Edmund C. Grassa
Jan 3, 2018
Edmund "Ed" Grassa, 99, of Traverse City passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at his home in the loving care of his family. Ed lived a full life. His faith and inner strength helped him to endure his visual impairment and limited mobility in later years. Ed was a family man who always provided for and cherished the...
Marie Rose Wigton
Jan 3, 2018
Marie Rose (Smith) Wigton, age 96, wife of 75 years to Kenneth J. Wigton, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018, in Cedar. Marie was born on a farm in Capac, Michigan on June 13, 1921 to the late Albert and Mayme (Phalen) Smith. She had three older brothers and one younger. After her father lost the farm during the great...
Ronald "Ron" E. Parker
Jan 2, 2018
Ronald "Ron" Edwin Parker, 79, of Traverse City passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at the University Of Michigan Hospital. Ron was born on July 15, 1938 in Traverse City to the late Edwin and Edna (Bixby) Parker. He married the love of his life Camille Hodge on September 25, 1965 in Traverse City....
Mary Flees
Jan 1, 2018
Marie 'Mary' Ellen (Hubbell) Flees, 74, of Traverse City, passed away January 1, 2018 with her loving husband and daughter by her side. Mary was born July 7, 1943 to the late John and Marie (DuCheney) Hubbell in Traverse City. Mary was one of four children. On July 2, 1971 Mary married Edward, the love of her life. Mary was...
Jacqueline Ann Vandusen
Dec 29, 2017
Jacqueline Ann VanDusen, 91, of Traverse City, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017. Jacqueline was born on June 25, 1926 to Seiber and Florence (Kreutziger) Reno in Detroit, MI. She married Charles Ross VanDusen on May 15, 1948 at Redford Lutheran Church in Detroit. During World War II, she served as a secretary for a lieutenant colonel in the War...
Marilynn "Lynn" A. Quick
Dec 29, 2017
TRAVERSE CITY – Marilynn A. Quick, 89, of Traverse City, formerly of Beverly Hills, MI, passed away December 29, 2017 at The Grand Traverse Pavilions, in the presence of her loving family. Marilynn was born April 10, 1928 in Detroit, the daughter of Frances Mae (Blakeslee) and Clarence Whitcomb Banwell. She was a 1946 graduate of Redford High School and...
David Allan Guba
Dec 28, 2017
David A. Guba, long-time Traverse City resident died unexpectedly from complications of a blood clot on December 28th, he was 59 years old. He was born on April 29, 1958 in Mount Clemens, Michigan to parents John A. Guba (deceased) and Susan Mary Guba (Norris, age 90). The family next resided in Bloomfield, Michigan before moving to Traverse City in...
Bill Beia
Dec 28, 2017
William "Bill" Henry Beia Sr., passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 28, 2017, eight days after his 91st birthday celebration. His party included his favorite and most requested meal, Kentucky Fried Chicken. Bill was born in Yuma, MI on December 20, 1926, one of seven children born to Czechoslovakian immigrants Wenzel and Anna Beia. Bill was preceded in...
Helen Joyce Pratt
Dec 28, 2017
Helen Joyce (Hughart) Pratt, 92, of Traverse City, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Helen was born on Saturday, September 26, 1925, to the late Waldo M. and Mary B. (Smith) Hughart, in Minneapolis, MN. The family later moved to Traverse City, where Helen attended local schools, graduating from Central High School...
June K Halliday
Dec 28, 2017
June K. Halliday, 90, born on May 2nd, 1927 in London England, June K. Halliday of Williamsburg, Michigan passed away on December 28th, 2017. She moved to the U.S. after WWII and lived in Redford, Michigan where she met and married William Halliday. June and William were married for almost 60 years and she worked as a bookkeeper and homemaker...
Ruth Elizabeth Mcwatt
Dec 27, 2017
Ruth Elizabeth McWatt, 93, of Glen Lake, accomplished her earthly journey and went to celebrate the Christmas season with her husband in Heaven on December 27, 2017. Ruth was born April 4, 1924 to the late Emil and Ruth (Monson) Nusbaum in Detroit. At the age of 3 she participated in her first piano recital. Ruth always believed her passion...
Stephen Joseph Heuft
Dec 26, 2017
Stephen Joseph Heuft., 76, of Traverse City passed away at his home on December 26, 2017. Steve was born on October 27, 1941 in Detroit to the late Joseph Stephen and Lillian (Lescoe) Heuft. On November 21, 1965 Steve married the love of his life, Suzanne Schumer in Detroit. Steve graduated from Arrow Technautics High School in Detroit. Steve started...
Cheryl Chaney
Dec 25, 2017
"Grief, I've learned, is really just love. It's all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go." -Jamie Anderson Cheryl Chaney, 58, of Traverse City passed...
Harry Frederick Fuller
Dec 24, 2017
Traverse City – Harry F. Fuller, age 94, of Traverse City, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at Grand Traverse Pavilions in the loving care of his family. Harry was born to Harry and Gertrude (Bramer) Fuller on August 22, 1923 in Traverse City, MI. Harry was raised in Traverse City where he graduated from Central High School. On Pearl...
Gilbert J. Reid Jr.
Dec 23, 2017
Gilbert J. Reid Jr. "Joe" , 63, of Traverse City passed away at his home on December 23, 2017. Joe was born on March 9, 1954 in Traverse City to the late Gilbert and Virginia L. Reid. Joe was the youngest of five children. He graduated from Traverse City High School in 1973. He was employed by Reid Brothers Electric...
James Joel Johnson
Dec 21, 2017
TRAVERSE CITY - James "Jim" Joel Johnson, 73, of Traverse City, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017 after a year long battle with cancer. Jim was born on February 22, 1944 in Paris, TX, to the late Joel T. and Arline A. (Joyce) Johnson. Jim grew up in Livonia and attended Michigan State University. He met the love of...
David A. Cunningham
Dec 21, 2017
David Allen Cunningham, 65, of Mesick passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at his home, surrounded by family. Dave was born on November 19, 1952 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, to the late William and Joann (Bastuba) Cunningham. He married Brenda Mace on July 28, 2000 in Traverse City. Dave proudly served his country with the United States Marine...
