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Mary Jo Daniels

Mary Jo Daniels

Female 1927 - 2016  (88 years)


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  • Name Mary Jo Daniels  [1] 
    Birth 4 May 1927  Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 10 Jan 2016  Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 13 Jan 2016 
    Person ID I5783  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father Joseph Edward Daniels,   b. 7 Mar 1903, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1956, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mildred A. Stewart,   b. 26 Apr 1905, Springville Township, Emmet, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1948, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 9 Nov 1926  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lawrence Martin Sobleskey,   b. 28 Apr 1928, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 2015, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 21 Aug 1950  Emmet County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Sobleskey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Jean Sobleskey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Maryann Sobleskey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Lawrence Sobleskey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Paula Sobleskey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Theresa Sobleskey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 


    • Deceased Name: Mary Jo Sobleskey
      Petoskey News-Review (MI) - January 11, 2016
      Author/Byline: Staff WriterSection: Obituaries
      Mary Jo Sobleskey , 88, of Petoskey, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at her home.

      Mary Jo was born on May 4, 1927, in Kalamazoo, Mich., the daughter of Joseph and Mildred (Steward) Daniels and was raised on the family farm in Petoskey and graduated from Petoskey High School with the class of 1947.

      On Aug. 21, 1950, she married Lawrence Sobleskey . She raised their family and worked at Hookers Laundry Mat. She later went to work for Essex Wire in Boyne City before going to work as a cook at the Chicken Basket.

      She enjoyed mushroom and berry picking, picking lilacs, jigsaw puzzles, singing in the Friendship Center Choir, dancing to polkas, and going for a drive in the woods. Mary Jo's two biggest loves and passions were cooking and putting a smile on anyone's face. She held monthly dinners at her apartment complex, just so everyone could come together, smile and have a good time. She was deeply loved by her friends and family and will be missed by all those who knew her.

      She is survived by six children, Maryann (Oley) Buday of Petoskey, Larry (Marilyn) Sobleskey of Petoskey, Theresa (Clare) Hankins of Bay Shore, Jean (Bill) Baumgartner of Alanson, John Sobleskey of Petoskey and Paula (Ken) Beyer of Petoskey; eight grandchildren, Wayne (Christie) Racignol, Shawn (Liz) Racignol, Nancy Sobleskey , Sandra Campbell, Sheila Smith, Daniel Baumgartner, Sara (Nate) Hacker and Amy (Ben) Speigl; nine great-grandchildren; three siblings, John and Frank Daniels , both of Petoskey, and Marion Dreffs of Gaylord; and by her special family, Jack, Trish, Tad, Peter and Joey Garber.

      The funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at the Stone Funeral Home today, Tuesday, from 6-8 p.m. with the rosary being recited at 7 p.m.

      Those wishing to honor Mary Jo's memory are asked to make a donation to Br Dan's Food Pantry.

      Deceased Name: Mary Jo Sobleskey
      Petoskey News-Review (MI) - January 11, 2016
      Author/Byline: Staff WriterSection: Obituaries
      Mary Jo Sobleskey , 88, of Petoskey, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at her home.

      Mary Jo was born on May 4, 1927, in Kalamazoo, Mich., the daughter of Joseph and Mildred (Steward) Daniels and was raised on the family farm in Petoskey and graduated from Petoskey High School with the class of 1947.

      On Aug. 21, 1950, she married Lawrence Sobleskey . She raised their family and worked at Hookers Laundry Mat. She later went to work for Essex Wire in Boyne City before going to work as a cook at the Chicken Basket.

      She enjoyed mushroom and berry picking, picking lilacs, jigsaw puzzles, singing in the Friendship Center Choir, dancing to polkas, and going for a drive in the woods. Mary Jo's two biggest loves and passions were cooking and putting a smile on anyone's face. She held monthly dinners at her apartment complex, just so everyone could come together, smile and have a good time. She was deeply loved by her friends and family and will be missed by all those who knew her.

      She is survived by six children, Maryann (Oley) Buday of Petoskey, Larry (Marilyn) Sobleskey of Petoskey, Theresa (Clare) Hankins of Bay Shore, Jean (Bill) Baumgartner of Alanson, John Sobleskey of Petoskey and Paula (Ken) Beyer of Petoskey; eight grandchildren, Wayne (Christie) Racignol, Shawn (Liz) Racignol, Nancy Sobleskey , Sandra Campbell, Sheila Smith, Daniel Baumgartner, Sara (Nate) Hacker and Amy (Ben) Speigl; nine great-grandchildren; three siblings, John and Frank Daniels , both of Petoskey, and Marion Dreffs of Gaylord; and by her special family, Jack, Trish, Tad, Peter and Joey Garber.

      The funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at the Stone Funeral Home today, Tuesday, from 6-8 p.m. with the rosary being recited at 7 p.m.

      Those wishing to honor Mary Jo's memory are asked to make a donation to Br Dan's Food Pantry.

  • Sources 
    1. [S248] Staff, Petoskey News-Review: Obituaries, (Name: Petoskey News-Review; Location: Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States;), Newsartical: Bellmer, Catherine (Daniels).
      Crashes Kill Petoskey Mother of 4, Onaway Man.

      Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Briggs Funeral Home for Mrs. Charles (Catherine) Bellmer, 25, of Warren, former Petoskey resident, who died Sunday at Wayne General Hospital, Detroit, from injuries suffered Friday night in an auto accident in southern Michigan. Rev. Emily will officiate.

      Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Daniels, she was born and raised in Petoskey, where she graduated from Petoskey High School in 1952.

      The former Catherine Daniels was married to Mr. Bellmer in St. Louis, Michigan, and the couple had lived there and at Grand Rapids before moving to Warren four years ago.

      Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Catherine, Charlotte and Cynthia and a son, Charles Jr., at home; three brothers, Frank and John Daniels of Petoskey and Joseph Daniels, Jr, serving with the U.S. Army in texas; two sisters, Mrs. Benjamin (Marion) Dreff of Gaylord and Mrs. Lawrence (Mary Jo) Sobleski of Petoskey.

      The body is being brought to the Briggs Funeral Home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

      Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

      Petoskey News-Review. 11MAY1959
      HFA: 08MAR2021