obituaries

Mary Ellen “Molly” Osborn After a long but courageous battle, Molly Osborn passed into eternity on July 20, 2021, due to complications from dermatomyositis.  Her beautiful smile will be forever etched in the memories of all who knew and loved her. Born May 3, 1944, in Flint Michigan.   Molly often

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, August 13, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., at St. Mary Cathedral, in Gaylord, Michigan. Visitation will begin at the church at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery. A full obituary will be posted when available.

Donna Marie Renton, 82, of Gaylord, passed away July 18, 2021, at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility. She was born on November 18, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan, to Vera and Fernando Capicchioni. Donna attended Dominican High School and Marygrove College, both of Detroit. She earned her bachelor’s degree and worked

Carol Emma VanTuyl (Heck), age 80, loving wife and mother to two children, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021. Carol was born August 30, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan, to Jacob and Sarah Heck. On July 5, 1965, she married Cornelis “Neal” VanTuyl. They raised two children together; daughter, Tina; and

Eliza Marie Waynee, 2, of Gaylord passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021. She was born to Dean Waynee Jr. and Sabreana Mastaw on June 28, 2019, in Petoskey, MI.  Eliza loved singing and dancing, watching Blues Clues and Dinosaur Train. She is survived by her parents; brothers, Dominic James Geisenhaver,

William John “Bill” Sides, age 79, of Elmira, died peacefully on July 17, 2021. Bill was born September 19, 1941, in Gaylord to Bill and Florence (Duhoski) Sides. He met Dolores Sevenski and knew that he wanted to marry her right away. Bill and Dolores were married and celebrated 61

Larry Fredrick Haight, 77, of Kawkawlin, MI, formerly of Grayling, MI., died Sunday, July 12, 2021. He was born on July 29, 1943, in Grand Rapids, MI. to the late, Frederick and Rose (Kimball) Haight. Larry was raised and attended school in Bay City, MI. He married his childhood sweetheart,

Stanley Koscielniak, 96, of Johannesburg passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at his home with his wife and daughter by his side. He was born in Gaylord on May 1, 1925, to Frank and Pauline (Mankowski) Koscielniak. Stanley married Mary Maxine Black on April 26, 1952. He was a World

Barbara Ruth Springstubbe, 93, of Waters, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. She was born on August 21, 1927, in Clarkston, MI, to Stewart and Ruth Liebler. She was passionate about her years of work in Michigan and Arizona as a licensed practical nurse. Barbara was preceded in

Lee Ann Russell, 78, of Gaylord, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020. She was born to Roy and Helen (Wedding) Johnson, on January 12, 1942, in Saginaw, Michigan. She married Herbert Russell on October 10, 1968, they were married for over 50 years until he passed in 2018. They moved