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Obituaries

L. ROSALIE SAULS

July 27, 1940 - April 24, 2025 L. Rosalie Sauls, 84, of Lachine, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025, at The Porches in Gaylord, Michigan. Lucille Rosalie Wales was born July 27, 1940, in Grayling, Michigan, to the late Erwin and Lucille (Cady) Wales. On Jan. 16, 1971, she married ...

GAIL ANN BARTZ

Nov. 13, 1953 - April 23, 2025 Gail Ann Bartz, 71, of Gaylord, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Gail was born Nov. 13, 1953, in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to Norman and Jean (Schultz) Bartz. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, computer ...

MADELINE MARY LUCAS

Feb. 17, 1923 - April 24, 2025 Madeline Mary Lucas, 102, of Alpena, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 24, 2025, and is now in the arms of the Lord that she was deeply dedicated through her Catholic Faith. She was born in Alpena on Feb. 17, 1923, to the late Peter and ...

JOHN EMERSON LAYCOCK

March 30, 1946 - Feb. 22, 2025 The Rev. John Emerson Laycock died at his home in Presque Isle, Michigan, on Feb. 22, 2025, after a long illness. He was born March 30, 1946, in Orlando, Florida. He was 79 years old. He graduated from Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana, Class of ...

SHIRLEY JEAN DONAKOWSKI

March 2, 1936 - April 24, 2025 Shirley Jean Donakowski, 89, of Alpena passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025, at Besser Senior Living Community. Shirley Jean Bellmore was born March 2, 1936, in Alpena to the late Arlie and Celia (Precord) Bellmore. On Aug. 28, 1954, she married Clarence ...

JOSEPH EDWARD DIEDRICH

Sept. 3, 1961 - April 21, 2025 Joseph Edward Diedrich, 63, of Knoxville, Tennessee, arrived in the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 21, 2025, after bravely fighting a rare and aggressive cancer. Born on Sept. 3, 1961, in Alpena, Michigan, Joe grew up in a very large and loving ...