Richard P. Smith
Nov 22, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Richard "Dick" P. Smith, 89, of Traverse City, entered into the mystery of eternal life on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, with his loving family, hospice and Orchard Creek Supportive Care Living staff by his side. Dick was born on April 9, 1922, in Dundee, to the late Edwin and Clare (Stowell) Smith. Dick married Mary L. Lerch,...
Richard P. Smith
Nov 22, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Richard "Dick" P. Smith, 89, of Traverse City, entered into the mystery of eternal life on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, with his loving family, hospice and Orchard Creek Supportive Living staff by his side. Dick was born on April 9, 1922, in Dundee, to the late Edwin and Clare (Stowell) Smith. Dick married Mary L. Lerch, his...
Richard P. Smith
Nov 22, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Richard "Dick" P. Smith, 89, of Traverse City, entered into the mystery of eternal life on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, with his loving family, hospice and Orchard Creek Supportive Care Living staff by his side. Dick was born on April 9, 1922, in Dundee, to the late Edwin and Clare (Stowell) Smith. Dick married Mary L. Lerch,...
Susan Hayward Sayre
Nov 21, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Susan Sayre, 95, passed away on Nov. 21, 2011. Born on Oct. 23, 1916, she was the third of four children of Ernestine Marie (Era Gliem) and Roy G. Hayward, D.D.S. Raised in Detroit, she attended Michigan State University and Wayne State University, graduating in 1938 with a degree in education. She taught elementary school science from...
Dr. (Dmytro) R. Daciuk
Nov 21, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Dr. Daniel (Dmytro) R. Daciuk, 76, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on Nov. 21, 2011, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Dan was born June 4, 1935, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, to the late Dmytro and Anastasia (Lazchuk) Daciuk. He married Donna M. Needle on Aug. 25, 1962, in Pontiac. Together they lovingly raised...
Richard L. Kroupa
Nov 21, 2011
FIFE LAKE — Richard Lee Kroupa , 61, passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, surrounded by his loving family, at his home in Fife Lake.Richard was born on Jan. 29, 1950, to the late Frederick and Dorothy (Belleville) Kroupa in Traverse City. Rich had a happy childhood growing up on the family farm on Old Mission Peninsula. He was a...
Geneve Avery
Nov 21, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Geneva Jewell Avery, of Traverse City, went home to the Lord on Monday morning, Nov. 21, 2011, at Bay Ridge Living Center. Born Feb. 7, 1924, in Union, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Florence Elizabeth (Hornbrook) Gowen. On Dec. 2, 1944, in Capac, she married Dr. James Lester Avery and dedicated her...
Traisen Achard
Nov 20, 2011
KINGSLEY — Traisen Jace Achard, infant son of Troy and Jill (Brodbent) Achard, was stillborn on his due date Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Nov. 20, 2011 — a date that many babies were probably due, but one in particular...baby boy Achard. All excitement and joy turned to hurt, sadness, confusion and anger —...
Dorr Mead
Nov 19, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Dorr Joseph Mead, 88, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, at Tendercare Health Care of Leelanau of complications from congestive heart failure and a stroke.He was the third child of Orr and Lillian Mead. Born in Allegan, he moved frequently with his family during his childhood. The family arrived in Traverse City in 1935, and Dorr graduated from...
Karen Annis
Nov 17, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Karen Ann Annis, 60, a longtime resident of the Grand Traverse area, passed away in the company of her family Thursday evening, Nov. 17, 2011, at Munson Medical Center.For 10 years Karen was employed by Traverse City Public Schools working as an aide with special needs children. She truly loved her association with the children and her...
George Wilkie
Nov 15, 2011
LAKE ANN — George Russell Wilkie, 88, of Lake Ann, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at Munson Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. George was born April 22, 1923, in Dearborn, to the late Frank and Elva (Shafer) Wilkie. He was married to Betty Louise Frazier for 55 years. They were united in marriage on Aug. 9,...
Helen Vanderpool
Nov 15, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Helen Ida Vanderpool, 82, of Traverse City, died Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 15, 2011, at Munson Medical Center, comforted by her children. Born April 10, 1929, in Ferndale, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Dickenson and Ella Ida (Raebel) Sloat.She is survived by her three children, Dale Popa and his wife, Kathleen, who was like a...
Kenneth Tondreau
Nov 14, 2011
---- — TRAVERSE CITY --- Kenneth Ulric Tondreau, 40, of Interlochen passed away Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at Munson after a long fight with cancer.Ken was born on April 12, 1971, son of Kenneth R. and Carol Tondreau, of Maple City.He graduated for Glen Lake in 1989 and joined the Army; he was honorably discharged in 1996 after serving in...
Jeanne Wise
Nov 14, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Jeanne Nesbitt Wise, 81, passed away Nov. 14, 2011, at Cherry Hill Haven.Jeanne was born Jan. 6, 1930, in Alpena, to the late Dr. William and Catherine (Griffiths) Nesbitt. She grew up reading Nancy Drew, swimming in Lake Huron, and cheering on the Wildcats, class of 1947.While attending the University of Michigan for two years, Jeanne met...
Nancy Fisher
Nov 13, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Nancy J. Fisher, 54, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, surrounded by her loving family.Nancy was born in Detroit on Friday, Jan. 11, 1957, the daughter of Edwin T. and Mary E. (Stevens) Pfeiffer. She graduated from Plymouth-Canton High School in 1975, having lived in the Detroit and Plymouth areas until she moved...
Linda Wertime
Nov 12, 2011
---- — TRAVERSE CITY --Linda, 64, grew up on the Old Mission Peninsula, attending Old Mission School and later graduating from Traverse City High School. However, as recently discovered report cards showed, academic pursuits were not her passion. Her true passion was animals. This manifested early on and continued throughout her life with a long procession of creatures found, rescued,...
William Jason
Nov 12, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — William Jason, beloved husband, father, brother and grandpa passed away after a peaceful night's sleep on Nov. 12, 2011, at the age of 90.Bill was born Feb. 12, 1921. His parents made Detroit their home after emmigrating from Ukraine.He graduated with a degree in pharmacy from Wayne State University in 1942. After graduation, he enlisted in the...
Julie Black
Nov 11, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Julie Cutler Black, 61, of Traverse City, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.Julie was born in Traverse City on Monday, July 17, 1950, to Robert Allen and Thelma Willsey Black, who preceded her in death.After completing high school in Traverse City in 1968, she received her BA from Northwestern Michigan College...
Wanda Fettig
Nov 11, 2011
---- — ACME-- Wanda Kozlowski Fettig, 94, of Acme passed away Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, at Bay Ridge Assisted Living.Wanda was born on Sept. 5, 1917, in Detroit to the late Walter and Felicia (Klopocinski) Buraczynski. On Sept. 11, 1937, Wanda married Stanley Joseph Kozlowski in Detroit. Wanda and Stan were entrepreneurs before entrepreneurship was fashionable. They left their families...
Ruth Edgett
Nov 11, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Ruth I. Edgett, 84, of Traverse City, passed away Nov. 11, 2011, surrounded by her family.Born in Rockland, Wis., April 29, 1927, she was the daughter of Charles H. and Grace (Rouland) Hodgkins. On March 19, 1952, she married George Edgett in Summit City, where she spent most of her life bringing up her family. She had...
