Richard Daniel Bellows
Aug 24, 2018
Richard Daniel Bellows, 68, of Thompsonville, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 24, 2018 at his home. Dan was born on Monday, February 27, 1950 to Richard and Alice (Crego) Bellows in Traverse City. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Dan served our country as a member of the U. S. Army. For over 30 years, he had worked for the...
Gordon E Iacovoni
Aug 23, 2018
Gordon E Iacovoni, 85, of Traverse City passed away August 23, 2018 at Munson Medical Center with his family by his side. Gordon was born on February 15, 1933 in Grand Rapids to the late Dewey and Edna (Brownell) Iacovoni. At age 9, the family moved to Lansing where he later graduated from Sexton High School in June of 1951....
Michael 'Mike' Kroupa
Aug 21, 2018
Michael Orlo Kroupa, age 73 passed away peacefully at Traverse Manor Assisted Living in Traverse City. He endured a long illness resulting from a severe stroke 5 years ago. Mike was born March 14, 1945 to Fred and Dorothy (Belleville) Kroupa. Raised on the family fruit farm on Old Mission Peninsula with one sister and two brothers, and lots of...
Ronald Woodson Tuck
Aug 20, 2018
Mr. Ronald (Ron) Woodson Tuck went home to the Lord on August 20, 2018, at the age of 87 after battling a long illness. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December 30, 1930, to the late Frank and Bernice Tuck. Ronald graduated from Adrian College in 1954 where he became a member of the ATO fraternity and became an...
Wesley Rex Mcclain
Aug 20, 2018
Born April 19, 1925 in Scott, Ohio, Wesley Rex McClain, at age 93, went home to Jesus Monday, August 20, 2018. Wesley was the first son of Clifford and Stella Penwell-McClain and one of five children: including his Brother Carl and sisters Ruth, Lois, and Donna (his only surviving sibling). Armed with an 8th grade education and a strong work...
Peter Edward Meagher
Aug 20, 2018
Peter Edward Meagher, 98, of Traverse City and formerly of Pontiac passed away Monday, August 20, 2018 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Peter was born on October 25, 1919 to the late Peter and Mabel (Confer) Meagher in Duluth, MN. Peter was in the 8th grade when he met the love of his life and in 1939 he...
Geoffrey S. Morris
Aug 19, 2018
Geoffrey S. Morris, 75, peacefully passed away on Sunday, August 19 surrounded by his brothers and sister at his home in Frankfort, Michigan. Geoff was born in 1943 in Evanston, Illinois to Robert and Isabell Morris and grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois. Geoff attended Proctor Academy in New Hampshire. He was graduated from Albion College and received a Master's degree...
Lois S. Sleder
Aug 17, 2018
Lois S. Sleder, 80 of Traverse City, passed away Friday August 17, 2018 at Munson Medical Center. Lois was born November 14, 1937 in Traverse City to the late Louis Joseph and Margaret Mary (Allgaier) Sleder. She graduated from Traverse City Central High School in the class of 1955. She went on to attend college at North Western Michigan College...
Sara "Sally" Lynn Benner
Aug 17, 2018
TRAVERSE CITY – Sara Lynn (Sally) Benner, age 73, of Traverse City, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018 at Orchard Creek Supportive Care in the loving care of her family. Sally was born in Mt. Clemens, MI on December 18, 1944 to Fitz and Margery Bridges. She was raised in Mt. Clemens and attended Mt. Clemens Public schools graduating...
Robert Dwight Foust
Aug 15, 2018
TRAVERSE CITY – Robert D. Foust, age 86, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Cherry Hill Haven of Kalkaska in the loving care of his family. Robert D. Foust, 86, was born October 8, 1931 to Judson W. and A. Virginia (Sutherland) Foust in Mt. Pleasant. After four years in the Navy Airforce during the Korean Conflict he graduated...
Dr. Henry 'Hank' Johnson
Aug 14, 2018
Dr. Henry 'Hank' Johnson, 83, a retired dentist and Traverse City resident died August 13, 2018, with his loving wife by his side. Hank was born June 28, 1935 in Lansing to the late Harold and Mary (Cumings) Johnson. He attended Traverse City Central High School where he was a member of the marching, concert and dance bands. He was...
Gerald Francis Dittrich
Aug 13, 2018
Gerald Francis Dittrich, 78, of Williamsburg , passed away Monday, August 13, 2018 at his home. Jerry was born on Friday, September 22, 1939 to the late Fred and Lucille (Trombley) Dittrich in Mount Clemens. He married Louella P. Clark on Saturday, August 16, 1958 in Elk Rapids and together they raised four children. For over 40 years, Jerry was...
Janice "Jan" Louise Maull
Aug 12, 2018
Janice "Jan" Louise Maull, 77, of Traverse City passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018. Jan was born on December 14, 1940 in Traverse City to the late Raymond W. and Gladys (Rinehart) Hart. Jan attended Traverse City Public Schools and graduated in the Class of 1959. She married the late Glen A. Maull on March 25, 1978. Jan enjoyed working...
Jordan Paul Nelson
Aug 11, 2018
Jordan Paul Nelson, 22, of Benzonia, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Jordan was born on Tuesday, August 29, 1995 to Eric and Rhonda (Berry) Nelson in Traverse City. He attended school in Traverse City and at Benzie County Central. Gaming, cooking, and spending time with family were Jordan's passions. He also...
Joan Marie Zupin
Aug 11, 2018
TRAVERSE CITY - Joan Marie Zupin, 99, a lifelong resident of the Traverse City area, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at her home, surrounded by her three children and friend, Linda Forster. Born on Thursday, May 15, 1919 to the late Deronda "Chum" and Eva (McManus) Crandall, Joan was raised with her two brothers at the family lumber mill...
Beverly Ann Fitzgerald (Rosinski)
Aug 11, 2018
Beveraly Ann (Longton) Fitzgerald, formerly Beverly Ann Rosinski, 79, of Traverse City passed away at home on August 11, 2018. Beverly was born on March 19, 1939 on Torch Lake in Milton Township to the late Harold and Beulah (Bocook) Longton. Beverly worked for Consumers power for over 37 years. She was in charge of dispatching the line men, including...
Lloyd Carl Degrandchamp
Aug 10, 2018
Lloyd "Carl" DeGrandchamp, Jr., 70, of Traverse City passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 at Munson Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. Carl was born to Lloyd and Zane (Danhauser) DeGrandchamp in Detroit, MI. He married Christine Godfrey on November 21, 1970 in Walled Lake. They moved to Traverse City where they raised their family and he worked for...
Randall 'Randy' Stark
Aug 9, 2018
Randall 'Randy' Eugene Stark, 62, of Interlochen, passed away at home with his loving wife and family by his side. Randy was born February 24, 1956 to Donald and Marilyn (Mallott) Stark in Lima, Ohio. He has lived in Michigan since 1978, in the Northern Michigan Area since 2003 and finally to the Traverse City area in 2013. Although it...
Nancy Breitmayer Godwin
Aug 8, 2018
Nancy Breitmayer Godwin TRAVERSE CITY – Nancy Breitmayer Godwin, age 68 of Traverse City, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018 in the loving care of her family. Nancy Breitmayer was born on September 11, 1949 to the late Robert W. Breitmayer and Helen (Lamb) Breitmayer in Jackson, MI. Nancy attended Jackson Community College and the University of Michigan. After graduation...
Elaine Jean Loeffelbein
Aug 8, 2018
Elaine Loeffelbein of Williamsburg, MI and Jensen Beach, FL passed away on August 8, 2018 at her home in Michigan in the loving care of her family after a 3 year courageous fight with cancer. Elaine was born on August 25, 1943 in East Detroit, MI to the late Julia and Arthur Gavin. On September 12, 1964 Elaine married the...
