Kay Brewer Christian
Jul 25, 2018
Kay Brewer Christian, age 77, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Traverse City. She was born in Washington, D.C. on December 26, 1940 to the late Frank Chapman and Mae (Mullin) Christian. Kay received her teaching degree from the College of William and Mary and went on to earn a master's degree from Central Michigan University. She moved to...
Cody Michael Reffitt
Jul 25, 2018
Cody Michael Reffitt, 26, of Kewadin, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Munson Medical Center surrounded by his family and friends after 3 years of courageously battling an aggressive cancer. Cody was born March 10, 1992 to Ron Reffitt Jr. and Tami Reffitt in Traverse City. Cody attended Elk Rapids Schools and graduated from Elk Rapids High School in...
Katherine Joan Alpers
Jul 24, 2018
Katherine Joan Alpers, 86, of Traverse City, passed away on Tuesday July 24, 2018 at the French Manor Yorkshire. Joan was born on April 21, 1932 in Frankfort, MI as one of ten children to the late Ragnar and Ellen (Stolson) Strom. She married the late Ronald "Ron" H. Alpers on Aug. 13, 1960 in Frankfort. Together they lovingly raised...
Jo Ann Dove
Jul 23, 2018
Jo Ann Dove, 82, of Traverse City stepped into the presence of her Heavenly Father Monday, July 23, 2018 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Jo Ann was born on Thursday, July 16, 1936 to the late Melvin and Helen (Gaye) Hill in South Charleston, WV. Following her high school graduation, she continued her education at Piedmont Bible College...
Beverly L. Schroeder
Jul 23, 2018
Beverly L. Schroeder passed away peacefully on July 23, 2018. She will be missed by her two loving daughters; Kit Schroeder and Anne Hodges.
Gordon Lawrence Kelly
Jul 23, 2018
Gordon Lawrence Kelly, 83, of Traverse City passed away Monday, July 23, 2018 at Munson Hospice House. Gordon was born in Detroit MI to the late Lawrence and Lillian (Rasinen) Kelly. He married Trudy Ann Neveu on June 26, 1987. In his younger years Gordon worked for various auto companies in automotive design, including GM and most recently for Ford...
Douglas D. Slack
Jul 23, 2018
Douglas D. Slack, 81, of Traverse City passed away July 23, 2018 at Orchard Creek. Doug was born on June 13, 1937 in Kalamazoo to the late Berle D. and Helen Ida (Dougherty) Slack. As a young boy, the family moved to Traverse City. Doug graduated from Traverse City High School in 1955. On August 24, 1957 he married the...
Edward Rogers Jones
Jul 22, 2018
Edward R. Jones TRAVERSE CITY – Edward "Eddie" Rogers Jones, 82, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 22nd at the Medilodge of Traverse City. Eddie was born April 1, 1936, in Dresden, Tennessee, and grew up in Pontiac, Michigan. He graduated from Albion College in 1960 and then attended Methodist Theological School in Ohio, graduating with a Master of Divinity. He...
Mary Veronica Arnold
Jul 22, 2018
Traverse City - Mary Veronica Arnold, former longtime resident of Plainfield, IN, died at home July 22, 2018, in Traverse City, Michigan. Mary Veronica Arnold, 96-years strong, embraced the last breaths of her wonderful life engulfed by the love of son Stephen, daughter Paula, and youngest daughter Anne, and other family members. Sadness is not the message she would want...
Jack Boehm
Jul 22, 2018
Jack A. Boehm passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 from pulmonary fibrosis. A graduate of Michigan State University, Jack married his wife Marilee (Jacobsen) Boehm in 1960. They raised three children together. He was a very active man who enjoyed running, golfing, fishing. In his career, Jack worked for or with many state and national lotteries including, Michigan, Minnesota,...
Ronald Mckay Buller
Jul 21, 2018
Traverse City will be missing one of its greatest Navy pilots and flight instructors. Our loving father, Ronald McKay Buller, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2018. He had a long and wonderful life. Ron was the third son of Mildred and Robert Buller born September 22nd, 1925 in Acme. Growing up he attended schools in Interlochen and Traverse City....
Benny 'Ben' Morgan
Jul 20, 2018
Benny 'Ben' Morgan, 68, of Mancelona, passed away July 20, 2018 with his loving wife by his side. Ben was born September 7, 1949 to the late Leon and Helene (Semmler) Morgan in Traverse City. Ben honorably served in the US Navy with Patrol Squadron 48 as a radio communications operator during the Vietnam War. He worked in the electrical...
Jane Evans
Jul 19, 2018
Jane Parsons Evans passed away peacefully July 19, 2018 surrounded by her beloved husband Tom and her two daughters Julie Rogers and Amy Rullo. Jane was born October 23, 1933 in Grand Rapids and graduated in 1955 from Principia College. While working for Mademoiselle in Chicago, she met Thomas Fredric Evans whom she married in 1957. Tom and Jane lived...
Evelyn Marie Gensler
Jul 18, 2018
Maple City - Evelyn Marie Gensler, 91, of Maple City passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at the home of her daughter. Evelyn was born on October 22, 1926 to George and Erda (Patton) Czarnecki in Ida, MI. She married Robert Gene Gensler, who preceded her in death. Evelyn, born to a farmer, was no stranger to hard work....
Luke Heydlauff
Jul 16, 2018
Luke Jethro Heydlauff, 2, passed away peacefully at home on July 16, 2018, with his parents, Jeff and Kate Heydlauff at his side. Luke's all too brief time on earth was surrounded by and epitomized by love. Luke was born in Kampala, Uganda, on October 16, 2015. His birth mother, Winnie, not only brought him into this world but loved...
Leon Landers Martuch
Jul 14, 2018
Leon Landers Martuch, 90, of Windermere, FL and Traverse City, MI passed away July 14, 2018 at Munson Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Leon was born April 30, 1928 to Leon P. and Margaret (Landers) Martuch in Saginaw, MI. He attended Midland High School and after his graduation in 1946 he enlisted in the United States Army, serving...
John Arthur Younker
Jul 13, 2018
John Arthur Younker, 93, of Traverse City passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at Culver Meadows Adult Foster Care, surrounded by his loving family. John was born April 20, 1925 to the late Arthur and Helen (Blondin) Younker in Cleveland, OH. He attended St. Ignatius School, in Cleveland, and St. Agnes High School in Detroit, MI prior to entering Sacred...
Tracy L. Lang
Jul 12, 2018
Tracy L. (Anys) Lang, 45, of Grawn and Murfreesboro, TN died July 12, 2018 at her mothers home in Grawn. Tracy was born on November 30, 1972 to Thomas Anys and Sally (Hankins) Anys. She graduated from Traverse City High School in 1990. She chose a career in the health care field and helped care for people for over twenty...
Elsa A. Smith
Jul 11, 2018
Traverse City – Elsa A. Smith, 88, died July 11, 2018. Loving wife of the late James Francis Smith; devoted mother to Kathleen (Steve) Wisniewski, Terrence Michael (Melissa), James "Jesse" (Carol), Cynthia (Marc Frick), Timothy (Snezhana), Matthew (Maria Elena) and Patricia (Steve Wethy); caring grandmother to Kristen, Robert, Jonathan, Anna, Maria, Kurt, Shelby, Natalie, Andrew, and Monique. Fond sister of...
Fred Robert Castillo
Jul 10, 2018
Fred Robert Castillo, 66, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Fred was born August 9, 1951 in Saginaw, MI to Frank and Irene (Enciso) Castillo. He was a 1969 graduate of Arthur Hill High School. It was during those years he met and fell in love with Kelly (Maureen) Allen sharing their next 50 years together. In 1971, just months...
