Obituaries

Todd Wielinski

Todd D. Wielinski, of Grayling, age 52, passed away Monday, February 13, 2023 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Celebration of Life will be held 12:30 pm Thursday, March 2, 2023 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint, Pastor Steve Wood officiating. Burial in Great Lakes National...

Yvonne Petersen

Yvonne (Mona) Petersen of Grayling passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 23, 2023 at the age of 64. She was born to Doug and Caroline Miller on July 28, 1958. She married John Petersen on August 24, 1996. Mona loved being a wife, mom and grandma. She liked yard sales and...

Nancy Hoffman

Nancy Hoffman, born Nancy Ellen Cox, peacefully passed away in her Grayling home the morning of February 23rd, 2023. Nancy was born in Rochester Michigan to Grover and Lillian (Ackley) Cox on November 3, 1929. Her family moved to Mullett Lake, Pontiac, and eventually to Graying in 1945,...

Kim Melroy

Kim “Dale” Melroy passed away surrounded by family on February 23, 2023 at the age of 68 after courageously living with chronic kidney disease for 41 years, which included three kidney and a liver transplant. Dale was born to Clair and Eva Melroy in January of 1955, and was a lifelong...

Harold Golnick

Harold “Tike” Walter Golnick, age 92, of Grayling, MI passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on February 20, 2023. Tike was born to William and Ruth (Lovely) Golnick on October 21, 1930 in Grayling, MI. On Friday, August 13, 1948, Tike enlisted into the United States...

Claire Jordan

Our lives were completely shattered on February 20, 2023. A light was lost that had lit up the world, and lit up anyone who came in contact with her, our precious, Claire Jordan. This spunky, sassy, happy, joyful, mischievous, jokester with an incredibly contagious smile, touched thousands of...

Christine Defever

Christine Renee Defever, of Grayling, passed away at home with family by her side on Thursday, February 16, 2023. She was 56. Christine was born on October 14, 1966 in Cadillac. On August 20, 1988 she entered into marriage with Daniel Defever in Lake City, Michigan. Christine had a special...

Shannon Secord

Shannon K Secord (age 65), lifelong resident of Grayling, MI, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Shannon was born in Gaylord, MI to Florian and Darlene (Wolf) Latuszek on May 18, 1957. She graduated from Grayling High School in 1975. Shannon was a very simple and...

Robert Baldwin

Robert Allen Baldwin, 69, of Frederic, MI passed away peacefully on Friday, February 10th, 2023 at Kings Nursing Home in Houghton Lake, MI. Robert was born to Robert Max Baldwin and Beatrice Mae Decker in Grayling, MI on August 10th, 1953. Robert spent most of life working as a sawyer for...

Bennie Allen

Beloved father, Bennie Gene Allen, age 96, Lansing, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Bennie was born December 1, 1926 in South Boardman, MI, the son of Benjamin and Nellie (Russell) Allen. He attended Grayling High School where he was president of his graduating class....