Obituaries

May 4, 2018

Daniel Lawrence Robb, 68, of Gladwin, Michigan, passed away at home on Friday, May 4, 2018. He was born on November 5, 1949, the son of Walter B. & Helen F. (Zielinski) Robb in Flint, Michigan. On January 5, 1966, he was united in marriage to his true love Janette (Jane) Finton in Mt. Morris, Michigan. He was employed...

May 2, 2018

Edythe "Edie" A. Crick passed away surrounded by her family on May 2, 2018 at Mid-Michigan Medical Center Gladwin, Michigan. She was born in Gladwin on February 28, 1947 the daughter of Harold & Lucille Smith. She found love in her husband Frank Crick who she was happily married to for 33 years, before he predeceased her in 2005....

Apr 28, 2018

John S. Shaffer, 101, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away with his family by his side at the Gladwin Nursing & Rahab on Saturday, April 28, 2018. He was born in Indiana on November 15, 1916 the son of Oliver & Mamie (Finnegan) Shaffer. He married Dolores Harber who predeceased him in 2000. He had lived in Gladwin County for...

Apr 27, 2018

Edward R. Watts I, 74, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away suddenly at his home on Friday, April 27, 2018. He was born in Wyandotte, Michigan on December 9, 1943 the son of Walter & Grace (Schnelker) Watts. On May 14, 1965 he married his true love Gertrud Ballmann in Germany. He was a veteran of the United States Army,...

Apr 25, 2018

Yvonne Louise Corlew, 74, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away at her home in the presence of her loving family on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. She was born in Gladwin on February 29, 1944 the daughter of David & Dorothy (Goheen) Smith. She was born and raised in Gladwin County and she worked for Saint Gobain in Beaverton. She was...

Apr 25, 2018

Roland Douglas Rosser, 84, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. He was born in Quality, Kentucky on August 21, 1933 the son of Richard & Annie (McReynolds) Rosser. He married his true love, Elzora Smith in Pontiac, Michigan on June 17, 1967. He was employed at Pontiac Truck & Bus as a...

Apr 24, 2018

Leo Clyde Sheets, 91, of Beaverton, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Medilodge Clare, Michigan. He was born the son of Dennis & Eva (Harliss) Sheets on February 25, 1927, in Lincoln, West Virginia. He proudly served his county in the United States Army during World War II from November 1945 to September 1947. On May...

Apr 21, 2018

James H. McLeish II, 56, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away at Mid-Michigan Medical Center in Midland, Michigan on Saturday, April 21, 2018. He was born in Peru, Indiana on September 25, 1961, the son of James and Betty (Wood) McLeish. He had lived in Gladwin County for the last 20 years, previously residing in Berkley, Michigan.  James was very...

Apr 19, 2018

Sharon J. Brown, 70, of Gladwin, Michigan, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 19, 2018. She was born on May 20, 1947, the daughter of Eugene & Bernice (Douer) Wade in Saginaw, Michigan. On January 11, 1966, she was united in marriage to the love of her life Robert Brown in Norfolk, Virginia. Some of her hobbies included painting...

Apr 17, 2018

Geraldine “Geri” Dundas, 93, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 20, 1924 the daughter of Gerald & Dorothy (Sweet) Williams. On August 3, 1957 she was united in marriage to Charles Dundas in Angola, Indiana. Geri was a lifetime resident of Gladwin County and she worked at...

Apr 16, 2018

Kenneth Devere Corlew, 82, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away at his home on Monday, April 16, 2018. He was born in Gladwin on April 23, 1935 the son of Julius & Nellie (Combs) Corlew. On August 7, 1954 he married the love of his life Shirley Ann Buzzell in Gladwin.  He was a lifetime resident of Gladwin County and...

Apr 15, 2018

Willard Keith Knoertzer, 84, of Gladwin, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018, at Mid Michigan Medical Center, Midland, Michigan. He was born on September 2, 1933, the son of Lawrence & Marjorie (King) Knoertzer. He was born and raised in Wheeler, Michigan. He graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1952. Soon after he served his country in during...

Apr 15, 2018

Dorothy Mae (Phillips) McLaren, age 86 of Gladwin, Michigan, formerly of Bay City, and Flint, died on April 15, 2018.

Dorothy is our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend.  Her main focus throughout her adult life was her family.  When she was younger, she worked to support her children; when she was older she took care of...

Apr 15, 2018

Jason L. McCann, 41, of Coleman, Michigan passed away at Mid Michigan Medical Center in Midland on Sunday, April 15, 2018. He was born in Flint, Michigan on June 10, 1976 the son of Robert & Brenda (Koresh) McCann. On September 9, 2006 he married Patrisha Zieroff in Harrison, Michigan. Jason had lived in Isabella County for the last...

Apr 12, 2018

Caroline Bokota, 95, of Beaverton, Michigan passed away at her home on Thursday, April 12, 2018. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 3, 1922 the daughter of Frank & Elizabeth (Smigiel) Fifelski. On April 25, 1942 she was united in marriage to Joseph J. Bokota in Detroit. They celebrated 60 wonderful years together before he predeceased her...

Apr 12, 2018

Janet Kay Fair, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018. She was at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born September 20, 1940 to Lyle and Dorothy (Prebble) Coryell. She is survived by her sons: Rolland (Tanna) Fair and Brian (Brenda) Fair, both of Gladwin. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren: Brandon (Jaime) Fair, Christopher Fair, Bryana...

Apr 9, 2018

Paul Alan Farquharson, 63, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away suddenly on Monday, April 9, 2018. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 4, 1955 the son of Charles & Mary (Weber) Farquharson. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving his country during the Vietnam Era. Paul had lived in Gladwin County for the last...

Apr 9, 2018

Donald E. Hillier, 95, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away in Kent Michigan on Monday, April 9, 2018. He was born in Clio, Michigan on November 27, 1922 the son of Ernest & Lois (Gere) Hillier. He was a veteran of the United States Army, proudly serving his country during World War II, and he was a member of the...

Apr 8, 2018

Colleen C. Sanger, 87, of Clare, Michigan passed away at Medilodge of Clare on Sunday, April 8, 2018. She was born in Birch Run, Michigan on August 20, 1930 the daughter of Manford & Hazel (Bremer) Gray. In 1948 she married Charles Sanger in Midland. She had lived in Midland County for most of her life and was a...

Apr 5, 2018

On April 5, 2018, Ellen Marie Klein was reunited with her beloved husband, Chuck. Ellen was born in Berkley, MI, on November 18, 1930, to Harold and Leah McAllister. On May 6, 1950, Ellen married the love of her life, Charles Klein.  They were blessed with their only child, Deborah, in October 1952.

Ellen devoted 50 years...