Shirley Jeanne Durham
Nov 29, 2020
Shirley Jeanne Durham, 95 of Chapel Hill, NC passed from this life on November 29, 2020 at Duke Hospice in Durham, NC. Shirley was born on August 3, 1925 in St. Joseph, MO and was raised in Riverside, IL. She graduated from Riverside-Brookfield High School in 1943 and from DePauw University in 1947. Shirley's life long passion was music. As...
Gregory "Greg" Walton
Nov 29, 2020
Greg was born January 8th, 1963 to Leslie "Brent" and Norma (Hency) Walton in Traverse City. He was number 2 of 4 kids. Greg grew up with a great love of music and the outdoors. Spending summers waterskiing and winters snow skiing, and snowmobiling with his friends and family. To know Greg was to know a man with intense passion,...
Roberta "Robin" Lynn Jones
Nov 29, 2020
Roberta "Robin" Lynn Jones, 64 of Traverse City passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020
Karen Dianne Walters
Nov 29, 2020
Karen Dianne (Hansen) Walters, 66, departed the earth with her independence and dignity intact on Sunday November 29, 2020 at home. A proud graduate of Central High School and later attending Hillsdale College, Karen always considered education and friendships important. Karen enjoyed her work at Barlow Superette, Global Marine and Haggerty Insurance. All of these places encouraged her to find...
Gertrude "Trudy" Stella Marsh
Nov 29, 2020
Gertrude (Trudy) Stella Marsh, 91, of Traverse City and formerly of Westland and Pinckney, MI, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. Trudy was born on February 15, 1929, in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Walter and Stella (Butkowski) Miles. She graduated from Mackenzie High School of Detroit in the Class of 1946. She married the...
Brian James Cox
Nov 28, 2020
While spending time in nature surrounded by friends, Brian James Cox (68) unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020. Brian was born on June 2, 1952 in Chicago, IL as the only child of William Cox and Patricia (Hill) Cox. He was raised in the Detroit area and graduated from Seaholm High School. As a child, Brian became enamored...
Jeremy Thomas
Nov 28, 2020
Jeremy Adam Thomas of Traverse City, MI peacefully passed away in his home on Nov. 28th, 2020. He was surrounded by the eternal love and compassion of his closest family during his last moments. Jeremy was born Feb. 12, 1974. Jeremy spent his early childhood between Michigan and California before his family settled in Traverse City in his early teenage...
Leonard "Lennie" F. O'Brien
Nov 27, 2020
Leonard F. "Lennie" O'Brien of Northport died unexpectedly on Friday, November 27, 2020 at Munson Medical Center. He was born March 5, 1953, the second son to his parents Marvin and Arlene (Overby) O'Brien. Lennie, along with his five brothers and one sister, were raised in Traverse City's Central Neighborhood where there was always a ballgame to be played or...
Hanna Patterson
Nov 27, 2020
Johanna (Hanna) Milles Patterson of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on November 27th, 2020 at the age of 92. She was born June 9, 1928 in Andernach, Germany to Alvina and Peter Milles who had 7 other children. She joins her late husband, Thomas Patterson, who preceded her in death in 2012. In 1951, Hanna immigrated to the United States...
Richard Stempien
Nov 27, 2020
TRAVERSE CITY – Richard (Dick) Stempien, age 86, formerly of Elk Rapids passed away at his home in the loving care of his family on Friday, November 27, 2020. Richard was born on June 21, 1934 in Detroit, MI to the late Adam and Lillian Stempien. Richard, born and raised in Detroit went on to attend the Roosevelt Military Academy...
Karlie Dee Marie Manville
Nov 27, 2020
Karlie Dee Marie Manville, 24 of Traverse City passed away with her parents by her side at Munson Medical Center from cancer. Karlie was born on June 11, 1996 in Grand Rapids to Rich and Brandi Manville. She was the beloved baby sister of Darren and Jesse. Above all else, Karlie cherished her four babies. She loved to dance and...
Maxine Elizabeth Meach
Nov 26, 2020
After celebrating her 95th birthday with beautiful flowers, and enjoying a hundred cards and birthday wish videos on her personal laptop, Maxine Elizabeth Troy Meach peacefully passed in her sleep on Thanksgiving eve. She was born in Wayland, MI November 15, 1925. When she rode the train to Ann Arbor's University of Michigan, with just a suitcase in hand, she...
Kenneth Keith Wyckoff Phd
Nov 26, 2020
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ken was raised in Mayfield, Michigan, in the era of horse and buggy transportation. He died in Traverse City, Michigan, in modern times where he signed himself into Hospice care using his finger on a cell phone. In between he lived a life full of love, service, education, work, flight and dance. A graduate of...
Beatrice "Bea" Brown
Nov 24, 2020
Beatrice Ann (Chadwick) Brown passed away peacefully with family at her side November 24, 2020, in Traverse City, Michigan. Bea was born May 17, 1929 to Clifford and Mary (McLeay) Chadwick. She grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, graduating from Soo High with her future husband in 1947. They attended class reunions together for some 70 years. Out of...
Karen (Porterfield) Cimeley
Nov 24, 2020
Karen (Porterfield) Cimeley age 73 passed away on November 24 at her home. Karen was born in Northville, Michigan in 1947. Karen had an incredible passion for helping people. She would give others whatever she had to help them. Karen was loved and respected by her family, friends, the community and her neighbors. Karen grew up in Colorado Springs and...
Alfred Romanowski Jr.
Nov 23, 2020
Alfred Romanowski, Jr., 70, died peacefully at his home in Traverse City on November 23, 2020. Alfred was born on January 30, 1950 in Detroit, to the late Alfred and Genevieve (Ciesniewski) Romanowski. He served in the United States Navy as a radio operator during the Vietnam Era, and after his service he came home to marry his wife, Joanne...
Elaine J. Raeburn
Nov 23, 2020
Elaine J. Raeburn was born in 1927 in Waterbury, CT. Her parents, Lena and Leo Ruggiero, had four childing including Norma Sullivan (deceased), Leona Ruggiero, and Robert Ruggiero (deceased). Elaine passed away at the age of 94 at Country Pleasures, her assisted living home in Traverse City, MI. Of Italian descent and raised on the east coast, she brought her...
Bonnie Lou Tumey
Nov 23, 2020
Bonnie Lou Tumey, 75 of Traverse City, Michigan formerly of Freeland, died November 23, 2020. Bonnie was born on November 26, 1944 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Harold and Freda Voss. On November 16, 1963, Bonnie married Ken Tumey in Cincinnati, Ohio. Shortly after they married, they moved to Santa Ana, California where Ken was stationed with the United...
Douglas M. Spence, Sr.
Nov 23, 2020
Doug Spence, age 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, with family at his side. He was born in Saginaw the fourth son of Donna and Herb Spence. Doug graduated from Arthur Hill High School and then from the University of Michigan with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was an...
Larry Eugene Miner
Nov 22, 2020
TRAVERSE CITY – Larry Eugene Miner, age 78, of Traverse City passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor with his family by his side. Larry was born in Fife Lake on September 25, 1942 to Mancel and Lucille (Bever) Miner. Larry grew up in Fife Lake where he attended school and...
