Jane Marie Grigg
Feb 25, 2016
Jane Marie Grigg, 82, of Traverse City passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Jane was born on Saturday, August 5, 1933 to the late Gerald Patrick and Mildred Jane (Masterson) Sweeney in Detroit and was very proud of the fact that she was 100% Irish. Employed by Detroit Edison in the customer service...
Deidra Kay Clugston
Feb 23, 2016
TRAVERSE CITY – Deidra Kay Clugston, 64, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on Tues. Feb. 23, 2016. She was born on Feb. 16, 1952 in Detroit to the late Nicolas and Donna Juliana (Kurepa) White. Deidra was a graduate of Southgate High School in 1970 and earned a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education/Speech Pathology and a Masters Degree in...
Richard "Rick" Cluckey
Feb 22, 2016
RICHARD GORDON CLUCKEY, age 79, passed away on February 22, 2016 at his home. He was born on June 19, 1936 to the late Frank L. and Eula T. (Lyons) Cluckey. Rick served in the U.S. Army until his discharge in 1955. He married his high school sweetheart Patricia J. Oveck on May 25, 1957. Rick was a skilled guitar...
Jeffery Silas Anderson
Feb 22, 2016
ELK RAPIDS - Jeffery Silas Anderson, 58, of Elk Rapids, passed away unexpectedly Monday February 22, 2016. Jeff was born on August 11, 1957 in Traverse City to Alvina (Miller) and John Anderson. Growing up it was apparent that Jeff had a passion for sports, including being an avid fan of U of M football. Along with his love for...
Geneva Mary Yanski
Feb 20, 2016
Geneva Mary Yanski, 89, of Traverse City, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Munson Medical Center. Geneva was born on January 23, 1927 to the late Theodore and Lorraine M. (Wurm) Yanski in Hannah, MI. Geneva was a long time member of St. Francis Catholic Church. She worked for Michigan Public Service now known as Consumers Power as a...
Arlene Blythe Vanbrocklin
Feb 19, 2016
TRAVERSE CITY - Arlene Blythe (Cole) VanBrocklin, 94, of Traverse City passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at Culver Meadows Senior Living and is at home with her Lord and Savior. Arlene was born on Monday, August 1, 1921 to the late Frederick Bruce and Hazel Altha (Davis) Cole in Traverse City. She attended Fife Lake School until her family...
Lucas Mark Peters
Feb 19, 2016
Lucas "Luke" Mark Peters, 54, of Kingsley passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Munson Medical Center. Luke was born on April 6, 1961 in Three Rivers to LaMar and Nancy (Anderson) Peters. He married Sheryl Reamer on March 8, 1980 in Traverse City. Luke worked for many years at Lark Lawn and Garden. In his spare time he...
Harold Milton Adler
Feb 18, 2016
Harold Milton Adler, age 99, of Traverse City, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at the Boardman Lake Glens assisted living facility, in the loving care of his family and staff of Boardman Lake Glens. Harold was born March 11, 1916, in Detroit, MI, to George and Alice (Jeffs) Adler. After graduating from high school, Harold attended the University...
Florence Lucille Axtell
Feb 18, 2016
TRAVERSE CITY - Florence Lucille Axtell, 90, of Traverse City, passed away February 18, 2016. She was born in Traverse City, on June 21, 1925 to the late Thomas and Lottie (Wares) Skiver, Florence graduated from Traverse City High School and was a native to the area for her entire life. On August 29, 1947 she married Clarence Axtell in...
Mildred Belle Goodman
Feb 16, 2016
GRAND RAPIDS - Mildred "Millie" Belle Goodman, 102, died peacefully at Clark Retirement Community, Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 16, 2016 after experiencing a stroke. Mildred was born on March 16, 1913 in Branch County, Michigan to the late Lewis and Lillian (Kerns) Moore and grew up on a farm near Quincy. She married Lawrence "Larry" Goodman during the Great...
William "Bill" W. Turner
Feb 15, 2016
William W. Turner of Traverse City, formerly of Grand Rapids, MI, entered into eternal life surrounded by his family on February 15, 2016. He was 72. Bill was born in Grand Rapids to Robert and Margaret (Miller) Turner, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sister Marbo Turner (Wynne). Bill was an avid sportsman...
Jasper Junior Weese
Feb 13, 2016
Jasper Junior Weese, 87, of Traverse City, went home to be with the Lord on February 13, 2016. Jasper was born on February 9, 1929 to the late Cecil and Sylvia Weese in Traverse City. He married Jeannette I. Bess on May 16, 1951 also in Traverse City. Jasper served over 24 dedicated years on the Traverse City-City Commission Board...
Burnette "Bunny" Ann Friedrich
Feb 13, 2016
Burnette "Bunny" Ann Friedrich, 78, of Traverse City passed peacefully on February 13, 2016 at her home. Bunny was born October 9, 1937 to Nolan and Marjorie (Evans) Carroll in Detroit, MI. After her retirement from Simplex, she moved from the Detroit area to Traverse City to live with her daughter Gerri's family. Bunny will be remembered for her love...
Grace Marie Stachnik
Feb 13, 2016
Grace Marie (Tweddle) Stachnik, 81, of Cedar, passed away peacefully February 13, 2016. She was born on January 14, 1935 in Traverse City, the daughter of Bernice (Garey) and Edward Kaiser. On June 14, 1954, she married Richard L. Stachnik, who passed away in April of 1980. Together they had raised three sons, Joseph (Sharon Maitland) Randy and Terry (Kelly),...
Leila Fern Brown
Feb 12, 2016
Leila Fern Brown, 89, a life-long resident of Traverse City, passed away peacefully Friday, February 12, 2016 at Munson Hospice House with her son and daughter in law at her side. Leila was born on June 12, 1926 to the late Charles Elmer and Hazel Fern (Duryea) Tilton in Traverse City. She attended Traverse City Schools, graduating in the Class...
Velma "Jean" Brzezinski
Feb 12, 2016
Velma "Jean" Brzezinski was born in Detroit on March 9, 1927, daughter of Ernest and Gladys (Fleming) Tuttle, as a twin to her brother Gerald. Her parents were Canadian citizens, working in Detroit at that time. Layoffs during Depression caused the family to return to Canada and live on her paternal grandparent's farm in Ontario. When WWII started, their father...
Mary Stella Carl
Feb 10, 2016
Mary Stella "Stel" Carl, 88, of Williamsburg, passed away on Feb. 10, 2016. Stel was born on August 10, 1927 in Detroit to the late Frank and Elizabeth (Galasso) Auguliaro. Stel graduated from Denby High School and later attended Wayne State University. She married the late James W. Carl (2010) on March 31, 1951 in Detroit and the couple celebrated...
Joseph Milton Gardner
Feb 9, 2016
Traverse City - Joseph Milton Gardner, 87, of Traverse City and formerly of Grosse Pointe Park, MI, passed away February 9, 2016 at Munson Medical Center. Joe was born on July 17, 1928 in Cheboygan to the late T.M. and Bernice (Lovelly) Gardner. His family moved to Detroit where Joe attended Eastern High School. Upon graduation, he was nicknamed "The...
