All Obituaries

Hazel Irene Lenkiewicz, age 98 of Lake City, passed away May 26, 2023 at the Maple Ridge Assisted Living in Lake City. Hazel was born December 28, 1924 to Charles and Elizabeth (Chrispell) Apps. She married Robert Nichols on January 7, 1943 and he preceded her in death in 1983. She married  Lucien Lenkiewicz September 19, 1960 in and he preceded Hazel in death March 14, 2008. Hazel lived in eight different states and moved from Alabama to McBain in 2015, to be closer to her family....

Valerie Denise Fales, of Cadillac, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at home with her husband by her side after a 7-month battle with cancer. She was 65 years old.   Val was born on July 22, 1957 to Jack and Mary (Green) Shearer in Muskegon, Michigan. She entered into marriage with Chuck Fales on September 18, 1980 in Manton. The couple were briefly boyfriend/girlfriend growing up and came back into each other's lives later as adults. She graduated high school from Flint...

Melvin “John” Bergey, age 59 of Lake City, passed away May 23, 2023 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. John was born December 11, 1963 in Lansing. He graduated in 1982 from Lake City High School and became a Lance Corporal in the US Marines and a graduate of the Rogue Community College in Medford, Oregon. John was united in marriage to Christi Lynn Peterson on January 28, 2012 in Lake City. John was passionate about counseling young adults; both in his family and...

Sally Jean (Kalis) Breuer, age 79, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2023 at Meadow Brook nursing facility in Bellaire, MI Sally was born on February 22, 1944 in Detroit to Everett and Dorothy (Underhill) Kalis. Sally graduated from Lake City High School in 1962 and participated in many activities, including cheerleading, pep club, and newspaper. Sally married Joseph “Bill” Breuer on August 7, 1965 in Lake City. She lost her best friend and husband on November 24,1989. Sally...

Larry L. Larson, of Cadillac, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023 at his home with family by his side. He was 80. Larry was born on October 2, 1942 in Flint, Michigan to Lowell and Reba (Pavy) Larson. After graduating high school in Tustin, he went on to spend his career working for General Motors until his time of retirement 30 years later. On a snowy January 25, 1964 day, he entered into marriage with the former Barbara E. Mattzela in Reed City, Michigan. The couple enjoyed going on...

Ronald Bruce Gair, 72, of  Houghton Lake passed away on Monday May 22, 2023 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Ronald was born on July 24, 1950 to Carl and Lois (Gibson) Gair), in St. Paul, MN. After working for most of his life, Ron moved to the Houghton Lake area 10 years ago, following his retirement. Surviving Ronald Bruce Gair are his Son, Ronald Gair; Siblings, Rhonda Askew, Evelyn Jenkins, Carl Gair, and Francine LeBaron. Ron is further survived by his Grandchildren,...

Bernard J. Malkowski, age 90, of Houghton Lake passed away on Monday May 22, 2023 at Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital. Bernard was born on May 29, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan to Bernard and Angeline (Antosz) Malkowski. He was married on August 6, 1955 in Rogers City to Patricia Modrzynski. Bernard was a mechanical engineer for many years. The couple moved to Houghton Lake over 30 years ago from Northville. He was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church and enjoyed reading and...

Tustin - Kyler Dale Ruppert, of Tustin, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at Spectrum Health's Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was 30. Kyler was born on June 29, 1992, in Big Rapids, Michigan to Shawn and Lisa (Dickinson) Ruppert.  He grew up attending Pine River Schools and became a graduate of the class of 2010.  Kyler went on to earn additional training and certification from Baker College and began his career as a Radiographer working with Spectrum Health's...

Anton (Tony) Iver Walenjus of McBain, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 21, 2023 with his face in the sun, the place he loved most. He was born in Cadillac on February 20, 1949 to Iver and Lila Walenjus. Tony and his twin sister, Susan share that birthday, completing a loving family of eight. They were all raised on the original family homestead on Walenjus Road in McBain. Tony married the late Kathrine Telford, October 18, 1975 and they raised their family of four kids just a mile...

Boon - Jamie William Oswalt, of Boon, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at home with family by his side. He was 55. Jamie was born on October 23, 1967, in Cadillac, Michigan to Robert and Joyce (Porter) Oswalt. He entered into holy matrimony with the former Toni Kay Vanderley on September 19, 1992, at Boon Baptist Church.  Jamie took his early work experience into a career with Eikenhout Inc., and in the course of over 20 years he was consistently promoted covering nearly every...