All Obituaries

David Lee Smith, 79, of East Jordan, died on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at his home.   He was born on April 26, 1940, in East Jordan, the son of Arnold Albert and Olive Mae (Davis) Smith.   He graduated from East Jordan High School in 1958 and then studied welding in trade school.   On January 13, 1962, in Grand Haven, he married Carol Nelson.     David had been the owner and operator of several East Jordan companies, D.L. Smith...

  Vera Elizabeth Gee, 96, of East Jordan, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan.   She was born on January 15, 1924, in East Jordan, the daughter of George and Bertha (Jones) Staley.  She grew up in East Jordan and graduated from East Jordan High School in 1941. On October 25, 1941, in East Jordan, she married Vale Maurice “Pee Wee” Gee.  Her husband of seventy-four...

 Mary Ann (Kotovich) Bloomfield, 98, of East Jordan died on Thursday, February 6, 2020, in Petoskey.   She was born on July 30, 1921, in Detroit, the daughter of George and Anna (Fada) Kotovich.  She grew up in East Jordan and graduated from East Jordan High School in 1940. She then studied nursing and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit.    She served as a nurse in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant from 1944 to...

  Buddy T. Hull, Sr. of East Jordan died on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in Charlevoix. He was born on May 25, 1945, in Charlevoix, the son of Joseph H. and Alice (Shore) Hull.   On September 16, 1967, in East Jordan, he married Evelyn K. Bolser and they made their home in East Jordan.   Buddy served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He worked at Harbor Industries in Charlevoix and retired in 2007.   He was an active member of the American...

  Douglas Arthur Ury was born July 11, 1947, as Guy Malone in New York, New York.  At the age of 2, he was adopted and received the name we have all come to know and love him by.    In 1999, he met his wife Karen and they were married on December 28, 2001.  They welcomed a son, Nikolas Gunner on April 6, 2004.    The family moved to East Jordan in the spring of 2010, and instantly fell in love with the peacefulness, beauty and wildlife surrounding their...

  Mary Alice (Reed) Gahn   Mary passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on December 22, 2019. She is survived by a brother and a sister, 6 children, many grandchildren and a multitude of loved ones.   Born on December 26, 1942, to Forest and Martha Reed of Dayton Ohio.   Left the Woman's Army Corps. to marry Phillip Arthur Gahn on May 29, 1965.   While Phil was stationed in Würzburg Germany, Mary gave birth to a son.   Baptized as...

  Marilyn J. Goebel, 68, went to be with her Lord on Friday, December 6, 2019, at Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan.   She was born on April 17, 1951, in Charlevoix, the daughter of Warren “Turk” and E. Suzie (Whiteford) Bennett.  She graduated from East Jordan High School in 1969.    On February 9, 1974, in East Jordan, she married Walter "Butch" Goebel, Jr. He preceded her in death on June 13, 2013.   She was a member...

Delores Hudson, 83, of East Jordan, died Monday, December 9, 2019, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey.   She was born on February 12, 1936, in Dearborn, Michigan, the daughter of Russell W. and Helen Ruth (Myrick) Hudson.   She is survived by three children, Kathy (Dave) Kochanowski of Jacksonville, Florida, Mike (Tracy) Beaver of Cape Coral, Florida and Tom Beaver of Cape Coral, Florida; nine grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; and one...

  Kurt A. LaBeau, 40, of East Jordan, died on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, in East Jordan.    He was born on December 14, 1978, in Charlevoix, the son of James H. and Nancy E. (Bennett) LaBeau.   He grew up in East Jordan and graduated from East Jordan High School in 1997.   Kurt had worked at Family Fair, formerly Glen’s Market, in Grayling and East Jordan for over twenty years.   He was a sports fan.  He loved the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions...

  James Kenneth Dickerson, 85, of Boyne City and formerly of Davison, Goodrich and Flint, has finally got his wish to be with his heavenly family of nine brothers and sisters on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at McLaren Hiland Cottage Hospice House in Petoskey.   Jim was born on May 13, 1934, in Caro, Michigan, the son of Leland and Grace (Sherman) Dickerson.  He grew up in the thumb area of Michigan and on June 22, 1963, in Flint, he married Arthella M....