Obituaries

May 23, 2018

Danielle Lauria, 56, of Gladwin, Michigan, passed away at her home surrounded by her loved ones on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. She was born in Taylor, Michigan, on May 16, 1962 the daughter of Roger & Cordia (Markoe) Johnson. On September 25, 1993 she married Benjamin “Ben” Lauria in Gladwin. She was a homemaker living in Gladwin County for...

May 23, 2018

Charles W. Lee, 71, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away at Mid Michigan Medical Center in Gladwin on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. He was born in Wayne County Michigan on January 14, 1947 the son of Robert & Blanche (Gedney) Lee. On July 8, 1966 he married Saundra Switzer in Gladwin. Charles was a veteran of the United States Marine...

May 19, 2018

Kathy Jean Jones, 59, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away at her home on Saturday, May 19, 2018. She was born in Highland Park, Michigan on September 11, 1958 the daughter of Ernest & Virginia (Nicholson) Estes. She was married in Ferndale, Michigan on July 26, 1991 to Brian Jones who predeceased her in 1999. She had lived in Clare...

May 18, 2018

Penelope Luwania Lamons, 53, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away at Mid Michigan Medical Center in Midland, Michigan on Friday, May 18, 2018. She was born in Clare, Michigan on August 1, 1964 the daughter of Richard & Nora (Henry) Osborn. She had lived in Gladwin County for the last 14 years, previously residing in Farwell, and she worked as...

May 15, 2018

Bernita Lorraine Gear, 72, of Gladwin, Michigan passed away at the Gladwin Pines on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. She was born in Genesee County on May 11, 1946 the daughter of Bernard & Marguerite Gear. She was a homemaker living in Gladwin County for the past 3 years, previously residing in West Branch, Michigan. She will be dearly missed...

May 13, 2018

Linda Lou Frye, 64, of Beaverton, Michigan, passed away at her home on Sunday, May 13, 2018. She was born on May 24, 1953, the daughter of James & Pearl (Whiteman) Seckman in Gladwin, Michigan. On February 14, 1975, she was united in marriage to Elton Frye in Beaverton, Michigan. She has lived in Beaverton since 1986, previously residing...

May 10, 2018

Vera Pauline (Huntley) Small, 91, passed away on May 10, 2018, at the Brook Senior Living in Gladwin, Michigan. She was born on May 22, 1926 to the late Simeon & Bertha Mansfield. She was a member of the Lutheran Church and taught Sunday School for 35 years. Vera worked many years as an RN and then a caregiver....

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...