All Obituaries

Sandra Jean Clark, 76, of East Jordan, Michigan, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Petoskey, MI. She was born on October 16, 1943, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Lloyd Franklin and Lois (Paxton) Hubbard.  She grew up and attended high school in Salem, Missouri.  She moved to Michigan in 1961.  On November 3, 1961, in Flushing Township, Michigan, she married Edward Erwin Clark.  They lived in Hillard, Ohio from 1963 to 1968, and then moved...

  Edward Schwarz, 76, loving husband and father, of East Jordan, died Monday, March 9, 2020, in Petoskey.   He was born on January 13, 1944, in Tilsit, Germany, the son of Fritz and Lucy (Reitzenstein) Schwarz.  They moved to Toronto, Canada in 1956, and then in 1958, moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Edward graduated from Washington High School in 1962, in Milwaukee.   Edward served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968, in Germany where he met Ellen...

  Richard “Dick” Fuller, 84, of East Jordan, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loved ones.   He was born on November 3, 1935, in Echo Township, Antrim County, the son of Quincy and Ruby (Hosler) Fuller.     He served in the United States Army.     On September 15, 1962, in East Jordan, he married Reva Mayhew.   Dick worked at the East Jordan Iron Works, now known as EJ, USA, in...

    Carl L Young, 87, of East Jordan, went to be with his Lord on Friday, February 28, 2020.   He was born on September 18, 1932, in Niles, Michigan, one son of the thirteen children of A. Clyde and Gladys M. (Coon) Young.  On April 18, 1953, in South Bend, Indiana, he married Beverly A. Werner.  They came to East Jordan on June 30, 1987.  She passed away on January 26, 2009.  On September 12, 2009, in East Jordan, he married Nina Cosier Moore.  She...

  Diane Theresa Roberts, 83, of East Jordan, went to be with her Lord on Monday February 24, 2020, at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, Michigan, surrounded by family.   She was born on September 8, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Steven and Theresa Paterka.  At a young age, she lost her mom, Theresa.  Her father later remarried to Martha Svoboda and they raised Diane in Charlevoix, Michigan.   On September 17, 1955, she married the love...

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...