Obituaries
Randy P. Molitor
Feb 23, 2020
Randy P. Molitor, age 68, of Traverse City, MI passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, February 23, 2020.
Randy was born December 22, 1951 in Grayling, MI to Maynard and Norma (Crawford) Molitor. Randy met the love of his life Christa Ottendörfer in Germany where he was deployed during his lifetime career in the U.S....
Marja Lee Shepard
Feb 14, 2020
Marja Lee Shepard, 81, of Grayling, MI passed away peacefully surrounded by her family February 14, 2020.
Marja Lee was born in Lansing, MI on February 16, 1938 to Harvey and Marjorie Sweeter. She attended James Couzens Agricultural School in Bath, MI where she met the love of her life, Russell Shepard. It was there that they met in the...
Duane Leroy Hamblin
Feb 14, 2020
Duane Leroy Hamblin, 74, of Beaver Creek Township, passed away on February 14, 2020.
He was born to Ivan and Opal (Plagens) Hamblin in Frederic on January 24, 1946. Duane married Mary Tindall on June 7, 1969. They were married for 47 years before she preceded him in death in 2016. He served in the US Army. Duane was retired...
Richard Dowland
Feb 9, 2020
Richard "Dick" Lee Dowland, Sr., of Frederic, MI passed away peacefully at home on February 9, 2020 at the age of 73 after a long battle with Leukemia.
Richard served in the Army from 1966 to 1968 with part of his service in Vietnam. Richard married his wife Andrea on April 4, 1966 and were married for 42 years until...
Roger Wisniewski
Feb 8, 2020
Roger Wisniewski, 80, of Grayling passed away on February 8, 2020. Memorial service will be held at Sorenson-Lockwood
Funeral Home on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
Arrangements by Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home
Carolyn Rolfe
Feb 8, 2020
Carolyn J. (Lannin) Rolfe, of Grayling, born April 29, 1936, passed away February 8, 2020, in Grayling, Michigan.
She is survived by her dedicated husband of 63 years, John W. Rolfe; her son, John D. Rolfe, of Topeka, Kansas; her daughter, Anne Kubo of Traverse City, Michigan; 6 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. Carolyn is preceded in death by...
Margie Jean Harwood-Thomson
Feb 7, 2020
Margie Jean Harwood-Thomson, 92, a lifelong resident of Lovells Township, passed away on February 7, 2020.
She was born to the late Edgar and Ruth (Stillwagon) Caid on June 20, 1927 in Lovells. Margie married Patrick Harwood in 1948 in Grayling. Patrick preceded her in death in 1979. She later married Kenneth Thomson. They were married for about 10 years...
John Mitchell Linendoll
Feb 6, 2020
John Mitchell Linendoll, 85, of Grayling, MI passed away peacefully Thursday, February 6, 2020.
John was born to Homer and Maureen (Mitchell) Linendoll in Gaylord, MI on November 21, 1934. John was married to Shirley A. Hoerl in 1961. John served as a radio repairman in Headquarters Battery of the 4th Armored Division’s 14th Artillery of the U.S. Army for...
Tom Roger Bodine
Feb 2, 2020
Tom Roger Bodine, 76, of Grayling, Michigan formally from the Lansing area, passed away February 2, 2020.
Tom was born to Harold and Dorothy Bodine, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1943. Tom is survived by his children, Lori (Mickey) Altizer, Dawn Nash, Chris (Pinky) Bodine and Matt (Shawna) Bodine; sisters, Suzy (Mike) Bodine and Karen (Ray) Feldpausch; beloved niece,...
Marilyn Cheryl Tinker
Jan 24, 2020
Marilyn Cheryl Tinker, 70, of Grayling, passed away peacefully at home on January 24, 2020. Marilyn is survived by her daughters, Jamie Walker of Oregon and Kristen Keswick (Walker) and her husband Brian of Oregon; Grandchildren, Bradley and Gregory Keswick; step-children, Katie Tinker of Grayling, Robbie Tinker of Grayling and Karie Knight of Holt, MI and their families; and sister,...
Fred "Pete" Kelly
Jan 17, 2020
Fred Kelly, 86, of Grayling peacefully made his final journey to be with the Lord on Friday, January 17, 2020.Fred was born May 26, 1933 in Flint, MI to John and Mary Kelly. He married his wife Helen in 1956 and together, they would have five children.Fred was a very hard worker. He was an excellent guitar player which ended...
Edward Anthony Malinowski
Jan 15, 2020
Edward Anthony Malinowski, 87, of Grayling passed away January 15, 2020 at Munson Healthcare - Grayling Hospital.
Edward was born in Toldeo, OH to Felix and Violet Malinowski on July 24, 1932. Edward served in the U.S. Military as a Marine, was a member of the VFW and was known to help a friend whenever in need.
He is survived...
Mark Charles Robinson
Jan 14, 2020
Mark Charles Robinson, 60, of Traverse City, MI passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
Mark was born February 26, 1959 to Robert and Grace Robinson in Lansing, MI. He is survived by his two brothers, Robert Robinson of Valencia, CA and Rodney Robinson of Battle Creek, MI; and several nieces and nephews all from Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, MI....
Christine Marie Brandt
Jan 13, 2020
Christine Marie Brandt, 50, of Grayling, MI passed away peacefully at home January 13, 2020.Christine was born in Wyandotte, MI on February 10, 1969. Her family moved to St. Helen when she was in elementary school. She graduated from Roscommon High School in 1987. In 1989 she married Arthur "Christopher" Brandt.
She loved spending time with her family, traveling, being...
Ronald Randall Rutter
Jan 6, 2020
Ronald Randall Rutter, 68, of Beaver Creek Twp., passed away peacefully at home January 6, 2020.
Ronald's family has chosen to remember him privately at this time and no services will be held.
Arrangements by Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home.
Christine "Tina" Marie Foster
Dec 31, 2019
Christine "Tina" Marie Foster of Grayling, MI passed away on December 31, 2019. Age 70, Tina was diagnosed with cancer in August.
Tina was born in Ann Arbor, MI to Arthur and Gretchen (Oas) Lindauer on April 6, 1949. After graduating from Chelsea High School in 1967, Tina earned a BS in Medical Technology from Eastern Michigan University.
On...
Sylvia M. Chrispen
Dec 31, 2019
Sylvia M. Chrispen passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 after a short battle with cancer.Sylvia was born to Arthur and Dessie (Hall) James in Jonesboro, Arkansas on April 3, 1934. She lived most of her life in California, where she did photography at Knott’s Berry Farm with first husband, Virgil Holt. Sylvia later worked in microfilm at Douglas Aircraft Company....
Gerald Wayne Lorentz
Dec 31, 2019
Gerald Wayne Lorentz, 76, of Maple Forest Township passed away on December 31, 2019. He was the 20th child of Roscoe and Hattie (Cook) Lorentz, born in Gaylord on July 27, 1942. Gerald enjoyed fishing, tinkering in his garage, sports (especially hockey), riding four wheelers and snowmobiles, and spending time with his grandchildren. Gerald is survived by his sons, Daniel...
Ronald Richard Hardy
Dec 25, 2019
Ronald Richard Hardy, 84, of Grayling, MI, succumbed to Parkinson’s disease in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his family and deer on 12/25/2019. He was born to parents Robert James and Lucille (Girard) Hardy, on 09/01/1935 in Escanaba, MI. He spent most of his working career in Flint and later retired in Grayling.
Ronald is survived by...
Violet Margaret Kehr
Dec 24, 2019
Violet Margaret (Turner) Kehr of Grayling, Michigan passed away on Tuesday morning December 24, 2019. Violet was 99 years old.
Violet was born in Christopher, Illinois to Evan and Pearl (Vick) Turner on April 5, 1920. Her family were Coal Miners and in 1926 her Grandfather Allen, Father Evan, and Uncle Clarence were recruited by the owners of the then...
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