Mary Ellen Jason
Jun 25, 2015
Mary Ellen Jason beloved mother, wife, sister, grandma, and aunt passed away on June 25, 2015 after a brief illness, at the age of 89. Mary was born on September 20, 1925 in Charleston, West Virginia daughter of Jess and Dorothy Poffenbarger. She had one sister, Betty Crutcher. After high school, Mary attended Ohio State University where she earned a...
Raymond Albert Hasse
Jun 23, 2015
Raymond Albert Hasse, 67, lifelong resident of Traverse City, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Munson Medical Center. Raymond was born on June 10, 1948 in Traverse City, to Francis and Josephine (Sleder) Hasse. He married Deloris Walsh on February 24, 1990, in Traverse City. Raymond proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy (1968-1975) during the Vietnam...
Hannah Marlene Kiffner
Jun 22, 2015
Traverse City - Hannah Marlene (Chadwick) Kiffner, 82, of Manistee passed away June 22, 2015, at Munson Medical Center. No services are planned at this time.
Claudette R. Gilmore
Jun 22, 2015
Claudette R. Gilmore, 75, of Traverse City, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at the Elmwood AFC Home. Claudette was born in Grand Rapids and at the age of four she was adopted by the late Merton and Ruby (Jarrett) Gilmore. When it was time for school, she attended Traverse Heights. Claudette enjoyed watching movies, shopping, jewelry, reading, swimming, riding...
Barbara Ann Chereskin
Jun 22, 2015
Barbara Ann Chereskin, 71, of Traverse City, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at Munson Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Barb was born on July 3, 1943 in Atlantic City, NJ to the late Edward and Emily (Carnall) Sinks. She married James M. Chereskin on March 9, 1963 in Brookfield, IL. Together, they lovingly raised three wonderful sons....
Gwendolyn Marie Durga
Jun 21, 2015
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Marie Durga, 83, of Traverse City, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Gwen was born on April 29, 1932, in Maple City, to the late Robert and Margaret (Welch) Baatz. She married the late Alvin "Al" L. Durga, on June 2, 1950, in Empire. Together, they lovingly raised six children....
Helen T. Schroeder
Jun 21, 2015
Helen Theresa Schroeder peacefully slipped away on Father's Day 2015, at Munson Hospice House. She was born January 6, 1933 in Mascoutah, Illinois, to Frances (Overberg) Coffer and Carl Coffer. She met Harvey Schroeder at Pontiac High School, and they married in 1956. She received her PHT (Put Husband Through) citation from Central Michigan University in 1959. The couple would...
Roman Joseph Michalski
Jun 21, 2015
TRAVERSE CITY — Roman "Pat" Michalski passed away on June 21, 2015, at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. He was born in Detroit on March 29, 1920, to the late Leon and Blanche (Turkowski) Michalski. One of five children, he went on to marry Vivian Magiera on Oct. 14, 1944. They later had two children, Marilyn and Robert. Roman, a man...
Virginia "Ginny" Bishop
Jun 20, 2015
Virginia "Ginny" Knight Bishop, 66, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully in the company of loved ones, on June 20, at Munson Medical Center. Ginny was born in Standish, Michigan, on August 29, 1948, the oldest of three children of John and Margaret Knight. Ginny grew up in her family's hometown of Sterling, Michigan, and graduated from Standish-Sterling High School...
Margaret Mary Riker
Jun 19, 2015
Margaret Mary Riker, born August 17, 1924 in Newaygo, MI, died peacefully at the Grand Traverse Pavilions, Friday morning June 19, 2015. A 1942 graduate of Shaker Heights High School, Margaret married and went on to raise her children while owning a series of gift boutiques. She later returned to her education, obtaining an Associate of Arts Degree from North...
Raymond William Dudash
Jun 19, 2015
TRAVERSE CITY - Raymond W. Dudash, 88, of Traverse City, passed away at his home on June 19, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Ray was born on November 20, 1926, in Detroit, to his parents, the late William and Mable (Morrow) Dudash. As a young man, he proudly enlisted and served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps...
Leon C. Cooper
Jun 18, 2015
Leon C Cooper, age 97, passed peacefully, June 18, 2015 at Munson Hospice House. He was a lifetime resident of Buckley area and after retirement a seasonal resident of Lake Panasoffkee, FL. Leon was born March 06, 1918, to Claude and Grace (Luther) Cooper. He had two brothers, John (Joan), Carl (Betty), and a sister, Irene (Bill)Smith. In 1941, he...
Donna M Hopkins
Jun 18, 2015
TRAVERSE CITY – Donna M. Hopkins, 92, of Traverse City, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions with her family by her side. Born June 1, 1923, in Traverse City, she was the daughter of William and Lillian (White) Chandler. Donna was a life-long resident of Traverse City. She worked at the Traverse City Osteopathic...
Theodore "Coach" John Swierad
Jun 18, 2015
SPRINGFIELD — Theodore "Coach" John Swierad, 87 ,formerly of Glen Arbor, passed away peacefully at the Care Community Center of Springfield, where his wife now lives. Coach Swierad was born in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, in 1927 on the 22nd of June. He graduated from Springfield Massachusetts Academy in 1943. Ted was a veteran of the United States Navy during the...
Shirley Ann Hamilton
Jun 18, 2015
Shirley Ann Hamilton, 85, of Traverse City, passed away on June 18, 2015. Shirley was born on January 11, 1930 in Traverse City, to her parents the late Frederick Ward and Lila Marie (Taylor) Round. She married Leonard L. Hamilton on September 24, 1950 in Traverse City. The couple celebrated 61 years of marriage together and raised their two children,...
Michael Anthony Carley
Jun 17, 2015
Michael Anthony Carley, 55, of Traverse City passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Munson Hospice House, in Traverse City Michael was born in Reno, NV on Friday, April 1, 1960, one of two sons born to Beryl Jill and Charles Orland Carley. The family moved to Illinois where Michael graduated from Naperville Central High School and continued his education...
Rita N. Jaroma
Jun 17, 2015
Rita N. Jaroma, 91, of Cedar died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City. Rita was born on Sunday, June 08, 1924 to the late Michael and Veronica (Cyrowski) Kaminski in Detroit. She married Henry Jaroma on Saturday, February 15, 1947 in Detroit. Rita had been a computer operator and data entry clerk for various companies...
Jeaneva Warren
Jun 14, 2015
JeanEva "Jean" Warren, 88, of Old Mission Peninsula, died peacefully in her sleep at Grand Traverse Pavilions after a short illness. Jean was born Aug. 17, 1926, in Traverse City, Michigan, to Alfred and Martha (Couturier) Lamie. She married L. Keith Warren on Sept. 24, 1947, and together they raised four children on the Warren farm on the Peninsula. She...
Leslie "Les" Raymond James
Jun 14, 2015
Leslie "Les" Raymond James, 68, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on June 14th at his home surrounded by his loving family. Les was born on January 21, 1947 to the late Edward James and Edna Elizabeth (Jenner) James in Bexley Heath, Kent, England. He married the love of his life Jennifer "Jenny" Anne Threader on February 9, 1974 at...
