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....
Geoffrey Allen Bak
Feb 15, 2024
Traverse City – Geoffrey Allen Bak, 43, of Traverse City entered into eternal life on February 15, 2024. The youngest of four children, Geoff was born on February 25, 1980 in Monroe, Michigan to Larry and Connie Bak. He grew up in Alpena and graduated from Alpena High School before attending Michigan State University where he earned his Bachelors degree...
Irene Janice Grose
Feb 15, 2024
Irene Grose, 86, of Traverse City passed away peacefully at the Autumn House in McBain on February 15, 2024. Irene was born on September 20, 1937 in Detroit to the late Nathaniel (Yours) and Mary Pauline (Robertson) Keech. She was the third youngest of 18 children. She had many fond memories of her childhood with all of her brothers and...
Daniel "Danny" R. Miller
Feb 12, 2024
Daniel "Danny" Robert Miller, was born March 18, 1960, in Allegan, Michigan to the late C. Eugene and Betty Miller. Growing up, Danny enjoyed playing outdoors, skiing, and wrestling. He earned a black belt club ranking in judo and competed in wrestling at the collegiate level. He graduated from Allegan High School, where he met his high school sweetheart, Maris...
Patricia M. Mckenna
Feb 12, 2024
Patricia M. McKenna, 88, of Traverse City passed away peacefully at Traverse Manor assisted living facility on February 12, 2024. Pat was born on March 6, 1935 in Bay City to the late Howard and Letitia (Heaney) Macdonald, where she graduated from Bay City Central High School in 1952. Pat was a lifelong learner and after high school she earned...
Anna Margaret Weese
Feb 12, 2024
Anna Margaret Weese, 91, of Traverse City passed away peacefully on February 12, 2024. Anna was born on November 24, 1932 in Taos, NM to the late Gustave Eugene and Frances (Walter) Hildebrand. On June 15, 1975 she married Jerry Weese. Anna was a gifted artist dabbling in portraits, figures, oil, acrylic and pastels. She was also a devoted member...
Madge Marie Hillier
Feb 10, 2024
In Loving Memory of Ms. Madge Hillier Madge Hillier, a resilient and tenacious woman, passed away on February 10th, 2024, at the age of 67. Born on January 24th, 1957, in Mackinaw City, MI, to Lawrence and Hellen, she was one of 13 siblings. Despite facing illness,Madge exemplified strength and courage, never yielding in her fight. Madge married the love...
Doris Helen Dean Smith Boisvert
Feb 9, 2024
Doris Helen Dean Smith Boisvert, age 96, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2024 in her home holding her daughter's hands. She was born on February 17, 1927. She was raised by her grandparents Walter and Myrtle Dean. Doris, known affectionately as "Dodo," embraced life with a contagious spirit. She found joy in every moment, especially during...
David Frayne Koch
Feb 9, 2024
David Frayne Koch, 86, of Lake Ann passed away surrounded by family. David was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late William Edward and Ruth Augusta (Crittenden) Koch. After graduating from Southwestern High School in Detroit in 1956, he served in the U.S. Navy and then joined IBM as a Customer Engineer from which he retired in the 1980's. In...
William "Bill" Michael Burke
Feb 8, 2024
William "Bill" Michael Burke, age 87, of Traverse City passed away at his home on February 8, 2024 surrounded by his family. Bill was born on April 15, 1936, in Chicago, IL to the late William and Mary (Nelson) Burke. He met Sue on a Caribbean vacation and they married the following year. On June 29, 1968, in Cincinnati, Ohio...
Jere Ann Scott
Feb 8, 2024
Jere Ann Scott of Traverse City and formerly of Ludington MI, passed away peacefully with family by her side on February 8, 2024. She was born on November 5, 1958 in Madison Heights, to the late Robert Dale and Marian Helen (Zinda) Lessard. Jere worked at Munson Medical Center in Environmental Services. She volunteered her time, talents and kind spirit...
