Obituaries

Dec 26, 2022

Paul Thorington, 60, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022. He was born on March 1, 1962, the son of Harold Earnest and Mary Jane (Baldys) Thorington in Gladwin. He was united in marriage to his wife Tammy Berg and spent 30 wonderful years together. He was a lived in Florida for the past 20 years in Fort Myers...

Dec 26, 2022

Ruth Ann Wright, 64, of Beaverton, MI, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022. She was born on February 12, 1958 the daughter of George and Phyllis (Harbin) Wright in Marine City, MI. She has lived in Gladwin, then Beaverton for the last 7 years where she managed the Habitat ReStore in Beaverton. Ruth loved to travel, read, play...

Dec 24, 2022

Kathy L. Grubb, 66, of Beaverton, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022. A full obituary will be posted when complete.

Arrangements are in the care of Hall-Kokotovich Funeral Home. www.hall-kokotovichfuneralhome.com

Dec 22, 2022

Jacqueline "Jackie" Roehrs, 90 of Beaverton, MI passed away at her home on Thursday, December 22, 2022.  She was under the excellent care of Mid-Michigan Hospice.  She was born in St. Louis, MI on May 29th 1932.  She was the daughter of Herbert and Zella (Morrow) Brown.  Jackie married the love of her life Herbert Roehrs on July 30, 1950. ...

Dec 18, 2022

Andrea Pappas, 55, of Gladwin, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on September 14, 1967, the daughter of Joseph Coppola and Lucille (Zarzycki) Coppola, in Detroit. She was happily married to her soul mate, Alfred “Nick” Pappas, for nearly 40 years.

Andrea graduated from Cornerstone University with an...

Dec 17, 2022

William “Bill” Swartz, 79, of Gladwin, MI passed away surrounded by his loved ones at his home Saturday, December 17, 2022. He was born April 18, 1943 in Centerline, MI the son of Edward and Marcie (Miller) Swartz. He was united in marriage to the love of his life Nancy Loney in 1988 in Beaverton, MI.

Dec 16, 2022

James "Jim" Jones, 76, of Gladwin, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022. He was born on September 29, 1946, the son of Romeaul & Emily (Fanslow) Jones in Gladwin. In 1965, he married the love of his life: Linda Breault in Gladwin. Together they shared many beautiful memories to go with 57 years of marriage. Jim worked for a...

Dec 16, 2022

Joan M. Mertz, 78, of Gladwin, MI passed away at My Michigan Medical Center, Midland, MI on Friday, December 16, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born January 18, 1944 the third daughter of James and Violet (Conger) Rock in Port Huron, MI. On June 6, 1964 Joan was united in marriage to the love of her...

Dec 12, 2022

After a long battle with heart and lung disease, Tim VanRiper, went to be with his parents and granddaughter Zoey Ann in heaven. He passed peacefully at home in no pain surrounded by his family. Tim was preceded in death by his parents Lyle & Peggie VanRiper, his favorite aunt Myrna and granddaughter baby Zoey Ann Galloway/ VanRiper.

Tim...

Dec 12, 2022

Caleb Thomason, 21, of Beaverton, MI passed away at his home Monday, December 12, 2022. He was born November 9, 2001 the son of Nicole Henry (Gruno) and Jeffrey Henry and the late Christopher Thomason in Clare, Michigan. After graduation from Beaverton High School in 2020 Caleb became a jack of all trades in anything that had to do...

Dec 11, 2022

William “Bill” R. Vandenbeurgeury, 60, of Gladwin, MI passed away December 11, 2022. He was born September 6, 1962 the son of William and Judith (Fleming) Vandenbeurgeury in Mount Clemens, MI. Bill was self-employed doing work on power lines during his working years. When Bill was not busy working his time was spent as a single dad bonding...

Dec 8, 2022

Bruce Alan Gibbs was born December 8, 1958 in Lansing Michigan to Billy Allen Gibbs and Mary Hagen Keyes. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents and his younger brother William Gibbs. He was a graduate of JW Sexton High School. Bruce moved to Gladwin in 1998 and he resided there until his death on December 8, 2022. Music...

Dec 8, 2022

Charlene Harder, 79, of Gladwin, MI passed away at Woodland Hospice in Mount Pleasant, MI on December 8, 2022. She was born September 8, 1943 in Beaverton, MI the daughter of Charles and Etta (Richards) Harder. Charlene was a woman of many talents who worked in many different careers over the course of her time. One of her favorites...

Dec 6, 2022

Dan Merrill Jr., 78, of Gladwin, MI passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. He was born February 27, 1944 the son of Dan Sr. and Inez (Howard) Merrill in Flint, MI. On January 19, 2003 Dan was united in marriage to Kathleen Largent. Dan spent many years out in Las Vegas, NV as a...

Dec 4, 2022

Charles “Charlie” Truelove, 67, of Gladwin, MI passed away at My Michigan Medical Center, Midland, MI on December 4, 2022. He was born October 6, 1955 the son of Jack and Elizabeth (Roberts) Truelove in Detroit, MI. Charlie spent his working years as a jack of all trades working with tires, becoming an extremely talented welder and working...

Dec 4, 2022

Frank Tolksdorf, 92, of Beaverton, MI passed away on December 4th, 2022 at Stratford Pines, Midland. He was born on May 24, 1930, the son of Franz and Elisabeth Tolksdorf in Werl, Germany. On October 1, 1955, he was united in marriage to Helga Krohnke in Detroit. She preceded him in death in 2020. He retired as a Dental...

Dec 4, 2022

JoAnne Borchardt-Hunt, 86, of Beaverton, MI passed away at her home December 4, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born March 30, 1936 in Bay City, MI. She was united in marriage to Paul Hunt in 1985 in Bay City, MI. JoAnne spent her working years as a punch press operator for Graphic Metals for 35 years...

Dec 3, 2022

On Saturday, December 3, 2022, Gary Lewis Dull, Husband, Brother, Father of 3, Grandfather of 4, passed away at his parent's home in Butner, North Carolina at the age of 66.  Gary was preceded in death by his brother Barry. He is survived by his parents Lewis and Maryann (Ross) Dull, Sister Debbie (Thomas) Jones, His wife Nancy (Muma),...

Dec 3, 2022

Kenneth Wayne Hudson, of Beaverton, passed away on December 3, 2022 at the Midland Hospital. Ken was born in January 20, 1952 to Francis and Jane Hudson in Genesee. Ken and his family moved to Gladwin in 1968. He attended Gladwin High School for his junior and senior years. Ken graduated with the G.H.S. Class of 1970. After graduating,...

Dec 3, 2022

On December 3, 2022, God sent his angles to escort Bonnetta Kay Downing home.  Bonnie, as she was known to family and friends, was born on December 30, 1936, to Myrl (Carlton) and Mildred (Harrison) Zimmerman from Gratiot County, Michigan.

On June 15,1955, Bonnie married her soul mate, her love, Richard (Dick) Downing, and they resided in...