Eugene Bernard Courtade
Apr 20, 2016
TRAVERSE CITY – Eugene "Gene" Bernard Courtade, 94, of Traverse City, died on April 20, 2016. Gene was born on January 10, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Aloysius Courtad and Nellie Courtade, the third of twelve children. Gene moved to Traverse City as a child and graduated from St. Francis High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army...
Byron Elsworth Belknap
Apr 19, 2016
Traverse City – Byron Belknap, age 74, passed away Tuesday April 19, 2016 at Tendercare in Traverse City, in the loving care of his family. A memorial service will be take place at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home on Friday, May 6, 2016, beginning at 3:00 pm until the time of the service at 4:00 pm. There will also be a...
Marilyn Helen Shenk
Apr 19, 2016
Marilyn Helen Shenk, 86, of Traverse City passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Glen Eagle. Marilyn was born on April 27, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Earl and Mildred (Logan) Myers. She was married to William G. Shenk on August 12, 1950 in Detroit. Marilyn worked as a Registered Nurse. Marilyn was a great caregiver...
Carl Franklin Barry
Apr 18, 2016
Traverse City - Carl Franklin Barry, 74, of Traverse City passed away April 18, 2016 at Munson Medical Center. Carl was born on April 12, 1942 in Muskegon to the late Franklin Carl Wimmer and Carrie Ethel Akerman. Carl married Margie Sue Tousey in Muskegon on June 25, 1964. She preceded him in death. Carl enjoyed fishing, spending time with...
Donna B. Mcdougall
Apr 18, 2016
Donna Belle McDougall, 84, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 18, 2016 at her home with her daughter at her side. Donna was born on August 30, 1931 in Flint, MI to the late Thomas and Hattie (McGarry) Mills. She married Charles McDougall on June 17, 1957 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Flint. She proudly received...
Evangeline "Van" Klein
Apr 18, 2016
Marie Madeline Evangeline "Van" Klein, 94, of Williamsburg, died Monday morning, April 18, 2016, at Hope Village. Born September 6, 1921, in Limoilou within Quebec City, she was the eldest daughter of Wilfrid and Alma Rioux. After moving to Detroit around age one and coming of age, she became a U. S. citizen and remained proud of her Quebecois heritage....
Stephen Joseph Lamie
Apr 17, 2016
Stephen "Steve" Joseph Lamie passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016 with his wife and son at his side at the University of Michigan. He was born in Traverse City on November 6, 1950 to Samuel and Phyllis (Ramsey) Lamie. He was a lifelong resident of Traverse City. Steve worked for Cone Drive Gear from May 1974 until March 2013...
Warren Gordon Wills
Apr 16, 2016
Warren Wills TRAVERSE CITY - Warren Gordon Wills, 94, of Traverse City and formerly of Saginaw, died peacefully on Saturday, April 16, 2016, among family members at his home on East Bay. Warren was born on December 3, 1921, in Leonidas Location, Eveleth, Minnesota, to Russell and Lillian (Hammarlund) Wills. He married his grade-school sweetheart Margaret (DeRidder) Wills on June...
Kenneth James Conroy
Apr 15, 2016
TRAVERSE CITY – Kenneth J. Conroy, age 74, passed away Friday April 15, 2016, at the Munson Medical Center. Ken was born February 23, 1942, to Patrick and Sylvia (Denoyer) Conroy in Traverse City, MI. He grew up in Traverse City and attended St. Francis High School. After high school, Ken enlisted in the United States Marines. Following his time...
Noble Dexter Chappel
Apr 15, 2016
LAKE ANN - Noble Dexter Chappel, 70, of Lake Ann, went to his heavenly home on April 15, 2016. He was born on July 7, 1945 in Kingsley, to the late Adam and Sara Emily (Olds) Chappel and was one of many siblings, and half-siblings. He graduated from Traverse Central High School where he met and later married Nancy Elaine...
Janet Elaine Watson
Apr 14, 2016
Traverse City - Janet Elaine Watson, 87, of Traverse City and formerly of Maple City, MI, died Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Grand Traverse Pavilions-Willow Cottage in Traverse City. Janet was born on Sunday, March 10, 1929 to the late Charles and Mabel (Ashmore) Coleman in Maple City, MI. Janet married Robert "Bud" Watson on Saturday, July 22, 1950 in...
Carl Paige Johnson
Apr 13, 2016
No services planned. BUCKLEY- Carl Paige Johnson, a progressive, compassionate liberal who was tolerant of everything except intolerance, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, after a debilitating illness. He was born in Flint on December 26, 1940 to the late Eugene and Nila (Ashley) Johnson. He was 75 years of age. Carl was a man of...
Basil I. Gray
Apr 13, 2016
Basil I. Gray, 82, of Traverse City passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Munson Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Basil was born on January 27, 1934 at his grandmother's house in Williamsburg, Michigan to James and Izetta (Oliver) Gray. He graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1952. In 1953 he entered the U.S. Air Force...
Elizabeth Langlois
Apr 9, 2016
Elizabeth "Betty" Langlois, 75, of Interlochen passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on April 9, 2016. Betty was born on May 25, 1940, in Alma to Gayle and Elizabeth (Kalmar) Hutchinson. Betty spent her younger years living in Mid-Michigan near Shepherd, graduating from St. Louis High School in 1958. She worked for Consumers Power for 44 years...
Lucille Evelyn Rineholt
Apr 9, 2016
Lucille Evelyn Rineholt, 89, of Buckley and formerly of Harrison and Three Rivers, died Saturday, April 09, 2016 in the loving arms of her daughter, Susan. Lucille was born on September 23, 1926 to the late Chester and Mary (Kennedy) Neamen in Three Rivers. She attended schools there and graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1944. She was a...
Corinne A. Duke
Apr 9, 2016
Born on May 11, 1915 to Albert St. Germain and Catherine (Ranowsky) of Detroit. Corrine oldest of 6 children outlived each of her siblings: Roberta, Raymond, Albert Jr., Madeline, and Gerald. She lived in Detroit, Lake Mills, WI and Traverse City. She died at French Manor Assisted Living in Traverse City on April 9, 2016, with her daughter Susan present....
Wally Bunt
Apr 8, 2016
Wallace Roy Bunt, better known as Wally, died April 8, 2016 at the age of 95. Born at home in Norway in the Upper Peninsula, he was the son of Clarence and Ellen (Erlandson) Bunt. With the attending physician advising the family to "wrap him in cotton and put him in a shoe box" because he would not be alive...
Shirley Ann Bowen
Apr 8, 2016
Shirley Ann Bowen, 62, of Traverse City passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 at Munson Medical Center with her family by her side. Shirley was born September 28, 1953 in Traverse City to Harold and Mildred (Johnston) Bowen. She graduated from Traverse City High School and attended Northwestern Michigan College. She worked at Chef Pierre for 21 years before retiring...
Dorothy Geraldine Fullmer
Apr 6, 2016
Dorothy Geraldine Fullmer, 94, of Traverse City passed away April 6, 2016 at Munson Hospice House. Dorothy was born July 15, 1921 to Charles and Grace (VanDyne) LaPearl in Pontiac, MI. She married Raymond E Fullmer at a service in Pontiac, MI. Dorothy was a homemaker, but during World War II she went to work for General Motors to assist...
