Clasiena Maria Vandenakker
Apr 14, 2015
Clasiena Maria VandenAkker, 85, Traverse City, formerly of Albion, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Bay Ridge Assisted Living. Clasiena was born on August 7, 1929, in Eindhoven, Netherlands, to the late Martines Johannes and Helena (Scholtens) Smits. She was married to Martin VandenAkker on February 14, 1954, in the Netherlands. He preceded her in death...
Ann M. Bixby
Apr 12, 2015
Ann Marie Bixby, age 74, of Traverse City, MI, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015, while visiting at her son's home in Bellevue, WA. A Traverse City native, she was born December 31, 1940, to Frank and Dorothy (Priest) Gauthier. She will be remembered as a wonderful daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, neighbor and faithful friend to many. She is fondly...
Gerald "Bud" Albert Fromholz
Apr 12, 2015
Gerald "Bud" Albert Fromholz, 94, of Acme, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Hope Village with his loving wife at his side. Bud was born on the family farm in Traverse City off Garfield Road on April 15, 1920 as the son of the late George and Eva (Latting) Fromholz. He had three brothers and one sister. As a...
Paul S. Gibson
Apr 12, 2015
Paul S. Gibson, 88, of Traverse City, formerly of Mesick passed away from natural causes Sunday April 12, 2015 at Munson Medical Center. Paul was born on September 2, 1926 in Williamston, MI to the late Floyd and Ruth (Force) Gibson. He married his High School sweetheart the late Betty Rae Hill on April 27, 1946. Together they lovingly raised...
James Alfred Waldeck
Apr 12, 2015
TRAVERSE CITY — James "Papa" A. Waldeck, 86, of Traverse City, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015. James was born on Dec. 31, 1928, in Detroit, to the late Lawrence and Margaret (Archambeau) Waldeck. He graduated from Denby High School in Detroit and moved to Traverse City at the age of 18. He proudly served in the U.S. Army/Air...
Kenneth E. Knudsen
Apr 12, 2015
Kenneth E. Knudsen, 90, of Traverse City passed away at Munson Hospice House on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12, 2015, surrounded by his loving family, as they prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Ken was born on Thursday, May 22, 1924, to the late Arthur and Mildred (Poertner) Knudsen in Leelanau County. He married Jeanie Kishefsky on Thursday, April 10,...
Nelson Leslie Milks Jr
Apr 11, 2015
INTERLOCHEN — Nelson "Les" Milks, 89, of Interlochen, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015. He was born on Sept. 24, 1925, in Traverse City to the late Nelson and Elsie (Cronkite) Milks. Les married the late Anna L. Lardie in 1949. He proudly served his country in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy and is a World...
Versel "Butts" Leroy Harriger
Apr 9, 2015
EMPIRE — Versel "Butts" Harriger, of Empire, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 9, 2015, at his home. He was born in Muskegon, on Dec. 24, 1926, to the late Austin and Mary Rose (Hoffman) Harriger. He was married to his wife, of 67 years, Charlotte D. (Mayme) Harriger. "Butts" as he was known to friends and family was an avid...
Arthur Rudolph Kokko
Apr 8, 2015
TRAVERSE CITY — Arthur Rudolph Kokko, 92, of Traverse City, passed away by natural causes at Munson Medical Center on Wednesday, April 8, 2015. He was born from strong Finnish stock on Feb. 22, 1923, in Northern Ontario, Canada, on a farm literally chiseled out of the woods by his father, Antti Wilhelm Kokko. He was the youngest of eight...
Betty Belanger
Apr 8, 2015
Betty June Belanger, 85, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Bortz Healthcare. Betty was born on March 24, 1930, in Traverse City, to the late Art and Ida "Beryl" (Johnson) Kirt. She was married to Cletus J. Belanger on August 16, 1952. He preceded her in death on September 24, 2009. In 1971, with...
Clinton Charles Keeler
Apr 8, 2015
Clinton C. Keeler, 45, of Mesick, passed on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Munson Medical Center. Clint was born December 17, 1969, in Traverse City to Kenneth and Judy (Cudney) Keeler. He was married to Lisa Compton on December 4, 1998, in Benzie. Clint loved to hunt deer during both archery and firearm seasons, he also enjoyed dirt track racing...
Daniel James Taggart
Apr 7, 2015
Daniel James Taggart, 64, a resident of Lake Orion, MI, for 22 years, recently relocated to Traverse City, passed away peacefully on April 7th, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Dan was born on April 17, 1950, in Detroit, MI, to the late Floyd James and Miriam Alice (Phillips) Taggart. He married his middle school sweetheart, Wendy Sharpe,...
Robert "Bobby G." Gordon
Apr 6, 2015
Robert "Bobby G." DeWayne Gordon, 71, of Traverse City died on April 6, 2015, at home. Bobby G. was born in the boot hill of Clarkton, Missouri, on December 7, 1943, to the late Woodrow and Marilyn (Meyers) Gordon. He married Mary Johanna Heater on July 22, 1995, in Traverse City. At an early age, his family moved to Clarkston,...
Rhea Alice Sivek
Apr 6, 2015
Rhea Alice Sivek, 86, of Traverse City, passed away Monday, April, 6, 2015, at Munson Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Rhea was born on January 27, 1929, in Traverse City to the late William and Mabelle (Boyer) Wiesler. She married the late Robert A. Sivek who preceded her in death on May 4, 1990. They were married on...
Jo Anne Manley
Apr 5, 2015
Jo Anne Manley, 80, of Williamsburg, passed away peacefully on Easter, Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Munson Hospice House. Jo Anne was born on April 12, 1934, in Traverse City, to the late Albert Frank and Florence (Hayes) deManigold. She was married to James J. Manley, Sr. on November 26, 1955, in Harper Woods, Michigan. Jo Anne had been employed...
Annie M. Carroll
Apr 3, 2015
Annie M. Carroll, 84, of Traverse City and formerly of Morley, passed away April 3, 2015, at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. Annie was born in Hammond, LA on March 23, 1931, to Dominik and Annie (Lipoma) Schillace. She raised her children and lived in Morley, MI, for 47 years before moving to Traverse City, MI, to live with family later...
Robert William Warner
Apr 2, 2015
Robert William Warner (Bob) age 62, of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away at 8:30 a.m. on April 2, 2015, in Grand Rapids, Michigan after a long struggle with a chronic heart condition. Bob was born on November 23, 1952, in Traverse City, Michigan, to the late William and Mary (Broghamer) Warner. He was preceded in death by his sister, Deborah...
Marion Marcella Grueber
Apr 1, 2015
Marion Marcella Grueber died on Wednesday April 1, 2015, and was born on March 7, 1929, in Traverse City, the daughter of Paul and Genevieve (Spoor) Meyers. Marion was employed at the Traverse City State Hospital for 31 years, retiring in 1989. Marion was married to Norman Arthur Grueber on February 8, 1947. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed...
