Cecelia Largent Smith
Jun 30, 2010
- — CEDAR - Cecilia Mary Largent Smith, 102, of Cedar, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at Munson Medical Center, with her loving family by her side. Cecilia was born Dec. 21, 1907, in Cadillac, to the late Bernard and Valeria (Thibeaut) Long. She married the late Alfred Largent Sr. on May 24, 1927. Together they had seven...
Dan Knapp
Jun 29, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Dan Roger Knapp, 82, of Traverse City, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at Grand Traverse Pavilions.Dan was born Aug. 27, 1927, in Houghton Lake, to the late Raymond and Eva (Peterson) Knapp. He married Joanne (Lordy) Clark on Dec. 1, 1979, in Traverse City, at Long Lake Friends Church.Dan worked at Burwood's Plastics for 23 years...
Mary Bain
Jun 29, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Mary Louise Bain, 82, of Traverse City, formerly of Camarillo, Calif., passed away June 29, 2010, at Munson Hospice House. Mary was a registered nurse in Camarillo and returned to Traverse City after her retirement.Mary was born Nov. 22, 1927, in Traverse City, to the late William Nettleton Bain and Marie Louise Harrand Bain.Mary had a variety...
Mary Bain
Jun 29, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Mary Louise Bain, 82, of Traverse City, formerly of Camarillo, Calif., passed away June 29, 2010, at Munson Hospice House. Mary was a registered nurse in Camarillo and returned to Traverse City after her retirement.Mary was born Nov. 22, 1927, in Traverse City, to the late William Nettleton Bain and Marie Louise Harrand Bain.Mary had a variety...
Douglas Tesner
Jun 29, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Douglas Paul Tesner, 64, of Traverse City, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, with his wife, Peggy by his side.Doug was born May 21, 1946, in Royal Oak. He grew up in Southfield with his loving parents, the late Edward and Alberta (Gutrel) Tesner. Doug served his country as a...
William Pavwoski
Jun 27, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — William A. "Bill" Pavwoski, 62, of Traverse City, died Sunday, June 27, 2010, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Bill was born July 19, 1947, in Cheboygan, the son of George and Esther (Meyers) Pavwoski. Bill spent years in foster care homes in northern Michigan, including the Noordoff AFC and most recently, Lincoln AFC in Cedar....
Carolyn Alberts
Jun 26, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Carolyn R. Alberts, 64, of Traverse City, formerly of Williamsburg, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 26, 2010, at her home. Born Sept. 15, 1945, in South Bend, Ind., she was the daughter of James E. and Ann (Reed) McCain. Carolyn will be fondly remembered as a hairdresser who worked as a stylist at Milliken's and Hairwaves West before...
Clarence N. Thibeaut
Jun 26, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Clarence N. Thibeaut, 95, of Elk Rapids, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 26, 2010.Clarence was born on Oct. 17, 1914, in Ludington, to Napoleon and Eradeen (Belland) Thibeaut. He married Mollie Weber on May 31, 1934. She preceded him in death in 1961. Clarence retired as a supervisor from Fisher Body in Flint in 1972. Later...
Richard "Rich" Keaton
Jun 26, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Richard L. "Rich" Keaton, 71, of Traverse City, died Saturday, June 26, 2010, at Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City.Rich was born Thursday, June 30, 1938, in Traverse City. He graduated from Traverse City High School and worked as a roofer prior to his retirement.Rich had a great love for gardening as well as collecting antique bottles....
Frank Stulen
Jun 25, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Frank Stulen passed away Friday, June 25, at home on Long Lake in the comfort of his wife and family. Frank was born Jan. 22, 1921, in Bellevue, Pa., the son of Lida and Walter Stulen. He graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University, with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering. He served...
Joan Vanover
Jun 24, 2010
FIFE LAKE — Joan Ruth Vanover, 77, formerly of Traverse City, passed away Thursday, June 24, at her daughter's residence, with family by her side. Joan was born on Feb. 3, 1933, in Caro, to Edwin and Goldie (Faedie) Poppe. After finishing Caro High School, she worked as a bookkeeper with Grand Traverse County.Joan had spent many of her winters...
Anna Biederman
Jun 24, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Anna Ray Biederman, 96, died Thursday, June 24, 2010, at her home. Anna was born Aug. 20, 1913, to the late Thomas Ray and Mabel E. Royal in Philadelphia, Pa., and moved to Traverse City in January of 1941. Anna entered into marriage with the late Lester M. on Aug. 3, 1936, in Philadelphia, and together they...
Florence Kuhn
Jun 21, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Florence A. Kuhn, 98, of Traverse City died Monday, June 21, 2010, at Grand Traverse Pavilions in Traverse City.Florence was born on Wednesday, June 28, 1911, to the late Walter and Nellie (Batchelor) Bisard in Newago County.Moving to Kingsley from Grant in 1953, Florence has been a resident of Traverse City since 1963. She had been a...
Gary William
Jun 20, 2010
GRAWN — Gary William Cox, 60, of Grawn, died Sunday evening, June 20, 2010, at his home surrounded by members of his loving family.Born May 8, 1950, in Traverse City, he was the son of the late William Washington and Jean Marie (Maginity) Cox. On March 19, 1982, in Traverse City, he married the former Linda Sue Forney. A proud...
Dr. Edman Shull
Jun 19, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Dr. David Edman Shull, 59, of Traverse City, died Saturday, June 19, 2010, at home after a long illness.Dave was born July 2, 1950, to Max and Shirley (Coon) Shull in Gladwin. After graduating high school, he attended Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, Kettering College in Ohio and Wayne State University.Dave's interest...
Ruth Packer
Jun 17, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Ruth Arletta Packer, 95, a homemaker of Traverse City, died Thursday evening, June 17, 2010, at her home surrounded by members of her loving family.She loved to cook for her family and friends, and in her career she helped nourish the public, too. Ruth was born in Grand Rapids in 1914, the only child of Orville and...
Raymond Sladek
Jun 16, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Raymond Charles Sladek, 82, a lifelong resident of Traverse City, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Ray was born on March 21, 1928, to the late Charles and Agnes (Korb) Sladek in Traverse City. Having graduated from Traverse City schools, Ray went on to serve our country as a...
Richard Maddy
Jun 16, 2010
KINGSLEY — Richard Jack Maddy, 60, died suddenly in an auto accident Wednesday, June 16, 2010.Dick was born in Traverse City on July 13, 1949, to Richard Arthur and Babara Lucille (Davis) Maddy. In his younger years he worked as a laborer with HeyMan Construction Co. He owned and operated Maddy Farm Service and developed the Cherry Shaker. Dick also...
Richard Myer
Jun 15, 2010
- — TRAVERSE CITY - Richard H. Myer, 83, of Traverse City, formerly of Highland Park and Jackson, passed away on June 15, 2010, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. Richard was born on July 24, 1926, to the late Harry and Ann (Hobson) Myer in Constantine. He was a kind, thoughtful, good-humored man with intelligence and a warm...
Richard 'Dick' Green
Jun 14, 2010
TRAVERSE CITY — Richard Almon "Dick" Green, 89, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully June 14, 2010, at Boardman Lake Glen - Brigadoon, surrounded by his loving family.Born April 25, 1921, in Lansing, he was the son of the late Almon and Mary (Domer) Green. In 1941, in Traverse City, he married the former Ethel Kroupa, who preceded him in...
