Obituaries
Deanne Marie Weiss
Dec 22, 2020
Deanne Weiss, 81, of Grayling, passed away on December 22, 2020. She was born in Grayling on May 31, 1939 to the late Gerald and Marie Herrick. Deanne married Clyde Weiss on September 2, 1961 in Houghton Lake. They celebrated 50 years of marriage before Clyde preceded her in death in 2011. Deanne enjoyed golf, flower gardening, camping, reading,and family...
Catherine Vinnie Smallwood
Dec 22, 2020
Catherine Vinnie Smallwood, 88, of Grayling, passed away on December 22, 2020.
She was born on July 4, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Mark and Molly Smith. She married Ben Smallwood on March 28, 1952. They were married for 56 years before he preceded her in death in 2009.
Survived by her sons: Dale (Sandy) Smallwood...
Wendy Gay Thompson
Dec 19, 2020
Wendy Gay Thompson, 62, of Grayling, passed away on December 19, 2020. She was born in Cadillac on January 7, 1958 to Samuel and Betty Swinehart. Wendy married Richard Thompson on February 2, 1974. She proudly raised her family and then attended Bronson School of Nursing and graduated as a RN in 1985. She worked at Bronson Neonatal Intensive Care...
Donald Lloyd Gooch
Dec 17, 2020
Donald Lloyd Gooch, 89, of Frederic passed away December 17, 2020. Donald was born to Emmett and Mary (Hull) Gooch on June 20, 1931 in Midland, MI.
Donald is survived by his wife, Janet (Myers) Gooch; children Thomas William Gooch and Beverly Jean Deardurff; grandchildren, Joshua Norviel, Tiffany Norviel, Jennifer (Erik) Reichert, Wesley Paul (Ashleigh) Deardurff, Peggy Sue Deardurff, Joseph...
Dolores "Grandma Chub" Mead
Dec 16, 2020
Dolores Jean "Grandma Chub" Mead, 89, of Grayling, passed away on December 16, 2020. She was born at home in Moddersville, Michigan on August 31, 1931 to the late Milford and Emma Campbell. She graduated from Merritt High School. She was a cheerleader and married her basketball star, Pete Mead on October 29, 1949. They were married for 68 years...
Vernon Charles Ritenburgh
Dec 14, 2020
Vernon Charles Ritenburgh, 65, of Wyoming, MI passed away peacefully December 14, 2020 in Grand Rapids, MI. There will be no public services at this time. Interment will take place in the Spring of 2021 at Elmwood Cemetery in Grayling.
Arrangements by Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home.
Ellen Mae Helsel
Dec 14, 2020
Ellen Mae Helsel, 81, of Beaver Creek Township, passed away on December 14, 2020. She was born on July 9, 1939 to the late Luther and Virgie Snyder in Fife Lake. She married Jacob Nevare Helsel in Lake City, Michigan. He preceded her in death in 1989. Ellen was a generous and giving person that was close to her family....
Barbara Ann Chesebro
Dec 10, 2020
Barbara Ann Chesebro, 77, of Frederic, passed away on December 10, 2020.
Family will have a private memorial gathering to remember Barbara.
Condolences may be sent to www.sorensonlockwood.com
Arrangements by Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home.
George H. Dougherty
Dec 9, 2020
Former Lyon Township trustee, George H. Dougherty, a resident of Higgins Lake, Michigan, peacefully passed away in his sleep on December 9, 2020 at the age of 83.
George, who is survived by his beloved wife, Martha Sue “Susie” [Crego] Dougherty, served Lyon Township as a trustee and as chairman of the Lyon Township Planning Commission. He also organized the...
Robert Lane Gelinski
Dec 8, 2020
Robert Lane Gelinski, 52, of Grayling passed away unexpectedly December 8, 2020 at home. Bob was born to Wayne and Carolyn (Wilson) Gelinski on December 15, 1967 in Mt. Clemens, MI. Known affectionately by his friends as “Moose” he was an active member of the Grayling community, always lending a helping hand to anyone in need. Moose had a big...
Grace Augusta Goodale
Dec 6, 2020
Grace Augusta Goodale, 82, formerly of Grayling and Gaylord, passed away on December 6, 2020. She was born in Livonia, Michigan on June 2, 1938 to the late Frank and Ruth (VanBuren) Witt. Grace was a lifetime member of Order of Eastern Stars. She was also a member of Gaylord E-Free Church, she made cards for others and was known...
Kay Yvonne Reeves
Dec 5, 2020
With profound sadness we announce the passing of Kay Yvonne Reeves on Saturday December 5, 2020 at the age of 84.
Kay Reeves was born to proud parents Roy and Laura Swanson, the first of three children, on March 26, 1936 in Cadillac, Michigan. In her early teens she loved to roller skate and spent many hours at the...
Lucille Smith
Dec 4, 2020
Lucille Smith, 97, of Roscommon, MI passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on December 4, 2020.
Lucille was born to Rupert and Eva (Measures) Arnold on February 17, 1923 in Ogden Center, MI. Lucille enjoyed spending time in Northern Michigan looking at her stretch of the river. She spent many years making porcelain dolls, hand painting China, knitting,...
Louis Warder Smith
Dec 3, 2020
Louis W. Smith, 89, of Grayling, Michigan, died December 3, 2020. He was born in Grayling to Clara Louise and Jappe Frederick Smith, of Grayling. He is predeceased by his parents, sisters, Millie and Louis' twin, Sara, and brother, Sam. He is survived by a nephew, cousins, and many caring friends. Memorial services to be held at a future post-pandemic...
Michael David Weiss
Nov 30, 2020
Michael David Weiss, age 54, of Grayling, passed away November 30, 2020 from Covid 19. He was born in San Francisco, California, on July 14, 1966, to Robert Weiss and Penny Jones. Mike was a proud, decorated Army Veteran and served in Desert Storm. He was employed by Weyerhaeuser.
Mike met the love of his life, Andrea, in 2009. Mike...
Gil L. Ashton
Nov 26, 2020
Gil L. Ashton, 66, of Grayling, MI passed away suddenly at home on Thursday, November 26, 2020. Gil was born in Jackson, MI to Richard and Betty (Wilson) Ashton.
Gil is survived by his wife April, sister Gayle (Dave), son Matthew (Alexis), daughter Alyssa (Nathan), step-children, Ian, Austin, and Kelsey Andrus, and grandchildren Mikaela, Talon, Ridge, Roan, and Selena. He...
Bernard Roy Feldhauser
Nov 24, 2020
Bernard Roy Feldhauser, 99, of Maple Forest Township, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on November 24, 2020.
Bernard was born on July 9, 1921 to Christine and Robert Feldhauser of Maple Forest Township. Bernard was a WWII veteran and a proud member of the Auburn Hills Post #143 American Legion for the last 60 years. He was...
Dr. Tyler W. Steffey
Nov 16, 2020
Dr. Tyler W Steffey was called home to heaven on Nov 16th. He died peacefully with his wife and family at his side. He loved life and lived it to the fullest. He leaves behind his wonderful wife Katy, his parents: Jeff and Michele, brothers: Nicholas (Danielle) and Brent, and his beloved dogs: Kona and Benelli. Tyler received his doctorate...
Clarence Allen Papendick
Nov 13, 2020
Clarence Allen Papendick, 94, of Grayling, went straight to heaven on Friday, November 13, 2020; his passing was sudden and quick, just as he always wanted.
Born to Eugene and Ida (Newell) Papendick, Clarence was the first of four children and resided in Grayling until the age of 17 when he joined the U.S. Navy during WWII. He sailed on...
Maurine "JANE" Larson
Nov 9, 2020
Maurine “Jane” Larson, 76, passed away peacefully on November 9th, 2020 in Traverse City, MI after a lengthy illness. She was born on December 10, 1943 in Alliance, Nebraska to Maurice Griffin and Ruby Elinor (Bickel) O’Connor II.
Jane grew up in Bedford, Iowa. She graduated from Bedford High School in 1962. After high school she attended the University of...
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