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Linda Sue Day
Jan 8, 2024
Linda Sue Day, age 77 of Traverse City, died on Monday, January 8, 2024 at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. She was born on August 18, 1947 at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids to the late Wilbur and Maxine Lorentz. She graduated from Boyne City High School on June 3, 1965 and soon thereafter married David Day, Sr. on June...
Martin Joseph O'Mara
Jan 7, 2024
Martin (Marty) Joseph O'Mara of Traverse City MI (formerly of Grayling, MI), age 64, passed away Sunday, January 7th, 2024 in Traverse City, MI after a 7 year battle against cancer. Marty was the third of six children born to William (Bill) Robert and Ruth Mae (Wallace) O'Mara on October 26th, 1959 in Flint, MI. The family resided in Carsonville,...
Dr. Roger Paul Myers Dds
Jan 7, 2024
Dr. Roger Paul Myers DDS, 79, of Traverse City passed away peacefully on January 7, 2024 with family by his side. Roger was born on June 18, 1944 in Cleveland, OH to the late Norman Francis and LaVerne (Redding) Myers. On July 30, 1966, after courting for five years, Roger married his soul mate, Martha Jeanne Frank in Sand Lake,...
Barbara Anderson Danly
Jan 6, 2024
Barbara Anderson Danly, 97, of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on January 6, 2024. She was a woman of great spirit and infinite energy — devoted to family, friends, and community. Barbara was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, to Virginia Wolfe Anderson and John Bernard Anderson. In the late 1930s, her family moved to Hinsdale, Illinois, where she attended high school...
Elizabeth Ann Williams
Jan 6, 2024
Elizabeth "Betty Ann" Williams, 85, of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, January 6 2024, surrounded by her loving family, at Boardman Lake Glens Assisted Living. Betty Ann was born on July 2, 1938, in Marquette, Michigan, daughter of Glen Young and Pauline (Hayes) Wolf. She spent many summers with family in Marquette, Munising, and Beaver Basin while growing...
Maryanne T. Greyerbiehl
Jan 5, 2024
On the 12th night of Christmas, our beloved MaryAnne Greyerbiehl, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, peacefully departed this world at the age of 91 in Traverse City, MI, surrounded by the warmth of her loving family. Born on October 27th, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, MaryAnne was the cherished daughter of the late Dougal and Margaret (Lemanski) MacEachin. In...
Scott Alan Talquist
Jan 4, 2024
Scott Alan Talquist, 57, of Traverse City passed away with his family by his side on January 4, 2024 after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was "rough, tough and hard to diaper" until the very end. Throughout his illness he never lost his sense of humor or his will to live. His love for his family was strong...
Miriam Longcore
Jan 4, 2024
Miriam Tracy Longcore, 85, of Traverse City, passed away, peacefully on January 4, 2024. Mim was born on February 4, 1938 in Flint, Michigan. She moved with her family to Cleveland, Ohio when she was nine years old. After graduating from Bay Village High School, Mim attended Michigan State University, where she made many friends and earned a degree in...
Velma Fay Roberts
Jan 3, 2024
Velma Roberts passed on January 3, 2024 at the age of 91. She was born in Pickford, Michigan on April 14, 1932 to Russel and Irene Izzard. She grew up in the Upper Peninsula and after graduating from Pickford High School, attended Michigan State University, and graduated in 1954 with a Home Economics degree. Her career as a Home Economics...
Dorothy "Dot" May Bush
Jan 3, 2024
Dorothy ("Dot") May Bush, 98, of Traverse City passed away January 3, 2024 at Bay Ridge Assisted Living with her family by her side. She was welcomed in Heaven by her loving husband of 63 years, Stanley, her beloved Dad and Mum, William and Annie Urquhart and four brothers, John, Robert, Gerald and Donald. She will be forever missed by...
Shelley Marie Moore
Dec 31, 2023
Shelley Marie Moore, 71, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2023 with her family by her side Shelley was born on February 13, 1952, to Edmund and Marilyn Hartley. With her wit and sense of humor, she made her family and friends laugh often. Shelley had a love for celebrating the holidays and passed along that love to her family....
Dorothea Eleanor Springer
Dec 31, 2023
Dorothea Eleanor Springer, who liked to be called Dee, passed on to eternal life on December 31, 2023 at the age of 99. She was born in Lansing, MI on December 22nd, 1924 to Albert and Eleanor Hein. She met her husband, Bill, at a high school dance on a very lucky Friday the 13th. Bill and Dee were married...
Bradley Alan Kall
Dec 31, 2023
Bradley Alan Kall, 74, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at the Grand Traverse Pavilions.
Mark Stephen Staycer
Dec 30, 2023
Traverse City- In Memoriam: Talented John Lennon Tribute Artist and Dynamic Radio Personality, Mark Staycer. It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of a true legend in the world of entertainment and broadcasting, Mark Staycer who left us December 30, 2023. He was 68 years old and passed peacefully at home in his sleep....
Charles 'Chuck' William Siffert
Dec 29, 2023
Charles William Siffert, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, left this world on December 29, 2023 at the age of 100. Chuck was born on December 27, 1923 in Canton, Ohio. He was the only child of William Henry and Helen Ada Siffert. The Siffert family moved from Ohio to Detroit before moving to Traverse City, where Chuck attended...
Buelalee Gumper
Dec 28, 2023
Buelalee Gumper, 90, of Traverse City, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023 at Munson Hospice House with her loving family at her side. She was born on April 18, 1933 in Mancelona, MI to the late Buel and Leila (Fox) Porter. She married the late Myron D. Gumper (twice) the first time in 1963 and the second time on April...
Jonathan Shawn Sanborn
Dec 28, 2023
Shawn entered this world on August 1,1966 and had physicians scratching their heads. He puzzled them again when he quietly passed December 28, 2023. Shawn always lived life on his own terms. Shawn was a bringer of joy, a spreader of smiles, a lover of mischief with a default mood of happy. He brought unconditional love to those who crossed...
Arlene Matson
Dec 25, 2023
Arlene Matson, 88, of Traverse City, entered the gates of heaven, December 25, 2023. After spending her lifetime faithfully walking with Jesus and sharing His joy with others until she went home to be with Him on Christmas Day. Arlene was a kind and gentle woman of unwavering faith, a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and dear friend who...
Bonnie Sloane Yingst
Dec 24, 2023
Bonnie Sloane Yingst, PhD, of Empire, MI, passed away December 24, 2023 at the Munson Hospice House with her family by her side. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on August 12, 1944 to the late Leo and Betty (Findley) Fiedorek. On August 21, 1987, in Grosse Pointe Park, MI, Bonnie married Douglas Yingst, PhD, who survives her. She and...
Richard Keith Dunham
Dec 23, 2023
In loving memory of Richard Keith Dunham, 76, of Traverse City, who passed away peacefully on December 23, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born on April 6, 1947, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Howard and Beatrice Dunham. His life was a testament to joy and laughter, as he had an extraordinary talent for making others smile. Richard's adventurous...
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