John Herbert Williams
Mar 17, 2022
John Herbert Williams, 80, of Traverse City, MI passed away peacefully on March 17, 2022 at Boardman Lake Glens. John was born on March 20, 1941 in Manistique to the late Ralph and Adelaide (Rosen) Williams. He graduated from Manistique High School in 1959. John owned, operated and printed the Munising News for over 20 years. He previously managed the...
Marlene Beth Flannery
Mar 16, 2022
Marlene Beth Flannery of Traverse City, Michigan, formerly of Midland, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Marlene was born to Harold and Diane Eklund on May 15, 1949, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was the second of five children. Many of the happiest moments in her childhood were with her family when they would go camping at...
Robert Miller Brooks
Mar 12, 2022
Robert Miller Brooks, age 94, passed away March 12, 2022 in Traverse City. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, on September 4, 1927 to the late Clarence and Esther (Browne) Brooks. On September 13, 1953, in Lansing, Michigan, he married Elaine Rose (French) Brooks, who survives. Robert served in the United States Army and later worked as an insurance adjustor...
Jeremiah James Lamont
Mar 11, 2022
Jeremiah LaMont, 33 years young, will forever be remembered as a devoted and loving father and husband. Jeremiah was born at Munson hospital July 16th, 1988. He went to Traverse City schools and enjoyed his time at the Career Tech Center excelling in small engines. He had a passion for learning about all types of engines from small to large....
Arthur "Tom" Mcmanus
Mar 10, 2022
Arthur Leroy McManus, always known as Tom, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on March 10, 2022. He knew his time was coming so he made sure to contact his close friends and family to say a final farewell. Tom was born, raised, and lived his entire life on the Old Mission peninsula. His parents Elmer...
Magdalena "Lena" (Arnold) Luinstra
Mar 10, 2022
Magdalena "Lena" Luinstra, 89, of Traverse City, passed away March 10, 2022. Lena was born on December 22, 1932 to the late Philip and Minnie (Wilde) Arnold. She was one of four children. On December 22, 1985 she married the late James Luinstra at Trinity Lutheran Church of which she was a faithful member. She enjoyed many church activities and...
Rosalie Pauline Piechocki
Mar 10, 2022
Rosalie P. Piechocki of Traverse City, Michigan (formerly of Lincoln Park, Michigan) passed away on March 10, 2022. Rosalie was born to Paul and Mildred (Geb) on January 19, 1939. Rosalie was the eldest of two children in Detroit, Michigan. Due to unfortunate circumstances, she at the age of nine took on household roles like cooking, cleaning, and caring for...
Shirley R. Smith
Mar 7, 2022
Shirley Ruth Fleischer Smith was the first-born child of her parents, Anthony and Selma Fleischer. She was born at a time when cars were in their infancy, the Ten Commandments was showing on the big screen, Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was founded, and Time Magazine published its first issue, among a host of other notable things. Also, the year she...
William Edwin Mills
Mar 7, 2022
William Edwin Mills, 81, of Traverse City, passed away March 7, 2022. He was born August 10, 1940, in Traverse City, son to Orville and Ruth (Gibbs) Mills. William E. Mills was an intrepid traveler of life. He liked going on adventures and he liked feeling safe. These desires came in conflict many times in his life, at times it...
Sharon Ann Kemerer
Mar 6, 2022
Sharon Kemerer peacefully passed in her sleep on March 5, 2022. Sharon, known as Shari, was born in Wausau, Wisconsin on July 6, 1950 to Merrill and Janet Kemerer, the third of their three beautiful daughters. She grew up in Winneconne, WI and was both prom queen and a varsity cheerleader, before graduating in 1968. Shari went on to have...
Edward Hardy
Mar 6, 2022
Edward Ernest Hardy, 89, of Traverse City, passed away March 6, 2022 from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was born February 5, 1933, in Chicago, son to Robert and Hazel (Seaman) Hardy. Edward was a resident of Traverse City since January of 1951 and a proud graduate of Michigan State University. He married the love of his life, Annette Jean...
Frances Elizabeth Johnson
Mar 6, 2022
Frances E. (Marshalek) Johnson, nearly 101 of Traverse City passed away at her home on March 6, 2022. Frances was born on April 2, 1921 in Bessemer Michigan at the family farm and grew up with her eight brothers and sisters. She graduated from Bessemer High School in 1939. In 1941 she married Verner Johnson in Ironwood, Michigan. Frances and...
Isabel Francisca Reyes Alcantar
Mar 5, 2022
Isabel Francisca Reyes Alcantar, 56, of Suttons Bay passed away unexpectedly in an automobile accident on March 5, 2022. Isabel was born on December 21, 1965 in McAllen, Texas. On December 26, 1984, she married Jesus Angel Reyes in Edinburg, Texas. Isabel's life was founded on three important pillars – family, faith and education. She loved her husband and three...
Gary Lee Brown
Mar 4, 2022
Gary Lee Brown was born in Traverse City, Michigan on September 27, 1929 to Fred and Mabel Brown. He was one of eight children and grew up in Traverse City. He graduated from Traverse City Central High School in 1947. He worked for his uncle Clinton Cox as a salesman and distribution driver. Gary joined the US Air Force in...
Eugene "Gene" W.L. Dixon
Mar 3, 2022
Eugene "Gene" Walter Lee Dixon, 92, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Gene was a family man raising five children; Steven Dixon, Brian (Peggy) Dixon, Alan (Terry) Dixon, Wes (Julie) Dixon and Brenda (Paul) Allen. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A man of integrity, a Christian and devoted husband to his wife Verna of almost 64...
Nicholas James Wesenberg
Mar 2, 2022
Nicholas James Wesenberg of Traverse City, Michigan, age 28, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, after a long illness. Nick was born to Mike Wesenberg and Nancy Wesenberg (Dumas) on March 31, 1993 in Phoenix, Arizona. Nick was the first born of two sons to Mike and Nancy. He was a 2011 Traverse City West...
Morris Joseph Kolarik
Mar 1, 2022
Morris Joseph Kolarik, 92, a lifelong resident of Traverse City, MI, passed away March 1, 2022, at Samaritas in Williamsburg. Morris was born on November 16, 1929, at the family farm in the Bohemian Settlement of Gills Pier in Leelanau County, to the late William Thomas and Mary (Korson) Kolarik. Morris attended the Houdek one-room school house during his early...
Erik Furseth
Feb 28, 2022
Erik Olaf Furseth, 91, of Traverse City, passed away February 28, 2022. He was born October 2, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents Olaf and Aslaug Furseth. Erik was extremely proud of his Norwegian ancestry. When Erik was six years old his family lived in Norway for six months. When he returned to his elementary school in Cleveland he refused...
Valere "Val" J. Lamie Jr.
Feb 27, 2022
Valere "Val" J. Lamie, Jr., 93, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at his home. Val was born on June 30, 1928 in Lake Leelanau to the late Valere and Florence (St. John) Lamie. He married the love of his life Arlene Perrault on April 28, 1951 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Lake Leelanau....
Richard James Strong
Feb 26, 2022
Richard James Strong, 88, of Traverse City passed away peacefully at home with his loving family at his side on Saturday, February 26, 2022. Richard was born on March 10, 1933 in Kalamazoo, MI to the late James and Celia (Hahn) Strong. He married the love of his life, Sondra Lee Taylor on September 3, 1955 also in Kalamazoo at...
