All Obituaries

  Janett Edna Walden, 89, of Echo Township, Antrim County, died on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Meadow Brooke Medical Care Facility in Bellaire.   She was born on May 11, 1932 in Croswell, Michigan, the daughter of Alfred and Orpha (Locke) Dresser.  Janett graduated from Croswell-Lexington High School in 1950.   On July 3, 1950, in Angola, Indiana, she married Ernest Walden.  They made their home in the Flint area for 31 years and moved to East Jordan in...

Michael Jesse Tompkins, 52, died on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at his home in East Jordan.   He was born on February 22, 1969, in Traverse City, the son of Michael Bobby Tompkins and Katherine Ruth Moore.   Michael was a mason by trade and enjoyed all kinds of guns.   He is survived by his wife, Penny Tompkins of East Jordan; two children, Michael (Jennifer) Tompkins of East Jordan and Danielle (Duane) Skrocki of East...

  William “Bill” Yarbrough, 76, of Boyne Falls and formerly of East Jordan, died Tuesday, November 16, 2021, in Petoskey.   He was born on March 6, 1945, in Red Bay Alabama, the son of Jesse and Mildred (Vinson) Yarbrough.   Bill served as in the military police in the United State Army.  He later drove truck for the East Jordan Iron Works, now known as “EJ, USA”.   He married Carmille Wojceichowski on April 15, 1972 in Northville,...

  Michael Thomas Brennan, 88, of East Jordan, died Monday, November 15, 2021, in Charlevoix.   He was born on April 1, 1933, in East Jordan, the son of John Bernard "Bun" and Catherine Eileen (Farmer) Brennan.  He grew up in East Jordan and graduated from East Jordan High School in 1951.   Mike served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.   On April 27, 1961, in East Jordan, he married Mary A. Martinek and raised five children.   He...

  Walter P. Goebel, Sr., 100, of East Jordan, died Saturday, November 6, 2021, at Mallard Cove in Petoskey.   He was born on September 15, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Walter and Catherine Ann (Wenderling) Goebel.    His family moved to East Jordan when he was 15 years old to purchase the Goebel farm.  He graduated from East Jordan High School in 1939.  After graduating, Walter worked in an A&P grocery store in Detroit where he met Dolores M....

  Lillian Lorraine Martinek, 100, of East Jordan, died Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at Meadowbrook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire.   She was born on April 15, 1921, in Saginaw, Michigan, the daughter of Ralph E. and Edith (Medcraft) Scott.    Lillian married Joseph Martinek on October 29, 1939, in East Jordan.   She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in East Jordan where she volunteered.  For many years, Lillian prepared meals for the East...

  Luezetta “Zettie” Kitson, 96, died on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at her home in East Jordan.    She was born on January 31, 1925, in Bellaire, Michigan, the daughter of Leander and Mabel (Scott) Patton.   She grew up in Bellaire and graduated from Bellaire High School in 1943.  She married Lester Smith, on May 17, 1952 in Alden. He preceded her in death 1958. She then married Ralph E. Kitson, Jr. on March 16, 1963, in...

Susan Haley, 59, died Monday, October 25, 2021, surrounded by her family at home in Ironton.   She was born on February 1, 1962 in Flint, the daughter of Donald and Rosemary (Ballinger) Jacobson.     She married her soulmate Scott Haley on June 20, 1981, in Fenton. After graduating from Baker College with her Health Information Technology degree,  she and Scott moved their family from Flint to Ironton in 1989.  Susan worked at Northern Michigan Hospital...

  David Lee Kenney, 35, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021, at his home in Jordan Township, Antrim County.   He was born on October 19th, 1986, in Petoskey, the son of David Allen and Melissa Lynn (Fuller) Kenney.   David graduated from Alanson High School in 2004. He worked as a logger.   He is survived by a daughter, Nikki Isabella Kenney of Burton; his parents, David A. and Melissa L. Kenney of Harbor Springs; a brother, Nicolas A Kenney of East...

 Glenn “Red” A. Hardy, 56, of East Jordan, died on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.   He was born on September 2, 1965, in Petoskey, the son of Jerry Hilbert and Leanna Rose (Mosser) Hardy.   He married Norma Jean Lundy on July 21, 2007, in East Jordan.   He is survived by his wife, Norma Jean Lundy of  East Jordan; two children, Pam (Nick) Fame of Walloon Lake and TJ Schroeder of East Jordan; four ...