Lorraine Gloria Sprenger
May 25, 2018
Lorraine Gloria Sprenger, 90, of Traverse City passed away May 25, 2018 at the Arbor House. Lorraine was born on June 4, 1927 to the late Christian and Hulda (Sander) Bredeson in Minnesota. Lorraine married Bernard "Bernie" Sprenger on June 30, 1950 in Minnesota. He preceded her in death in 1995. Lorraine was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church....
Auberry "Hank" Grush
May 25, 2018
Auberry "Hank" Grush, 72, of Traverse City, Michigan passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 25, 2018. Hank was born on July 14, 1945 in Mikado, Michigan to Albert Grush and Mabel Tait Fowler. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1963 and served in Berlin, Germany until honorably discharged in 1966. Hank attended Michigan Technological University in...
Ardana J. Titus
May 25, 2018
Ardana Janine Titus, age 66, beloved wife, dear sister, and loving mother, passed away on Friday, May 25 due to sudden illness at Munson Medical Center. Born on March 19, 1952 in Toledo, Ohio to the late A. John and Avis J. (McMullen) Kirsch of Grosse Pointe Park, MI. She is survived by her husband, Wendell E. Titus of Traverse...
Robert Burger
May 25, 2018
Robert Dean Burger, Bob to his friends and relatives, passed away on May 25, 2018 in the peace and comfort of his own home, surrounded by family. He was 93 years old and had lived in the Traverse City and Leelanau Peninsula area for the last 27 years. Bob was born in 1924 in Ionia, MI to Belmont and Isobel...
Lois Marie Clous
May 24, 2018
Lois Marie Clous beloved wife, mother, grandma, great grandma, sister, aunt and friend went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 24, 2018. She was 85 years old. Lois was born August 2, 1932 to Earl and Freda (Bey) Kauffman in Alpena, MI. She married Francis "Fritz" Clous on June 6, 1953. Lois received her Practical Nurse...
Alice I. Lucsy
May 24, 2018
VERNON, FL – Alice I. Lucsy, age 99, formerly of Traverse City, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018. She was born in Saginaw on September 24, 1918. She moved to Traverse City in 1993. She married Joseph Lucsy, June 1937. She is survived by her children; John (Cindy) Lucsy, Carol (Dale) Brown, and Sue (B.J.) Belanger. Alice is also survived...
Vera E. Byrd
May 24, 2018
Vera E. Byrd, 95 of Traverse City passed away May 24, 2018. Vera was born in 1922 to the late Joseph and Viola Charron in River Rouge. Vera was one of eight children and chose to leave school after 9th grade to take on a job to help her family. Her tenacious spirit was evident from an early age. On...
James 'Jim' Smith
May 23, 2018
James (Jim) Henry Smith, 87, passed away at Hospice House in Traverse City, May 23, 2018 with family at his side. He was born on March 27, 1931 in Detroit to Robert and Ona (Foote) Smith. Jim married his high school sweetheart, Mary Beth Sundling, on August 2, 1952 and soon would have celebrated 66 years together. They had four...
Nancy Janet Tennant
May 22, 2018
Nancy Janet Tennant was born on Wednesday, June 19, 1940 to Janet Kennedy (Steele) and George Henry Rowell. She passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in the care of her loving family and the staff of Cherry Hill Haven. Her parents had immigrated to America from Scotland in the 1920's and settled in the Detroit area. They had a summer...
Beatrice F. Lautner
May 22, 2018
Traverse City - Beatrice F. Lautner, 88, of Traverse City passed away May 22, 2018 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions, with her family by her side. Beatrice was born on August 3, 1929 in Traverse City to Alfred and Carrie (Fewins) Herkner. On May 29, 1948 Beatrice married the love of her life, Glenn T. Lautner at Immaculate Conception Catholic...
John Edwin Lewis
May 21, 2018
John Lewis, 90, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2018 at Grand Traverse Pavilions where he had been a resident since November. He is survived by children Tim Lewis (June) of Marshall, MI; Kathleen Franklin (Michael) of Traverse City, MI; and Elizabeth Blondia (Joseph) of Maple City, MI, as well as a brother, William (Helen) Lewis of Stowe, Vermont. Surviving...
Scott G. Johnson
May 21, 2018
Scott Gregory Johnson, 63, of Traverse City passed away peacefully at Munson Medical Center at 12:05 p.m. on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Scott was born on January 11th, 1955 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the late Charles and Joan (Oatley) Johnson. Scott was an outgoing, vivacious and charismatic person, he could light up any room, he was a great conversationalist...
Vinetta Williams
May 20, 2018
Vinetta Williams, 97, of Williamsburg, MI went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at French Manor LaFranier Assisted Living surrounded by her loving family. Vinetta was born on March 20, 1921 in Erie, PA to Lloyd and Margaret (Neff) Titus. Vinetta and Purl "Jack" Lester Williams were married on August 22, 1941 in Ohio....
Susan V. Kuschell
May 18, 2018
Susan V. Kuschell, passed away at her home on May 18, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Richard Kuschell; beloved mother of David Tenorio (Lisa), Holly T. Bird (Percy), Andre Kuschell (Lisa) Sarah Kuschell (Chuk), and Emily Kuschell and beloved sister to Mike Moore (Karen), Jennifer Moore, and Rick Moore (Bonnie). Susan was born in Trenton to Richard Emerson...
Geraldine M. Lichty
May 18, 2018
Geraldine Mae Lichty, 93, of Traverse City passed away May 18, 2018 at Medilodge in Suttons Bay. Per her wishes cremation has taken place. The family would like to thank Munson and Medilodge.
Jeanne Guild Townsend
May 17, 2018
Jeanne Guild Townsend, 93, passed away on May 17, 2018 in Williamsburg, Michigan. Jeanne was the daughter of Mildred Reed Guild and Bernard (Bun) Guild. She was born November 14, 1924, in Albion, Indiana and grew up in Milroy, Indiana. After graduating from DePauw University, she completed the secretarial program at the Katharine Gibbs school in 1947. She worked as...
John G. Cartwright
May 15, 2018
John Cartwright had a congenial spirit, patient heart and quick wit and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. John Gilbert Cartwright, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at his home on Long Lake. He was born on November 28, 1932 in Traverse City, Michigan, and although he lived in and traveled to...
Margaret "Peggy" Susan Langan
May 14, 2018
Margaret Susan "Peggy" Langan, 81, of Traverse City passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Peggy was born on Tuesday, March 30, 1937 to the late Jack Adil and Eleanor LaValle in Detroit. She married Matthew Raymond Langan on Saturday, July 13, 1957, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Detroit. A devoted, wife, mother...
Frank S. Snyder
May 13, 2018
Frank S. Snyder, 71, passed away peacefully with family on Sunday, May 13, 2018 in Traverse City. Frank was born on September 7, 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Frank and Elizabeth (Veychek) Snyder. He married JoAnn Baldige on June 20, 1970 in Pittsburgh. He received his Doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh and completed his dissertation on Sleeping...
