Shirley Arvilla Lloyd
Sep 11, 2012
Traverse City-Shirley Arvilla Lloyd, 83, a retired sales clerk of Traverse City, died early Tuesday morning, September 11, 2012, at Munson Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Born May 31, 1929, in Flint, she was the daughter of the late Leamon E. and Alma "Reva" (Odell) Lake. A former resident of Anchorage, Shirley returned to her native community of...
Jeane L. Beaird
Sep 11, 2012
Jeane L. Beaird, 61, of California and formerly of Traverse City and Illinois, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, September 11, 2012 in California. Jeane was born on August 15, 1951 to Forrest and Mary (Dean) Beaird in Canton, IL. She received her degree in Library Science and English from Illinois State University. Jeane went on to teach...
Ann Nevaeh Crawford
Sep 10, 2012
Interlochen - Anna Nevaeh Crawford, daughter of Samantha Harden and David Crawford passed away September 10, 2012 at Munson Medical Center. Anna was a beautiful baby angel, born 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and 20 inches long. She will forever be remembered by her loving family. Anna is survived by her parents, Samantha and David, her brothers Austen Brandon and Erik...
Gerald F. Strandell
Sep 9, 2012
Traverse City - Gerald Strandell, 66, of Traverse City passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 at his home. Jerry was born on October 6, 1945 in Waterford to the late Gerald F. and Marian Strandell. Jerry enjoyed collecting coins and baseball cards in his spare time. He also liked to feed the squirrels. Above all else, he enjoyed spending time...
Joy A. Gardner
Sep 9, 2012
Joy Ann Gardner, 84, of Traverse City and formerly of Grosse Pointe Park, MI, passed with family by her side Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Munson Hospice House in Traverse City. Joy was born on June 25, 1928 to the late Russell and Edith Lowther in Detroit, MI. She grew up in the Detroit area attending and graduating from Eastern...
Michael W. Dornoff
Sep 8, 2012
Michael "Mikey" Dornoff Mikey spent a miraculous 34 plus years on this earth touching lives in so many ways. Numerous times he was not expected to survive the current health crisis, but his job here was not finished until September 8, 2012 when he was called back to heaven to join his sister Shantell and brothers Dominic and so recently...
Janet M. Fluehr
Sep 8, 2012
Janet Marie Fluehr, 81, of Traverse City and formerly of Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 8th, in Traverse City. Janet was born on June 24, 1931 to the late Roy and Janet "Jay" (Slaght) Deuscher in Bay City, Michigan. Janet was brought up in Bay City and graduated from T.L. Handy High School. During her...
Rosa Elizabeth Braun
Sep 8, 2012
Rosa Elizabeth Braun, 79 of Traverse City passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 08, 2012 at Bortz Health Care surrounded by her family. Rosa was born on March 22, 1933 in Petersburg, VA to the late Dennis and Josephine (Wilkenson) Miles. She married Raymond C. Braun on December 12, 1953 in Fort Lee Virginia. After Raymond's time in the service...
Elizabeth Mieras Havill
Sep 6, 2012
Elizabeth Mieras Havill Elizabeth Mieras Havill, 93, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September, 06, 2012 with her family by her side. Elizabeth was born on November 14, 1918, in Detroit MI, to the late Rev. Cornelius and Jesmyn (Houghton) Mieras. She married the late William B. Havill on February 11, 1938, also in Detroit. After graduating from...
Norma "Dolly" Jean Gillett
Sep 5, 2012
Norma Jean ("Dolly") Gillett passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Munson Hospice House following a two year battle with ovarian cancer. An Ann Arbor native, she had been a resident of Williamsburg, MI since 2001 and a seasonal resident of Venice, FL since 1991. Dolly was born in Ann Arbor on August 7, 1931, the daughter of Norman...
Laura M. Korb
Sep 4, 2012
Laura M. Korb, 92, lifetime Grand Traverse area resident, passed away at her home on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Laura was born in Hannah, Michigan on August 18, 1920, the daughter of Frank and Veronica (Steffes) Cavitch. After her father passed away in 1927, Laura and her brother Joseph went to live with their grandparents, Anton and Minnie Steffes, while...
Mr. James E. Dux
Sep 2, 2012
James Edward Dux, 89, of Traverse City died peacefully Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City under the care of Munson Hospice. Jim was born on Monday, March 12, 1923 to the late Henry and Elsie (Kuss) Dux in Valparaiso, Indiana. On Sunday, December 17, 1950, he married the former Pollyanne Mackenbach in St. Marys, Ohio....
Edward Leo Wilbrett
Sep 1, 2012
Edward Wilbrett, of Clinton Tonwship, MI, died peacefully September 1, 2012 at Orchard Creek Assisted Living. Ed was born on February 28, 1911 in Detroit, to Albert Ferdinand and Albertine Juengel Wilbrett. He attended Trinity Lutheran School in Utica, and at the age of fourteen, he began working in Detroit assisting his uncle with deliveries. A few years later, Ed...
Mrs. Mary Lou Stuber
Sep 1, 2012
Mary Lou Stuber passed away Saturday Sept, 1, 2012 at Munson Hospital, 82 years, and 2 months, (plus some days) after she was born at Munson Hospital in Traverse City on June 30,1930. Mary Lou was born to Charles and Kathryn (Pold) Miller. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Philip Neri Church in Empire. She grew up on a...
Mr. Owen John Devet
Aug 31, 2012
Owen John DeVet, 91, of Traverse City and Charlotte Harbor, FL, and formerly of Midland, died August 31, 2012 in Traverse City after a brief illness. DeVet was born March 2, 1921 and raised in Kingsford, MI. He was a graduate of Kingsford High School, and a veteran of World War II, where he served as a military policeman in...
Helen Jane (Kalahar) Broadfoot
Aug 30, 2012
Helen Broadfoot, age 93 passed away on August 30, 2012 at Munson Hospice House. Helen was born January 25, 1919 in Saginaw, Michigan to Catherine and Leo Kalahar. She was a lifetime Michigan resident, spending most of her years in Traverse City. In 1936, Helen graduated from Traverse City High School and went on to Lewis-Chapin Business School. She worked...
Wesley Laparr
Aug 29, 2012
Wesley Oliver LaParr, 72 of Thompsonville passed away at Munson Medical Center on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Wesley was born on March 23, 1940 in Grawn to the late Elam and Ollie (Bailey) LaParr. Wesley was a handyman and always loved helping people. Whether it was helping split wood, shovel snow or moving rocks he was a wonderful person to...
Douglas R. Parkinson
Aug 28, 2012
Flag Douglas "Doug" Richard Parkinson, 65 of Maple City, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Munson Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Doug was born on October 4, 1946 in Detroit, MI to the late Robert Hunter and Doris May (Konneker) Parkinson. He married Bonnie W. Bloswick on September 19, 1989 at the Empire United Methodist Church in...
Edward Joseph Podworski
Aug 28, 2012
Traverse City-Edward Joseph Podworski, of Traverse City, Michigan died August 28th at home surrounded by his loving family after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Edward was born January 22, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, the only son of Stanley and Victoria (Zmita) Podworski. His parents immigrated from Krakow, Poland and became US citizens in 1920. At three years of age...
Lois Marie Cunningham
Aug 27, 2012
I was born May 20, 1950, at Munson in Traverse City. My dad, Lawrence Cunningham, was a butcher by trade and a dairy farmer by choice. My mom, Alyce Lambert-Cunningham, was a registered nurse at Mnson Medical Center. Against conventional theory and against practiced advice, my parents took me home to my three big sisters (Marilyn, Carolyn, and Sharon) and...
