Marian Lucille Ingersoll
Oct 14, 2018
Marian Lucille Ingersoll, 92, of Traverse City passed away Sunday October 14, 2018. Marian was born April 9, 1926 in Bowling Green, Ohio, She married the late Robert R.L. "Bob" Ingersoll in Flint, MI on June 26, 1948 and spent 66 years together raising family and seeing the world together. Marian loved to garage sale and find treasures to refinish....
Elizabeth A. Hughes
Oct 14, 2018
Elizabeth A. Hughes TRAVERSE CITY – Elizabeth A. Hughes, age 82, of Cedar, passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at the Orchard Creek Assisted Living Facility in the loving care of her family. Elizabeth was born in Muskegon, MI on November 28, 1935 to Clarence and June (Dykema) Knoll. Elizabeth grew up in Muskegon and graduated from Muskegon High...
Daniel "Dan" John Bixby
Oct 14, 2018
Daniel "Dan" John Bixby, 71, of Maple City passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018. Dan was born on April 20, 1947 in Niles, MI to the late Carl and Gennevieve (Velthouse) Bixby. He married Patricia Lee Ostyn on April 23, 1971. Dan founded Bixby Food Sales in 1985 and retired in 2013. In his spare time he enjoyed; fly fishing,...
J. David Lather
Oct 14, 2018
John David Lather, 83, of Traverse City, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at his home in the presence of his loving family, after a battle with cancer. David was born on May 11, 1935 to John and Leona (Core) Lather in Traverse City. He graduated from Traverse City Central High School in 1953. David continued his education at Michigan...
James Timothy Vollink
Oct 13, 2018
James Timothy Vollink, 72, of Traverse City passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at his home. Jim was born on November 6, 1945 in Holland, Michigan to the Gilbert and Gene (Homminga) Vollink. Jim will be remembered for his quick wit and strong opinions, but most of all for the love of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He...
Karen E. Harty
Oct 13, 2018
Traverse City - Karen Elizabeth Harty, 48 of Traverse City passed away unexpectedly on October 13, 2018. Karen was born May 15, 1970 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Thomas and Linda (Baker) Evans. Karen's passion was in teaching early childhood education where she spent many years with the children she adored, in Iowa, Texas, and lastly at the Suttons Bay Preschool,...
Sally Jane Findley
Oct 13, 2018
Sally Jane Findley, 67, of Grawn passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at her home. Sally was born on December 2, 1950 in Benzonia, Michigan to the late Earnest and Marion (Green) Hankins. She married the love of her life Donald L. Findley on St. Valentine's Day, February 14, 1994. She owned and operated Silk Greenery Florist in...
Rose M. Sterbling
Oct 13, 2018
Rose M. Sterbling, 102, passed away October 13, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Traverse City with family at her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward for 48 years (dec. 8-22-1985); daughter Mary Jane Hardy (the late James) and grandmother of 4 grandsons James (Kim), Jeffrey (Sue) John (Tracie) and Jason (Pamm); 7 great...
Timothy Gill Butler
Oct 12, 2018
Timothy Gill Butler, 75, of Traverse City passed away Friday, October 12, 2018. A full obituary will appear at a later time. A celebration of Tim's life will be announced at a later time. The family is being cared for by the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
Dorothy Marie Lardie
Oct 10, 2018
Dorothy Marie Lundberg Lardie, 90, of Traverse City passed away at home on Wednesday October 10, 2018 surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born on November 30, 1927 to Andrew Lundberg and Ida (Lake) Lundberg in Traverse City. She graduated from Traverse City Central High School in 1946 and married Roland Lardie in 1947. Dorothy was a founding and life...
Bonny Wheelock
Oct 9, 2018
Bonny L. Wheelock, 80, long time resident of Traverse City, passed away October 9, 2018. She was born to the late George and Lenora (Kellogg) Griffith on June 5, 1938 in Saint Johns. On May 14, 1955 she married her best friend and forever soul mate Addison Wheelock and together they had two sons and owned and operated a very...
Richard Joseph Gronowski
Oct 8, 2018
Richard Joseph Gronowski transitioned from this life to eternal life on Oct. 8, 2018. With Richard, what you saw is what you got, there was no pretense about him. He had a wonderful dry sense of humor, was unabashedly Republican, pro-life and lived long enough to see Judge Kavanaugh become Associate Justice Kavanaugh of the Supreme Court and to vote...
Donald Smith
Oct 7, 2018
Donald Clyde Smith, 80, of Traverse City passed away October 7, 2018 at Munson Medical Center with his family by his side. Don was born on August 25, 1938 in Traverse City to the late Claude Smith and Crystal Allen. He was raised with his nine siblings and was a hard worker from a very young age. In 1957 he...
Marilyn Frances Mccormick
Oct 6, 2018
Marilyn Frances McCormick passed over to the peace and joy of eternal life with our loving God and the angels and all good people on Saturday, October 6, 2018 after a month under the caring staff at Munson Medical Center and the Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City. She was 76 years old. Born on November 9, 1941 to Oscar...
Joyce Alice Sheridan
Oct 6, 2018
Joyce Alice Sheridan, 88, of Maple City, went to her heavenly home on October 6, 2018. Joyce was born March 20, 1930 in Glen Arbor, the daughter of Louis and Mary (Bloswick) Sheridan. She is survived by her brothers, John of Maple City, Theodore of Brunswick, OH and special Friend, Dianna Ives, along with numerous nieces and nephews. In addition...
Suzann Estabrook Brooke
Oct 5, 2018
Suzann Estabrook Brooke, 79, of Traverse City, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 5, 2018 at her home. Sue was born on Wednesday, February 15, 1939 to the late Chauncey Uriah "Chuck" and Marie Rose "Dolly" (Peters) Estabrook. Following her graduation from Grosse Pointe High School, she proudly continued her education at the University of Michigan, where she earned her bachelor's...
Carol Joy Robinson
Oct 5, 2018
Carol Joy (Crosby) Robinson, 77, of Williamsburg passed away October 5, 2018 with her family by her side. Carol was born on December 22, 1940 in Essexville to the late Carl Edward Donald and Jeannette Marcella (Meldrum) Crosby. On June 20, 1981 Carol married John Winston Robinson. Carol retired after 25 years in sales for Sears in the large appliance...
Norma Romberg
Oct 4, 2018
Norma Gene Romberg, 97, of Traverse City, passed away from natural causes on October 4, 2018. She was born May 24, 1921 to the late George and Ellen (Anderson) Starkey in Republic, MI. She grew up with fours sisters and four brothers; Gayle, Mercedes, Beverly, Nina, Lloyd, Glen, Buddy and Richie. Norma graduated from Northern University Business School. For over...
Andrea M. Field
Oct 2, 2018
TRAVERSE CITY – Andrea McEwen Field, age 81, of Traverse City, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at her home in the loving care of her family. Andrea was born to the late Willard and Esther (Tatnall) McEwen in Wilmington, DE on November 4, 1936. Andrea's grandmother started The Tatnall School where she spent her earlier educational years in...
Barrett Glen Sutton
Sep 30, 2018
Barrett Glen Sutton, 67 of Traverse City passed away unexpectedly on September 30, 2018 at his home. Barrett was born on April 10, 1951 in Lansing to the late Justin Courser Sutton III and Barbara Barrett Sutton. After graduating from High School in Lansing, Barrett moved to Northern Michigan to attend school at NMC. Here he earned his associates degree...
