Joeann Dick
Dec 25, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Joeann Dick, 85, of Mancelona passed away Dec. 25, 2011, at Munson Medical Center.Joeann was born Oct. 23, 1926, in Kansas City, Mo., to the late Herman and Ruby May.Joeann was a compassionate lover of all animals. She was a devoted mother to her four children and a loving grandmother to her four grandchildren.She was preceded in...
Grace Yarick
Dec 24, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Grace Mable Yarick, 102, of Traverse City, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, at Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City.Grace was born Sunday, June 6, 1909, to the late Earl and Deta (Koch) Smith in Jefferson Township, Williams County, Ohio. She married John Ross Yarick in 1931. He preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 1967.Grace had worked...
Katherine Sleder
Dec 23, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Katherine "Blanche" Sleder, 92, of Traverse City, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at Munson Hospice House in Traverse City.Blanche was born on Friday, Dec. 5, 1919, to the late Rolland and Clara (Wellein) Johnson in Grand Traverse County. She married Thomas Sleder in 1944 in Traverse City. Blanche was an elementary teacher, having taught at Oak Park...
Evelyn Cork
Dec 23, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Evelyn Edith Cork, 91, a homemaker of Traverse City, formerly of Detroit and Dearborn, died Dec. 23, 2011, at Munson Medical Center, surrounded by members of her loving family. Born Nov. 20, 1920, in Detroit, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary E. (Bell) Tomlin. While at a dance, she was bumped by a...
Mary Cronin
Dec 23, 2011
WILLIAMSBURG — Mary C. Cronin, 83, of Williamsburg and formerly of Brighton, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at her home.Mary was born on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 1928, to the late Thomas and Margaret (Coffey) Dale in Dearborn. She married Jack H. Cronin on Saturday, Sept. 9, 1950, in Flint; he preceded her in death in 2009.A resident of this area...
Frederick Korb
Dec 23, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Frederick LaVern Korb, 96, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at Munson Hospice House. Fred was born on March 20, 1915, in Traverse City to the late Stephen and Hazel (Ramsey) Korb. On Feb. 22, 1941, Fred married Dorothy A. Srackangast who passed away in 2010. Fred answered the call of our nation...
John Kendall
Dec 23, 2011
INTERLOCHEN — John W. Kendall, 82, of Interlochen, formerly of Mattawan, died Friday morning, Dec. 23, 2011, at home following a sudden illness.Born July 31, 1929, in Hastings, he was the son of the late Charles and Rose (Davis) Kendall. On May 24, 1964, in Battle Creek, he married Alethea Isabel "Lee" Toberer.Prior to his retirement in 1994, John worked...
Mary Dunnigan
Dec 19, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Mary Elizabeth Dunnigan, 70, of Traverse City, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at Munson Hospice House in Traverse City.Mary was born Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1941, to Antoneitte S. and the late Carl C. Porretta in Lockport, N.Y. Attending St. Joseph's Academy and graduating from DeSales High School in 1959, Mary furthered her education at the Millard Fillmore...
James Grost, M.D.
Dec 18, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — James M. "Jim" Grost, M.D., 84, of Traverse City, died at Cherry Hill Haven, Traverse City, on Dec. 18, 2011.Jim was born in Lansing on Oct. 2, 1927, the son of the late Martin and Anna (Fedewa) Grost.He was a graduate of Resurrection High School in Lansing; Michigan State University; and University of Michigan Medical School in...
Virginia Armour
Dec 15, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Virginia M. Armour, 94, of Traverse City, passed away Dec. 15, 2011, at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. Virginia was born on Dec. 16, 1916, in Tiftin, Ohio, to the late Claude and Mary (Stull) Miller. On Feb. 7, 1936, Virginia married Lyman Armour in Holt. He preceded her in death in 2005. After Virginia and Lyman married,...
Rollin Nice
Dec 14, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Rollin Karl Nice, 74, of Grawn, formerly of Manistee, died Wednesday morning, Dec. 14, 2011, at Tendercare of Traverse City, surrounded and comforted by his family.Born Jan. 15, 1937, in Manistee, he was the son of Louis Alex and Meata Emily (Schultz) Nice. On Aug. 3, 1973, in the family driveway overlooking the woods, he married the...
Eileen Schaub
Dec 13, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Eileen L. Schaub, 91, passed away peacefully at the Grand Traverse Pavilions on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, with her loving family by her side. Eileen was born in Hammond, Ind., on Dec. 3, 1920, to the late Monford and Amelia (Scholtas) Loomis. She was a member of the Senior Kitchen Band and the VFW Post 2780. She...
Mary Cavanagh
Dec 13, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Mary Lou Cavanagh, 79, of Traverse City, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City. Mary was born on Saturday, Dec. 26, 1931, to the late Paul and Winifred (Burkholder) Cavanagh in Lansing. She graduated from Shaw High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and then attended the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in...
Jeanette Jacklin
Dec 10, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Jeanette E. Jacklin, 89, formerly of Glen Arbor and Grand Rapids, passed away Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at Holland Home — VanAndel Pavillion, with her loving family by her side. Jeanette was born July 5, 1922, in Chicago, and entered into marriage with Phillip D. Jacklin June 2, 1957, in Chicago. Jeanette worked as a switchboard operator...
Claude Czerniak
Dec 5, 2011
MAPLE CITY — Claude Joseph Czerniak, 89, lifelong resident of the Maple City area, passed away at Maple Valley Nursing Home in Maple City on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011.Claude was born July 30, 1922, to the late Florian and Regina (Galla) Czerniak, in Centerville Township. He served his country as a member of the United States Army Air Corps during...
Alfred Swanson
Dec 5, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Alfred Archie Swanson, 90, of Traverse City, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, at his home.Alfred was born Sunday, May 8, 1921, to the late Robert and Ruth (Richner) Swanson, in Good Harbor. On Saturday, May 24, 1952, he married Margaret I. Ruegsegger Brown, in Traverse City. A veteran of World War II, Al served our country as...
Russell Faber
Dec 4, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Russell Raymond Faber passed away Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at his home in Orchard Creek Assisted Living in Traverse City.He was born on July 16, 1930, in New Hampton, Iowa, to Russell Faber Sr. and Mildred (Brown) Faber. He graduated from Henry Ford Trade School and went into the U.S. Navy from July 1947 to August 1968,...
Carol Sprunk
Dec 4, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Carol Jean Sprunk, 88, of Traverse City, a former 20-year resident of Vero Beach, Fla., passed away Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at Munson Hospice House, in the company of her loving family.Carol was born Monday, March 26, 1923, to the late Marble June and Florence (Lodge) Morell, in Detroit.Carol is survived by her two sons, Dr. Robert...
Marian Sage
Dec 3, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Marian Alice Sage, 89, of Traverse City passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at Munson Medical Center.Marian was born May 16, 1922, in Lansing to the late Wesley C. and Harriet Alice (Warren) Noe. She married Leon J. Sage on Feb. 14, 1942, in Charlotte.Marian grew up in the Lansing and Charlotte area, but lived much of...
Birt Rogers
Dec 2, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Birt L. Rogers, of Traverse City and North Fort Meyers, Fla., passed away Dec. 2, 2011. Born Feb. 18, 1930, in Saginaw, he was the son of LaVern and Gwen Bixby Rogers. He married Louanne Schuette on Oct. 6, 1951; they celebrated 60 years of marriage in 2011. He was a 1948 graduate of Arthur Hill High...
