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....
Merlin Thomas Dumbrille
Dec 5, 2014
Merlin T. Dumbrille, 81, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully at his home around 5:00 am Friday, December 5, 2014. Merlin was born at his childhood home at 901 W. Seventh Street on July 22, 1933 to Leon, a local piano tuner and motion picture projectionist, and Wantena (Beaber) Dumbrille, LPN at Munson Hospital, the second of three children. Delivering...
Ronald William Blackburn
Dec 5, 2014
Ronald William Blackburn was born in Port Clinton, Ohio on August 15, 1934, the son of Douglas C. Blackburn, and Beverly Blackburn Riedmaier and stepfather, Harold (Whitey) Riedmaier, who all preceded him in death. Ron passed away after a brief illness on December 5, 2014. He is survived by his beloved wife, Essie, who he married on December 25, 1982,...
William "Art" A. Burns
Dec 5, 2014
Art passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Art was born in Detroit to William A. and Jean Burns. Art is survived by his beloved wife and best friend of 55 years, Ruth; his devoted children; Bill Burns, Bob (Tessa) Burns , and Kathy (Bob) Bensley ; ten wonderful grandchildren, Natalie, Nicole and Billy Burns- RJ, Olivia...
George Myers
Dec 5, 2014
George "Puff" Edward Myers Traverse City - George "Puff" Edward Myers, 86, life long resident of Traverse City passed away December 5, 2014 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. George was born on May 15, 1928 in Traverse City to the late Clare and May (Brown) Myers Sr. On September 1, 1951 George married the love of his life Clarine Peaslee...
Edwin Delos Merritt
Dec 4, 2014
Edwin Delos Merritt, 99, of Traverse City, passed away on Dec. 4, 2014. Edwin was born on April 17, 1915 in Detroit, to his parents the late Herbert Danie and Matilda (Anderson) Seaberg Merritt. He honorably served our country in the Army Battery C 602nd AA Gun Battalion serving four tours of duty including Normandy and the Battle of the...
Dale Leroy Flaherty
Dec 3, 2014
Dale Leroy Flaherty, 77, of Lake Ann, passed away on Wed. Dec. 3, 2014. Dale was born in Hanford, CA., on Feb. 2, 1937 to the late Robert William and Margorie (Berggren) Flaherty. He graduated from Vanderbilt University and received a Masters Degree from the University of California at Berkeley. On August 3, 1963 he married the love of his...
John Rickard O'Green
Dec 1, 2014
John Rickard O'Green Born 02.06.22 in Eveleth, Minnesota and passed 12.01.14, age 92 in Traverse City, Michigan. Raised in Detroit by John and Beatrice O'Green, then meeting his sweetheart Shirley in high school. They married and he went off to help save the planet as a B-17 bombardier flying 32 missions….an American hero. After the war he started in the...
Carrol Lynn Scherrer
Dec 1, 2014
Carrol Lynn Scherrer, 66, lost her brave fight with pancreatic cancer on December 1, 2014. Carrol was born in Highland Park, Michigan on January 16, 1948. She spent the majority of her career working in commercial real estate development, retiring from Ford Motor Land Development in 1999. Carrol married her beloved husband, Dave, in 1981. They enjoyed almost 33 years...
Delphine Marie Kullman
Nov 30, 2014
Forty-seven years ago, I was climbing the stairs at the University of Detroit to take an exam. Climbing down the stairs was a beautiful blonde with tears in her eyes. I asked her if I could help and thus began a lifelong love affair. She was going to drop the class and her goal of obtaining a Masters Degree. I...
