Obituaries

Jul 18, 2020

Shannon Cady-Esparsen, 55, of Gladwin, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on July 18, 2020, at Mid Michigan Health, Midland. She was born the daughter of Charles and Beverly (Allen) Cady on March 2, 1965. Shannon prouldy served her country as a United States Marine for five years before being honorably discharged. She was united in marriage on...

Jul 15, 2020

Clayton Maxwell, 65, of Gladwin, passed away on July 15, 2020 in Gladwin.  He was born the son of Neuman & Virginia (Nash) Maxwell on June 11, 1955 in Clare.  Clayton was a lifetime resident of Gladwin County, and Owned & Operated Maxwell Forestry in Gladwin.  He was united in marriage to Linda Pavlowski in 1973 in Gladwin.  She...

Jul 12, 2020

Norbert "Bud" Vermeesch, 84, of Beaverton, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Huron Woods Nursing and Rehab Center in Kawkawlin. He was born on March 29, 1936, the son of Aloyisious & Nora (Van Sumeran) Vermeesch in Essexville. Bud worked for Bay City Chevrolet and R & R Redi-Mix before moving to Beaverton in 1973. He would...

Jul 11, 2020

George H. Whitney, 95, of Gladwin, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Gladwin.  He was born the son of Clifford & Nettie (Osborne) Whitney on December 1, 1924 in Coleman. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps, proudly serving his country during World War II. He married Pansy “Pat” Griffin on December 1, 1946. ...

Jul 10, 2020

Mae Elizabeth (Zimmer) Hetherington, 89, of Gladwin, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 in Midland.  She was born on November 5, 1930 the daughter of Edward & Cora (Wirick) Zimmer in Gladwin.  Mae was a lifetime resident of Gladwin.  She married Clarence Hetherington on December 15, 1950 in Gladwin.  Clarence preceded her in death in 1997.  She was...

Jul 9, 2020

Kenneth Crosby, 80, of Gladwin Michigan, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Gladwin. He was born the son of Ronald & Alice (Raleigh) Crosby on April 16, 1940 in Wyandotte, Michigan. After serving his country in the United States Army, he worked for Ace Paper product’s as an assembler. He married Barbara in July of 1998 in...

Jul 8, 2020

“Skip” Calvin D Greenman of Burton, Michigan was called to worship at the throne of God on July 8, 2020. He was a legend to so many. Born on July 15, 1955, Skip lived a life of adventure, impacting so many people along the way. He was strong and full of life even until the very end. He loved Jesus,...

Jul 4, 2020

Lori Lee Pepper, 60, of Gladwin, passed away on Saturday, July 4th, 2020. She was born on April 17th, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan and lived in Gladwin since 1994. She enjoyed the local favorites such as: dining at Family Diner, Chee Peng and trips to Dollar General. She always enjoyed spending time with her parents and brother. Lori also enjoyed...

Jul 1, 2020

Shirley Blades, 88, of Beaverton, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. He was born on May 20, 1932, the son of George & Elva Blades at the family home in Beaverton. He was united in marriage to his true love Pauline Crowell on October 12, 1951. Together the shared 67 wonderful years before she preceded...

Jun 28, 2020

Steven R. Longstreth, 55, of Beaverton, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 28, 2020. He was born on July 20, 1964, the son of Donald & Carolyn (Warner) Longstreth in Midland. He was a machine operator in the plastics industry for many years. He was blessed to meet the love of his life Jennifer Manges in 2002. They shared many...

Jun 27, 2020

Chad Marvin Earl Coppola, 24, of Beaverton, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Mid-Michigan Medical Center, Midland.  He was born on September 29, 1995 the son of Andy & Cathy (Willis) Coppola in Midland.  Chad was a lifetime resident of Gladwin County, where he enjoyed hunting, fishing and really anything to do with the outdoors.  He had...

Jun 26, 2020

Florenzio Ornelas, 76, of Beaverton, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Friday, June 26, 2020 at his home. He was born the son of Francisco and Manuela (Mendez) Ornelas on July 21, 1943. In September of 1978, he was united in marriage to Darlene Messing in Auburn. Florenzio was a proud veteran of the United States Army during...

Jun 24, 2020

Earl Chervus, 90, of Gladwin, MI passed away surrounded by his loved ones Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Earl was born the son of Frank and Florence (Stanley) Chervus on February 23, 1930 in Flint, MI. He was united in marriage on December 19, 1964 to his wife Jean in Burton, MI. Earl was a Korean War Veteran, and was...

Jun 22, 2020

Barbara Lou Weaver passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020, at her home.

Born April 27, 1931 in Gladwin, Barb spent most of her life in Gladwin County. She worked as a meat wrapper at Ashcraft's for over 20 years. She was an avid sports fan and a regular at Flying G football and basketball games long after her...

Jun 22, 2020

Michael A. Toaz, 68, of Gladwin, passed away suddenly on June 22, 2020 at University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. Michael was born August 30, 1951 the son of Richard and Barbara (Vogel) Toaz in Lansing, Michigan. After graduating from Western Michigan University he received his bachelor’s degree in teaching, he then proceeded to work his way towards a...

Jun 20, 2020

Harold Lambert, 84, of Royal Oak, passed away at home surrounded by his loved ones on Saturday, June 20, 2020. He was born on August 12, 1935, the son of George & Mae (Mahalic) Lambert in Sebewaing, MI. On June 26, 1953, he was united in marriage to his true love, Beverly Jean Robar, in Auburn, Indiana. They were...

Jun 15, 2020

Randy "Barney" Hetherington of Gladwin went to be with the Lord after a long term illness on June 15, 2020.  He was born November 30, 1947 in Gladwin, MI to the late Charles and Susan (Irene) Hetherington.

After a wonderful 40 year career with the Michigan Department of Transportation as an Inspector, Randy's philosophy was, "work hard,...

Jun 11, 2020

Art Ziemer, 75, of Gladwin, MI passed away suddenly on June 11, 2020. Art was born October 17, 1944 the son of Henry and Anna (Sauer) Ziemer. Art was employed as a boilermaker for Local 169 out of Dearborn until his retirement. He was a lifetime resident of Gladwin and spent his time dedicated to his farm.  Art was...

Jun 8, 2020

Cheryl A. McCulloch, 64, of Gladwin, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020, at the Gladwin Pines Nursing Home. She was born on November 8, 1955, the daughter of Robert & Rosa Ann (Fetterolf) Cronk in Midland. On September 21, 1973, she was united in marriage to her true love Dennis McCulloch in Gladwin. She was active in Gladwin...

Jun 6, 2020

Joyce Maya, 82 of Gladwin, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Joyce was born the daughter of Carl and Jessie (Hunter) Dahlke on July 14, 1937 in Detroit. Joyce was a hard working women who spent her early years working for Ford Motor Company.  She found a love working with children, and Joyce...