Carl Michael Alley Jr.
May 6, 2020
Traverse City-Carl Michael Alley Jr., 35 of Traverse City, died unexpectedly on May 6, 2020. Carl was born on January 15, 1985 in Kalkaska, MI to Carl Michael Alley Sr. and Wanda Cantu Carlisle. Carl graduated from Traverse City High School in 2003. Carl loved bikes and skateboards. He received his first bike on his 7th birthday and had no...
Leroy Neil Stowe
May 4, 2020
On Monday May 4, 2020, LeRoy Neil Stowe of Traverse City "finished the job, packed up his tools, and went Home". Dad was born on August 17, 1930 to Bill and Martha (Ritola) Stowe. He spent a good part of his life living in the Suttons Bay and Traverse City areas. After graduating from Traverse City Senior High he attended...
Donald Richard Gray
May 3, 2020
Donald Richard Gray, 63, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Don was born on April 15, 1957 in Detroit to parents Richard and Lois Gray. He was raised in Livonia alongside his brothers Bob and Tom, and graduated from Franklin High School. On March 6, 1981 Don was united in marriage to Vickie Lynn Borkowski at St. Gertrude...
Tina Faith Anderson-Vaclavik
May 3, 2020
Tina Faith Anderson-Vaclavik Traverse City – Tina Faith Anderson-Vaclavik, Age 29 going on 50. She was born in Canoga Park, CA on December 20, 1970. Tina passed away quietly May 3, 2020 following a hard-fought battle with cancer. She was a proud member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Tina had a green thumb and loved...
Velmoe B. Benninger
May 3, 2020
Velmoe B. Benninger, 101, of Cadillac and formerly of Traverse City, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020, she was born to the late Opal West and Marguerite (Saulnier) West. She was a 1937 graduate of Cadillac High School. On November 4, 1942 in Cadillac, she married L.D. Winfield Benninger. She was a faithful member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she...
Ronald Osborne Stone
May 3, 2020
Ronald Osborne Stone, of Traverse City, Michigan, formerly of Romeo, Michigan, passed away on May 3, 2020, as the result of heart failure. He was 88 years old. Born on September 3, 1931 to Maurice and Nellie (Osborne) Stone, Ron was born in Bedford, OH and raised in Caro, Michigan. He attended Central Michigan University. He and his beloved wife,...
Patricia Ann Martel
May 1, 2020
Patricia Ann Martel (Miller), 78, of Kewadin, passed away May 1, 2020 at Munson Medical Center. At this time services are pending. Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services is caring for Patricia's arrangements.
Duane E. Richardson
Apr 30, 2020
Duane Eugene Richardson, 76, of Glen Arbor, MI passed away unexpectedly at home with the love of his life by his side on April 30, 2020. Duane was born in Traverse City, Michigan to Eugene and Mary Irene (Sheridan) Richardson on January 19, 1944. The two most important things in life to Duane, or "Duke" as he was known to...
Archibald "Archie" Jenkins Carmichael
Apr 29, 2020
May 19, 1925 – April 29, 2020 We lost our dad today, just three weeks shy of his 95th birthday. By most people's standards, he had a pretty long and amazing life. Dad, the only child of Scottish immigrants, excelled in life. He graduated from University of Michigan in 1948 and, that very night, he proposed to his high school...
Aaron Kaiser
Apr 28, 2020
Aaron Harris Kaiser, age 24, of Traverse City, died from a gunshot wound in Long Lake Township on Monday, April 27, 2020. Born in 1995 on a bright blue October Columbus Day morning in Nashua, NH to Pamela Harris Kaiser and Dan Richard Kaiser, Aaron attended Windham NH Elementary and Middle Schools and graduated with honors from Traverse City West...
Sue Ann Davis
Apr 28, 2020
Sue Ann Davis, formerly Benscoter, 79, passed away in Traverse City, April 28, 2020. She was born in Pontiac on August 22, 1940, daughter to Walter and Virginia (Dickenson). A graveside service will be held at a later date in White Chapel Cemetery, in Troy. Sue and her family are in the care of Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
Thomas A. Duke Sr.
Apr 27, 2020
Thomas A. Duke, Sr. of Charlevoix, Michigan passed away on April 27th, 2020 in Traverse City Michigan. Mr. Duke, was previously a longtime resident of Farmington Hills, Michigan, where he launched his custom home and apartment building business. Mr. Duke was born in 1928, in Brighton, Michigan. He grew up on Tuxedo Ave. in Detroit with his older brothers Bruce...
William J. Tharp
Apr 26, 2020
TRAVERSE CITY – William J. Tharp, age 73, of Traverse City passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 at the Villa at Traverse Point. Bill served our grateful nation from August 3, 1966 to July 26, 1968 in the United States Army first infantry division eleventh armored cavalry in Vietnam. He was a member of AFSCME Council 25 Region 10 V.P....
Clarabelle Jane Wilson
Apr 25, 2020
Clarabelle Jane Wilson (nee Korn) passed into eternal life on April 25, 2020, at the age of 97 years. Clarabelle was born in Traverse City on April 21, 1923 and was a lifelong resident of the area. She and her husband Glenn lived on Long Lake for sixty-two years and raised three children, Roger Lee Wilson of Des Moines, Iowa,...
Elizabeth M. Sheets
Apr 24, 2020
Elizabeth Mae (Harshman) Sheets, 94, of Interlochen, Michigan, formerly of Midland, MI, Pottstown PA and Tucson, AZ passed away in Traverse City, Michigan on April 24, 2020. Betty was born on May 28, 1925 to Velma (Arnold) and Walter Harshman in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She graduated from North Side High School and attended Manchester College. On August 31, 1946 she...
John Sykes Margerison
Apr 24, 2020
John Sykes Margerison, 78, of Traverse City passed away April 24, 2020. John was born in Philadelphia, PA to the late Albert Earl and Margaret (Sykes) Margerison. He married Carol Ann Butka on June 7, 1975 in Troy, WI. Together they lovingly raised two awesome children; Drew and Susan. Honorably John served our Country in the United States Army. John...
Richard Dean Kennedy
Apr 23, 2020
Richard Dean Kennedy, age 92, passed away peacefully in his home on April 23, 2020. He leaves his wife, Nana, four children: Richard Kennedy Jr (Greg Weber) of Orlando, FL; Donald Kennedy (Patricia) of Grand Rapids, MI; Kerry Magrini (David) of Avon, CT; Kristen Steketee (Matthew) of Grand Rapids, MI; and nine grandchildren. Dick was born in Chicago, IL and...
Irene Elizabeth Sheren
Apr 22, 2020
Traverse City - Irene Elizabeth Sheren, 67, a life-long resident of Traverse City, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at MediLodge- Traverse City surrounded by her family. Irene was born on Thursday, February 5, 1953 to the late John and Lois (Brakel) Alpers in Traverse City. She was a graduate of St. Francis High School. Irene married Thomas M. Sheren...
Dixie Linda Ranstadler
Apr 22, 2020
Dixie Linda Ranstadler fell asleep in death at the age of 77, on April 22,2020. Dixie was born to Hattie and Frederick Mazanke on March 14, 1943, as her father was Serving in WWII. She grew up as the oldest of 4 close sisters; Diane Rosetti, Doris Woodbury, and Geneva McAlkich. Dixie met her life-long love Raymond Ranstadler at the...
Cynthia "Cindy" Averill
Apr 22, 2020
Cynthia Sue Averill, 66, of Traverse City, fought the fight until April 22, 2020. Cindy was the sunrise and the sunset to all who knew her, especially her soul mate, love, friend and partner in crime LeRoy "Bud" Averill, husband of 36 years. Although described as a little bullheaded and stubborn, she was the kindest most gentle woman you would...
