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...
Alice Mcneil
Oct 21, 2015
Alice Josephine (O'Brien) McNeil, 92, passed away peacefully at the loving home of Arbor House on October 21, 2015. Alice was born May 3, 1923 to John Louis and Mary Josephine O'Brien. Alice was a wonderful, loving, caring wife (she loved her Jimmy), mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend. Alice was a faithful Catholic and a member of St. Francis...
M. Elizabeth Kanka
Oct 19, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Kanka, 96, of Traverse City passed away October 19, 2015 at Munson Hospice House. Elizabeth was born on November 23, 1918 in Darke County, Ohio to the late Ralph and Ruth (Hall) Merchant. Elizabeth resided in the Traverse City area since 1929. Elizabeth married Joseph T. Kanka on December 24, 1941. Elizabeth enjoyed painting, cooking and travelling. She...
Doris Ann Mccloskey
Oct 19, 2015
Traverse City – Doris Ann McCloskey, 89, of Traverse City passed away on October 19, 2015 at Munson Medical Center with her family by her side. Doris was a long time member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She was a homemaker and ran a juvenile home for many years. She enjoyed playing cards and doing puzzles, also traveling. She enjoyed her...
Robert Horace Mcdowell
Oct 18, 2015
Robert Horace McDowell, Jr. passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015 after a long, courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was 76 years old. He died at the Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City with his family by his side. Bob was born in Harbor Beach, MI to the late Dr. Robert and Miriam (Littleton) McDowell. The family moved to...
Doris Joy Nichol
Oct 18, 2015
Doris Joy Nichol, 77, of Mesick, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Doris was born on Sunday, April 17, 1938 to the late Harry and Helen (DeRosia) Grover in Vanderbilt. She married Donald Nichol on Saturday, August 11, 1956 in Lapeer. Prior to her retirement, Doris had been employed by Lear Corp. She...
