Mark Dean Minthorn, age 55 of Traverse City and formerly of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Munson Healthcare Traverse City. Mark was born on January 31, 1965 to William and JoAnn (Roosa) Minthorn in Cadillac, Michigan. Mark graduated from Lake City High School in 1983, he loved spending time with his family and enjoyed working in the woods and at his factory job in Traverse City. When he wasn’t working, he was either spending time hunting or fishing in...

Robert B. Thomas, age 59, of Traverse City passed away on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Munson Healthcare-Cadillac Hospital, due to complications of childhood diabetes. He attended Traverse City High School and later earned his GED. Robert (Bobby) was born in Muskegon on June 25, 1960 to Robert and Shirley (Fox) Thomas. Bobby worked for many years at Wick’s Lumber and Pro Build. He always took pride in his work. He is survived by one son, David Paul Thomas of Reno, Nv., brothers, Brad (Kayla) of...

Margaret Jacqueline Knott Sweet, age 89 of McBain, passed away at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids on January 31, 2020. Margaret was born in Detroit on May 11, 1930, daughter of Andrew and Pearl L. (Selby) Knott. She grew up in the Detroit area and graduated from Cass Technological High School. She focused on Art and Design. She then attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, North Carolina to further her studies in art. While there she met James D. Sweet, a Bible...

Jerome Burm age 82 of Pioneer Township, Lake City, passed away on Jan. 25, 2020 at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital. Arrangements are pending at this time.

Gabriel James Bregg age 46, of Cadillac, passed away suddenly on January 16, 2020 where he was surrounded by his family and friends. He was born October 27, 1973 in Grand Rapids to Gary and Donna (Williams) Bregg. Gabriel married Racquel (Branch) Schroder on August 31, 2008 on Old Mission Peninsula. He is survived by his loving wife Racquel Schroder-Bregg, children Adrian Bregg, Jared Bregg, Ella Schroder, Emmet Schroder, Orin Bregg, Essian Bregg, and Aras Bregg, his mother Donna (Williams)...

Connie Louise Westdorp age 77 of McBain, passed away at Munson Healthcare Cadillac on January 9, 2020. She was born on October 24, 1942 in Lake Township in Roscommon County to Edward and Christine (Snyder) Riedel. She married Russell Harold Westdorp on July 28, 1961 at the Falmouth Reformed Church. She worked as a cook and dishwasher in different restaurants, K-Mart for many years, and enjoyed traveling and working. She attended the Lake City Presbyterian Church. Connie is survived by...

Lloyd John Hill, age 98 of Falmouth, passed away on January 8, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on September 14, 1921 in Millington, Michigan to George S. and Lauretta (Kimmerer) Hill. He married Norma Jean Tracey on April 22, 1950 in Flint. Lloyd had worked as a meat cutter and butcher for years and worked over 30 years for General Motors in their Chevrolet Plant as a press operator on valves. He enjoyed woodworking and built beautiful furniture, hunting, fishing,...

Mark Dean “Dutch” VanHaitsma of Moddersville, MI passed away from his battle with cancer Sunday, January 5th at his home surrounded by family. He was 63. He was born August 18, 1956 to Peter and Genevieve (Deemter) VanHaitsma. He married Amy Jeffreys October 5th, 1991. He was a true outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish and trap. He was never without his dog Ben. He was employed by Pete’s Contracting the last 21 years. He was born 200 years before his time. He is...

Stephanie Michelle Tipton age 51 of Cadillac, passed away at Munson Healthcare Hospital of Cadillac on January 5, 2020. She was born on Feb. 13, 1968 in Saginaw, Michigan to Wolfgang “Bill” David. Stephanie married Timothy Tipton on June 15, 1991 in Fenton, Michigan. Stephanie loved animals, painting, the sun & water, boating, being at the beach; and just enjoying nature itself. She loved her family very dearly. She spent ten years working for the ISD and worked hard on...

Darold Dale Hendry, age 93, of Lake City, passed away at Whispering Pines Assisted Living at Lake City on January 4, 2020. He was born on Nov. 19, 1926 in Blanchard to Leo and Janie Belle (Lumbert) Hendry. He graduated from Lansing Eastern High School and worked as a repairman in an electronic shop. He served in the US Army during World War II. He enjoyed hunting, was a history buff and loved to talk about historical events with his friends, He was a well-organized individual and collected...