Obituaries

Jun 17, 2018

Ralph A. Jewell, 87, of Cheboygan, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at home, surrounded by his family. Born on January 20, 1931 in Cheboygan, Ralph was the son of Fay and Ada (Thilhorn) Jewell. He lived on his family’s farm in the Birchwood area and attended the one-room school house there. Later his family moved in to town,...

Jun 16, 2018

Danine M. Corbin, 57 of Gaylord, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018 at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Born in Lincoln Park on October 16, 1960, Danine was the daughter of Gilbert and Mary (Sims) Corbin.

In 1978, Danine graduated from Gaylord High School. She worked at Beaver Creek for several years during the 1980’s and sold...

Jun 12, 2018

Lena E. Austin, 92 of Petoskey, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Villa at the Bay. Born in Petoskey on November 1, 1925, she was the daughter of Earl and Josephine (Holecheck) Powers.

Lena grew up on a farm on Powers Road in Alanson. She was last known to be the longest member of the VFW...

Jun 11, 2018

Jack Burlingame, 78, formerly of Ashley Michigan, passed away June 11, 2018 at his Guthrie Lake home in Northern Michigan.

A memorial service will be held on June 14, 2018 at 11:00 at Barden’s Funeral Home in Ithaca Michigan with Pastor Dan Bowman officiating. A luncheon will be held immediately following at the Ashley Methodist Church. Family...

Jun 11, 2018

Mary F. Scott, 88 of Lewsiton, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018 at Medilodge of Gaylord.  Service arrangements and a complete obituary are pending and will follow soon.

Jun 10, 2018

Felicia Marie (Neeley) Kucharek, 23 of Gaylord, passed away June 10, 2018 at St. Mary of Michigan Medical Center. She was born in Centralia, Illinois on July 23, 1994.

Felicia graduated from Gaylord High School in 2012. She worked at Walmart for several years in the customer services department. On July 14, 2017, she married the love...

Jun 8, 2018

Cassander E. “Cassie” Hoffman, 82, of Alanson, passed away Friday, June 8, 2018 at home surrounded by her family after a long battle with Vascular Dementia.

She is survived by her five children, Bambi (Calvin) Whitaker, Kurt (Patricia) Hoffman, Karl (Pamela) Hoffman, Margaret (Tracy) Small and Eric (Marcia) Hoffman; 11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

She...

Jun 7, 2018

Eugene S. Tarrence, 85 of Gaylord, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018 at home with his family by his side.

He was born November 25, 1932 in Detroit, the son of the late Harmon and Bonnie (Sloan) Tarrence.  Gene married Juliette Valeri on December 15, 1962, together they raised two daughters.

Gene proudly served our...

Jun 6, 2018

Shirley Ann Millay, 80 of Wolverine, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey.

Born on May 2, 1938 in Paragould, Arkansas, Shirley was the daughter of Andrew and Juliah (Medsker) Crossno.

Shirley and her husband, Charles, moved from Arkansas to Flint in 1959.  In 1994 she moved to Wolverine...

Jun 6, 2018

Bruce Lee Waha, 91 of Boyne City, Michigan passed away at home on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Born July 19, 1926 in Jackson, Michigan to Harry and Esther (Keary) Waha.

He was a 1944 graduate of Detroit Cooley High School. Upon graduation, he entered the US Navy and served in the Naval Air Wing during WW II....

Jun 4, 2018

Thomas E. Vansickle, 64 of Adrian, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey.  Memorial services will be held later in Adrian, Michigan.

Jun 1, 2018

Larry James Zimmerman, 59 of Boyne City, passed away Friday, June 1, 2018 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey.

Born on July 24, 1958 in Petoskey, Larry was the son of William Edward and Shirley Ann (Inman) Zimmerman Sr.

A 1977 graduate of Boyne City High School, Larry had worked in the area at...

May 28, 2018

Anne Kay Meehan, 56 of Gaylord, passed away at home on Monday, May 28, 2018.

Anne was born on September 14, 1961 in Ypsilanti.  She moved to Gaylord in 1977 and was a graduate of Gaylord High School.

Anne worked in Gaylord for several years as a nurse aide at Tendercare and also at several...

May 26, 2018

Dennis R. Schmidt, 74 of Gaylord and formerly of Tawas, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at his nieces home in Gaylord.

A full obituary will be updated.

A celebration of life will take place on his birthday, 2:00 PM Friday, June 1st at Talley's in Lewiston.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may...

May 25, 2018

Donna L. Spreeman, 78, a lifelong resident of Vanderbilt, passed away at home on Friday, May 25, 2018 surrounded by her family.  They will remember her at a private family gathering.

May 23, 2018

Martha Jane Burns, age 67, of Gaylord passed away May 23, 2018 while vacationing in Maui, Hawaii. She was born in Saginaw, MI to parents Mary (O’Reilly) and Stewart Smith.

In 1968, she married the love of her life, Bill Burns. Martha and Bill’s relationship was rooted in mutual admiration and the deep love they shared for...

May 23, 2018

D. Creig Dunckel, 72 of Gaylord, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.  Creig's family will remember him at a memorial gathering to be held at a later date.

May 23, 2018

Joseph B. Gray, 39 of Gaylord, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at home. Joe was born on May 11, 1979 in Pontiac, the son of Brian and Patricia (Deursen) Gray.

Joe attended Johannesburg school system. He was very gifted at cooking and had a great sense of humor. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and going to...

May 22, 2018

Frank C. Schalau, 90 of Gaylord, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Otsego Memorial Hospital.

Born in Lapeer, was the son of Edward and Anna (Bower) Schalau.  Frank was a young man when he joined the United States Navy, serving his country honorably during World War II.  He served aboard the USS Earl, a destroyer converted...

May 20, 2018

Austin Michael Lee McDonald, infant son of Clayton H. McDonald Jr. and Lindsey B. Starks of Gaylord, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids.

Austin was born in Gaylord on April 12, 2018.

In addition to his parents, Austin is survived by a sister, Jennifer Lyn Elaine...