Gregory (Greg) Dean Dennis , age 51 of Escanaba and formerly of Cadillac passed away on December 21, 2018. Greg was born on January 11, 1967 to Derwin and Gloria (Gumm) Dennis in Cadillac. He attended Marion High School, graduating in the class of 1985. After graduation, Greg worked at Emerald Tree Company for several years before he began employment at Ferrellgas (formerly known as Fuelgas) where he worked for 25 years delivering propane. After retiring in 2012 and moving to Escanaba, he...

Carroll Herbert Goodrich age 86 passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, January 4, 2019. He was born on January 11, 1932 in Clare County to Carlos and Anna Goodrich. Carroll married the love of his life Muriel Melvina (Snyder) Goodrich on February 3, 1951 in Temple, Michigan. Carroll was a lifelong farmer, after his dad and grandfather in Marion, Michigan. He was a very hard working, generous, loving, kind hearted man, he loved his family, farming, cattle, and working in the fields....

Gladys Mary Bos, age 94, of McBain, passed away on Dec. 31, 2018 at Samaritas of Cadillac. She was born on March 24, 1924 to Elizabeth Raterink Moffat Kraai in Grand Rapids. She married Bernard “Bud” Bos on June 20, 1942 at the Kraai family home in Zeeland. He preceded her in death on Feb.3, 2015. Gladys had worked at the grocery store in McBain as a cashier and stocker for many years. She had been a member of the McBain Christian Reformed Church where she was very...

Eland Richard Hitchings, of Cadillac, passed away on Dec. 30, 2018, at the Birthing Center at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Kristine E. Pyne of Cadillac and William Hitchings of Marion. He has one brother, Lucas Hitchings of Marion, maternal grandparents, Andrea (Mark) Pyne of LeRoy and paternal grandparents, Glen (Betsey) Hitchings of Marion. Several aunts, uncles and cousins also are surviving. He was preceded in death by a sister Kinsley Elizabeth...

Lona Marie McConnell, age 84 of Cadillac, passed away on Dec. 28, 2018 at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital. She was born to Clyde and Elsie (Bowman) Powers on April 25, 1934 at Moddersville. She married Harold E. McConnell on May 1, 1954 at the Selma Street Methodist Church in Cadillac. He preceded her in death on March 26, 2005. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Cadillac where she belonged to the Women’s Club and the CW Fellowship. Lona worked in retail sales at Ben...

Mary Jane Tyler age 75 of Falmouth passed away at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital on Thursday, December 27, 2018. Mary Jane was born to Harl H. and Ethel Loreda (Harley) Tyler on October 18, 1943 in Thorn Grove, Clay County, Arkansas. Mary Jane graduated from the Little Rock School of the Deaf. She lived in Little Rock until her mid-twenties when she then moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico with her sister Betty. She retired from Digital Corporation in New Mexico. Mary Jane and her sister...

Judith Ann Byle, age 69, of McBain, passed away peacefully at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital on Dec. 24, 2018.She was born in Portage, Pennsylvania on April 11, 1949 to William and Margaret (Ellis) Keilman.  She married Thomas Dennis Byle on June 3, 1967 at Lincoln Park. Judy had worked as a self- employed beautician and her and Tom had ran the TJ’s Country Store on M66 for many years. She loved her grandchildren, children, and loved seeing her great grandson, Jace...

Myrtle Jean Harris, age 65 passed away on December 16, 2018 at the Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital. She was born in Cadillac to Orba Z. (Jake) and Alice (Beerens) Wonsey on May 21, 1953. She married Orlo Ray Harris on August 6, 1994 in Lake City, Michigan.             Myrtle formally attended the McBain Christian Reformed Church and the Cadillac Salvation Army. She enjoyed fishing, camping, sewing, doing crafts, and playing games...

 Betty Jean Kanouse, age 93 passed away on December 9, 2018 at Autumnwood of McBain.             Betty was born in Luther on September 16, 1925 to Florence and Ernest Berner. She married Forest Kanouse on July 20, 1941 in Defiance, Ohio, and resided on their farm until Forest’s death in 1995. Betty worked on their farm and at their family’s store in Ashton and retired from Evart Products in December of 1985. Betty...

Frederica Ponstine, age 93, of Cadillac and formerly of rural Marion, passed away at Curry House Assisted Living in Cadillac on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Frederica was born on Dec. 5, 1925 in Reeder Township, Missaukee County, to Peter and Tressa (Koetje) Dick. She married Herman Ponstine on Feb. 1, 1946, at the Prosper Christian Reformed Church. He preceded her in death on Jan. 23, 1993.She was a member of the Vogel Center Christian Reformed Church, the Ladies Crusaders, and served with the...