Gerald Leon Scoby

Gerald Leon Scoby went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 6, 2023. Gerald was born on November 5, 1927 to Charles and Mildred Scoby. He retired from the Gladwin County Road Commission where he worked for 33 years. He married Maudie (Parker) Thrush on July 18, 1958.

William L. Avery

William L. Avery, 83, of Gladwin, passed away surrounded by his loved ones, on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. He was born on March 13, 1939, the son of Leslie and Carole in Leonard, Michigan. In 1956, he married his wife, Marjorie Dockham in Lapeer.

Bruce F. Bedore

Bruce F. Bedore, 85, of Gladwin, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023, at My Michigan Medical Center–Midland. He was born on March 2, 1938, to Frederick G. and Leona (Long) Bedore in Flint. He worked for DeCramer Heating for 34 years in Flint until his retirement.

Garry C. Stevens

Garry C. Stevens, 74, passed away on February 26, 2023 at his home after battling cancer. Born on February 21, 1949, in Detroit, MI, the son of Vivian and Clinton.

Ronald Fetterolf

Ronald Fetterolf, 90, of Gladwin, MI, passed away on March 1, 2023 at the Horizon Senior Living, Gladwin. He was born August 9, 1932 in Gladwin the son of Grant Fetterolf and Annabelle Fiser. He was united in marriage to Cathern Price on June 2, 1951 in Gladwin, MI.

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George R. Harrell

George R. Harrell, 88, of Beaverton/Albright Shores, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023, at MyMichigan– Midland following a brief illness. He was born in Lansing, Michigan on September 27, 1934, to the late Jacob and Mildred (Bowlin) Harrell.

William (Bill) Badger

William (Bill) Badger, 84, of Gladwin passed away Monday, February 20, 2023 after a very brief illness while wintering in Leesburg, Florida.

Kenneth Alan Holnagel

Kenneth Alan Holnagel, our loving husband, step-dad, brother, uncle and grandpa passed away February 23, 2023 after suffering cardiac arrest. He was born March 22, 1964, to the late Kenneth Holnagel and Barbara Holnagel-Hatton.

Joy Arlina Curtis

Joy Arlina Curtis, age 87, of Gladwin, MI, passed away on February 20, 2023. She was born on March 26, 1935, the fourth child of Arthur J. and Orpha M. Beebe. A lifetime resident of Gladwin, she graduated from Gladwin High School in 1953.