Shirley Peterson
Mar 28, 2022
Shirley S. Peterson, born September 20, 1933, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2022 after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert B. Peterson, and her parents, Ivan and Marjorie. Shirley loved the Lord, her faith was strong, and our spirits are buoyed by her heavenly reunion with Bob. She was an active member of Nativity Episcopal...
Sherry Maxine Horn
Mar 28, 2022
Sherry Maxine Horn, 77 of Traverse City passed away unexpectedly at home on March 28th, 2022. She was born in Traverse City on October 21, 1944, the daughter of Robert and Maxine (Wood) Donick. On August 28th,1965 she married Michael "Mike" Horn and raised two sons, Jim and Mark. Sherry spent 38 years teaching math not only to so many...
Loretta Jean Mehl
Mar 28, 2022
Loretta Jean (Eiken) Mehl, 87, of Traverse City passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. She was born in Traverse City on February 9, 1935 to Ole and Eldeen Eiken. She was married to Cletus Belanger and later to Duane Mehl. Loretta loved to read, she also enjoyed playing cards with family and friends. She...
Susan Lehman Fox
Mar 28, 2022
Susan Lehman Fox, M.D., of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 28, 2022, while on vacation with her family. She was 53 years old and is survived by her husband and three children. Susan's infectious smile, energy, and passion will be missed by all who knew her. Susan grew up in Bay City, Michigan, a proud daughter...
Quintus A. Stulz
Mar 26, 2022
Quintus A. Stulz, Jr., 99 of Traverse City, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Bay Ridge Assisted Living Center. Quint was born on May 4, 1922 in Detroit, MI to the late Quintus A. Stulz, Sr. and Mozelle (Pemberton) Stulz. He married Betty J. Wooll on June 24, 1944 in Detroit. Together they raised four loving children. Although...
Judith Freundl
Mar 25, 2022
Judith Anne (Lardie) Freundl, age 84, passed away March 25, 2022 in Traverse City. A native of Old Mission Peninsula, Judith was born on December 17, 1937 to the late Oakley and Jill (Emory) Lardie. Judith graduated from St. Francis High School in 1955 and went on to attend the Mercy School of Nursing. Her first nursing job was at...
Darlene A. Hawkins
Mar 24, 2022
Darlene A. Hawkins, 91, of Traverse City, passed away with peace on March 24, 2022. Darlene was born February 28, 1931 to the late Bert and Helen (Funk) Walter in Grand Rapids. She was a long-time member of St. Francis Catholic Church and a passionate addition to the choir. She is best described by her children as one of the...
Carolyn Oros
Mar 24, 2022
Traverse City – Carolyn "Carrie" Oros, 80, of Old Mission Peninsula, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the Medilodge GTC Skilled Nursing Home, after previously receiving the ceremony of the Catholic last rights. She was surrounded by her husband, John and family relatives. She died after a valiant six-and-a-half-year battle with Alzheimer's Dementia at the Willow Cottage...
Patricia Huxtable
Mar 23, 2022
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Marybeth Martin
Mar 21, 2022
Buckley – MaryBeth Martin, age 71 went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 21, 2022 at Munson Hospital in Traverse City, Michigan. MaryBeth was the only daughter of George and Beth Martin of Illinois and she was born on April 10, 1950. MaryBeth LOVED music, reading and kayaking. She spent hours in her attic singing with...
Elizabeth "Betty" Brief
Mar 20, 2022
Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Gallagher-Brief was born and raised in Traverse City and passed away March 20, 2022. She was 90 years young, born on August 27, 1931, to Cecil and Marjorie Gallagher. Betty was born and raised on the Gallagher Centennial Farm on North Long Lake Road. As the eldest girl of ten children, she made significant contributions to the...
Virginia Lee Ritondale
Mar 20, 2022
Virginia Lee (Oatley) Ritondale, 84, passed away from natural causes on March 20, 2022. She was born on November 18, 1937 in Traverse City to the late Carl Danner and Elizabeth (Tompkins) Oatley. She was a loving mother, wife, family member and friend to all. Nursing, family and faith were her foundation. Cruises, pets, cooking, knitting, movies and theater were...
Joseph Henry Griggs
Mar 20, 2022
Joseph Henry Griggs, 79, died at home with the loving care of his wife, Martha, on March 20, 2022, after a long journey with metastatic prostate cancer. Joe was born October 17, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan to the late Henry Glyglewicz and Helen (Pawlowski) Gryglewicz, who later changed their last name to Griggs. Joe remained proud of his Polish heritage...
John Quast, Dvm
Mar 20, 2022
Dr. John F. Quast was born on December 9, 1938 and died peacefully at home on March 20, 2022. John grew up in a small town in rural Minnesota, and yet there was nothing small about his larger-than-life personality. He had an intensity, intellectual curiosity and sense of humor that penetrated everyone around him. He was the son of immigrants,...
Helen H. Devol
Mar 19, 2022
Helen H. DeVol, 99, long time resident of Old Mission passed away peacefully at her home on March 19, 2022. Helen was born on September 4, 1922 in Detroit to the late Harry and Hilda (Morgan) Carson. On July 11, 1944 she married Robert DeVol in Greensboro, N.C. while he was stationed there during his time in the service with...
Joyce Ann Coffey
Mar 19, 2022
Joyce Ann Coffey, 84, of Traverse City passed away peacefully on March 19, 2022 surrounded by her family. Joyce was born in Akron, Ohio, the eldest of two children of Martin and Ann Posavac. Joyce enjoyed a wonderful childhood growing up with her sister Carol, helping out at her Dad's gas station, and singing in her church's choir. After high...
Betty J. Begeman
Mar 18, 2022
Betty J. Begeman, 94, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 18, 2022 at home with her children by her side. Betty was born on December 23, 1927 in St. Johns, MI to the late Theodore "Tick" and Maxine (Lance) Nye. On June 21,1946 Betty married her sweetheart Arthur "Art" Begeman. Together they raised their two children, Bonnie...
Bette Marie Puschel
Mar 18, 2022
Bette Marie Puschel died peacefully at her home in Northport, Michigan with family at her bedside. She was lovingly served by Munson Hospice after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Bette grew up in the town of Gladstone MI where her mother, Marjorie Ohman, was a longtime educator and community leader and her father, Oscar Ohman, served as Postmaster. She had...
Sue Gum
Mar 18, 2022
Sue Gum passed peacefully at the Grand Traverse Pavilions Nursing Home in Traverse City, MI, on Friday March 18, 2022. She was 92 years old. Born in 1930, in Upshur County, West Virginia, to James Garfield Wilfong and Martha Ellen (Miles) Wilfong of Buckhannon, WV. Sue, as she was known, grew up on a working farm with six other siblings....
Carolyn Ann Chormann
Mar 18, 2022
Carolyn Ann Chormann, age 84, passed away March 18, 2022, in Naples, Florida. She was born in Adrian, MI on March 16, 1938, to the late Vaughn Leroy and Helen Naomi (Sheldon) Curtis. On September 7, 1957, in Adrian, Carolyn married Richard Frederick Chormann, who survives. Carolyn graduated from Adrian High School in 1956. She received her Bachelor of Science...
