of Cass Tech High School in Detroit. Alan worked as a tool and die maker at the Chrysler Corporation....

Oct 26, 2012

Lottie Theresa Slepsky, 81, passed away peacefully at her home after a brief illness in the presence of her family on October 26, 2012. She was born in Detroit , MI on October 4, 1931 to Theresa O'Brien and Walter Bulas. Lottie Slepsky is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Lawrence Slepsky, her daughter Ann Glover...

Oct 23, 2012

Ernest J.A. “Bud” Edwards, 90, a long time resident of Gaylord, died peacefully, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw. Born in Engadine, MI on February 21, 1922, he was the son of Arthur and Beatrice (Lawson) Edwards. Bud served in the United States Coast Guard. During World War II he...

Oct 17, 2012

Obituary for Oscar G. "Gary" Johnson Oscar G. “Gary” Johnson, 74, of Gaylord died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at home. Gary was born in Detroit on November 13, 1937 to Oscar and Anna (Takas) Johnson. He was a United States Army veteran. Gary worked in a variety of positions and occupations and last worked in shipping and...

Oct 15, 2012

Karen Pauline Howe, 59, of Gaylord, formerly of Haslett, died Monday, October 15, 2012 following a long stay at Tendercare of Gaylord. She was born August 19, 1953 to Sam and Elsie Preston. Karen worked as waitress for more than 30 years and retired due to poor health. Preceded in death by her parents, Karen is survived by...

Oct 2, 2012

Alfred William Sylvester, 95, of Gaylord, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Tendercare of Gaylord. He was born May 16, 1917 in Detroit the son of Fred and Louise (Muszynski) Sylvester. Alfred married Geraldine M. VanSyckle on September 8, 1945. He worked for many years as a tool & die maker and also at Georgia Pacific in Gaylord...

Sep 29, 2012

Obituary for Karen K. Svenkesen Karen K. Svenkesen, 73, of Waterford, died September 29, 2012 at Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord. She was the dearest wife of the late Walter J. Svenkesen; the loving mother of Kari Jo (Michael) Stefanski of Gaylord, Walter (Diane) Svenkesen, Jr. of Clarkston; the loving grandmother of Cameron, Joshua, Sean, Dominic, Ryan, Anona...

Sep 1, 2012

Lowell D. Ferguson, 77 of Grosse Pointe Park and Gaylord, died on Saturday, September 1, 2012 in Gaylord. Born on December 18, 1934 in Lafayette, IN, Lowell was the son of John E. and Catherine S. (Douglas) Ferguson. Lowell received both his bachelors and masters degrees from Ohio State University and had done PhD work at the University...

Aug 18, 2012

Dieter A. Meyer, 76, of Gaylord passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012 after a short stay at Tendercare of Gaylord. Born in Germany on June 10, 1936, Dieter moved to the Detroit area in 1956 where he was employed at the Fleetwood General Motors plant for 32 years. After retiring in 1988 he moved to the Gaylord...

Aug 11, 2012

Sally Irene Cherwinski, 43, of Central Lake and formerly of Gaylord died on Saturday, August 11, 2012. She was born July 4, 1969 in Gaylord to Donald M. and Regina (Lewandowski) Cherwinski. She was a 1987 graduate of Gaylord High School. Sally worked for a number of employers throughout her life, working last at Crossroads Industries in Gaylord....