Colton Francis Roberts
May 18, 2016
Colton Francis Roberts, 22, of Traverse City, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Colton was born February 4, 1994 to Cathy (Jasinski) O'Connor and the late Stephen Roberts, in Howell, MI. Colton was a free spirit his entire life. In his childhood, that free spirit led him to see the world and everything in it as his limitless playground. He...
James Joseph Semke
May 17, 2016
Surrounded by the love of family, friends and caregivers, James Joseph Semke, 75 , passed peacefully into the embrace of his heavenly Father, May 17, 2016. Born May 7, 1941, the farm boy from LaCrosse, Wisconsin would always hold a special fondness for the dairy country, but he had a wonderlust for seeing the world. At the age of 18,...
Mary Charlotte Pratt
May 17, 2016
Mary Charlotte Pratt was born on August 5, 1927, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and died on May 17, 2016, in Traverse City, Michigan. She is survived by her children, Peter Pratt (Linda Headley), Laura Jolly (Ron), and Katy Pratt and her two grandchildren, Andrew Streby (Marissa) and Elizabeth Pratt. Her husband of 36 years, Philip Pratt, passed away in...
Joy S. Fritsch
May 17, 2016
Joy Smith Fritsch, 87, passed away on May 17, 2016. Joy was born on September 14, 1928 to the late Frank A. and Alva D. (Helander) Smith in Chicago, IL. Raising five children, Joy taught them all the appreciation of adventure and the water. Some of the favorite past times were on the beach at their cottage in Yuba. These...
Joyce Kathryn Weiselberg
May 16, 2016
Joyce Kathryn Weiselberg, 86, of Traverse City, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at Chrystal Springs Assisted Living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Joyce was born September 26, 1929 in Dearborn, MI to the late William and Valda (Kuhn) Stephenson. She moved to Buckley as a child and lived on a farm, graduating from Buckley High School in 1947. She worked...
Paige Elizabeth Bugai
May 13, 2016
Cedar- Paige Elizabeth Bugai passed away peacefully May 13, 2016 at Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor. Paige was born on July 30, 2002 into the loving arms of her mother Brenda at Munson Medical Center. Paige loved life and although bound to a wheelchair for most of it, you could never get over how huge her personality, glow and...
David Emory Labonte
May 13, 2016
David "Dave" Emory LaBonte, 79, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully after his battle with cancer on Friday, May 13, 2016 at home with his devoted, loving wife at his side. His wife, children, grand children, mother-in-law and friends spent the last week with him by his bedside, working in his workshop & garden, encouraging each other, and sharing stories....
William Peter Mccormick
May 11, 2016
TRAVERSE CITY – William "Bill" P. McCormick, age 91, formerly of Roseville, Michigan, and more recently of Traverse City, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Munson Medical Center in the loving care of his family. Bill was a proud veteran of World War II, where he served as a military transport driver, ferrying artillery shells to the battle...
Siegfried "Zig" Roland Godt
May 11, 2016
Siegfried (Zig) Roland Godt, 82, of Williamsburg passed away May 11, 2016. Zig was born on July 7, 1933 to the late Ewald and Gerda (Reimer) in Gonzalez Chaves, Argentina. He married the woman of his dreams Carol (Posavac) and together with 57 years of marriage they raised three wonderful children; Wendy, Lawrence and Kimberly. Zig was a man of...
Marilyn Geanne Risden
May 9, 2016
TRAVERSE CITY – Marilyn Geanne Risden, 77, of Traverse City, passed away on May 9, 2016. Marilyn was born in Jackson, MI., to the late Leon Eugene and Donna (Nees) Wright. She raised 3 children and lived in Jackson, Muskegon and Coopersville before relocating to Traverse City in 2011. Marilyn attended the Living Hope Assembly of God, enjoyed singing, cooking,...
Jack L. Otto
May 9, 2016
The Villages, Florida—Jack LeRoy Otto passed away Monday, May 9th, 2016, surrounded by family. Jack was born in Lansing, MI, on May 10, 1926 and grew up in East Lansing. Upon graduation from East Lansing High School in 1944, Jack Otto served in the U.S. Navy until entering Michigan State University in 1946. He married Barbara Rowley, his high school...
Charles Arthur Weitschat
May 7, 2016
Charles "Charlie" Arthur Weitschat, 76, of Suttons Bay passed away May 7, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving wife, Sally, and his family. Charlie was born on February 25, 1940 in Detroit, MI to the late Arthur and Hilda (Purdy) Weitschat. After high school, Charlie enlisted in the United States Navy and served aboard the aircraft carrier USS...
Mary Beasley
May 6, 2016
Mary Louise Beasley, 96, of Traverse City, passed into eternal life on Friday May 6, 2016. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported Mary in her journey on earth. Mary is survived by her two daughters; Joan Elspeth Beasley and Jane Elizabeth (Michael) Dowdney, her three granddaughters; Michelle, Kimberly and Rachel, 7 great grandchildren and...
Kathleen Ann Williams
May 6, 2016
Kathleen Williams, 31, was unexpectedly called home by her Lord and Savior on May 6, 2016. She was born June 30, 1984 to Larry and Carol (Domke) Williams of Traverse City. A 2002 graduate of Traverse City Central High School, she went on to earn various certifications including those in emergency medical care and pet grooming, but she found her...
Frank William Huxtable
May 5, 2016
Frank William Huxtable Jr, 89, of Traverse City passed away May 5, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Frank was born July 8, 1926 in Lansing, MI to the late Frank and Agnes (Chamberlain) Huxtable. He attended Lansing Sexton High School and after graduation he joined the US Army Air Corp during WWII. He attended Michigan State University,...
Hope Gaynell Meiresonne
May 4, 2016
Hope Gaynell Hughes Shoemaker Meiresonne passed away on May 4th, 2016. She was born on January 16th, 1921, in Earnshaw, West Virginia. Hope was preceded in death by her beloved parents and siblings and their spouses: R. Lincoln and Rosa Del Hughes, Herbert (Christine) Hughes, Harold (Clara) Hughes, Garnet (Charles) Eddy, Gail (Laurel) Snyder, Delbert (Janet) Hughes, Robert (Shirley) Hughes,...
Margaret W. Weitschat
May 4, 2016
Margaret W Weitschat, 86, passed with angel wings on May 4, 2016 with family by her side. She was the daughter of the late William and Adeline (Lubnau) Fleischmann, born on March 12, 1930 in Detroit. After completing primary school, she went on to graduate from Harper Hospital School of Nursing in Detroit in 1951. On March 10, 1951 she...
Jo Anne Brubaker
May 4, 2016
Jo Anne (Drayer) Brubaker, 85, passed peacefully on May 4, 2016 at The Grand Traverse Pavilions where she was receiving therapy after suffering a stroke on January 19th, 2016. Jo was the only child of Hugh (Pete) and Verna (Randy) Drayer and was born on February 27, 1931, with a twin sister (who died at birth) in Indianapolis, Indiana. When...
Howard D. King
May 4, 2016
Howard passed away on May 4 after a long illness. He was born on June 4, 1932, in Cleveland, Ohio, the oldest of three children whose parents were Howard Dean King, Sr., and Estella Goodhart King. As a child, he moved with his family fairly frequently, but eventually settled in Wooster, Ohio. He attended high school there and graduated from...
Frank Peter Buytaert
May 4, 2016
Frank Peter Buytaert, a resident of Traverse City since 2013, formerly from Ishpeming, Michigan passed away suddenly on May 4, 2016 at the age of 93. Born on September 29, 1922 in Loretto, Michigan, he was the eldest of four children and only son of Peter and Mary (nee Smith) Buytaert. Frank was raised in Loretto and was a 1940...
