Maxine Mullen
Mar 30, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Maxine J. Mullen, 89, lifelong resident of Traverse City, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City.Maxine was born on May 3, 1921, to the late Jesse and Grace (Malloy) Forton in Traverse City. Maxine entered into marriage with William A. Mullen on June 22, 1936, in Wisconsin; he preceded her in...
Victoria 'Vicki' Anderson
Mar 30, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Victoria M. "Vicki" Anderson, 59, of Traverse City, died Wednesday morning, March 30, 2011, at Munson Medical Center, following a sudden illness.Born Dec. 6, 1951, in Traverse City, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Chippewa and Dorothy L. Mashka Harp. On April 11, 1970, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mapleton, she married Thomas Jerome...
Dr. A. Jones
Mar 30, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Dr. Wallace A. Jones, 79, of Traverse City and Concord, Mass., and formerly of Gunnison, Colo., passed away at Orchard Creek on March 30, 2011.Wally was born on Nov. 18, 1931, to the late Robert and Margaret (Wallace) Jones in Dayton, Ohio. In 1953, Wally married Mary E. (McShane). After completing his undergraduate degree at the University...
Victoria 'Vicki' Anderson
Mar 30, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Victoria M. "Vicki" Anderson, 59, of Traverse City, died Wednesday morning, March 30, 2011, at Munson Medical Center, following a sudden illness.Born Dec. 6, 1951, in Traverse City, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Chippewa and Dorothy L. Mashka Harp. On April 11, 1970, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mapleton, she married Thomas Jerome...
Shana Weber
Mar 29, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Shana Renae Weber, 35, of Suttons Bay, passed away Tuesday morning, March 29, 2011, at her home after her three-year battle with adrenal cancer. Shana was born on June 25, 1975, in Grand Rapids, to parents Francis and Joyce (Hartman) Weber. As the family left Grand Rapids behind, they settled into home in the Upper Peninsula, where...
Geraldine 'Gerrie' Brenner Raymond
Mar 29, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Geraldine L. "Gerrie" Raymond, 89, of Traverse City, died peacefully Tuesday evening, March 29, 2011, at Traverse Manor. Born July 5, 1921, in Menominee, she was the daughter of the late John P. and Eva (Baun) Brenner. The Brenner family relocated to Gladwin in the mid 1920s, where Gerrie spent her childhood years. She graduated from Gladwin...
Isabelle Eisner
Mar 29, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Isabelle A. Eisner passed away peacefully on March 29, 2011, at the Grand Traverse Pavilions.Born on Feb. 17, 1922, the daughter of Howard and Eva Blonshine, Isabelle lived her entire life in the Grand Traverse County area. On June 24, 1939, she married Arthur R. Eisner, who passed away in 1967. She then spent 30 years with...
Eugene 'Gene' Smith
Mar 28, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Eugene Donald "Gene" Smith, 48, of Traverse City, died unexpectedly early Monday morning, March 28, 2011, at his home. Born Aug. 18, 1962, in Midland, he was the son of Donald Eugene and Cathy (Latosky) Smith. On July 15, 2006, in Traverse City, he married the former Tracy Kay Howard. Their marriage of nearly five years was...
James Douglas
Mar 28, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — James H. "Jim" Douglas, 72, of Traverse City, formerly of Sault Saint Marie, passed away Monday morning, March 28, 2011, at his home. Born Dec. 29, 1938, in Leonard, he was the son of the late John Wesley and Grace Audrey (Harris) Douglas. Jim faithfully served his country with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam...
Brian Grewe
Mar 26, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Brian "Beej" James Grewe, 30, formerly of Traverse City, passed away on March 26, 2011, in Chicago. Brian was born Jan. 12, 1981, in Gaylord, to David and MaryKay Grewe.Brian graduated form Glen Lake High School in 1999. After high school he attended Central Michigan University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. He...
Joseph Waslawski
Mar 25, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Joseph J. Waslawski, 89, of Traverse City, passed away Friday, March 25, 2011, at Bay Ridge Assisted Living Center. Joe was born April 12, 1921, in Cedar, to the late Joseph J. and Josephine (Rosinski) Waslawski. He married Joanne C. Winowiski on Oct. 20, 1948, at St. Francis Catholic Church. Joe proudly served our country in the...
Richard Alpers
Mar 24, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Richard Allen "Dick" Alpers, 65, of Buckley, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at St. Mary's of Michigan hospital in Saginaw. Dick was born on Nov. 9, 1945, in Traverse City, to Carl E. and Charlotte Alpers. Between 1963 and 1968 Dick proudly served his country in Vietnam while enlisted in the United States Marine...
Fontella Wren
Mar 24, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Fontella N. Wheelock Wren, 97, longtime resident of Traverse City, passed away March 24, 2011, at the Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City.She was born Sept. 29, 1913, to Arza and Della (Vance) Flesher. of Jay County, Ind., and entered into marriage with Raymond Wheelock on Dec. 3, 1932.Fontella is survived by two sons, Arza (Fern) Wheelock,...
Randal Hart
Mar 24, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Randal Scot Hart, 49, of Traverse City, unexpectedly passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011. Randal was born on Thursday, May 11, 1961, in Sault Saint Marie, Mich., but shortly after relocated to Traverse City, where he was a lifelong resident. Randal served his country with the U.S. Army while stationed in Germany. For eight years Randal worked...
Patrick 'Pat' Halcin
Mar 23, 2011
---- — ELLSWORTH - Patrick E. "Pat" Halcin, 58, died unexpectedly March 23, 2011.Pat was born Sept. 23, 1952, in Minneapolis, Minn. He was raised in Ohio and loved the Buckeyes. After graduating from Freemont Ross High school in Freemont, Ohio, he attended Ohio University and later graduated from Northwestern Michigan College here in Traverse City.On May 12, 1979, Pat...
Glen Dodd
Mar 22, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Glen Reed Dodd, 70, died early on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, following a battle with cancer. Death came gently, sparing him fear and pain, while he was surrounded by people who loved him.Glen was born March 28, 1940, in Olds, Alberta, Canada, to the late William Alexander and Barbara Lolita (Bryant) Dodd. He is survived his loving...
Francis J. Fasel
Mar 22, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Francis Joseph Fasel, 86, lifelong resident of the Traverse City area, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Francis Joseph Fasel was born on Oct. 12, 1924, to the late Matthew and Anna (Bushamp) Fasel, at the family farm located in Hannah. Fritz answered the call of duty, serving his country...
Tracy Gourlay
Mar 21, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Our earth angel, Tracy Edna Gourlay, went to heaven on March 21, 2011, due to natural causes. We were first blessed with Tracy Edna on Oct. 19, 1989. Throughout the 21 years of being with us, Tracy Edna has always been a breath of fresh air and has taught so many to listen and to see the...
Carleen Lemmen
Mar 21, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Carleen S. Lemmen, 87, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 21, 2011, at French Manor. She was born on Feb. 24, 1924, in Holland, to Cornelius and Lois (Noggle) Stroop.Carleen graduated from Holland High School in 1941. She married Wayne O. Lemmen on May 22, 1944, while he was in Western Theological Seminary. Together...
Gordon Paul
Mar 20, 2011
TRAVERSE CITY — Gordon Paul Lau, 62, of Traverse City and formerly of Rhode Island, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was at home with loving family by his side.Gordie was born at sea on May 8, 1948, aboard the U.S. Army transport ship, the USS General W.H. Gordon, as his parents,...
