Daniel "Dan" John Vomastek
Feb 27, 2024
Daniel "Dan" John Vomastek, 54 of Portage, Michigan passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024 with his loving family at his side at Munson Medical Center. Dan was born on July 11, 1969 in Cadillac, Michigan to the late Roy and Shirley (Brenner) Vomastek. He was raised in McBain on the family's dairy farm. He graduated from McBain Public High School...
Gerald "Jerry" Francis Mausolf
Feb 26, 2024
Gerald "Jerry" Francis Mausolf, 92, of Traverse City passed away Monday, February 26, 2024, with his family at his side. Jerry was born on March 21, 1931, in Harbor Beach, MI to the late Michael and Gladys (Laskey) Mausolf. He married Joy Ann Moehlman on July 3, 1955, in Lake Orion, MI. Together they spent 68 beautiful years together and...
Patricia Wieschowski
Feb 26, 2024
Patricia Ellen Wieschowski passed away peacefully on February 26, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 12, 1951, to Arthur and Dorothy White in Alpena, Michigan. From her earliest days, Patricia had a deep affection for animals, particularly dogs, which brought her immense joy throughout her childhood. Driven by her compassionate nature and desire to help...
William "Bill" Wesling
Feb 25, 2024
William "Bill" Wesling May 26, 1935 - February 25, 2024 Bill, Dad, Uncle Bill, Grandpa, Groospa was born on May 26, 1935 to Margaret "Mike" and Otto "Hap" Wesling in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A salesman from the beginning, he once sold magazines for one day at the age of seven and came home with more money in his pockets than...
Joseph Pugliese
Feb 24, 2024
Joseph Pugliese, 85, of Traverse City passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024, at his home. Joe was born one of 8 children on May 23, 1938, in Detroit to the late Vincenzo and Antionetta Pugliese. His father died when Joe was 9 and his mother died when he was 17. He lived in Detroit until 1974 until he and his...
Troy A. Morton
Feb 24, 2024
"Grace, take me to that higher place" Troy Alexander Morton, 33, of Traverse City, continued on to that higher place on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, of cardiac arrest. A benevolent being whose life on this earthly plane was too harsh for such a tender soul, Troy fought fiercely and is now free of torment, able to guide others to a...
Marilee Carroll Schlack
Feb 24, 2024
Marilee Carroll Schlack, 84, of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on February 24, 2024. Marilee was born on March 9, 1939, in Traverse City, Michigan, to the late John and Henrietta (Schall) Carroll. She graduated from Traverse City Central High School in the Class of 1957 and pursued her higher education at Michigan State University, where she earned her Bachelor...
Richard "Rich" Wayne Dumbrille
Feb 23, 2024
Richard Wayne Dumbrille passed away peacefully at home on February 23, 2024, with the love of his family surrounding him. Rich was born May 30,1944 in Traverse City to Wayne and Alice (Sbonek) Dumbrille. He graduated from Traverse City High School in 1962 and continued his education at Central Michigan University, graduating in 1967. Following CMU, he selflessly and proudly...
Amy Eleanor Laguire
Feb 22, 2024
Amy Eleanor LaGuire, age 45 of Traverse City, passed away on February 22, 2024, at Henry Ford Hospital after a month of failing health and complications. Amy was born on November 19, 1978, in St. Johns, Michigan to her loving parents, Dave and Deb LaGuire. Five years later, she was joined by her "bestest, favorite, little" brother, Zachary, and the...
Robert "Bob" Ehrenberger
Feb 22, 2024
Robert "Bob" James Ehrenberger passed away at Grand Traverse Pavilions on February 22, 2024. He was 78 years old. Bob was a life-long resident of Traverse City and was born in San Francisco, CA, November 15, 1945 to Joseph and Ethel (Allgaier) Ehrenberger where his dad was serving in the US Navy during WWII. He graduated from Traverse City Central...
Richard Francis Krupka
Feb 21, 2024
Richard Krupka of Traverse City, age 89, passed away Wednesday February 21,2024. He was born September 13, 1934 to Francis and Elinor (Novak) Krupka in Oak Park, IL. While growing up he spent summers at Little Traverse Lake. He attended Riverside/Brookfield schools until the family moved to Traverse City, where he graduated from Traverse City Central High School in 1952....
Ileene Agnes Hodges
Feb 21, 2024
Ileene Agnes Hodges, 93, of Traverse City passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at The Grand Traverse Pavilions with her loving family at her side. Ileene was born on January 9, 1931 in Monroe MI. She was proudly raised by her mom, the late Helen (Sigler) Bramhill and her step-father Stephen Bramhill. She grew up in River Rouge, MI and...
Marie Ann Arsenault
Feb 21, 2024
Marie (Ree) Ann Arsenault (Wolf), 90, of Kingsley, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Marie was born in Hannah, MI on February 10, 1934 to Bernard and Sadie Wolf (Cook). Marie was the matriarch of her family and took great pride in upholding her family name. She cherished her two sons,...
Jean Marie Durkin
Feb 19, 2024
Jean Marie Durkin, 93, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully with family by her side on February 19, 2024. She was born to Carl and Sylvia Myers on March 30, 1930, and from an early age, demonstrated remarkable strength and musical talent. Jean was a prodigy on the piano and had a deep love for playing the accordion. Her passion...
Forrest "Ike" Raymond Dunnuck
Feb 18, 2024
Ike passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 18, at Traverse Manor surrounded by family. He grew up in Nappanee, IN, and attended Nappanee High School where he lettered in basketball, track and was quarterback on the school's first football team. He also sang in a barbershop quartet. Ike went to Indiana State Teachers College (now Indiana State University) on a...
Samuel Johnson Mitchell
Feb 17, 2024
Samuel Johnson Mitchell Died February 17, 2024 Traverse City— Sam, was born October 4, 1934 at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, the youngest of three children and a bit of a "surprise!" He spent his childhood years in East Lansing and then high school years in Lansing, graduating from Lansing Sexton. Sam attended Michigan State University where he majored in business,...
Sandra Marie Rahn
Feb 17, 2024
Sandra Marie Rahn, 80, of Kewadin, Michigan passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions.
Jeffery Neal Howell
Feb 15, 2024
Jeffery "Jeff" Neal Howell, 79, of Traverse City passed away peacefully at his home in the morning of February 15, 2024. Jeffery was born on October 22, 1944, in Los Angeles, CA to the late William Lee and Lois Marcelle (Duncan) Howell. In his final years Jeff battled Parkinson's disease, which made mobility challenging. Nevertheless, Jeff still enjoyed reading and...
Jack Curtis Crawford
Feb 15, 2024
Jack Curtis Crawford, 97, of Bellaire, Michigan passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at Munson Medical Center. Jack's complete obituary will appear at a later date.
Thomas J. Wall
Feb 15, 2024
Thomas Jellison Wall Much loved husband, father, grandpa and great-grandpa, died at the age of 101 on February 15, 2024. His wisdom, encyclopedic mind, and dead-pan humor are sorely missing from our lives. Tom earned his engineering degree from Purdue University in 1947, and was a life-long fan of the Boilermakers. Tom was employed by Chrysler and later General Motors....
