Mary Louise Johnson
Jan 23, 2020
TRAVERSE CITY – Mary Louise Johnson, 95, of Traverse City, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Orchard Creek Supportive Care, where she had resided since 2016. Mary, known as "M.L." to her southern family, was born on December 18, 1924, in Oil City, PA, to the late James and Mary Louise (Dempsey) Bohlken. The daughter of a civil...
Mary Lillian Lamb
Jan 22, 2020
Mary Lillian Lamb, 93, of Traverse City passed peacefully on to heaven on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Mary was born the daughter of Harry and Emma (Monroe) Gould in Marion, MI on December 8, 1926. She married Robert N. Lamb on October 22, 1948 in Bay City, MI and they enjoyed 68 years of marriage. Together they lovingly raised one...
Christine Ellen (Deering) Kuhnke
Jan 20, 2020
Christine Ellen (Deering) Kuhnke passed away peacefully but unexpectedly in her sleep on Monday morning, January 20, 2020, at her cottage in Curtis, Michigan. Christy was born on May 1, 1958, in Traverse City to Daniel and Ann (Hageman) Deering. She married the love of her life, Larry Kuhnke, on October 6, 2006, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Christy grew...
Carol Ann Coulter
Jan 19, 2020
Carol Ann Coulter, 82, of Traverse City, passed away Jan. 19, 2020. She was born Aug. 1, 1937 in Detroit, daughter to Delbert and Evelyn Morley. On Nov. 24, 1962 Carol married her loving husband, James Coulter, at Lakeshore Presbyterian Church in St. Clair Shores. Jim and Carol mostly lived in Macomb County and owned a home in Traverse City....
David C. Wylie
Jan 19, 2020
David C. Wylie passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 in Traverse City, Michigan. He was born in Muskegon, MI to the late Clarence and Josephine (Janus) Wylie on December 14, 1939. On September 19, 1964, David married Charlene Hardley. David served in the Navy from 1961 to 1966. David participated in music all of his life (Church choir and...
Walter Erwin Moore Jr.
Jan 19, 2020
Walter Erwin Moore, Jr., born in Binghamton, NY on June 3, 1941 passed away peacefully on Sunday morning January 19, 2020 at his home in Traverse City, MI after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Walt was raised in Jackson, MI, where he met the love of his life Joyce Mading in high school, before winning her over soon...
Ann K. Begley
Jan 18, 2020
Ann K. Begley, 93 of Traverse City passed away Saturday January 18, 2020 at Munson Medical Center. Ann was born on July 5, 1926 in Muskegon Heights to the late John and Anna Gary. She graduated from Muskegon Heights High School in 1943. She married Phillip Bruce Begley and they were married over 61 years prior to his death in...
Norma W. Durkee
Jan 18, 2020
Norma Jean (Welter) Durkee was born on May 7, 1924. Norma passed away quietly on Jan. 18, 2020, at Traverse Manor, Traverse City, where she had been residing. Norma attended Miami University in Ohio. During the summer of 1946 she worked at the Lake Placid Club, New York, where she met her future husband, Almon J. Durkee. They were married...
Jerry Robert Conroy
Jan 18, 2020
Jerry R. Conroy Empire Township – Jerry Robert Conroy, 74, passed away on January 18, 2020 at his home on Glen Lake after a 15-month long battle with Pancreatic cancer. Jerry was born in Syracuse, N.Y. on September 26, 1945 to Eva E. (Coleman) Conroy and Gerald J. Conroy. Upon graduating from Syracuse Central Technical High School, he studied and...
Joanne Lee Winowiecki
Jan 17, 2020
Joanne Lee Winowiecki (Anderson), 50, of Traverse City passed away at Munson Medical Center on January 17, 2020. She was born April 2, 1969 in Traverse City to parents Thomas J. and Victoria (Mashka) Anderson. Joanne attended and graduated from Traverse City High School. She also completed training as a cosmetologist. She worked hard for TCAPS as a school bus...
John Wesley Adle
Jan 16, 2020
TRAVERSE CITY - John Wesley Adle, 78, of Traverse City, MI, formerly of Frankenmuth, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 16, 2020. John was born September 25, 1941, in Flint, the son of Charles and Alice (Carroll) Adle. He graduated from Mt. Morris High School in 1959 and married Sally (Evans) on June 8, 1963, together...
Thomas Thom Schmuckal
Jan 14, 2020
Thomas 'Thom' Schmuckal, 78, of Traverse City, passed away January 14, 2020. Thom was born on May 22, 1941 to the late Frank and Margaret (Hansen) Schmuckal. Thom was a police officer for 32 years with the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Department only after being enlisted for 9 years with the United States Army. He was a member of the...
Richard Francis Tafelsky
Jan 13, 2020
Richard Francis "Dick" Tafelsky, 74, a life resident of Traverse City, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Traverse Manor Assisted Living in Traverse City. Dick was born on Sunday, February 11, 1945 to the late Philip and Bonnie (Thompson) Tafelsky in Traverse City. He graduated from St. Francis High School. He was previously married and helped raise his two...
Eleanor Mae Rigsby
Jan 13, 2020
Eleanor Mae Rigsby, 81, of Traverse City passed away at home on January 13, 2020. At this time no services are planned for Eleanor. Eleanor and her family are being cared for by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
Jon Edward Cooley
Jan 13, 2020
Jon Edward Cooley, 70, of Williamsburg, Michigan passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at Munson Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Jon was born on February 4th, 1949 to Lois (May) and Bye Cooley of Traverse City. He grew up in this area that he loved so much and was a graduate of Traverse City High School in...
Robert Burns Guyot
Jan 13, 2020
Robert B. Guyot passed away Monday, January 13th, 2020 in his home at CORDIA, Traverse City, MI. He was two weeks short of being 95 years old. He was born to the late Muriel Guyot Long and Robert M. Guyot, in Louisville, KY, on February 1, 1925. He spent his winters in Louisville and summers in northern MI until age...
Kirk Hornburg
Jan 11, 2020
CAPT Kirk Hornburg, USN Our beloved, CAPT Kirk Hornburg, United States Navy, age 56, was taken from us too early on January 11, 2020, in Saudi Arabia. After three years of working abroad, while making preparations to return home permanently to his wife and family in Traverse City, Michigan, he suffered a sudden and massive heart attack. Kirk was born...
Elaine Virginia Lampton
Jan 11, 2020
Elaine Virginia Lampton, died on Saturday, January 11, 2020 in the care of her loving family in Traverse City. She was 93. Elaine Virginia Etter was born on Friday, May 14, 1926 to parents Earl and Vera Etter (Townsend) in Detroit, and grew up in Center Line. During a train trip to Norfolk, VA during World War II she met...
Dr. Steve Starr
Jan 10, 2020
Dr. Steven Starr, 74, of Traverse City and formerly of Detroit passed away January 10, 2019 at his home at Glen Eagle. Steven was born on September 13, 1944 in Detroit to the late Julius and Anne (Tkatch) Starr. Steve was a Podiatrist for over 25 years in the Detroit Area. He was a high level racquet ball player. He...
Delphine A. Kowalske
Jan 10, 2020
TRAVERSE CITY – Delphine A. Kowalkse, age 91, of Traverse City passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 at the Traverse Manor Assisted Living Facility. Delphine was born in Detroit, MI on September 26, 1928 to John and Helen (Kaczmarek) Remisiewicz. Delphine married William "Bill" F. Kowalske on September 15, 1984. Delphine retired from the Campbell-Ewald Company on January 1,...
