Susan Mary Guba
Jul 2, 2024
Susan Mary Guba, 96, long-time resident of Traverse City, was received into heaven on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Munson Medical Center. Her daughter, Gail Lawson, and son, John Guba, were by her side. Born to her Irish immigrant parents, Frank and Alice (Duggan) Norris on September 20, 1927, in Grates Cove, Newfoundland, she would have been 97 this year....
Eric Roy Edson
Jun 30, 2024
Eric Roy Edson, 62, of Traverse City, surrounded by his family left his earthly life on June 30, 2024 after learning he had cancer just 10 days before. Eric was born on Mach 6, 1962 to William "Bill" Joseph Roy and Sharon May (Goodman) Edson in Detroit. He grew up in Huntington Woods and attended Burton School. He moved to...
Barbara "Bobbie" Marie Counsell
Jun 29, 2024
Barbara "Bobbie" Marie Counsell, 96, of Frankfort, Michigan passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Bobbie was born on October 22, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Walter and Louise (Koester) Faust. She married the late Keith LaRoy Counsell on July 17, 1954. They raised three children together. She is survived by her children; Michele (Mike) Counsell, Mark (Annette)...
Betty Grace Gauthier
Jun 28, 2024
INTERLOCHEN: Betty Grace (Fosnight) Gauthier passed away Friday, June 28, 2024, surrounded by family. Betty was born February 16, 1926, to the late Ernest and Lela (Jenks) Fosnight. Betty married Robert (Bob) Gauthier on August 26, 1944, in Leelanau County, MI. Betty had a zest for life growing up in East Lansing, MI, to moving to and working in Traverse...
Ruth May Sherred
Jun 27, 2024
Ruth May (Champlin) Sherred. Born August 6th 1926 to parents Roy and Norma Champlin. Ruth is survived by stepchildren Brad Sherred, and Greg (Pamela) Sherred. Grandchildren Jessica Ashbrook, Bradley Sherred, Amy (Jon) Clapham, Jason (Fabolia) Sherred. Great grandchildren Teresa and Alison Ashbrook, Franklin and Paul Clapham. And many more nieces and nephews. Ruth was preceded in death by James F...
Betty Lorraine Olsen
Jun 26, 2024
Betty L. Olsen died in her home on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. She was born 102 years ago on May 19, 1922, in Cedar, Michigan to Hazel (Kropp) and Christian Wichern. She was raised, with her sisters Maxine (Kirt) and Ramona (Duncan) on their family's cherry farm. After graduating from Leland High School in 1940, she studied bookkeeping and went...
Alberta Elizabeth Aiello
Jun 26, 2024
Alberta Elizabeth Aiello (nee Thomson), age 90 of Traverse City Michigan, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2024, with family by her side. Alberta was born in Detroit Michigan. As the devoted mother of four and office secretary, her life is celebrated for her kindness, strength, resilience and unwavering love for her family. Alberta loved her faith, family, dolls, church...
Edward Ford Smith
Jun 25, 2024
Edward Ford Smith, age 75, of Traverse City, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 surrounded by his family; 15 well-lived months after being diagnosed with glioblastoma. Edward, known as Ed or Eddie to his friends and family is survived by his wife of 46 years, Mary RazSmith; children: Tyler (David) Rychlewski, Evan (Emily Carver) Smith; grandchildren: Clara, Charlie, Torren;...
Barbara Jane Mckim
Jun 25, 2024
Barbara Jane McKim, 98, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2024, just a few days shy of her 99th birthday. Born on July 2, 1925, in Detroit, Michigan, she was the cherished daughter of the late Charles and Dora (Froelich) VanDusen. She graduated from The Redford High School in 1944. In High school she met and fell...
Keith Markle
Jun 24, 2024
The Sparty nation has lost one of its fiercest and most loyal fans. Howard Keith Markle, affectionately known as Keith, passed away, June 24, 2024, at Munson Hospital, from post surgical complications. Keith was born on April 25, 1935 in Ann Arbor. At 9 months old, he was adopted and lovingly raised by Howard and Crystal Markle in Lansing. Keith...
Milo Jon Karhu
Jun 23, 2024
Milo Jon Karhu, 85, of Lake Ann, Michigan and The Villages Florida, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at his home with his loving family by his side. His passing came just a week after the unexpected death of his beloved wife, Wilma "Billie Jean" Karhu, likely due to a broken heart. The two were inseparable soulmates, deeply in...
Patricia Ann Miller
Jun 23, 2024
Patricia Ann (Struble) Miller, 89, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully at Munson Medical Center on Sunday, June 23, 2024. Patricia was born on November 15, 1934 to Harold and Eva Struble of Traverse City, who preceded her in death. Her dad always said she was the best doe he got during deer season. Patricia married the love of her...
James "Jim" Wilford Kitchen
Jun 23, 2024
James W. Kitchen, age 88, of Traverse City, MI, passed away June 23, 2024. Jim was born in Grand Rapids, MI in 1936 to the late Wilton and Orletta Kitchen. He attended Grand Rapids Central High School, Grand Rapids JC, UofM, and graduated from MSU in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Securities Administration. Jim began his career...
Senator George Alvin Mcmanus Jr.
Jun 21, 2024
George passed away peacefully on June 21, 2024 with his family by his side. Born on the hired man's kitchen table at the Murray Farm of Old Mission Peninsula, George was the first of 7 children of George A. McManus Sr. and Frieda Anna Fromholz, early pioneer families in the Grand Traverse area. George was married to Clara Belle Kratochvil...
Hettie Angelina Molvang
Jun 21, 2024
Hettie Angelina Molvang, 95, of Traverse City, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 24, 1929, in London, England, she was the daughter of the late Marco and Hettie Dellarocca. Hettie immigrated to the United States as a war bride after World War II, having...
Stephen Raymond Plamondon
Jun 21, 2024
Stephen Raymond Plamondon, 68, of Traverse City passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Stephen was born on August 21, 1955 in Traverse City to the late Albert and Loretta (Fabiszak) Plamondon. He was a 1973 graduate of St. Mary Catholic School in Lake Leelanau....
George H. Gregory
Jun 21, 2024
George H. Gregory, 90, of Traverse City, MI, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, June 21, 2024. George was born June 3, 1934, in Traverse City to Pauline J. Sawyer Gregory and Howard R. Gregory. He graduated from Central High School in Traverse City and attended Northwestern Michigan College. In 1958, George was baptized into...
James Davis Baker
Jun 20, 2024
James Davis Baker died June 20, 2024. James Davis Baker was born to John and Doris Jean Baker on January 25, 1944, in Burkburnett, Texas where his father served in the Military. He was raised in Dexter, Michigan where he attended Dexter High School. He was a jack of all trades and master of all. He built furniture and could...
Shirley Jean Scott Roth
Jun 19, 2024
Shirley Jean Scott Roth , nee Myers, 98, of Traverse City, peacefully passed from this life to the next on June 19, 2024 at Orchard Creek Assisted Living. Her daughters, Dona Scott Laskey and Claudia Scott Pavloff were privileged to be at her bedside. Born on August 3, 1925 in Utica, Missouri to the late Hiram Keith Myers and Helena...
Paul M. Safina
Jun 18, 2024
Paul M. Safina, 86 of Traverse City passed peacefully Tuesday, June 18, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Paul was born in Brooklyn on November 6, 1937, and married his beloved wife Carolyn in 1960. Together they raised their four children in Brooklyn and on Long Island. Paul proudly served on the USS Intrepid from 1955 to 1958, later became...
