Joyce Maher
Oct 4, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Joyce F. Maher, 83, of Traverse City, formerly of Birmingham, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011.Joyce was born on Jan. 23, 1928, to the late George and Ruperta (McCormick) Campau in Detroit. After graduating from Visitation High School and Mercy College she enlisted in the United States Navy and served as a registered nurse in San...
Paul Harlan
Oct 3, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Paul T. Harlan, 96, of Traverse City, died Monday evening, Oct. 3, 2011.Paul was a decorated World War II veteran. He raised his family in Roseville, retired from Budd Company, moved to Arcadia, then Manistee and settled in Traverse City.He was the husband of Virginia for 64 years; father of William (Debra) and David (Mary); grandfather of...
Reva Hughes
Oct 3, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Reva Hughes, 87, of Traverse City, passed away Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, at her home in Traverse City.Reva was born to the late John and Reva (Bidleman) Lasco. She married Robert W. Hughes in 1948 and raised her family in Flint. Reva was a member of the First Congregational Church in Traverse City.Surviving Reva are her children,...
Theodore Damerow
Oct 2, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Ted Damerow, 85, of Traverse City, died Oct. 2, 2011, at his home, in answer to his prayers.Ted was born June 8, 1926, in Detroit, to the late Arthur and Louise (Schinnerer) Damerow. On Oct. 16, 1948, at Peace Lutheran Church in Detroit, Pastor Enno G. Claus united Ted and the former Wilma Steckley in marriage. Together...
John Egan
Oct 1, 2011
---- — TRAVERSE CITY — John Arnold Egan, 90, of Traverse City, died Oct. 1, 2011, at Munson Medical Center.John was born Jan. 22, 1921, in St. Louis, Mo., to the late Joseph and Rose (Rathgeb) Egan. On Oct. 30, 1943, John married Yolanda Geneva Kiacz in Flint.After graduating from General Motors Institute, John served our country honorably from 1943-47...
Ronald Lautner
Sep 30, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Ronald Eugene Lautner, 65, of Traverse City, passed away Sept. 30, 2011, at his home. Ron was born on April 14, 1946, in Traverse City, to Wilbert and Beulah (Skiver) Lautner. He was born and raised in Long Lake Township and graduated from Traverse City High School in 1964. Shortly after, he began dating the former Marcia...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
