Norma Jean Gruno, age 90, passed away at The Horizon Senior Living in Clare at 11:16 pm on Friday, January 19, 2024. She was born in Lake, MI on February 6, 1933, the daughter of Hollie and Freda (Scott) Loker. After getting married to her high school sweetheart, Carl, she worked for Michigan Bell Telephone Read More…
MARCH 21, 1951 – JANUARY 19, 2024Marijke Ingrid Reedy age 72 of Marion, Michigan went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 19, 2024. Marijke was born March 21, 1951 in Bandoeng, Indonesia the daughter of Willemstad Kuiler and Elisabeth (Bierlee) Kuiler. Marijke graduated from Avondale High School, Auburn Heights, Michigan in Read More…
Marion – Mary Margaret Dewey Collins, lifelong resident of Marion passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Munson Healthcare’s Cadillac Hospital with family by her side. She was 89.Mary was born on April 6, 1934 in Marion, Michigan to Frank and Mary (O’Brien) England. Mary spent her career working as a secretary for her Read More…
Jerry M. Sikkema age 80 of Marion passed away on January 18, 2024 at Munson Healthcare-Cadillac. Jerry was born on April 2, 1943 in Grand Rapids to Elton and Hilda (Ouwinga) Sikkema. He married Virginia Sutten January 25, 1964 at Highland Christian Reformed Church.He had worked at Cadillac Rubber and Plastics for over 35 years. Read More…
Cheryl Ann Bay passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at her home after a 13 year battle with cancer. Cheryl was born on September 15, 1953, the eldest of three children to parents Ron and Evon Radabaugh in Clare, Michigan. She took her role as sister and daughter seriously, her love for them was Read More…
12/29/1943 – 1/20/2024Barb was born Barbara Lee Miller, December 29, 1943, to parents Woodrow and Thelma Miller in Farwell Michigan. (She often mentioned that she was born at home, not in a hospital) She graduated as Barbara Gordon from Farwell High School, class of 1962.She worked most of her life as a waitress, even while Read More…
Snow days are wonderful! In my old age, I have a little more time to reflect on the wonder of snow days, those days when the whole world seems to get a reprieve as everything shuts down. They are like a vacation from the stresses of life. As kids we were glued to the television Read More…
One more time…Since a major health upset in March of 2015, I believe I have been a very lucky person.That’s when I had an overload of CO-2 in my lungs, due to COPD I’ve had – or known about for the past 12 years. That one was a close call, but hard work and great Read More…
Well, I did it. I had a few million stem cells injected into my right knee as an alternative to knee surgery.As many of you know, in a column a few months ago I asked readers whether they had had the surgery and what their experience was. I received more emails and mailed letters than Read More…
By Kaitlyn Campbell A Clare man has been charged after threatening an Amish family and a work crew in two separate cases.In the first case, 47-year-old Charles Rogers Sensing allegedly threatened an Amish family with a knife as they drove by in their buggy.According to Michigan State Police, the family recently moved to Manistee County Read More…