Hilda Jedena
Jan 25, 2013
Hilda Jedena, 96, of Leelanau County passed away Friday, January 25, 2013 at her home near Glen Arbor. Hilda was born in Romania on March 10, 1916, the youngest of the large Gaschler family. Through the tribulation of WWII Hilda's family became divided as she found herself residing in a displaced persons camp in Austria. She entered into marriage with...
Leland E. Niemi
Jan 23, 2013
Leland Eugene Niemi, 65, of Traverse City and formerly of the Detroit Downriver area, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Leland was born on September 2, 1947 to Eino and Bertha (Nurkkala) Niemi in Highland Park, MI. He grew up in North Trenton, attending and graduating from Riverview Community High School, where he...
Shirley Dalley
Jan 23, 2013
Traverse City - Shirley Jeannette Dalley, 81, of Traverse City passed away surrounded by her loving family on January 23, 2013 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. Shirley was born on December 5, 1931 in Warren, Rhode Island to the late Henry and Gertrude (Black) Peterson. Shirley graduated from the Elmwood Junior College in Barrington, Rhode Island. On October 25, 1952...
Ruth Montgomery
Jan 21, 2013
Ruth E. Montgomery, 76, of Traverse City and formerly of Kalkaska passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Ruth was born on October 6, 1936 to the late Alvah and Genevieve (Ragan) Montgomery in Kalkaska, MI. Since childhood Ruth loved music and during her high school years at Kalkaska High she played the drums...
Edith S. Clark
Jan 20, 2013
Edith Schoeppach Clark, 101, of Lake Ann, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 20, 2013. Born July 14, 1911, in Cass County, N. D., Edith was the fourth of twelve children born to John and Frances (Hart) Schoeppach. At age five, she moved with her family to Flint where she graduated from Flint Central High School....
Mary Ann Ferguson
Jan 20, 2013
Munising, MI - Mary Ann "Nan" Ferguson, 89, longtime resident of Traverse City, MI passed away early, Sunday, Jan. 20, at her assisted living home in Munising. Nan was born Mary Ann Meyer in New Philadelphia, Ohio, to Charles Russell and Susanna (Taylor) Meyer. Nan attended both Muskingum College (New Concord, OH) and The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH). During...
Bernard C. Conklin
Jan 19, 2013
Bernard C. Conklin, 88, of Traverse City, Mi, passed away January 19, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family and his beloved dog, Daisy. Bernard was born on July 2, 1924, in Owosso, Mi, to the late Chester James and Florence (Confer) Conklin. Bernard shared 67 wonderful years of marriage with the love of his life, Nona, before she...
Gloria Crandall
Jan 18, 2013
Traverse City - Gloria M. Crandall, 88, of Traverse City, died Friday, January 18, 2013 at The Grand Traverse Pavilions. Gloria was born on Sunday, October 19, 1924 to the late Walter and Elizabeth (Thoreson) Munro in Boston, MA. She married Frederick L. Crandall on Monday, April 14, 1947 in San Francisco, CA. He preceded her in death on April...
Maxine Marie Cross
Jan 17, 2013
Traverse City - Maxine Cross, 85 of Traverse City passed away January 17, 2013 at her home. Maxine was born on May 26, 1927 in Hannah to the late Arlington and Grace Weber. Maxine was an underwriter for Lake State Insurance Company. In her younger years she was a member of the Sweet Adelines. After her retirement in the 1980's...
William Ralph Sweet
Jan 17, 2013
Traverse City-William R. "Bill" Sweet, 82, of Interlochen, died Thursday morning, January 17, 2013, at Munson Medical Center, following a brief illness. Born March 22, 1930, in Allegan, he was the son of the late Leonard Sweet and Dora (Doty) Sweet. He grew up in the South Lansing/Holt area, and graduated from Lansing Eastern High School. Mr. Sweet worked for...
Marjory May Sutton Warnaar
Jan 16, 2013
Marjory May Sutton Warnaar has played her last notes on her beloved piano. Born Aug. 12, 1916, in Lennon, near Flint, she spent most of her life in Flint until moving to Traverse City to be closer to family in 1998. She graduated from Flint Northern High School in 1934 and from Alma College in 1940. Marjory truly loved music,...
Judine F. Leavitt
Jan 16, 2013
Judine F. Leavitt, 66, of Traverse City passed away after a battle with cancer Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Judine was born on April 23, 1946 to Royal and Angeline (Armbrust) Lackey in Newberry, MI. She used her degree in education from Northern Michigan University teaching the children of US military personnel in the...
Richard L. Andrews
Jan 15, 2013
Suttons Bay - Richard L. Andrews, 62 of Suttons Bay died at his home on January 15, 2013 due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease. Born on November 7, 1950 in Lansing to late Henry and Doris (Gingway) Andrews. He graduated from Eascanaba Area High School and from Michigan State University in 1973 with a BA in...
Dorothy Marie Ford
Jan 15, 2013
Traverse City-Dorothy Marie Ford, 82, of Traverse City, and a former resident of Daytona Beach, FL, died Tuesday morning, January 15, 2012, at Munson Medical Center, following a brief illness. Born in Detroit on February 7, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Odie and Alma (Moonen) Tullos. She is survived by her children; daughter, Clare M. Spaulding of...
James Richard Godfrey
Jan 14, 2013
James R. Godfrey, 85, of Traverse City, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2013 at Munson Medical Center. Jim was born on Saturday, October 8, 1927, the son of Frederick Charles David Godfrey and Annie Olive (Lowry) Godfrey. On Saturday, Jan. 7, 1950 in Detroit, he married Janet Regan (who survives him), his loving wife of 63 years. Jim served...
Diane Boldrey-Read
Jan 14, 2013
Diane Boldrey-Read, 63, of Traverse City died Monday, January 14, 2013 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Diane was born on Wednesday, August 03, 1949 to William and Geraldine(Ross) Boldrey. On Sunday, June 24, 1984, she married Robert W. Read in Leelanau County. For 35 years, Diane had been a speech therapist for the Traverse Bay Intermediate School District....
Ellen M. Michael
Jan 13, 2013
Ellen M. Michael, 85, of Holland and formerly of Traverse City, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Appledorn Living Center in Holland Ellen was born on June 5, 1927 to the late Guy and Pearl (Welty) Griner in St. Joseph County, MI. She entered into marriage with Dr. Stanley L. Michael on June 18, 1955. Ellen attended Western Michigan...
John Hagstrom Dopke
Jan 13, 2013
John Hagstrom Dopke, 45 of Traverse City passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 13, 2013. John was born on July 1, 1967 in Traverse City to Robert and Karen (Hagstrom) Dopke. He married Tammy Gore on September 13, 2008 in Traverse City. John graduated from Traverse City Central high school in 1986. After high school he became a heavy duty...
Jeremy Schwierking
Jan 12, 2013
Rapid City - Jeremy Schwierking, 18, of Rapid City passed away January 12, 2013. Jeremy was born on September 12, 1994 in Traverse City to Douglas Schnieder and Stacci Schwierking. Jeremy was a colorful person who loved music. He was a self proclaimed Hippie and a fan of Bob Marley. He enjoyed playing Nintendo 64 and spending time with his...
Thaddeus J. Lancucki
Jan 11, 2013
Thaddeus J. Lancucki, 95, of Traverse City and formerly of Detroit passed away peacefully Friday, January 11, 2013 at his home in Traverse City. The youngest of 7 children, he was born Tadeusz Joseph Lancucki on August 6, 1917 to Polish immigrant parents; Leopold and Marya (Wolska) Lancucki in Manitoba, Canada. Thad's parents settled in Detroit where they raised their...