Trenton "Tom" Poole Thompson
Nov 7, 2015
Traverse City – " Tom" Trenton Poole Thompson, 71, of Traverse City passed away November 7, 2015 at Munson Medical Center with his family by his side. He died after a vigorous fight with pneumonia due to complications from cancer. Tom was born on January 8, 1944 in Detroit to parents Orville Trenton and Nancy Buros Smith Thompson. His family...
Dennis Thomas Couturier
Nov 5, 2015
Dennis Thomas Couturier, 64, of Traverse City passed away November 5, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was an inspiration to all who knew him with the positive attitude, strength, dignity and grace he showed while going through his battle with cancer. Denny was born on April 5, 1951 to Ralph and Rose ( Popa) Couturier....
Jay Arthur Lively
Nov 3, 2015
Jay Arthur Lively passed away Nov. 3, 2015, in Traverse City. He was 85 years old. Jay, by his own account, had a good life. He was born July 26, 1930, in St. Clair, Michigan, the only child of William Arthur and Edna Pearl (Atkinson) Lively. He graduated from St. Clair High School where he excelled at sports, played in...
Donald R. Disbrow Jr.
Nov 2, 2015
Donald Rex "Diz" Disbrow, Jr., 78, of Interlochen, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at his home on Green Lake. Don was born on Tuesday, August 31, 1937 in Battle Creek to Alice Marie (Flood) and Donald R. Disbrow, Sr. Following his graduation from St. Phillip's High School in Battle Creek, he continued his education at St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer,...
Donald Frederick Wright
Nov 2, 2015
Donald Frederick Wright, AIA, of Williamsburg, MI passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI following a short illness. He was 94 years old. Don was born January 9, 1921 in Ann Arbor, MI to Dr. Harold Elmer and Marian (Voorhees) Wright. He spent his childhood accompanying his father on veterinary farm visits in...
Donald Frederick Wright
Nov 2, 2015
Donald Frederick Wright, AIA, of Williamsburg, MI passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, MI following a short illness. He was 94 years old. Don was born January 9, 1921 in Ann Arbor, MI to Dr. Harold Elmer and Marian (Voorhees) Wright. He spent his childhood accompanying his father on veterinary farm visits in...
Betty Ann Fryer
Nov 2, 2015
Betty Ann Fryer, 85, of Maple City passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2015 with her loving husband and family, by her side. Betty was born on July 9, 1930 in Middleborne, WV to the late Ernest and Kathleen (Barnhart) Beck. She married the love of her life, Wallace Gordon Fryer on December 29, 1950 in Detroit, MI. They...
Anthony Dean Lane
Nov 1, 2015
Anthony Dean Lane, 57, of Grawn, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. Anthony was born on June 4, 1958, in Durham, North Carolina. He enlisted and honorably served our country for 7 years in the United States Marine Corps. Anthony was employed for 18 years as a certified nurse aide with In Home Health Care Services, Inc., and he...
Marilyn Louise Wetherbee
Oct 28, 2015
Northport – Marilyn Louise Wetherbee, 93, of Northport passed away at home with her family by her side on October 28. Marilyn was born on August 25, 1922 to Benjamin and Margaret (Shook) Sharp in Elkhart, IN. She married Jim Wetherbee on September 8, 1945. She moved to Northport in 1972 and devoted the next 18 years to teaching 3rd...
Matthew Allen Hendges
Oct 28, 2015
Matthew Allen "Thew" Hendges Traverse City - Matthew Allen Hendges, 36, of Traverse City passed away suddenly on October 28, 2015 at home. Matt was born on April 11, 1979 in Traverse City to Donald E. and Karen E. Hendges. He is also survived by his brother Terry (Kylie Carpenter) Hendges, four children Ashley, Brandon, Isabella, and Aiden, grandparents Donald...
Richard Irving Degenhardt
Oct 28, 2015
Richard Degenhardt was an extraordinary and thoughtful soul. His love of nature and family were his driving forces in life. A private man of few words and strong conviction, he loved with his whole heart. He was always helping those in need, often giving the shirt off his back so that others would not go without. His passion in life...
Eunice K. Pines
Oct 28, 2015
Obituary Eunice Henrietta Pines of Traverse City, formerly of Rogers City and Cleveland, Ohio went to be with her Lord on Wednesday October 28, 2015. She was 92 years old. The daughter of Esther (Cordes) and Arthur Krueger was born on June 17, 1923 in Onaway, Presque Isle County, Michigan. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Alpena, MI, and...
Jean Peppler Waterstripe
Oct 27, 2015
Jean was born November 10, 1929 in Mayfield, MI to Blanche M. (Wright) and Thomas R. Peppler. She attended Oak Park School, and graduated from Traverse City Central High School in 1948. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. In 1962, she graduated from Adrian College. Jean married Robert E. Waterstripe in Traverse City, MI on August 31,...
Beverly "Bev" Ann Nemetz
Oct 26, 2015
Beverly "Bev" Ann Nemetz of Traverse City passed away October 26, 2015 at Munson Medical Center with family at her side. Bev was born January 26, 1935 in Alma, Michigan to Ernest and Gladys (Anderson) Dast. She spent her childhood in Alma and graduated from Alma High School. She was active spectator in all Alma's High School and Central Michigan...
Lorraine V. Palm
Oct 24, 2015
Houghton Lake - Lorraine V. Palm, 64, of Houghton Lake passed away October 24, 2015 at Munson Medical Center with her family by her side. Lorraine was born on September 11, 1951 in Detroit to the late Elmer John and Dorothy Louise (Malzahn) Prebee. Lorraine was an entrepreneur and ran a restaurant and tavern in Detroit, MI. In her spare...
Eugene Delmont Zoulek
Oct 22, 2015
Traverse City – Eugene (Gene) D. Zoulek, 71, of Traverse City passed away October 22, 2015 at his home, after a short battle with a rare cancer. Gene was born on January 31, 1944 in Traverse City and was raised by the late Helen and John Schulte. Gene served our county honorably as a member of the United States Army...
Meredith Joyce Erickson
Oct 21, 2015
Meredith Joyce Erickson, 72 of Traverse City, died October 21, 2015. Meredith will be dearly missed by all. She touched everyone she knew or met in an instant, with warm kindness and smiles, as if that was what she had on her list to do that very day. She was the best mother, sister, aunt, friend, Grammy, sister-in-law, and partner...
