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Jane J. Ball
Apr 8, 2014
Jane J. (Ennis) Ball, 53 of San Diego, CA and formerly of Traverse City, a true angel, received her wings and went to be with the Lord on April 8, 2014. Jane was born on November 26, 1960 in Royal Oak, MI to Earl H. and Beverly Solem Ennis. She married Randy Ball on July 3, 1982. Together they lovingly...
Gail Joan Ehlers
Apr 8, 2014
Gail Joan Ehlers, 65, of Kingsley, lost her battle with depression on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. She is now experiencing eternal peace with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Gail was born on November 24, 1948 in Long Beach, CA to Robert Carl and Virginia Joan (Proctor) Townsend. She married her husband of 43 years, Melvin "Rick" Richard Ehlers on...
Virginia "Ginger" Lee Wilson
Apr 8, 2014
Virginia Lee "Ginger" Wilson, 67, of Traverse City, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at her home. Ginger was born on Monday, September 30, 1946 to Thomas and Cora (Prewitt) Pfahler in Cincinnati, OH. She married Roger Wilson on Aug. 9, 1984 in Traverse City. Her greatest joys were her grandchildren, Ray and Jamie, spending time and many memories...
Charles Daniel Johnson
Apr 7, 2014
Traverse City – Charles "Charlie" Johnson, 87, of Traverse City, passed away on April 7, 2014. Charlie was born in Burkett Texas, on February 21, 1927 to the late Reece and Cora (McKinney) Johnson. In 1944 he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a medic and proudly served his country as a veteran of WWII. Upon returning from military service...
Cecilia Katherine Fleming
Apr 7, 2014
Cecilia Katherine Fleming, 78 of Traverse City and formerly of the Detroit area, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 7, 2014 at Munson Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Cecilia was born on April 30, 1935 in Wyandotte, MI to the late Frank and Michalina (Senkowska) Rutecki. She was married to Clayton Pridemore Fleming in 1953. Cecilia was a...
Margaret Johanna Goleniak
Apr 6, 2014
Traverse City - Margaret J. Goleniak, 91, of Traverse City passed away April 6, 2014 at Munson Medical Center. Margaret was born on June 28, 1922 in Detroit, the oldest of six children, to the late Cornelius Peter and Theresa (Czeczewski) Eversdyke. Margaret graduated from Mackenzie High School in Detroit in 1941. On July 18, 1944 Margaret married the late...
Ellen L. Merchant
Apr 6, 2014
- Ellen Lottie Merchant, 95, a life-long resident of Traverse City, passed away Sunday, April 06, 2014 at The Grand Traverse Pavilions. Ellen was born on Friday, June 7, 1918 to the late Emmet and Eva Mary Jane (Luplow) Durga in Long Lake Township. She married Richard Harrison Merchant on Saturday, October 5, 1940 in Elk Rapids and they celebrated...
Lynn Francis Guba
Apr 6, 2014
Traverse City - Lynn Francis Guba, 58, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 6th, 2014, following a brief illness. Lynn was born in Detroit on February 10th, 1956. From the beginnings of her sweet beautiful life she was a handful. Starting at the age of 3, fighting for life due to kidney complications, through her...
Evelyn Laura Youker
Apr 6, 2014
Evelyn Laura Youker, 86, of Grawn passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Tendercare of Traverse City. Evelyn was born on September 10, 1927 in Buckley to the late Homer and Laura (Hammer) Henigan. She was married to David H. Youker on November 22, 1946 at the Buckley Parsonage. Evelyn was a member of The Tabernacle in Buckley,...
Elaine E. Brown
Apr 4, 2014
Elaine E. Brown- A lifelong native of Traverse City passed away quietly in the early morning of April 4, 2014 at the young age of 72. She was born June 1, 1941 in Traverse City to Ralph and Louise (Weber) Leach. Elaine worked as a legal secretary until retirement. At which point she loved spending time with friends and family...
Emma Laverne Young
Apr 4, 2014
Traverse City - Emma LaVerne Hansen Young, 102, passed away April 4, 2014 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. Emma was born on July 8, 1911 in Manistee Co., to the late Albert Marcus and Ida Gertrude Ruth (Scott) Hansen. She graduated from Lansing High School where she was editor of her school newspaper in 1929 and Michigan State College in...
Mary Genevieve Glowicki
Apr 3, 2014
Mary Genevieve Glowicki, 87 of Lake Leelanau passed away on Thursday April 3, 2014 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. Mary was born on August 7, 1926 in Detroit to the late Jesse E. and Mary (Hyde) Morrow. On August 5, 1950 Mary married Edmund Joseph Glowicki. In 1975 Mary and Edmund relocated from Detroit to Lake Leelanau. Mary had a...
Theodore Winston Guiseppi
Apr 2, 2014
Theodore Winston Guiseppi, infant son of John and Amy Guiseppi (Hentschel) was born on April 2, 2014 and carried home shortly after by the loving arms of our Lord. He is survived by his parents, loving siblings, paternal grandparents John and Louise Guiseppi and maternal grandparents, Ted and Dollene Hentschel, aunt Juli Guiseppi and uncle Paul Hentschel and numerous extended...
Angela Kaye Liquia
Mar 31, 2014
Angela Kaye Liquia, 51, of Traverse City, passed away at her home on March 31,2014. On May 13, 1962 Angela was born in Traverse City to her parents the late Calvin and Georgia Ann (Olman-Schaub) Barr. She attended and graduated from Traverse City Central high school. Angela married her husband Jerry Liquia on Oct. 25, 1985 in Traverse City and...
Victoria J. Nemeskal
Mar 30, 2014
Victoria J. Nemeskal, 94, of Maple City passed away peacefully on March 30, 2014 at Munson Medical Center. Victoria was born on April 16, 1919 in Maple City to the late Victor and Helen (Bartunek) Kalena. She was married to Peter (James) Nemeskal on September 24, 1941. He preceded her in death. Victoria was self-employed and a member of the...
Ervin Carlyle Dunckley Jr.
Mar 29, 2014
Ervin Carlyle Dunckley, Jr., 95, of Traverse City, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014 at his home near Traverse City. Ervin was born on Saturday, October 05, 1918 to the late Ervin and Mary (Goward) Dunckley in Corunna, MI. He married Marion Grosse on April 2, 1944. She preceded him in death on January 28, 1984. On Saturday, Aug. 18,...
Donald Paul Kunkel
Mar 28, 2014
Donald Paul Kunkel, 78, of Traverse City, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014 at Munson Hospice House surrounded by his family. Donald was born on Friday, August 30, 1935 to the late George and Ruby (Murphy) Kunkel in Detroit. Following graduation from high school Don honorably served our country in the U. S. Army from 1953 until 1955. On Saturday,...
Marjorie E. Kladder
Mar 26, 2014
Traverse City - Marjorie E. Kladder, 99.9, of Acme, passed away on March 26, 2014 with family at her side. Marjorie was born April 30, 1914, in Flint to John and Anna Gleasure (Reek). She lived in Davison, MI before moving to Acme in 2004. Marjorie had to quit high school to work as a nanny during the depression. Always...
Harry Frederick Lipka
Mar 25, 2014
Harry Lipka, 77, of Traverse City, died March 25, 2014, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Leelanau County. His parents, Edith (Pizzimenti) and Harry, as well as his wife of almost 50 years, Marlene (Sterchi) predeceased him. He is survived by his daughters and their spouses: Marie Walker Livernois (Ted), Suzanne (Richard) Rubin, Cindy Lipka, and Cheryl...
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