All Obituaries

Larry Eugene Vanderhoef, of Hartwick Township, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022 at his home with family by his side. He was 75. Larry was born on New Years Eve, December 31, 1946 in Reed City, Michigan to Clarence and Leatha (Matthews) Vanderhoef. He was a graduate of Evart High School, Class of 1965. Shortly after graduation, he entered into marriage with the former Iris K. Coats on July 3, 1965 in Honor, Michigan. Larry dedicated his career to farming his entire life. In his spare...

Linda Kathryn Gwinn, of Manton, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022 at her home with family by her side. She was 73.    Linda was born on September 5, 1949 to Bernard and Frieda (LaVoy) Gillenkirk in Monroe, Michigan. She spent her career working for Red Roof Inn for over 25 years. On June 21, 1991 she entered into marriage with Jeffery David  Gwinn in Troy, Michigan. In her spare time, she could often be found outside gardening. Linda liked making special trips to the...

Robert Eugene Lenz, age 89, of Prudenville passed away on Monday October 3, 2022 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Robert was born on February 7, 1933 in Flint, Michigan to Ernest and Helen (Fisher) Lenz. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was a truck driver for many years before retiring. Robert was married to Phyllis Winans on October 31, 1965 in Flint Michigan and she preceded him in death. Robert later married Evah M. Sherman on September 20, 1997 in...

Sharon Elizabeth Northrup, 81, of  Houghton Lake passed away on Monday October 3, 2022 at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. Sharon was born on February 5, 1941, in Flint, Michigan to Leonard and Vera (Vogelei) Goss. Sharon graduated from Flint Central High School in 1959. She worked as a Salesperson for Lord and Taylor and was an Estee Lauder representative in Ann Arbor for 20+ years, before moving to the Houghton Lake area. Sharon was married to Joseph Northrup in 1991, and they...

Larry Allen Young, age 76 of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at home. Larry was born March 22, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois to Lowell and Geraldine (Lehman) Young. He was raised in Flat Rock, Michigan and graduated from Flat Rock High School. He proudly served in the US. Navy during the Vietnam War and was employed at Ford Motor Company in Ypsilanti for thirty six years and retired in 1996. He was a faithful member of the Calvary Baptist Church.  Larry enjoyed...

James Robert Baer, age 79, of Prudenville passed away on Saturday October 1, 2022 at home. James was born on May 30, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan to Max and Edith (Lemmon) Baer. He was married on September 24, 1977 in Sterling Heights to Cathy L. White. James retired from Chrysler in 1999. The couple moved to Prudenville from Roseville 23 years ago after his retirement. While living in Roseville he was active in Roseville Jr. Sports League and the Boy Scouts. He enjoyed hunting, watching TV...

Robert Devere Felsk, of Cadillac, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was 91. Robert was born on September 19, 1931 in Cadillac, Michigan to William Frederick and Lottie May (Horton) Felsk. He was a graduate of Lake City High School. Robert then went on to proudly serve his country during the Korean War in the United States Navy and the Reserves for 28 years. He owned and operated Michigan Casting Service, an aluminum foundry, in Manton for 25...

James (Jim) E. Boros, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Sept. 30th. He was 85. He was born at home in Cadillac on April 20th, 1937 to Dorthey (Laizure) Boros and James E. Boros, Sr. After spending most of his childhood working on the family farm in Boon (funny stories about milking cows and shooting it in the barn cats or sister’s mouths), he enlisted in the Air Force after graduating from Mesick High School. He served his country proudly for two years as an aircraft mechanic...

Paul Stephen VanDyke, lifelong resident of Cadillac passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 with his family by his side. He was 53. Paul was born on July 7, 1969, in Cadillac, to Donald M. and Phyllis M. (Tripp) VanDyke. He grew up and attended school in Cadillac and was a member of the 1987 graduating class. Paul's passion was working on cars with his dad by his side, watching Nascar, especially Dale Junior, or hanging with friends.  Paul spent a good number of years at CMI in...

Doris Olive Mainprize, age 88, of Houghton Lake passed away peacefully on Tuesday September 27, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. Doris was born on March 2, 1934 in South Branch, Michigan to James and Florence (Burr) Humphrey. She was the youngest of eleven children. She was married on July 27, 1952 in Houghton Lake to Donald Charles Mainprize. Doris was the church organist at various local churches beginning in her teenage years, continuing until she was almost 80 years old....