Marcia Keating
Dec 22, 2014
Marcia Ann (Holbrook) Keating, 85, of Traverse City passed away peacefully December 22, 2014 at Grand Traverse Pavilions surrounded by her family. Marcia was born March 9, 1929 in Petoskey, Michigan to the late Donald Holbrook and Mabel Meek. She graduated from Kent City High School in 1946 and from the Hackley Hospital School of Nursing in Muskegon in 1949....
Larry Benedict Fleis
Dec 22, 2014
GRAWN — Larry Benedict Fleis, 67 of Grawn, passed away after a long battle with stage-4 cancer Monday, Dec. 22, 2014 at Munson Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Larry was born on Jan. 7, 1947 in Detroit, to the late Benedict Stanley and Yvonne Marie (Omnès) Fleis. In 1950, the family returned up north and settled at the...
Donald Arnold
Dec 19, 2014
Traverse City- Donald Arnold, 81 passed away Friday December 19, 2014 at Munson Hospital after complications of a stroke. He was born in Lansing, MI. on January 6, 1933 to Jessie James and Maude(Tilley) Arnold. He married Judy Warner August, 27th 1982 in Traverse City. Don graduated from Traverse City Senior High School in 1951 and then attended apprentice school...
Dr. Gerald Grover Klingelsmith
Dec 19, 2014
Dr. Gerald Klingelsmith, D.O., 84, passed away Friday Dec. 19, 2014, at his home after complications from bladder cancer. He was born in Manistee, Michigan, on October 24, 1930, the youngest of five children to Grover and Clara (Mury) Klingelsmith (deceased). He married Betty Lou Witchell Dec 24, 1954, in Elkhart, Indiana. Gerald graduated from Dickson Rural Agricultural High School...
Jane Marie Kwiatkowski
Dec 18, 2014
Jane Marie Kwiatkowski, 62, of Traverse City passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. Jane was born on Monday, February 11, 1952 to the late Richard H. and Ellen L. (Durga) Merchant in Traverse City, MI. She graduated from Traverse City Central High School in 1970 and married Bernard John "BJ" Kwiatkowski on Friday,...
Karen Sue Huffman
Dec 16, 2014
- Karen Sue Huffman, 73, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 16, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. Karen was born on Friday, February 21, 1941 in Detroit, the only child of Edward and Susan (Eberst) Krause. She attended Catholic Schools in Detroit, graduating from Dominican High School in 1958. In September of that same year, she entered...
Ronald Frank Danek
Dec 14, 2014
Ronald F. Danek, 75, passed away December 14, 2014, at Cherryhill Haven after a courageous battle with Huntington's Disease. Ron was born in Chicago on February 27, 1939 to the late John and Mary Danek. Ron is survived by his wife, Sherry, his sons, John of Westland, MI and James of Traverse City, MI, granddaughters, Tara and Debi, sister, Dorothy...
Alberta M. Rhoads
Dec 13, 2014
Alberta Marie Rhoads, 98, of Leelanau County, passed away on December 13, 2014 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions, with family close by her side. Alberta was born on April 4, 1916, the first of two daughters, to Howard and Alma Coleman, of Maple City, Michigan. Growing up, Alberta spent several of her summers working at Camp Kohana, where she waited...
Judith Ann Phillips
Dec 13, 2014
TRAVERSE CITY — Judith Ann Grier Phillips, age 67, passed away Dec. 13, 2014, in Traverse City. She was born in Detroit on Sept. 15, 1947, to William and Ann (Brennan) Grier. On Jan. 8, 1972, in Bloomfield Hills, Judy married Judge Thomas J. "TJ" Phillips. Judy loved teaching and devoted 25 years to TCAPS, retiring in 2010. She received...
James "Jim" R. Wilhelm
Dec 12, 2014
James "Jim" R. Wilhelm, 83, of Traverse City passed away on Friday, December 12, 2014 at his home. Jim was born on January 27, 1931 in Pennsylvania to the late Gertrude (Allen) Wilhelm. He married Sharon Marcoe in 1952. Later they divorced but remain friends. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Jim was...
Edward W. Routzahn
Dec 11, 2014
Edward W. Routzahn, 90, long-time Livonia resident and more recently residing at the Highlander at Boardman Lakes Glen in Traverse City, passed away December 11, 2014 in Traverse City. Ed was born August 12, 1924, in Dearborn to Charles N. and Emma C. (Price) Routzahn. He served in the U.S. Army as a Msg. Sgt. in WWII participating in the...
Phyllis A. Gerhardt
Dec 11, 2014
Phyllis Ann Gerhardt (Pelky) eighty-eight of Traverse City passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Munson Medical Center. Phyllis was a native to Traverse City, born on July 30,1926 to the late Donald J. Pelky and Grace A. Hilbert. Phyllis graduated from Central High School in 1944. She married her loving husband of sixty-three years, Leonard Gerhardt, in Traverse City...
Duane Elmer Brege
Dec 11, 2014
Duane E. Brege, 72, passed away December 11, 2014 at his home in Traverse City. Born in Alpena, MI to Elmer and Ethel (Kunzi) Brege on September 26, 1942. Duane and his brother David grew up in Rogers City hunting and fishing with their dad. Duane graduated from Rogers City High School, and went on to Alpena Jr. College. He...
Rose Marie Dakoske
Dec 10, 2014
Rose Marie (LaMont) Dakoske, 77, of Traverse City, died December 10, 2014 at Faith Hospice, Trillium Woods in Grand Rapids, in peace and went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Marie, as she liked to be called, was born on September 9, 1937 in Detroit, the daughter of Jack LaMont and Leona (Mailloux) LaMont. Marie was raised...
Karl "Keith" Aeschliman
Dec 9, 2014
Karl "Keith" Aeschliman, 90, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 at Munson Medical Center. Keith was born July 12, 1924 in Albion, MI., to the late Carl and Mildred (Hodges) Aeschliman. He graduated from Traverse City High School in 1943 and was drafted into the U.S. Army to serve our country...
Thomas "Tom" Edward Largent
Dec 9, 2014
Thomas "Tom" Edward Largent Sr., 80 of Traverse City, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at his home with his loving family at his side after a 2 year battle with cancer. Tom was born in Cadillac, MI on February 3, 1934 to the late Alfred and Cecilia (Long) Largent. He married Ruth Weber on April 23, 1955 in Traverse...
Dela E. Hulbert
Dec 9, 2014
Dela E. Hulbert, 84, of Southfield, formerly of Maple City, passed away December 9, 2014 at her home with family by her side. Dela was born on October 30, 1930 in Kalkaska to the late Nathan and Mary Elizabeth Thompson. Her father was a lumberman and her family moved often. When Dela was young, her family lived a short time...
Mary L. Mcleish
Dec 9, 2014
Mary Lillian McLeish, 90, of Williamsburg passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. Mary was born on January 21, 1924 to Harley R. Nutter and Sadie M. Nutter of Ritchie County, Virginia. She married James R. McLeish on August 19th, 1941 in Cumberland, Maryland, moving to the Grand Traverse area in 1952. Outside the home, Mary was a bookkeeper,...
Patricia Gail Cray Varney
Dec 7, 2014
Patricia "Patty" Gail Cray Varney, 55, of Traverse City, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the Munson Hospice House. Patty was born on April 11, 1959 in Corning, AR to the late Thomas Huey and Ellen (Bassett) Cray. She married Arthur Lawrence Varney in South Haven, MI on September 13, 1986. Patty loved to travel, read, tend to her...
Andrew James Herman
Dec 7, 2014
Suttons Bay - Andrew James Herman, 84 of Suttons Bay passed away December 7, 2014 at his home. Andrew was born on December 26, 1929 in Suttons Bay to the late Joseph and Angeline (Fleece) Herman. Andrew served his country honorably as a member of the United States Army in the Korean War. He worked for a food processing plant....
