Obituaries

Earl Frederick “Fred” Fisher

Earl Frederick “Fred” Fisher, 72, departed this life at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility on Oct. 13, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. The second child of Evan and Marilyn Fisher, Fred was born Feb. 23, 1953, in Washington, D.C., and he grew up in suburban Chevy Chase, Maryland. His grandmother, Alida Dearborn Fisher, was raised on a farm in Forest Home Township...

H. Walter Lang

H. Walter Lang, 100, of Battle Creek, Michigan and formerly of Rochester Hills, died peacefully at Pineview Assisted Living in Battle Creek on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. Walter was born Hans Walter Lang in Kell, Germany May 29, 1925, the son of Peter and Helene (Sistig) Lang. When WW I devastated the country, his father left to find work in America. A few months later two-year-old Walter and his...

Linda Jean Johnson Muma

Linda Jean Johnson Muma, 70, of Mancelona, passed away peacefully on Oct. 22, 2025. Born March 21, 1955, Linda was preceded in death by her parents Leon Johnson and Darla Alexander Johnson, and her brother, Gerald Johnson. She is survived by her life partner, Christopher Garrett of Mancelona; her children and their spouses; daughter, Deborah Pavlichek of Mancelona; daughter, Cindy and husband...

Vera Elizabeth Biehl

Vera Elizabeth Biehl, 93, of Mancelona, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at the Autumn House in Williamsburg, surrounded by family. She was born on Nov. 12, 1931, in Mancelona, the daughter of George and Ada (Spires) Reffitt. Vera graduated from Mancelona High School and shortly after, she married Gerald Biehl in Mancelona. Together they ran the family’s turkey farm for many...

Charles Lee Clark

Charles Lee Clark, 90, “Chuck” of East Jordan, passed away on Oct. 27, 2025, in the presence of loving family and friends at the Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. He was born in 1935 to Archer and Olive (Peck) Clark in his grandparents’ Cherry Street home in Kalkaska. Chuck attended the Kalkaska Rural Agricultural School and became a life-long learner and mentor, sharing his diverse...

Karen Lucille (Weller) Castillo

Karen Lucille (Weller) Castillo, age 78, of Kalkaska, formerly of Lake Isabella, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at Kalkaska Memorial Assisted Living in Kalkaska. Karen's wishes were to be cremated and laid to rest with her husband Adolfo in Memorial Gardens Cemetery of Mt. Pleasant. Memorial contributions may be made to H.A.T.S or a local animal shelter of your choice. Envelopes will...