Rosemarie Laukhart
Jun 12, 2022
Rosemarie Laukhart, 88, of Traverse City, passed away June 12, 2022. Services will be private. A full obituary will be shared at a later date. Arrangements are in the care of Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
William W. Braim
Jun 11, 2022
William W. Braim, 79, of Traverse City passed away peacefully on June 11, 2022 at the Villa. Bill was born on March 8, 1943 in Detroit to the late Woodrow Wilson and Leona (Wilson) Braim. He graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Education in 1968. Bill honorably served in the United States Army from...
Wanda Lee Gray
Jun 10, 2022
Wanda Lee Gray of Traverse City, Michigan, age 87, went to be with the Lord, Jesus Christ on June 10, 2022, in the comfort of her home, with her daughters by her side. Wanda was born on August 7, 1934, to the late Clarence and Sylvia (Groesser) Crain. Wanda graduated from Traverse City High School in 1952. She worked at...
Leonard Paul Ritola
Jun 10, 2022
Leonard Paul Ritola, 75, of Traverse City passed away peacefully on June 10, 2022. He is survived by his six children: DiAnna Fitztola (Michele), Nancee Pond (Casey), Andrew Ritola (Christy), Mary McKillip (Chris), Joe Ritola, and Brenden Ritola (Haley); 17 grandchildren: Mira and Ila Ritola-Schow; Reid, Ruby and Ryder Pond; Tyler, Coleton, Syrus and Elijah Ritola; Grace, Zavier, Magdalene and...
Sendy Grettenberger
Jun 10, 2022
Sendy Grettenberger died in Elk Lake in an accidental drowning on Friday, June 10, 2022. He went out to read his book on a beautiful peaceful day on the lake, which was one of his favorite things to do. He removed his life jacket and lay down in his boat. It appears his anchor line broke, and in an effort...
Dr. Michael Eldredge
Jun 7, 2022
Dr. Michael Jeffrey Eldredge of Traverse City, Michigan, age 73, breathed his last on Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 after a three-year struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. He died at home in the presence of his loving family. Mike was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Abner and Ruth (Emigholz) Eldredge on December 9, 1948, and grew up on Grosse Ile, where...
Jerry L. Lown
Jun 7, 2022
Jerry Lown, 76, long -time resident of Traverse City area, was enjoying his first nightly bowl of ice cream in a new location with his Lord and Savior on June 7, 2022. He was born to the late Philip and Isabella (Fish) Lown on March 24, 1946 in Westphalia, MI. He was one of seven children. A man with the...
Ann Elizabeth Brydges
Jun 5, 2022
Not too long ago, God looked around Heaven and decided what He needed was a little more cowbell. Ann Brydges, whose clanging rallying cry reverberated across her young sons' athletic fields - the gong striking fear in the hearts and ears of their opponents - was called home to take up her place in His cheering section. Born and raised...
Patricia Ann Wiley
Jun 3, 2022
Patricia Ann Wiley died peacefully at 93, on June 3, 2022 at Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City. Pat was a "May Day" baby, born May 1, 1929 in Urbana, IL. She was the youngest of Edwin and Rose (Little) Pilchard's 5 children. Pat attended Urbana High, University of Illinois and received her Registered Nurse degree, specializing in emergency care,...
Phillip "Phil" Hendges
Jun 3, 2022
Phillip Earl Hendges, 79, of Traverse City, died peacefully Friday, June 3, 2022. Phil was born August 8, 1942 to Philip and Ethel (Riley) Hendges. He grew up in Jackson, MI where he graduated from East Jackson High School. Phil was a loving husband for 59 years, father, and beloved papa. He attended Michigan State University and was a Spartan...
Francis Wright
Jun 2, 2022
Francis James Wright Jr., 79 of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away June 2, 2022 at the Terrace of Bay Ridge Assisted Living Center. He was born January 25, 1943, in St Joseph, Missouri to Francis James Wright and Thelma Gibson Wright. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Jacqueline Hall Wright; his sons Patrick and wife Bobbi of...
Adell Maksimowicz
Jun 1, 2022
Adell (Couturier) Maksimowicz (Traverse City) Born Adell Antoinette on June 6, 1934, she was the only daughter of Eugene Franklin and Theresa Crain. Her father lost his life in France in WWII. Adell spent her growing up years in the loving care of her stepfather, Joseph F. Brunais on his farm in Bear Lake with siblings Joe, Edna, Melissa, Judy,...
Peter Glenn Moller
May 29, 2022
Peter Glenn Moller, 79, formerly of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away May 29, 2022 in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Peter was born November 7, 1942 in Saint Louis, Missouri to Glenn Loren and Elizabeth Anne (Jarvis) Moller. He grew up in the St. Louis area and was an active member in the United Church of Christ. Peter graduated from Colorado State...
Marion Phyllis Nurnberger
May 28, 2022
Marion Phyllis Nurnberger of Traverse City, Michigan, age 103, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Marion was born on April 27, 1919, to Harry "Spin" and Mildred Johnson. She was a 1936 graduate of Manistee High School and for a brief period of time, worked for Montgomery Ward as a catalog order clerk. Marion married Lewis L. Nurnberger on...
Barbara Louise Radcliffe
May 28, 2022
Barbara Louise Radcliffe, 80, of Traverse City passed away peacefully on May 28, 2022 at Medilodge of GTC with her loving family at her side. Barb was born on July 18, 1941 in Traverse City to the late Alfred and Virginia L. (Lake) Baynton. She attended school at St. Mary Hannah thru the 11th grade and graduated from TC Central...
Robert "Bob" Wayne House
May 26, 2022
Robert "Bob" Wayne House, 75, of Maple City passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Munson Medical Center. Bob was born on Nov. 10, 1946 in Royal Oak Township to the late Robert and Bernice (Shooltz) House. He was preceded in death by his beloved son, David Kim House, a sister Judy (House) Enochs and a brother, Steven House....
Gary George Sheffer
May 26, 2022
Gary George Sheffer, 77, of Glen Arbor passed away May 26, 2022 at Munson Medical Center with his family at his side. Gary was born on December 27, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of the late Buddy Sheffer and Harriet "Jean" (Gauthier) Sheffer. Gary resided in the Traverse City and Glen Arbor area his entire life. On June 20,...
Richard "Dick" Joseph Woods
May 25, 2022
Richard J. Woods of Traverse City, Michigan, died May 25, 2022. Dick was born in Bay City, Michigan, on August 25, 1938, to Orville and Anna (Lenhart) Woods. On May 7, 1966, he married Kathryn A. Brigman at Grace Episcopal Church in Traverse City. Survivors include: wife — Kathryn; son Michael (Denise); grandsons— Logan Richard and Tanner Michael; and his...
Allan L. Cleland
May 25, 2022
"Well done good and faithful servant." Allan Cleland was born in Kingsley, Michigan on April 2, 1930. He passed away on May 25, 2022. His parents were Walter and Hazel Cleland. Allan has a memory of meeting a pretty girl, Alice Ockert, standing in a cornfield at her dad's farm in Hannah, Michigan. It was a few years before he...
Sarah Favara
May 24, 2022
Sarah Ann Favara, 39, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022, after a courageous battle with Breast Cancer. She was born to Dominic and Karen (Miller) Favara in Saginaw, Michigan along with her sister and best friend Dana. With her bubbly personality, friendly face, boisterous laugh, and fantastic sense of humor, Sarah made friends—turned family—everywhere she went and cherished so many...
