Houghton Lake Resorter (2024)

Thela Catherine Ostling

By Cheryl Holladay | on April 16, 2024

Thela Catherine (nee Dean) Ostling, 96, Roscommon, died April 9, 2024, in Roscommon. Her family is planning a Celebration of Life later this summer in Roscommon. Arrangements have been entrusted to Wagner and Walsh Funeral Directors, Roscommon. Born Feb. 3, 1928, in Vermontville, she was the daughter of Lauren and Alta (Crook) Dean. Her mother died at a young age […]

Darwin L. Frantz

By Cheryl Holladay | on April 15, 2024

Darwin L. Frantz, 80, Midland, died suddenly at his home, Feb.16, 2024. No service is planned at this time. Interment will take place in Denton Township Cemetery, Prudenville. A Celebration of Life will be held this summer for both him and his wife, Shirley, who preceded him in death Sept. 27, 2023. He was born Sept. 4, 1943. He was […]

Patricia Anne Gilchrist

By Cheryl Holladay | on April 15, 2024

Patricia Anne Gilchrist, 88, Higgins Lake, Roscommon, died Dec. 12, 2023, in Auburn Hills. A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, April 27, at 11 a.m., with visitation starting at 10 a.m., at St. Hubert Catholic Church, 7612 West Higgins Lake Dr., Roscommon. Interment will immediately follow at Oakwood Cemetery, Roscommon. Arrangements were handled by Modetz Funeral Home, Orion. Memorial […]

Yvonne Shirley ‘Eve’ Porter

By Cheryl Holladay | on April 15, 2024

Yvonne Shirley “Eve” Porter, 96, Brighton, died April 7, 2024, in Milan. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 13, at 11:30 a.m. at Houghton Lake Global Methodist Church, 7059 West Houghton Lake Dr. (M-55), Houghton Lake. Her ashes will be buried in the Memorial Garden which she and her husband, Jack, were instrumental in establishing at Houghton Lake […]

Daniel McLaine Reese

By Krista Tacey | on April 11, 2024

Daniel McLaine Reese, 49, Roscommon, died March 27, 2024, in Roscommon. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 13, at 11 a.m., with an hour of visitation prior to the service at Wagner and Walsh Funeral Directors, 143 Lake St., Roscommon. Born Jan. 19, 1975, in Dearborn, he was the son of Robert and Diane (Lespi) Reese. He married […]

Glenn R. Waltz

By Cheryl Holladay | on April 11, 2024

Glenn R. Waltz, 88, St. Helen, died April 6, 2024, at the Villa of West Branch. Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life will be held at Jen’s Hen House of St. Helen April 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. A military service at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly has been planned for May 20 at 2:30 p.m. […]

Joyce Shirley Arnberg

By Krista Tacey | on April 11, 2024

Joyce Shirley Arnberg, 89, Auburn Hills, died March 31, 2024, in Rochester. A service will be held on a date yet to be determined. She was born Feb. 1, 1935, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Richard and Eual Childs. She and Harold Arnberg were married Sept. 8, 1956, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Allen Park. Her husband preceded […]

Ruth Ann Boys

By Cheryl Holladay | on April 11, 2024

Former Our Lady of the Lake Regional Catholic School teacher Ruth Ann Boys, 73, Marion, IN, formerly of Prudenville, died after a brief illness April 3, 2024, at Marion General Hospital. A service will be held Friday, April 12, at 11 a.m., at Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Marion, IN. Arrangements were handled by Owen-Weilert Duncan Funeral Home in Marion, […]

Jean Ann Brinkman

By Cheryl Holladay | on April 11, 2024

Jean Ann Brinkman, 92, Higgins Lake, died April 3, 2024, at home, with her family by her side. A Celebration of Life service will be held at the Lyon Township Hall, Higgins Lake, Saturday, June 15, starting at 1 p.m. Interment has taken place in Oakwood Cemetery, Lyon Township, Higgins Lake. Memorial contributions may be directed to Roscommon County Commission […]

Willard Allen Ryckman Sr.

By Houghton Lake Resorter Circulation | on April 04, 2024

Willard Allen Ryckman Sr., 105, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2024. He was born in 1918 to the late Seymour and LaVerne (Jenkins) Ryckman on their family farm in Orange Township, he led a life filled with love and devotion to family. After graduating from Kalkaska High School in 1937, Willard married Maxine Rugg, his high school sweetheart. Together […]

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