All Obituaries

Punta Gorda, FL - Kay Marie Stockman, of Lake City as well as Florida, and formerly of Muskegon, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2026. She was 85. Per her wishes cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date.  Details for services and a more complete obituary will also appear at a later time. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family online at www.HoldshipFuneralHomes.com The family is being served by the Young-Holdship Funeral Home.  

Earl LeRoy Meece, 92, of  Houghton Lake passed away on Thursday May 14, 2026 at home with loving family by his side. Earl was born on April 9, 1934 in  Detroit, Michigan to Denzel and Dorothy (Gibson) Meece. He grew up and attended school in the Detroit area.  On July 25, 1953 in Belleville, Earl was married to Rosie Stella  Phillips. Earl worked as a Welder Repair person for Ford Motor Company for many years until his retirement. He was a 32nd degree Mason, Shriner, ...

Manton - Jeremy D. Baldwin, of Manton passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. He was 44. Services will be held at the Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home in Cadillac on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 11am, with visitation one hour prior.  A more complete obituary will appear at a later date.  Condolences and memories may be shared with the family online at www.HoldshipFuneralHomes.com The family is being served by the Holdship Family of ...

Cadillac - Benjamin  Cates, of Cadillac, formerly of Texas and Colorado, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at . He was 64. Per his wishes cremation has taken place and no services will be held at this time.  A more complete obituary will appear at later date. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family online at www.Hitesman-Holdship.com The family is being served by the Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home.  

Tegan Ann Louise Taylor, of Cadillac and formerly of the Flint area, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at Tustin House AFC Home. She was 47 years old. Tegan was born on April 11, 1979 to Glen E. Taylor and Tamala Carlson in Flint, Michigan. She attended the Flint ISD school system growing up, where she many numerous friends. Tegan loved spending time with her family and friends. In her spare time, she could often be found watching tv shows and dancing along to musicals. Tegan's ...

Lake City - Janet Earlene (Wagner) Schneider, of Lake City passed away peacefully at her mother's home on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 surrounded by family. She was 65. Janet is survived by her mom, Helen Wagner; special friend, Dennis Belanger; daughter, Sherry Fifarek; son, Christopher Schneider; bonus son, Chris Belanger; sister, Karrie (Tim) Loney; brother, Kenneth (Cindy) Wagner; several nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her father, ...

Marion - Lora Marie (Lazell) Hartsell passed away on May 1, 2026.  Born in Owosso, Michigan, on June 8, 1968, Lora was the daughter of Michael and Karen (Dore) Lazell. She built a life centered on family, kindness, and a deep appreciation for the simple joys around her.  Lora loved spending time with her children and took great pride in spoiling her grandchildren with her homemade meals and baked goods. She cherished time with her sisters and their families, and she found peace ...

Mesick - Christina Margery Loney, lifelong resident of Mesick area passed away at home with family by her side on Friday, May 1, 2026. She was 90. She was born on August 25, 1935, in Copemish, Michigan to Harvey and Agnes (Taylor) Jones. On August 23, 1953, she entered into marriage with the Daniel Edward Loney at the Minar Bible Church in Mesick; the two shared 67 years together before his passing in 2021. Christina worked at 4Star in Mesick and Mitchell-Bently in Benzonia for a number of ...

Cadillac – Patrick Bright of Cadillac and formerly of Colorado tragically took his own life on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at the age of 36. His family and friends will forever cherish the laughter, kindness, and warmth he brought into their lives. Patrick was born at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Oklahoma, to Patrick Bright, Sr. and Laura Moshier. The family relocated to Colorado where Patrick attended school and graduated in Woodland Park. Patrick had a natural ability to ...

Tustin - Donna Belle (Cook) Whaley, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, April 26, 2026. She was 91. Donna was born to Glen and Retha Cook on August 24, 1934 in Cadillac, Michigan. Donna graduated from Cadillac Sr. High School in 1952 and married Dean Whaley in 1953.  They had four children, Donald (Barbara)Whaley, Diane (Russ) Whaley Payne, Debrah (Edward) Whaley Lewis and Daniel (Rose) Whaley.  Donna also had 13 grandchildren and 15 ...