All Obituaries

Clifton R. Halliday, age 85, of Houghton Lake passed away on Sunday May 15, 2022. Cliff was born on May 29, 1936 in Howell, Michigan to Charles and Lisette (Heard) Halliday. He was married on August 28, 1954 in Lake City to Edah L. Carpenter, who preceded him in death. He later married Louise Spurgeon on May 29, 2019 in Houghton Lake. In 1963 Cliff started Cliff's Sand & Gravel  and later started Halliday Sand & Gravel with his wife Edah. He was a member of...

Patricia Ann Shirley Hamblin, of Mesick, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. She was 79. Patricia was born on February 19, 1943 in Jackson, Michigan to Henry Stanley and Mary Evelyn (Zawacki) Reilly. She entered into marriage with James Eryl Hamblin in 1961 in Jackson, Michigan. Jim and Patricia relocated from the Jackson area to Mesick to raise their four children. Patricia cherished her family and loved teaching them special Polish family cooking...

Manton, Michigan- Butch Alan Bora, of Manton, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022 with family by his side. He was 37. Butch was born on September 16, 1984 to James and Cathy (Melnyk) Bora in Warren, Michigan. He was a graduate of Centerline High School. Butch spent his career working along with brother doing carpentry work. He entered into marriage with the former Michelle Bowen. In his spare time, he could almost always be found riding his motorcycle. He cherished the time spent with his...

Marion - Robert "Bob" Peters, of Marion, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. He was 81. Bob is survived by his sister, Wilma Gibbs of Clare; his son, Mark McConnell of Texas; daughter, Janet McConnell of Lake City; siblings, Robert (Jo Ann) Pifer of Cadillac, Neil (Lou)Pifer of Marion, Ruth Ann Nurrie of Kalamazoo, Marilyn Kay (Dan) of Waterford, and Steven (Kathy) Pifer of Marion.  Bob was preceded in death by his mother, Florence...

  Donald "Ken" Gulbrandsen Jr., age 72, of Roscommon passed away on Friday May 13, 2022 at home. Ken was born on June 2, 1949 in Panama City, Florida to Donald and Martha (Carter) Gulbrandsen Sr.. He moved to Roscommon in 1995 from Warren. Ken was a flooring installer for Northern Flooring & Design for many years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and loved to watch NASCAR.  Ken is survived by his daughter; Tricia (Chad) Jobin and son; Codie (Erin) Mikel, grandchildren;...

Nancy Pearl Hatfield, of Cadillac, passed away on Friday, 13 2022 in her home surrounded by her children at her bedside. She was 81.   Nancy was born on April 22nd, 1941 in Pontiac, Michigan to Cecil and Dorothy Kenyon. She entered into marriage on August 27th, 1960 with Rev. Phillip Hatfield. The couple spent 41 years together until his time of passing in 2002. What is there to say about our dear mother, she was a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day and the shelter from a storm. Mom always...

James E. Moffitt Sr., age 85, of Roscommon passed away on Thursday May 12, 2022 at Covenant Hospital in Saginaw surrounded by his family. Jim was born on October 12, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan to Harold and Frances (Chmura) Moffitt. He was married on May 9, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan to Nancy Dubois. He retired from the Detroit Police Department after 30 years serving as a Detective Sgt. The couple moved to Roscommon in 1989. Jim then began working for Roscommon County Probate Court where he...

Timothy Teall, age 66, of Roscommon passed away unexpectedly on May 11, 2022 at Munson Healthcare-Grayling Hospital. He was born in Ypsilanti, MI at Beyer Hospital on February 29, 1956 to Patricia Ann (Sauers) Teall and Donald James Teall. On May 17, 2003 Tim married Lisa Ann (Spragg) Teall of Ypsilanti, MI. Tim retired from General Motors Power Train plant in Ypsilanti, MI and at the time of his death was employed at Lear of Roscommon, MI. Tim enjoyed working and made several dear friends...

Bruce Lloyd "Hagar" McClellan, 69, of  Merritt passed away on Wednesday May 11, 2022 at home with his loving family by his side. Bruce was born on August 24, 1952 in Flint, Michigan to Lloyd and Dolores (Barrett) McClellan. He grew up in the Flint area where he  graduated from Davison High School. Bruce worked as a Millwright for General Motors at the downtown Flint Plant and later the Truck Plant. On May 10, 2003 in Genesee County, Bruce was married to Linda Susan...

Randy Edward Killingbeck, 66, of  Houghton Lake passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday May 10, 2022. Randy was born on January 3, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan to Clyde and Jean (Winschel) Killingbeck, later becoming a step son to Denio (Jean) Giannangeli and Clyde (Frances) Killingbeck. He worked as a Retail Manager for Farmer Jack Supermarkets for 29 years, and retired from Joe's Produce in Livonia, MI. Randy thoroughly enjoyed his life, the outdoors and his family. He will be dearly...