Pauline "Paula" Lynn Ward
Sep 26, 2021
Pauline "Paula" Lynn Ward, 64, of Traverse City passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 26, 2021 after living her best life with her cancer diagnosis. Pauline Glasson was born on February 9, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Edwin and Joann (Dauer) Glasson. She married the love of her life, Paul J. Ward on August 11, 1979 in Livonia,...
Barbara Lee Kay
Sep 24, 2021
Barbara Lee Kay of Maple City, Michigan passed away on Friday, September 24th, 2021 at the age of 79. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and active member of her community. Barbara was born in Neenah, Wisconsin to Richard A. and Dorothy M. Wolterding (later Dorothy Berggren). She met her husband, Richard Kay of Wheaton, Illinois, in 1967 in...
Stanley John Pirozek Jr.
Sep 24, 2021
Stanley John Pirozek Jr, 67, of Kingsley, passed away unexpectedly at Munson Medical Center. Stanley was born on July 11, 1954 in Detroit, MI to the late Stanley and Doreen (Lyall) Pirozek. He married Beverly Ann Delikta on February 13, 1976 in Allen Park MI. Together they raised two wonderful children, Stanley and Angela. Stanley worked at BASF (25yrs) and...
Mary Frances Bremer
Sep 24, 2021
Mary Frances Bremer, 91, of Traverse City, passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mary Jamison was born on August 7, 1930 in Bradford TN, to the late Johnie and Zelma (Nolen) Jamison. She married the love of her life and high school sweetheart, Jack Bremer, on November 3, 1947 in Flint,...
Marilyn June Finn
Sep 24, 2021
Marilyn June Finn, 91, passed away Friday, September 24, 2021 at Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing while holding her beloved husbands hand. She was born in Detroit on June 1, 1930 to Glenn and Leedna (Humphry) Vedder. On April 20, 1968, at First United Methodist Church in Royal Oak, she married Bernard John Finn, who survives. Marilyn spent her career as...
James Allen Cummins
Sep 23, 2021
James Allen Cummins, 87, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2021, at his home. James was born the son of Stephen and Jennie (Hicks), July 4, 1934, in Detroit, MI. He is the beloved husband of Jan, united in marriage August 28, 1965, in Clawson, MI and married for 56 years. He was employed at Consumers Power...
Marva Iris Stevens
Sep 23, 2021
After lunch on September 23, 2021 Marva Iris Stevens laid down for her afternoon nap and passed away in her sleep. Exactly the way she hoped to go to Heaven. Marva was born October 14, 1923 in Muskegon, Michigan to the late Ira Herman and Hattie (Vos) Banninga. She grew up in there and graduated from Muskegon Central High School....
Wallace John Sikorski
Sep 23, 2021
Wallace John Sikorski, 83, of Lake Ann passed away September 23, 2021 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. Wallace, better known as Wally or Bud, was born on January 23, 1938 in Empire to the late Clarence Wallace and Dorothy (Pritz) Sikorski. Wally started his career at Chris-Craft building boats. Here he made many life long friends. He then went on...
Jean M. Kratochvil
Sep 22, 2021
Jean Marie Kratochvil, 88, died peacefully September 22, 2021, at her daughter's home. She was born in Newberry, MI, on December 5, 1932, to F.J. (Pat) and Marie (Surrell) Taylor. After graduating from Newberry High School, Jean attended St. Lawrence School of Nursing in Lansing and Northwestern Michigan College, where she received a degree in nursing. On September 17, 1952,...
Maxine Gould
Sep 22, 2021
Nora Maxine Gould, 90, of Traverse City passed away September 22, 2021 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. Maxine was born on November 20, 1930 in Boyne City to the late Harvey Howard and Lora Kaiser. On Dec 20, 1954, Maxine married Melvin Richard Gould. Maxine is survived by her daughter Kathy (Mike) Kadrovach of Vicksburg. Maxine was laid to rest...
Wanda Dillon
Sep 21, 2021
Our mother, Wanda (Bochniak) Dillon passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on Sept. 21, 2021 at French Manor South in Traverse City, after a short battle with old age. Born Aug. 25, 1925, in Acme Township, she was the daughter of Polish immigrants John and Stefania (Zawadzka) Bochniak. Wanda, a lifelong resident of the Traverse City area, grew...
Cassandra Sue Douglass
Sep 21, 2021
Cassandra Sue Douglass, 74, of Traverse City passed away September 21, 2021 at her home. Cassandra was born on August 12, 1947 in Los Angeles, CA to the late Rowland Samuel and Alta Ruth (Aston) Douglass. Cassandra was a registered nurse for over 30 years. She was a faithful member of the Bible Baptist Church and enjoyed singing and playing...
Jerome "Jerry" Springer
Sep 20, 2021
Jerome "Jerry" K. Springer, 80, of Traverse City, passed away September 20, 2021. He was born in Allegan, July 9, 1941, son to Helen and Guy Springer. Jerry grew-up and remained in Traverse City his entire life. He was the Quarterback in high school, back when there was only the Trojans. He was a 7th grade science teacher at Traverse...
Georgia Lynn Geha
Sep 19, 2021
Surrounded by her loving family at Age 60, Georgia passed quietly into heaven on September 19, 2021 after a brave, lengthy battle with cancer. Georgia was born on July 12, 1961 in Spring Lake, Michigan and grew up in the beautiful north woods of Interlochen. Georgia graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in 1979 and then went on to study...
Carrol Lock
Sep 17, 2021
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our father, stepfather, grandfather and great grandfather Carrol C. Lock. He left us on September 17, 2021. We had just celebrated his 93rd birthday. Carrol was born to Wiltmer William and Georgia Marguerite Lock on September 1, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Michigan State University with a BS...
June Hansen
Sep 17, 2021
June Cecilia Hansen, age 92, passed away on September 17 at the Hospice House after a lengthy illness. June was born on June 26th,1929, in Grand Rapids Michigan. She was the youngest daughter of Goldie (Gray) and Cecil Lionel Hippensteel. On October 6, 1955, she was united in marriage with Paul Joseph Hansen in Traverse City Michigan. He preceded her...
Rachelle Marie Woodcox
Sep 17, 2021
Rachelle Marie Woodcox, 53, of Grawn passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at Munson Medical Center. Rachelle Owen was born on December 11, 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Russell Owen and Sue (Barker) Klama. Rachelle is survived by her loving daughter, Alexandria Woodcox, her father, Russell Owen and many extended family members. She was preceded in death by her...
Susan Jeffery
Sep 16, 2021
Susan Jeffery, 76, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully September 16, 2021 at her home. Susan was born on October 14, 1944 to the late Alan and Lois (Wagner) Darst in Roswell, New Mexico. She was the eldest of four children. Susan was a woman of faith who loved with her whole heart. She was a compassionate social worker whose...
Barry George Godwin
Sep 16, 2021
Barry George Godwin, age 76 of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Barry was born on February 23, 1945 to the late George Godwin and Mildred (Schmidt) Godwin in Saginaw, Michigan. From a young age, Barry was the life of the party. He staged plays in the family garage, hosted groups...
Terence S. Malone
Sep 15, 2021
Dear Friends and Family: We will be hosting a celebration of Dad's life on Saturday, June 18th. It will be a time to share memories, swap stories, and, of course, savor a cookie or two in his honor. Date: June 18, 2022 Time: 7 pm EDT Location: Torch Lake Yacht Club 10280 Larson Road, Bellaire, MI 49615 Dress: Casual, weather...
