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Sallie Hoeflin

Sallie Hoeflin

Sep 30, 2011

KINGSLEY — Sallie Kaye Hoeflin, 70, passed away Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at her home in Kingsley, surrounded by her loving family.Sallie was born Saturday, Sept. 27, 1941, to the late Chester and Bernice (Knight) Seel in Traverse City. She began her schooling in Fife Lake, and later attended Kalkaska High School, from which she graduated. On Saturday, Oct. 14,...

Kuhlman Fluehr

Kuhlman Fluehr

Sep 27, 2011

TRAVERSE CITY — Kuhlman Fluehr, 80, of Traverse City and formerly of Bloomfield Hills, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at Boardman Lake Glens. Kuhlman was born on May 27, 1931, in Freeport, ll., to the late George R. and Katherine L. (Kuhlman) Fluehr. Kuhlman was brought up in Bay City. He graduated from Bay...

Rita Goense

Rita Goense

Sep 27, 2011

TRAVERSE CITY — Rita J. (DeYoung) Goense, 85, of Traverse City, died Sept. 27, 2011, at Munson Hospice House. Rita was born on Feb. 2, 1926, in Owosso, the daughter of Melbourne C. and Bertha (Ford) DeYoung. She graduated from St. Paul's High School in Owosso, attended Aquinas College in Grand Rapids and the Detroit Business Institute. She spent her...

Elizabeth 'Betty' Cocking

Elizabeth 'Betty' Cocking

Sep 26, 2011

WILLIAMSBURG — Elizabeth Z. "Betty" Cocking, 96, of Williamsburg, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, at Hope Village in Williamsburg. Betty was born on May 6, 1915, to the late Peter and Catherine (Webber) Zitterkoph in Lincoln, Neb. She married Thomas G. Cocking on Jan. 4, 1936, in Flint; they were devoted to each other for 76 years. During World War...

Mary Rebman

Mary Rebman

Sep 25, 2011

TRAVERSE CITY — Mary M. Rebman, 84, a longtime resident of Traverse City, died Sunday morning, Sept. 25, 2011, while under the loving care of the staff at Cherry Hill Haven.Born Feb. 13, 1927, in Arnold, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Wasyle and Mary (Taras) Kardibin. On July 27, 1945, in Long Beach, Calif., she married Donald...

Edward 'Joe' Hundley

Edward 'Joe' Hundley

Sep 25, 2011

TRAVERSE CITY — Edward Joel "Joe" Hundley, 66, of Traverse City, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, at Munson Medical Center, surrounded by his family.Joe was born Feb. 23, 1945, in Ann Arbor, to Edward Walter and Ardythe June (Kingscott) Hundley.Joe enjoyed hunting, fishing, photography, and spending time on his Kubota. Crossword puzzles and Sudoku were also enjoyable hobbies...

Margaret Johnson

Margaret Johnson

Sep 23, 2011

TRAVERSE CITY — Margaret Ellen Johnson, 79, of Traverse City, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at her home in Traverse City.Funeral services will take place at 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to the service. The Rev. Dr. Gary Hogue will officiate.Please share thoughts with the family at...

Victor 'Vic' Cole

Victor 'Vic' Cole

Sep 23, 2011

---- — TRAVERSE CITY --- Victor Heber Cole, 68, of Traverse City, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City.Victor was born July 20, 1943, to Heber and Helen Wolfington Cole in Saginaw.Victor served his country as a member with the United States Army in Korea from 1966-67.Vic made his living as a salesman...

Roger Adkins

Roger Adkins

Sep 22, 2011

NOVI — Roger Lee Adkins, 66, of Traverse City and formerly of Kalamazoo, passed away as a result of complications due to an aneurysm Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Novi, with his family by his side. Roger was born in Kalamazoo on Jan. 16, 1945, to Charles and Mary (Fitch) Adkins. On April 24, 1965, Roger entered into marriage with...

Thomas Sika

Thomas Sika

Sep 21, 2011

INTERLOCHEN — Thomas Sika, 84, of Interlochen passed away Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, at the home of his daughter, surrounded by his loving family, shortly after being diagnosed with renal cancer.He was born Nov. 14, 1926, on the family farm in Karlin to Thomas and Steffie (Skoumal) Sika. On a bright sunny afternoon in 1948, he met his first wife,...

William Whiting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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