Ruth Marie Turnquist
Feb 16, 2020
Ruth Marie Turnquist (Becker) passed from this life on February 16, 2020. She was born on April 29, 1926 in Detroit to William and Vivian Becker. She attended Cooley High School, graduating in 1943. After graduation, Ruth worked as a secretary at Ford Motor Company until the end of World War II when she married her high school sweetheart, Gordon...
William Arthur Buchbinder
Feb 16, 2020
William "Bill" Arthur Buchbinder Bill Buchbinder used up the last of his nine lives and died at home February 16, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born December 17th, 1949 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, the third child of Don and Lois Buchbinder. He grew up across the street from his grandparent's cottage on Lake St. Clair. Bill graduated from...
Patricia Lou Wolf
Feb 16, 2020
Patricia "Pat" Lou Wolf, 91, was reunited in Heaven with her husband of 46 years, Robert Lee Wolf, on Sunday, February 16th, 2020. Pat was born in Traverse City on March 21, 1928, to Frank Philip and Frances Mae (Swaney) Weatherholt. She was a lifelong resident of Old Mission Peninsula and was proud to be a member of a founding...
Thomas Evans
Feb 15, 2020
Thomas Fredric Evans, 87, passed away Saturday, February 15 at his residence in Traverse City. He was born in Indianapolis to William and Lois Hathaway Evans and had four older siblings. After graduating from Shortridge High School, he enrolled at Princeton University where he was a member of the Tower Club and a coxswain for the Crew, graduating as a...
Victor Zucco
Feb 15, 2020
Victor Zucco, 84, of Williamsburg, Michigan, passed away on February 15, 2020. Vic was a gifted athlete and business man throughout his life. He started his football career at Plum high school in Plum Borough, Pennsylvania, at many positions, but he excelled as a running back. He set many records at that time, and was later inducted into the Allegany...
Florence "Flo" Jones
Feb 13, 2020
Florence Jones Traverse City, MI / Minnetonka, MN Florence (Gaboian) Jones, age 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2020 surrounded by her loving daughters and sons-in-law, Sherri and Mike Du Mond of Edina, MN and Marilyn and Jan Vlach of Traverse City, MI. Florence was born in East Chicago, Indiana on December 13, 1926. Her 93 years were...
Elizabeth Ann Thomas
Feb 13, 2020
Elizabeth A. Thomas TRAVERSE CITY – Elizabeth "Betty" A. Thomas, age 97, of Traverse City passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Boardman Lake Glens in the loving care of her family. Elizabeth was born in Lawton, MI on December 18, 1922 to Alexander and Avis (Stainton) Jones. She grew up in Lawton where she graduated high school. Following...
James Patrick Robertson
Feb 13, 2020
James "Jim" Patrick Robertson, 70, of Traverse City passed away Feb. 13, 2019. He was born September 20, 1949, in Detroit, son of the late Robert and Genevieve (Long) Robertson. Jim leaves behind his loving wife Sandy (Moss) Robertson; daughter Liz (Matt Brengman) Robertson; siblings Richard, Kathy, Denise, Diane Olivier, Dan, Chris and Ann Verdaglio; as well as many nieces,...
Dorothy Eleanor Hasse Polack
Feb 10, 2020
Dorothy Eleanor Hasse Polack, 94, of Traverse City and a lifelong resident of the area, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Dorothy was born in East Leland on Thursday, September 17, 1925 to Harold and Delia (Alpers) Egeler. She graduated from Leland High School, the Valedictorian of her class. Having worked for Burwood...
Margaret Louise Thomas
Feb 9, 2020
Margaret Louise Thomas was born August 23, 1924 in Marlette, MI to Margaret and Hans Christensen. She passed away peacefully on February 9, 2020 surrounded by loving family. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 61 years Donald Thomas and son John Thomas. Margaret is survived by her daughters Nancy (Mark) Toteff and Sarah Thomas, seven grandchildren,...
Thomas "Tom" A. Prather
Feb 9, 2020
Thomas "Tom" Archie Prather, 88, of Traverse City formerly of Elk Rapids, passed away on Sunday February 9, 2020. Tom was born on February 3, 1932 in Cass County, Michigan to the late Thomas Eston and Nell (Gleason) Prather. He married the love of his life Virginia "Ginny" Leach on August 14, 1955 in Cassopolis, Michigan. Tom had been employed...
Joan Arlene Webber
Feb 8, 2020
Joan Webber, 84, of Williamsburg (formerly Honor) passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 8, 2020 surrounded by loving family. Joan was born in Detroit, MI on December 18, 1935. She lived in Dearborn, MI with her family until 1955. She had one brother, Terrence Ryan. She attended Dearborn schools and after graduation enrolled at Western Michigan University (WMU) where she...
Eleanor Irene Deering
Feb 7, 2020
Eleanor Irene Deering, 91, of Traverse City and a lifelong resident of the area, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020 at Medilodge GTC in Traverse City. Eleanor was born on Saturday, September 8, 1928 to the late Joseph and Josephine (Kadrovach) Kaniewski in Maple City. A 23-year employee of J. C. Penney, Eleanor opened the first catalog order center for...
William Brown
Feb 7, 2020
William R. (Bill) Brown died February 7, 2020 in Traverse City, Michigan. Bill was born April 16, 1929, and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He proudly claimed his greatest high school accomplishment was persuading his girlfriend, Beatrice Chadwick, to marry him. In 1951 Bill and Bea were married. They had four children, Jill (Fred) Trull, Michael (Mary) Brown, Beth...
Sharon K. Wyn
Feb 6, 2020
Sharon K. Wyn, 79, of Traverse City went to her home in heaven on February 6, 2020. She died after a three-year battle with dementia, while in the quality care of Boardman Lake Glens. We celebrate her return to wholeness in the arms of her heavenly father and surrounded by those that have gone before her. Sharon was born on...
Barbara Jane Dotterrer
Feb 6, 2020
Traverse City – Barbara Jane Dotterrer, 92, of Traverse City, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020 in peace at her home with family members present. Barb was born on Friday March 11, 1927 in Detroit Michigan the second child to Doris May Ednie (Everly) and Robert Bruce Ednie. Barb graduated from Mackenzie High School in Detroit in June 1944, after...
Gertrude Maxine Everson
Feb 5, 2020
Gertrude Maxine Everson, 94, a life long resident of Traverse City passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City. Gertrude was born on Saturday, August 29, 1925 to the late Guy and Altetha (Struble) Avery in Traverse City. She was a graduate of Traverse City High School. She married Roy R. Everson on Saturday, April...
Teresa Joyce Pickard
Feb 4, 2020
Teresa Joyce Pickard, 66, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Teresa Joyce Bishop was born on June 17, 1953 in Eaton Rapids to Chester and Phyllis Bishop (née Coger), the second oldest of five children. She was raised in Traverse City and graduated from Traverse City High School and later Davenport...
Rickey Mcwhorter
Feb 3, 2020
Mr. Rickey Lane McWhorter passed comfortably at Munson Hospice House on February 4, 2020 after a brave but ultimately frustrating battle with cancer. Always on his own schedule, he waited until his husband Tom had left to tend to their furry children after having spent the night together. Rickey was born on October 3, 1965 in Statesville, North Carolina to...
Ron Van Horn
Feb 3, 2020
Ron L. "Ronnie" Van Horn, of Traverse City, Michigan, unexpectedly sailed into the next life on February 3, 2020, at the age of 64, from an apparent heart attack. Ronnie was born on June 23, 1955 to Charles and Marjorie (Galbreath) Van Horn in Wyandotte, Michigan. When he was an infant, the family moved into a house on Front Street...
