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...
Thomas W. Mattson
Jun 18, 2024
Thomas W. Mattson, age 80, of Traverse City, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, with family by his side. Tom is a 1962 graduate of Graveraet High School in Marquette, MI. After high school, he attended the University of Michigan, where he earned a degree as an optician in the Ophthalmology Department of the UM Hospital in 1968. Tom...
Ruby Lee Bowers
Jun 18, 2024
Ruby" Lee" Bowers, 83, of Traverse City, formerly of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Glenn Eagle. Lee was born on May 27, 1941, in Whitehall, Illinois, to the late Truman and Inez (Richard) Ransom. She had five siblings, Stanley (Ruth Ann) Ransom, Virginia (Jim) Bettis, Wanda (Gerald) Hester, Linda (Dave) Martin, Ronnie (Carol) Ransom...
Robert "Bob" M. Ehrenberger
Jun 18, 2024
Robert M. Ehrenberger (Bob), a treasured husband, father, and man of faith, passed away at the age of 81 in Lansing, Michigan, on June 18, 2024, after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was born on April 18, 1943, and spent his formative years on the south side of Long Lake in Traverse City, Michigan, where he was raised...
Samuel Hartley
Jun 18, 2024
Samuel Hartley, of Traverse City, Michigan, died peacefully at home on June 18, 2024. He was 96. Sam was born on August 12, 1927, the son of Ralph and Lillie Mae (Galbreath) Hartley in Noblesville, Indiana. He was married to his beloved wife, Alberta Ann (Bultema) Hartley, for 25 years. Sam lived at the Village of Bay Ridge in Traverse...
Evelyn Marie Kipley
Jun 17, 2024
Evelyn Marie "Penny" Bergamo Kipley, 96, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2024. Penny was born in Detroit on April 13, 1928, to Harold and Florence Rundel. She enjoyed her youth growing up in Thompsonville, Michigan, where she began her love for the outdoors. Penny loved Northern Michigan and always sought out fun activities and the company...
Sharlet A. Wilson
Jun 16, 2024
Sharlet A. Wilson, age 98, passed away peacefully June 16, 2024 due to complications of Alzheimer's Disease. She was born in Marlette, Michigan on November 7, 1925 to Jean and Clare Atkinson. Sharlet met the love of her life, George Wilson, at a picnic on the banks of the Red Cedar while attending Michigan State University. They married in East...
Rhonda Joan Ramsey
Jun 15, 2024
Rhonda Joan Ramsey, age 70, of Traverse City, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, June 15,2024, at her home with her sister Terry McCray by her side. Rhonda was born on April 4, 1954 to Richard Hornaday and Phylis Piatt. Rhonda graduated from Colonel White High School in 1972. She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, surrounding her room...
Beverly Ann Packard
Jun 14, 2024
Beverly, age 79, Passed away on June 14th at Munson Medical Center. Beverly was born in Flint, Michigan, on May 25th 1945 to the late Robert Worden and Frances I. Vickerman Kraatz. She married Roger A. Packard of Saginaw, Michigan on December 11, 1965. She spent her life time loving and caring for her family, and later devoting time to...
Cheryl Lynn Cronican-Walker
Jun 14, 2024
Cheryl (Cher) Lynn Cronican-Walker, a beloved poet, dedicated volunteer, and kind soul, passed away on June 14, 2024, at the age of 79. Born on October 7, 1944, in Muskegon, Michigan, to Robert and Irene Cronican, Cher's life was a testament to love, creativity, social justice and service. Cher was a published poet whose words touched the hearts of many....
Carl Leroy Johnson
Jun 14, 2024
With heavy hearts, we bid farewell for now to a cherished husband, father, grandfather, veteran, and friend, Carl Leroy Johnson, 88, of Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, MI. Carl passed away peacefully in his sleep at home, with loved ones by his side, on June 14, 2024. Carl lived a very full life. He was born to Norwegian immigrant parents,...
