All Obituaries

George Douglas Dorman of Eaton Rapids, Passed away September 22, 2020 at the age of 90. Doug was born in Manistique, MI, May 23, 1930, the son of George and Sara Dorman. He proudly enlisted and served with the United States Airforce where he retired a Senior Master Sargent after 25 years. Doug was a member of the First United Methodist Church, AMVETS and served as a chaplain there as well. He was a self-taught guitarist, enjoyed country music and hunting. Doug is survived by his wife, Pat...

Peggy Jean Gonser of Lansing, formerly of Eaton Rapids, Passed away September 21, 2020 at the age of 79. Peggy was born in Lansing, August 10, 1941, the daughter of William and Bonnie (Barron) Massey. She enjoyed scrapbooking, making cards, sewing, quilting, traveling, genealogy and going to church functions. Peggy volunteered at the St. Lawrence Surgical Unit for many years, was the past president of the Mercy League and worked at MSU for 25 years. She was a former member of the First...

Christine Kay Holgate of Marquette, Passed away in the UP Health Systems-Hospital in Marquette, September 20, 2020 at the age of 68. Christine was born in Big Rapids, MI, February 26, 1952, the daughter of Vern and Lulia (Dowell) Holgate and came to Marquette as a young child. She is survived by her sister, Marcia Holgate of Charlotte and niece Mrs. Kellery (Patrick) Francek of Farmington, MN in addition to other nieces and nephews. Christine was preceded in death by her parents and...

Allen Douglas Steele of Eaton Rapids, Passed away September 18, 2020 at the age of 69. Allen was born in Eaton Rapids, June 6, 1951, the son of William and Mary Squeek (Bollman) Steele. He loved being outdoors, hunting and fishing. Allen liked to participate in many groups and organizations but never joined, was a regular at the Wednesday night Eaton Rapids cruise-in, was an excellent cook and enjoyed traveling to the upper peninsula, especially the Mackinaw Bridge area. The greatest joys...

Phyllis J. Ackley of Eaton Rapids, Passed away September 16, 2020 at the age of 92. Phyllis was born in Centralia, IL, October 25, 1927, the daughter of Cecil and Elizabeth (Suman) Langenfeld. She graduated from St. Mary Catholic Church in 1945 as the class valedictorian. After marrying her husband, Carson, they both decided they wanted a large family, so after raising 12 children, she considered that her vocation in life. Phyllis worked at Horner House Interiors for 26 years, was a...

Charlotte Ann Markwart of Eaton Rapids passed away September 10, 2020, after a brave battle with Lewy body dementia. Charlotte was born in Clarksburg, WV, the daughter of Guy and Eva Powell. Her mother died when she was four and shortly after, Charlotte and her siblings were placed in an orphanage. Although traumatic, it was that experience that led to Charlotte’s lifelong compassion for the poor and downtrodden. Charlotte is a 1950 graduate of Okemos High School, where she met the...

Doris Jean Stevenson of Eaton Rapids, Passed away on September 9, 2020, at the age of 85. Doris was born in Cambria, MI on December 29, 1934, the daughter of Claud and Inez Betzer. Doris and her twin brother, Orris, were salutatorian and valedictorian of their graduating class at Reading High School. Doris married the love of her life, Douglas, on April 22, 1956, and they celebrated their 60th anniversary just before he passed away in 2016. Doris enjoyed many hobbies, including...

Yvonne Charmaine Davis of Eaton Rapids, Passed away September 4, 2020 at the age of 85. She was born in Lansing, MI on May 5, 1935, the daughter of Edward and Thelma LeaBelle (Bullis) Forton. Yvonne graduated from Eastern High School. She loved to watch sports including, football, golf, basketball, and tennis. Yvonne enjoyed bowling in her younger years. She loved all MSU sports as well as the Dallas Cowboys. Yvonne was a loving mother and grandmother and was a role model for all who knew...

Lorrane Jean Clark of Eaton Rapids, Passed away August 30, 2020 at the age of 79. Lorrane was born in Eaton Rapids, April 27, 1941, the daughter of Lloyd and Marguerite (Gay) Dawley. She was a stay at home mom caring for her 4 children. Lorrane enjoyed knitting, crocheting, sewing, cooking and gardening. She is survived by her daughter, Angela (David) Parker of Lansing; sons, Roy (Laura) Clark of Olivet, Joseph Clark of Eaton Rapids; sisters, Sandra Scott, Sandy Orr, Beverly Bouts all of...

Cheryl Lou Whelan of Montague, After a long battle with cancer, Cheryl Lou Whelan passed peacefully at home with her family by her side, August 30, 2020 at age 74. She was born in Houston, TX on August 20, 1946 to Howard and Edith Cronkright Sadler and spent her early years in Texas before the family relocated in 1957 to Mason, MI where she attended Mason High School.  Cheryl was married in 1963 and bore a daughter and son, Cheri Louise and Gregory Robert Preston. In 1975, she...