Arden Johnson
Dec 23, 2010
MESICK — Arden Johnson, 79, of Mesick, passed away Dec. 23, 2010, at Munson Hospice House.Arden was born Sept. 30, 1931, to the late Roy and Hazelle (Bond) Johnson in Bear Lake. On Oct. 27, 1951, Arden married the former Virginia Mack in Harlan.By trade, Arden was a contractor, although in his spare time he enjoyed building homes with Habitat...
Barbara Rairigh
Dec 21, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Barbara L. Rairigh, 83, a homemaker of Traverse City, formerly of Lansing, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 21, 2010, at Munson Medical Center.Born April 28, 1927, in Lansing, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Florence A. (White) Clippert. On Oct. 11, 1947, in Angola, Ind., she married Victor J. Rairigh. He preceded her in...
Maxine Leddy
Dec 21, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Maxine C. Leddy passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, at Munson Hospice House. Born in Bay City, Maxine was the daughter of Victor and Iva Pecha. She had resided in Saginaw for 40 years, having lived in Oklahoma for eight years and St. Charles, Mich., for 15 years. Ten years ago, she moved to Traverse City to...
John Gonder
Dec 21, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — John Alvin Gonder, 83, a life-long resident of the Interlochen area, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, at Tendercare of Traverse City.John was born Saturday, Nov. 5, 1927, to the late George and Belle (Jaquish) Gonder in Bendon. On June 6, 1953, in Grawn, John married the former Berneice Bancroft. On March 29, 1955, John entered the service...
Genevieve Zimmerman
Dec 20, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Genevieve E. Zimmerman, age 89, was called to her heavenly home on Dec. 20, 2010. She passed away at Munson Hospice House following a long illness. Genevieve was born on July 22, 1921, the daughter of Elmer and Stella Bahls, of Danville, Ill. She was born again of water and the Spirit in Holy Baptism at Immanuel...
John Campsie
Dec 19, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — John "Scotty" Campsie, 94, of New Hampshire and formerly of Traverse City, passed away Dec. 19, 2010, in New Hampshire. Scotty was born Nov. 26, 1917, the son of John and Florence Victoria (Norris) Campsie, of Perth, Scotland. He came to the United States in 1919 at the end of World War I with his family. The...
Mary Boissoneau
Dec 17, 2010
EMPIRE — Mary Margaret Boissoneau, 56, of Empire, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, at Munson Medical Center, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Mary was born March 1, 1954, in Traverse City, to the late Lawrence and Lelah (Breithaupt) Shalda. She married Ross Daniel Boissoneau on July 23, 1988, in Sparta. Together they raised one son, Marc Xavier...
Eliana Nevaeh Ianitelli-Klee
Dec 14, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Eliana Nevaeh Ianitelli-Klee, was born at 7:39 a.m. on Dec. 14, 2010, at Munson Medical Center and passed away peacefully in her mother's arms at 8:03 p.m. on Dec. 15, 2010. Eliana's birth was greatly anticipated by many people around the world. Her arrival brought unmeasurable joy to all of us. Our daughter graced us with her...
Leroy 'L. D.' Greilick
Dec 13, 2010
INTERLOCHEN — Former Chief Engineer at Interlochen Public Radio, Leroy Dow "L. D." Greilick, 79, of Interlochen, died at his home among family on Dec. 13, 2010. Born Feb. 22, 1932, in Brooksville, Fla., he was the son of the late Leroy Clarence and Anne (Hathaway) Greilick. L. D. has a long history in broadcast engineering. As a teenager he...
John Hanell
Dec 13, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — John Clarence Hanell, 82, a Traverse City native, died Monday evening, Dec. 13, 2010, at Munson Medical Center, following complications arising from a C1 vertebral fracture. He had suffered from Louie body dementia the last two years.Born May 3, 1928, in Traverse City, he was the son of the late Otto Anderson and Lydia Anna (Sanbacka) Hanell....
Richard Debruyn
Dec 12, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Richard DeBruyn, 85, of Traverse City, died peacefully at his home Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, with the family who adored him by his side.Dick was born July 21, 1925, in River Grove, Ill., the son of Arie and Jennie DeBruyn. He spent his youth in the Sparta and Coopersville area of Michigan. He served in the U.S....
Melissa Willman
Dec 9, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — The world lost an awesome princess on Dec. 9, 2010, when God called Melissa home. Melissa Marie Dullock Willman, age 36, was the kindest mother, dearest daughter, most terrific sister and a very loving wife. She endeared everyone with her sweet smile and caring laugh. God took our best relative, best neighbor and best friend when he...
Arlene Lamie
Dec 8, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Arlene Elizabeth Lamie, 78, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully at Munson Hospice House on Dec. 8, 2010. Arlene was born on Sept. 9, 1932, in Suttons Bay, to the late Wilbert and Evelyn (Send) Perrault. On April 28, 1951, Arlene married Valere Lamie at St. Mary's Church in Lake Leelanau. Arlene was an active member at...
Josephine Gassman
Dec 7, 2010
---- — BATON ROUGE, La. — Josephine "Jo" Gassman, 82, of Baton Rouge, La., formerly of Traverse City, died Monday, Dec. 7, 2010, in Baton Rouge, La. Born April 21, 1928, in Reed City, Jo was the daughter of the late Otto and Bernice Pollaski.She is survived by her son, Howard (Terri Lynn) Andresen Jr., of Traverse City; her daughter,...
Harriet Laplante
Dec 7, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Harriet Evelyn LaPlante, 89, of Traverse City and formerly of Detroit, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at Grand Traverse Pavilions. Harriet was born on Aug. 15, 1921, to the late Hector and Blanche (Winn) Curl in Detroit. Harriet entered into marriage with Gordyn T. LaPlante on Sept. 23, 1940, also in Detroit. Harriet's role as a...
Mary Knape
Dec 6, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Mary Eileen Knape, 48, of Traverse City, died Monday morning, Dec. 6, 2010, at her home, surrounded by members of her loving family. She now finds peace in the arms of the Lord, after a three-year struggle with cancer.Born Aug. 26, 1962, in Lansing, she was one of six children of Robert Eugene and Mary Ellen (Early)...
Margaret M. Sleder
Dec 5, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Margaret "Marge" M. Sleder, 96, of Traverse City, passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. Marge was born Dec. 1, 1914, in Traverse City to the late Francis and Anna (Ansorge) Allgaier. She married the late Louis "Louie" Sleder on Feb. 8, 1937, also in Traverse City.Marge attended and graduated from St. Francis...
Lucille Robbins
Dec 5, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Lucille B. "Sis" Robbins, 75, of Traverse City, died unexpectedly Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, at her home in Garfield Township.Lucille was born on Sept. 10, 1935, to the late Thomas and Gwendolyn (Bohrer) Strait in Garfield Township, and lived in the township her entire life. She attended the two-room Birmley School in Garfield Township, which was named...
Beverly Coleman-Nitzke
Dec 4, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Beverly Jean (Duval) Coleman-Nitzke, 76, of Traverse City and formerly of Detroit, passed away Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, at her home in Traverse City, with her family by her side. Beverly was born on March 23, 1934, to the late Ralph and Muriel (Dornan) Duval in Detroit. Beverly enjoyed golf, tennis, bicycling and figure-skating, and earned trophies...
Eleanor Maley
Dec 4, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Eleanor Beck Maley, 69, of Traverse City, peacefully passed away Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010.Eleanor was born June 9, 1941. She grew up in Chicago and moved to Traverse City in 1978. Here, she raised her three children, Alexander "Alex" Sarantos, Katharine "Kate" Sarantos and Christina "Cricket" Brookfield.Her life cannot be justifiably described in a few sentences; however,...
