Nancy May Sanchez
Dec 19, 2025
Nancy May Sanchez, age 86, of Traverse City, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025, at Munson Medical Center. Nancy was born in Trenton, Michigan, on August 19, 1939, to the late Maurice and Irene (Hartrick) Luttrell. When Nancy was 12, her mother passed away and she was then raised by her precious Aunt May and dear stepmother, Edith Luttrell....
Patricia "Pat" Hutchins
Dec 19, 2025
Patricia Jean Hutchins, age 80, of Traverse City, went to sleep in Jesus on Friday, December 19, 2025. Loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Pat Hutchins was born in Nashville, Tennessee. She met her husband, David, while attending the University of Tennessee. The couple welcomed their two sons in Jackson, Mississippi, while Dave was in medical school at the University of...
Cynthia Wennerberg Harrington
Dec 18, 2025
Cynthia Harrington, 88, of Traverse City passed away peacefully on December 18, 2025. Cynthia was born to Marie B. and William S. Wennerberg on March 4, 1937 in Boston, MA. Cynthia was a graduate of Jeanne D'Arc Academy in Milton, MA and Wheelock College in Boston, MA. Cynthia taught K-5 in Boston and NY. She also taught swimming and water...
Dianna Lynn Shumsky
Dec 17, 2025
Dianna Lynn Shumsky, 80, of Traverse City, passed away with her family at her side on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.Dianna was born on October 13, 1945, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to the late Evart and Donna (Hall) Cozart. She graduated from high school and attended college for a short time before beginning work at Michigan Bell. It was there that...
Ralph Edwin Bradley
Dec 17, 2025
Ralph Edwin Bradley, 93, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2025, at Cordia Senior Living Community. Born on November 29, 1932, in Augusta, Michigan, Ralph was the son of the late Albert Ferris and Dorothy Jean (Mulvena) Bradley. Ralph moved with his family to Springport, Michigan, where he graduated from Springport High School. Ralph continued his education...
Timothy James Kewin
Dec 17, 2025
Grawn – Timothy James Kewin, "Papa", 76, of Grawn, Michigan, formerly of Horton, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2025, in Traverse City surrounded by his loving family. Born in Detroit on August 30, 1949, to Donald Raymond and Shirla Delphine (Shelley), his life exemplified dedication to family and service to others. Tim was a 1967 graduate of Melvindale High...
Susan Lynn Wilson
Dec 16, 2025
Susan Lynn Wilson, age 78, of Traverse City passed away peacefully in the very early hours on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at her home after a prolonged courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Sue was born in Syracuse, NY on June 28, 1947 to the late William and Etola (Bloomquist) Cady. The family moved to Allen Park when she was six...
Ronald Gary Coon
Dec 16, 2025
Ronald Gary (Ron) Coon, age 86, of Traverse City and formerly of Hillsdale, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. He was born on May 2, 1939, in Hillsdale to Frank A. Coon Jr. and Margaret I. Coon (Johnson), and on July 3, 1959, he married the love of his life, Mary Martha Laird. He graduated from Hillsdale High...
William Harvey Walton
Dec 15, 2025
William Harvey Walton, 87, of Traverse City passed away peacefully with family at his side, on December 15, 2025 at Culver Meadows. Bill was born on June 16, 1938 in the village of Wexford to the late Leslie Thomas and Helen Marie (Adams) Walton. He grew up in the Kinglsey area and graduated from Buckley High School. On September 1,...
Helen Robinson
Dec 15, 2025
Helen A. Robinson, 78, passed away on December 15 after a prolonged illness. She is survived by her children, Joel Robinson (Tina) and Becky Oldaker (Dave). She is also survived by her grandchildren, Charlie, Max, Devon (Caitlyn), Tyler (Lynzee), Abby, Caden, Mason, and Isaac, and great-granddaughter, Zaylee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willy; her parents, Leonard and...
Sara Rose Johnson
Dec 13, 2025
Sara Rose Johnson, age 46, of Traverse City and Flushing, Michigan, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, December 13, 2025. Sara was born on June 16, 1979, in Flint, Michigan, to Daryl and Diane (Rau) Johnson. She grew up in the Flushing area and attended Powers Catholic High School, where she was active in both basketball and soccer...
Zenia Lucero-Smith
Dec 12, 2025
Zenia Lucero Smith, 26, of Traverse City and formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada, tragically passed away on Friday, December 12, 2025, after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the roadway. Zenia was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Carlos Lucero and Kelly Jean Lies (Smith). In January of 2022, she made Traverse City her home so she could be...
Ronald James Easten
Dec 11, 2025
Ronald James Easten, 77, of Traverse City, passed away on December 11, 2025, at Munson Medical Center with his loving family at his side. Ron was born on April 23, 1948, in Baltimore, Maryland, to the late William and Anna (Finger) Easten. He married the love of his life, Rita Lee Bristol, on July 31, 1971, at Immaculate Conception Catholic...
June Iris Neal
Dec 10, 2025
June Iris Neal, 85 of Traverse City passed away peacefully on December 10, 2025. June was born on January 7, 1940 in Grand Rapids to the late Maurice and Helen (Crowley) Mead. She earned her bachelors and master's degrees in education from Western Michigan University. She went on to a successful career as a beloved teacher than spanned 34 years;...
Mary Lois Shultz
Dec 9, 2025
Mary Lois Shultz, beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend, passed away at the age of 76 on December 9th, 2025 after a short and fast illness. She was born in Manistique, Michigan, to Kermit (Toby) and Lois Eimerman in 1949, and spent her childhood summers on Dodge Lake. After graduating high school, she moved to Traverse City to attend Northwestern...
Barbara Jean Moran
Dec 8, 2025
Barbara Jean Moran, 82, of Traverse City, formerly of Alpena, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Autumn House Assisted Living. Barbara was born on August 8, 1943, in Traverse City, Michigan, the daughter of Thomas Moran and Mildred (Garey) Moran. She is survived by her sisters, Carolyn Au and Mary Ann Fudge, along with seven nieces...
Cynthia Dianne Kan
Dec 8, 2025
Cynthia Dianne Kan, 73, of Traverse City, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Munson Medical Center. Cindy was born in Lansing, Michigan. After graduating from high school, she continued her education at Western Michigan University and later at Northwestern Michigan College. In 1993, she married Stephen A. Kan, and together they shared 33 loving years of marriage. In...
Peter Titta
Dec 8, 2025
Peter Titta, age 89, passed away on December 8, 2025. Born and raised in Three Rivers, Michigan, he graduated from Michigan State University and University of Michigan Law School. He practiced law in Grand Rapids for 40 years and was a partner at Rhoades- McKee law firm. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Catherine Buerkle, a brother, Louis...
William "Bill" Denoyer
Dec 6, 2025
William (Bill) Denoyer passed away at Munson Hospital on Dec. 6th at the age of 83. He was Born in Detroit to Roy and Dorothy Denoyer. The family soon moved back to Traverse City where he attended St. Francis School for 12 years and went on to graduate from Aquinas College with a degree in Business. There he met and...
Caroline M. Hentschel
Dec 6, 2025
Caroline May Hentschel (Strang) (Peck), 92, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 6, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Caroline was born on February 11, 1933, in Traverse City to the late Daniel and Cecil Peck. Caroline was the second born of 10 children to the Peck couple on her family's homestead. She held her residency...
