Cadillac

CADILLAC — Karen (Whaley) Freese, of Cadillac, formerly of Connecticut, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Munson Healthcare’s Cadillac Hospital. She was 48.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Deborah West, 63, of Winter Haven, Florida, went to be with her Lord and family on Sunday, April 7. She died in her home.

BOON — Dorothy Izaetta Emond, loving sister, aunt, great aunt, and friend passed away unexpectedly at her home near Boon on Friday, April 12, 2019. She was 76 years old. Dorothy was born to Wilford Joseph and Izaetta May (Helsel)…

SCHOOLCRAFT — Thomas Earl Cook Jr., of Schoolcraft, died unexpectedly on April 11, 2019 at U of M Hospital, Ann Arbor. He was 60.

TRAVERSE CITY — Ronald Lee Frenchi, age 64, of Traverse City died July 16, 2018.

EVART — James R. Schonert, of Evart, passed away peacefully with his wife and nephew at his side on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital. He was 65.

TUSTIN — Gloria Kay Carper (Gibson) Hibbard, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and dear friend, passed away peacefully at home in Tustin, Michigan, on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 with her family by her side.

REED CITY — Wayne E. Sengelaub, of Reed City, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the Spectrum Health Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center in Grand Rapids. He was 85.

OAK HARBOR, Wash. — Jack Blaisdell, age 86, passed away on April 7, 2019 at home in Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, Washington.

GRAND RAPIDS — Minnie M. Alberts of Grand Rapids, formerly of Marion, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2019 at the Edison Christian Health Center. She was 92.

BRYANT, Ark. — Steven Gerald Lucas, 73, of Bryant, Arkansas, passed away peacefully while sleeping on April 6, 2019.

CADILLAC — Harold E. Barton of Cadillac died Sunday morning, April 7, 2019 at Samaritas Senior Living in Cadillac. He was 89.

CADILLAC — Wanda I. Sickles of Cadillac died Sunday afternoon, April 7, 2019 at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital. She was 74.

FALMOUTH — Viola M. Creger of Falmouth passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 at The Brook of Houghton Lake. She was 101 years old.

OXFORD — Michael Duane Schank of Oxford passed away at his sister Robin Miller’s residence on Sunday, April 7, 2019 in Cadillac. He was 59.

REED CITY — Charles M. Swales of Reed City passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was 74.

CADILLAC — Elizabeth Mary Metzger, of Cadillac, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Samaritas Senior Living in Cadillac. She was 41.

EVART — Bert Junior Walter, of Evart, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family, on Friday, April 5, 2019. He was 65.

MERRITT — Michael Lee Jones, age 70, of Merritt passed away on April 3, 2019, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.

CADILLAC — Elizabeth Mary Metzger, of Cadillac, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Samaritas Senior Living in Cadillac. She was 41.

REED CITY — Burl D. Webster, of Richmond Township near Reed City, passed away suddenly and unexpected on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at his home. He was 47.

NEW BUFFALO — Veronica Helen Schroder, of New Buffalo, Michigan passed away in Grand Rapids on April 3, 2019 after a very short illness one day after her 93rd birthday. Arrangements have been entrusted to Sommerfeld Chapel – 15 N.…

CADILLAC — Elmer Horvath of Boon, formerly of Ohio, passed away April 3, 2019 at Green Acres Retirement Living in Cadillac. He was 96.

CADILLAC — William “Bill‘ Sunderland, age 80, of Cadillac, formerly of Merritt, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Munson Healthcare, Cadillac Hospital.

Mary Elizabeth MacDonald was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on October 1, 1962; she passed on April 2, 2019 in New Lothrup Michigan. She was 56 years old.

MARION — James LeRoy Wright, of Marion, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at his home in Marion surrounded by his family. He was 71.

EVART — William Leroy Stein, of Evart, passed away peacefully holding his wife’s hand on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital. He was 87.

CADILLAC — Stanley Allen Levanduski, of Cadillac, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Samaritas Senior Living. He was 89.

BROOKLYN, New York — Scott Allen Collier of Brooklyn, New York, and formerly of Cadillac, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 30, 2018 at his home in Brooklyn. He was 46.

TUSTIN — Paula Hayes-Patrick passed away unexpectantly the morning of March 21, 2019 at Munson Medical Center of Traverse City.