James Rickard
Sep 17, 2024
James "Jim" Beebe Rickard Jim Rickard, 92, of Traverse City passed away peacefully at the Villa with his family by his side on September 17, 2024. Jim was born on June 14, 1932 in Iowa City, IA to the late Roy Victor and Claire (Beebe) Rickard. In his younger years, he was classified as an army brat and his family...
Nelita Ann Sherberneau
Sep 17, 2024
Nelita Ann Sherberneau, a lifelong resident of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2024. She was 88. Nelita was born on January 14, 1936 to the late Martin and Martha (Deering) Nowak. On June 16, 1962 she married Owen G. Sherberneau. Together they celebrated 58 years of marriage before he passed in 2020. The family purchased land on...
Rev. Daniel "Dan" Ernest Deutsch
Sep 16, 2024
The Rev. Daniel E. Deutsch died peacefully at home on September 16, 2024. Daniel was born in Chicago, IL, on September 21, 1942, to Fred and Erna Deutsch. He grew up as a Boston Red Sox fan in Cranston, RI and moved to the Midwest to attend Valparaiso University, where he met Mary Lou Jordan. They were married in June...
Rev. Charles Joseph Koehler Jr.
Sep 15, 2024
Reverend Charles Joseph Koehler Jr. August 11, 1949 - September 15, 2024 Jay Koehler, beloved husband, father, grandfather "papa", and dedicated servant of God, passed away in Traverse City on September 15, 2024, at the age of 75. Born on August 11, 1949 in Chicago Illinois, Jay lived a life full of passion, service, and love. Jay's varied interests and...
Thomas Shafer
Sep 15, 2024
Thomas Shafer, 82, of Traverse City passed away peacefully with his family by his side on September 15, 2024. Tom was born on July 8, 1942 in Detroit to the late Edward and Bertha (Bott) Shafer. Tom grew up in Detroit before eventually moving to the place he loved the most, Traverse City. After serving our country honorably as a...
Alice Marie Chouinard
Sep 15, 2024
Alice Marie Chouinard, age 91, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 15, 2024, surrounded by her family. Alice was a loving mother and grandmother. She was a strong woman; the true iron horse of the family. Throughout the many hardships she faced during her life, she always stepped up to the plate, kept a smile on her...
Claudia Mae Nowak
Sep 14, 2024
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Claudia Mae Nowak (Palarski). Claudia was born in West Branch, Michigan, on September 12, 1946 to Edward and Octavia Palarski (Draze). After moving to Manistee, Claudia graduated from Manistee High School in 1964, then went on to Aquinas College to study elementary education graduating in 1968. Claudia earned her master's...
Reva Marie Teboe
Sep 13, 2024
Reva Marie Teboe (Detour), 100 years of age, went to meet our Lord, on September 13, 2024, at Medilodge GTC in Traverse City. A Traverse City native, Reva was born on July 16, 1924, to Agnes Jenny Detour (Forton) and Edward Albert Detour. After graduating from St. Francis High School in 1942, she went to work for her brother Levi...
Betty Lou Lawson
Sep 13, 2024
Betty Lou (Bushaw) Lawson, age 95, of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Friday, September 13th, 2024. Betty was born to the late Charles and Dorothy Bushaw on August 26th, 1929, in Mears, Michigan. She married the love of her life, Harold E. Lawson, on December 7th, 1946. They were always joking around with each other, and she never lost...
Rosemary Charlotte Banish
Sep 10, 2024
Rosemary Charlotte Banish, 83 of Traverse City passed away peacefully on September 10,2024. Rosemary is survived by her loving Husband Bill, her daughter Jennifer (Keith) Kaminski, Son Greg Banish Granddaughter Lauren (Dillon) Mitchell, and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, and her brother Peter. Rosemary immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1950...
Sandra "Sandy" Rae Miller
Sep 10, 2024
Sandra "Sandy" Rae Miller, 85, of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at the Grand Traverse Pavilions – Willow Cottage. Sandy Bright was born on January 19, 1939, in Traverse City, to the late Miles and Helene (Marwinski) Bright. Sandy was the youngest of three sisters. She was a 1957 graduate of Traverse City Central...
Nancy Elizabeth Fraser
Sep 9, 2024
Nancy Elizabeth Fraser passed away peacefully, with family by her side, at Orchard Creek Skilled Nursing facility in Traverse City on September 9, 2024. She was 87 years old and is survived by her three sons Jeffrey (Betsy), Tobin (Gretchen) and Randy (Jody), as well as four grandchildren: Sierra, Wiley, Sophia and Payson. She is preceded in death by her...
Frank S. Crane Iii
Sep 8, 2024
Frank S. Crane, III, recently of Traverse City, MI died on September 8, 2024 in the loving company of family. His reserve never concealed his kind heart. Mr. Crane was born on August 16, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre, PA to Frank S. Crane, Jr and Barbara Bateman Brainerd Crane. In 1940, he moved with his parents to Golden, CO, where he...
Barbara Kay Roach
Sep 7, 2024
Barbara Kay Roach, lovingly known as "Barb," passed away on September 7, 2024, in Traverse City, Michigan, at the age of 92. She was born on January 10, 1932, to Ivan and Irene (Mukri) Wheeland in Detroit, Michigan. Barb married the love of her life, Edward Lawrence Roach, on April 19, 1952, in Detroit. Together, they shared 67 wonderful years...
Bernard Thurston Strong Ii
Sep 6, 2024
Bernard "Bernie" Thurston Strong II, 80, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully at his home on September 6, 2024. Son of Bernard T. Strong and Greta E. Strong (Nylund), Bernie was born on August 9, 1944, in Traverse City, MI. He had a lifelong passion for science and astronomy. As a young man, he won the Regional Science Fair and...
Lynn Aurilio
Sep 5, 2024
Lynn Aurilio, 80, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2024. Born on February 28, 1944, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Lynn's life was marked by her devotion to helping others and her strong connections to friends she considered family. Lynn worked as a social worker with Disability Determination Services for the State of Michigan, always ready to lend a...
Nancy Rowe Mistele
Sep 5, 2024
Nancy Rowe Mistele of the Old Mission Peninsula went home to be with her Lord and Savior at the age of 98 on September 5, 2024. Nancy was preceded in death by her husband Britton (Britt) Mistele, her parents Herbert and Sadie Rowe, her infant sister Betty, and many, many lifelong friends and extended family members. Born and raised in...
Diana Lynn Huckle
Sep 3, 2024
Diana Lynn (Tefft) Huckle, age 76, of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home on September 3, 2024, after a 34-year cancer journey. Diana was born on July 3, 1948, to Verl and Dorothy (Lambert) Tefft and raised in Warren, Michigan with her beloved younger brother, Tom. She attended Warren High School, Macomb Community College, and Wayne State University...
Jayson William Hoogeveen
Sep 3, 2024
Jayson William Hoogeveen, a beloved son, brother, nephew and friend to all, entered into eternal life on September 3, 2024. Our little buddy was 8 years old and he was taken from us way too soon. Our hearts are broken. Jayson was born on January 30, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was the beloved son of...
Lucy Harty
Sep 2, 2024
Lucille Annette Ferland Harty Died Sep 2, 2024 TRAVERSE CITY - Lucy Harty, age 89, of Traverse City, died peacefully Monday September 2, 2024. Lucy was born to Eudore and Annette (Piette) Ferland in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on January 16, 1935. She was the third of four daughters, growing up in a French speaking household. She was bi-lingual from an...
