William Richard Linebaugh
Dec 18, 2015
TRAVERSE CITY - William "Bill" Richard Linebaugh, 90, of Traverse City, passed away surrounded by his loving family on December 18, 2015. Bill was born on April 10, 1925 in Detroit to his parents the late Park and Elsie (Livingston) Linebaugh. Bill enlisted and proudly served his country as a Naval Medical Corpsman in the U.S. Marine Corp 4th Division,...
Heather Marie Barley
Dec 18, 2015
Heather Marie Barley, of Buckley, passed away at the age of 17 due to natural causes while working on a local farm; doing what she loved to do. Heather was born May 28, 1998 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Mark Barley and LaNay (Cavazos) Barley. When she was one-year old, she spent a year in San Antonio, Texas with her...
Stanley Jay Hyman Ii
Dec 17, 2015
Stanley Jay Hyman II, 78, of Traverse City Michigan passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. He was born on Aug. 16, 1937 in Detroit to the late Stanley Jay and Eva F. Hyman. Stan graduated from Cass Tech High School in June 1955 and in August of the same year started a 38 year career at...
Anne Lowell Gahn
Dec 17, 2015
Anne Lowell Graves Gahn, 83, of Traverse City, MI, died peacefully on December 17, 2015 at Cherry Hill Haven. The cause was dementia. A memorial service will be held at Grace Episcopal Church, Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 11am, with visitation beginning at 10am, and light lunch following the service. Anne was born to Lawrence and Josephine Graves on June...
Arline L. Howe
Dec 16, 2015
Arline L. Howe, age 90, died very suddenly while talking and laughing with friends at her church on Wednesday night. Earlier in the day, she participated in water aerobics class, spoke with 2 of her children over the phone, and was busy making preparations for the holidays. Family and friends were shocked by this loss because it was entirely unexpected....
Joan Helen Chamberlain
Dec 16, 2015
Joan Helen Chamberlain, 77, born July 10th 1938 of Traverse City Michigan, died peacefully Wednesday December 16th 2015. Joan was an Alzheimer's patient at the Grand Traverse Pavilions and passed away surrounded by her family. Joan lived a life of Lutheran faith to Jesus Christ and dedication to her family and friends. Joan was the child of Robert and Elma...
Charles (Chuck) William Fritz
Dec 14, 2015
Charles (Chuck) William Fritz, age 90, passed away on December 14, 2015 with his family by his side. He was born on September 4, 1925, in Grand Haven, to William and Marie (Albers) Fritz. Chuck enlisted in the Army Airforce in 1943, where he served as a pilot and aircraft commander stateside, until his honorable discharge in 1945. Chuck met...
Mark Ellery Martin
Dec 14, 2015
Mark Ellery Martin, 62, of Glen Arbor, left his house to go home to the Lord on December 14, 2015, ending his fourteen month battle with cancer. Mark was preceded in death by his parents John and Rebecca (Harger) Martin. Mark was born in Pontiac on September 27, 1953 and graduated from Pontiac Central High School in 1971. He and...
Mary Palmer Adams
Dec 14, 2015
Traverse City – Mary Palmer Adams, 79, of Traverse City, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born to the late Howard and Marie (Laginess) Carson on September 25, 1936 in Detroit, MI. Mary was the beloved wife to the late John Palmer (1953-1973) and the late William Frank Adams (1975-2001). She will be remembered...
Betty Ann Rouse
Dec 13, 2015
Betty Ann Rouse, 79, of Traverse City and formerly of Kingsley, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born on Wednesday, December 25, 1935 to the late Charles Vernol and Helen Elizabeth (Chappel) Stauffer in Summit City. Following her graduation from high school, Betty attended nursing school to become a Registered Nurse....
Anthony Lichvar
Dec 13, 2015
Anthony Lichvar, 88, of Traverse City and formerly of Sun City Center, FL, Farmington Hills, MI, and Walled Lake, MI, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Tony was born December 6, 1927 to the late Anthony and Susan (Sprock) Lichvar in Johnstown, PA. He survived his sisters Mildred, Barbara, and Mary. Following his graduation...
Dennis Kyle Taylor
Dec 13, 2015
Living in Detroit, Dennis loved being outdoors, going to the beach, taking care of the lawns, training, loving and working with his dogs, and playing hockey. Then the opportunity to make the transition to God's country came about (during one of their BEST vacations in ages in 1984!) and the move to Traverse City with his wife Barb and the...
Todd Alan Endresen
Dec 13, 2015
Todd Alan Endresen, 48, of Traverse City passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015. Todd was born on Monday, October 30, 1967, in Long Branch, NJ, and adopted shortly afterwards by Dana (Hamerslag) and Theodore A. Endresen. Following his graduation from Matawan High School, Todd continued his education at Michigan State University where he earned his bachelor's degree. He was an...
Phyllis Jane Thompson
Dec 13, 2015
Traverse City - Phyllis Jane Thompson, 95, of Traverse City passed away December 13, 2015 at her home. Phyllis was born on May 25, 1920 in Belvidere, Ill to the late Alfred and Emma (Gortner) Whitacre. On June 21, 1945 Phyllis married Vernon Arthur Thompson in Rockford, Ill. Phyllis worked in manufacturing for Barber Coleman for 25 years. She helped...
Martin Joseph Lickteig
Dec 12, 2015
Traverse City – Martin Joseph Lickteig, 68, of Honor passed away at Munson Medical Center surrounded by his family. Martin was born on November 6, 1947 to Joseph and Lucile (Schwind) Lickteig in Louisville, Kentucky. The family moved to Traverse City and Martin attended St. Francis High School where he played football and ran track. After graduation Martin attended the...
David Franklin Nolan
Dec 8, 2015
David Franklin Nolan, 20 years old of Traverse City passed away unexpectedly at home on December 8th. David was born in Traverse City to Christina Nolan and Jason Pickard. He attended school in Traverse City and Hamilton Indiana. He loved his family, friends and especially his son Kaiden. He spent time in Hamilton Indiana with his aunt Holly and family...
Elijah Solanus Mueller
Dec 8, 2015
Eli Mueller passed away peacefully at home on December 8, 2015 – the great feast of the Immaculate Conception – 109 days after his birth on August 21, 2015. He is survived by his parents, Wayne and Heidi, and his siblings, Ben (14), Owen (12), Josh (9) and Lauren (7). He is also survived by his fraternal grandparents, Clarence and...
Martin Eric Caron
Dec 2, 2015
Martin Eric Caron Age 62, of Traverse City MI passed away on Wednesday December 2, 2015 in Grand Rapids MI surrounded by loved ones. Marty was born on July 9, 1953 in Peoria IL, the Son of Alan and Dorothy Caron. Throughout his life he also lived in Kalamazoo MI and finally resided in Traverse City MI. Marty loved the...
