William Whiting
Sep 21, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — William Arthur "Bill" Whiting passed away Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. Bill is known to many as an extremely talented mouth-stick artist. He taught himself how to draw using small head movements.Bill was paralyzed by a trampoline accident in 1960, at the age of 17. The accident left him a quadriplegic, with limited movement of one hand and...
Donald Dockery
Sep 21, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Donald Lee "Doc" Dockery, 73, lifelong resident of Traverse City, went home to be with his heavenly father Sept. 21, 2011, one day shy of his 74th birthday, at Cherry Hill Haven. Donald was born Sept. 22, 1937, in Traverse City, to Anthony and Marguerite (Oberlin) Dockery. On June 25, 1972, Don entered into marriage with Mary...
Beverly 'Bev' Wooters
Sep 20, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Beverly Ann "Bev" Wooters, 76, of Kingsley, formerly of Traverse City, passed away early Tuesday morning, Sept. 20, 2011, at Munson Hospice House, surrounded by her loving family.Born March 4, 1935, in Traverse City, she was the daughter of the late George and Jenny Ramsey. On Aug. 16, 1952, in Traverse City, she married Richard Lee Wooters.Bev...
Thomas 'Tom' Panks
Sep 20, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Thomas Edward "Tom" Panks, 75, of Traverse City, died Tuesday morning, Sept. 20, 2011, at his home, comforted by his loving family. Tom faced his recent battle with cancer as he lived his own life, with strength and dignity.Born June 14, 1936, in Flint, he was the son of the late Russel and Dorothy (Cronkright) Panks. On...
Charles Inman
Sep 20, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Charles Orval Inman, age 80, died Sept. 20, 2011, at the Grand Traverse Pavilions.The Inman family would like to extend its gratitude to the Grand Traverse Pavilions staff for the excellent care of Charles O. Inman over the past 14 years.Charles was born in Detroit on May 8, 1931, the son of Ora and Gertrude (Ritchey) Inman....
Marilyn Schultz
Sep 19, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Marilyn Juanita Schultz, 87, of Traverse City and formerly of Lapeer, passed away on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, at Willow Cottage.Marilyn was born on April 14, 1924, to the late Harvey and Marie (Bowins) Ahrens in Manchester, Mich. On March 16, 1957, in Wayne, Marilyn entered into marriage with Kenneth W. Schultz. Marilyn is now in her...
Mary Talaga
Sep 18, 2011
KEWADIN — Mrs. Mary Lally Talaga, 70, of Kewadin, formerly of Michigan City, Ind., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, in Traverse City.She was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Aug. 7, 1941, to Jack and Amelia Lally. Mary grew up in St. Louis where she graduated from St. Louis University in Physical Therapy. While there, she met Tom...
Robert Reinhardt
Sep 18, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Robert Wiber Reinhardt died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, at Bay Ridge Assisted Living in Traverse City, at age 93, after a long struggle with dementia.Bob was born March 7, 1918, in St. Louis, Mo., to Herbert and Gladys (Wiber) Reinhardt. Bob graduated from Roosevelt High School and Washington University in St. Louis, where he met Kay (Galle),...
Harry Yost
Sep 17, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Harry Yost Jr., 83, of Grawn, formerly of Kalkaska, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.Harry was born on Sunday, April 15, 1928, to Harry E. and Blanche E. (Jones) Yost in Deucher, Ohio. In 1950, Harry was drafted into the U. S. Army, serving in Germany as an engineer in a...
Miles Gilmore
Sep 16, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Miles B. Gilmore, 91, of Traverse City, passed away Sept. 16, 2011, at Munson Hospice House. Miles was born on May 19, 1920, to Miles and Bertha (Marshall) Gilmore, on Old Mission Peninsula. In 1942, Miles answered the call of duty and joined the United States Armed Forces. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during...
Donald Van Doorne
Sep 15, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Donald Lee Van Doorne, 78, of Traverse City and formerly of Louisiana, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Donald was born on Sept. 16, 1932, to the late George and Doris (Cook) Van Doorne, in Spring Lake. Donald answered the call of duty, serving his country as a specialist...
Scott Gauthier
Sep 15, 2011
CEDAR — Scott Gauthier, 48, of Traverse City, died Sept. 15, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family and friends, after a courageous battle with cancer. Scott was born on May 13, 1963, the son of John and Ruth (Schaub) Gauthier, in Traverse City. At a young age Scott began working at Gauthier's Shoe and Repair. He was a...
Terry Cook
Sep 14, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Terry Lee Cook, 57, of Traverse City, died Sept. 14, 2011, at his home. Terry was born on July 30, 1954, in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Rex and Virginia (Saxton) Cook. On Sept. 12, 1975, Terry married the former Margaret "Peggy" Fitzpatrick at Cedar Point in Ohio. In 1999, Terry and his family moved to Traverse...
James Headlee
Sep 14, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — James Peter Headlee, of Rochester Hills, a decorated veteran of the European Theater of Operations during World War II, died Sept. 14, 2011, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, after a three-month illness. He was 88.Mr. Headlee was born June 21, 1923, in Higland Park, the son of Peter S. and Helen Grace DePue Headlee and...
Ella Noonan
Sep 13, 2011
MAPLE CITY — Ella Margaret Noonan, 87, of Maple City, passed away at her home on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, with her loving family by her side.Ella was born May 22, 1924, in Stuart, Neb., to the late Violet Winfried (Berry) and John Russell Montgomery. She married Glen Noonan on Sept. 25, 1948, in Vale, Ore. Together they raised seven...
Kurt Ziebart
Sep 12, 2011
WILLIAMSBURG — Kurt Rudi Ziebart, 91, of Williamsburg, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Kurt was born on July 27, 1920, to the late Karl and Amalie (Muschkewitz) Ziebart in Kiesslingswalde, Germany. Having been schooled in Germany, Kurt earned his Master Mechanic certification, a process that...
Joseph 'Joe' Powell
Sep 10, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Joseph Lyle "Joe" Powell, 73, of Traverse City, passed away Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at Munson Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.Joe was born Aug.17, 1938, in San Diego, Calif., to the late Oren M. and Alma E. (Gardner) Powell.On Nov. 8, 1937, Joe entered into marriage with Harriet Theresa Mathews. Joe and Harriet made their...
Frederick Brown
Sep 8, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Frederick Justice Brown Jr., 85, of Traverse City, passed away Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, at Munson Medical Center, with his son by his side.Fred was born Nov. 28, 1925, to the late Frederick J. Brown Sr. and Mabel Marie (Rivard) Brown, in Traverse City. After his schooling, Fred enlisted in the Army and served the United States...
Jeanne Gelston
Sep 7, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Jeanne S. Gelston, 93, of Traverse City, passed peacefully after a short illness on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at Munson Hospice.Wife, mom and grandmother, Jeanne was born Nov. 3, 1917, in Saginaw. She was the daughter of Herman E. Speerstra and Maude (Fischer) Speerstra. On June 13, 1941, she married Bill Gelston in Alma. Both Bill and...
Jay Player
Sep 7, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Jay Samuel Player, 94, of Traverse City, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at his home with his loving wife by his side.Jay was born July 12, 1917, in St. Claire County, to the late Samuel and Mary (Barberrie) Player. On June 21, 1941, he married Margaret H. "Peggy" Turner in Detroit at The Grand River Ave....
