Eva "Kay" Giddis
Feb 24, 2023
Eva "Kay" Giddis, 79, lifetime resident of Traverse City, passed away on Friday February 24, 2023 at Munson Medical Center with dignity and class and a dollop of sass. Kay was born on August 13, 1943 to the late Donald and Emma (Juhnke) King. She was one of three children. After graduating high school, Kay married her sweetheart Jerry Giddis...
Geraldine E. Forrester
Feb 23, 2023
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James "Jim" G. Miller
Feb 23, 2023
Jim Miller of Omena, Michigan (formerly of Coronado, CA), passed away on February 23, 2023. His wife and daughter were at his side. He was born April 17, 1941 in Bakersfield, CA to the late Mary (Roberts) Morrison and Alvin Miller. Jim was a proud American, a volunteer, and a loving family man. He believed in working hard and developed...
Geraldine Emma Forrester
Feb 23, 2023
Geraldine Forrester, 93 of Traverse City, passed away peacefully of natural causes at the home of her son, Dan in Skandia, Michigan. She passed away on February 23, 2023. Geri was born on June 5, 1929 in Saginaw, Michigan to her parents, Frank and Emma (Lentz) Hart. Geri and her 3 siblings grew up in Beulah, Michigan. She loved to...
Kenneth "Ken" Sleder
Feb 21, 2023
Kenneth D. Sleder of Traverse City passed away at home on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Ken was born on June 18, 1929 at James Decker Munson Hospital in Traverse City to Alphonse P. (Bud) and Ella C. (Lautner) Sleder. Ken graduated from Traverse City Central High School, Class of 1947. He then graduated from Michigan State University in 1949 with...
Kenneth A. Schmidt
Feb 20, 2023
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Kenneth A. Schmidt, age 78, of Traverse City, Michigan. Ken was called home to be with God on February 20, 2023. He entered heaven peacefully and surrounded by love. Ken was born in 1944 in Saginaw, Michigan to Elaine and Joseph Schmidt. He moved to Traverse City as a...
Carson L. Needham
Feb 19, 2023
Carson L. Needham, age 21, of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, February 19 as a result of a car accident. Carson was in his third year at Northern Michigan University (NMU) pursuing a degree in communications with a minor in music. The greatest passion of Carson's life was music. He fell in love with the rhythm of drums...
Alma M. Cox
Feb 18, 2023
Alma M. (Amen) Cox was born August 6, 1931, to Jacob and Katherine (Frank) Amen in Loveland Colorado. She was the third from the youngest of nine children. The family moved to Mead, Colorado when Alma was six years old, where she graduated from High School. Upon graduation she moved to Denver to live with her sister and she worked...
Helen Ann Niccum
Feb 16, 2023
Helen A. Niccum, age 80, of Grawn passed away peacefully February 16, 2023, in Traverse City, Michigan. Helen was born to Lawrence and Hilda (Stallman) Gauthier on the family homestead in Lake Leelanau on October 6, 1942. She attended St. Mary Catholic School. Helen, born prematurely weighing only three pounds, was later discovered to have cerebral palsy. She was strong-willed...
Barbara Soappman
Feb 16, 2023
Barbara Soappman, 96, of Traverse City, passed away February 16, 2023. She was born to the late Charles and Dora (Dunkle) Allen in Grand Rapids, MI on August 16, 1926. Barb was a graduate of Traverse City High School and attended Asbury College. She was a 26 plus year employee of Consumers Energy. A devoted member of Bayview Wesleyan Church,...
Betsy Arizaga Conant
Feb 16, 2023
Betsy Arizaga Conant Passed away February 16, 2023 Betsy was preceded in death by her mother, Mary (Okie) Limon Arizaga, father Ruben Alfaro Arizaga, daughter, Kristin Brooks. Grandchild Audrey Brooks. Betsy is survived by her husband Keith and son Dylan. Children Christoper Brooks (Jasmine), Robert (Angela) Brooks. Grandchildren, Baylee Brooks, Paisley Brooks, Penelope Brooks. Christopher Brooks Jr, Kristin Brooks. Aleena...
Gerard Casper
Feb 14, 2023
Gerard "Gerry" Michael Casper, 74, of Traverse City (formerly New Jersey), passed away February 14, 2023. He was born May 13, 1948, in New York, New York, son to Michael and Anna (Mosey) Casper. Gerry was devoted to the Catholic faith his entire life. He and Teresa Knudsen married at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish in Traverse City on...
Vida Ascione
Feb 13, 2023
Vida Joan Ascione, 86, of Traverse City, passed away February 13, 2023. She was born in Detroit, April 11, 1936, daughter to Silvestro and Cesarina "Jessie" (Pepponi) Silvestri. Vida married the love of her life, Edward Ascione, on January 19, 1957, at St. Rita Catholic Church in Detroit. In 1966, the couple moved to Kalkaska, purchased a business and raised...
Dorothy Lorraine Karker
Feb 12, 2023
Dorothy Lorraine Karker of Williamsburg, Michigan, age 93, died on Sunday February 12, 2023. She was born to Leslie and Prudence (McDonald) Fulton on February 8, 1930 at Barr Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Dorothy was born a coal miner's daughter, the second of six children. She moved from Pennsylvania to Michigan in 1940 and graduated from Plymouth High School in...
Joan Marie Asch
Feb 12, 2023
Joan Marie Asch, also known as Joani, passed away on February 12, 2023, at the age of 69, in her home, Traverse City, Michigan. She was born on August 24, 1953. Joani was a kind-hearted person who loved pets and animals. She always wanted to see the right thing done and was therefore in charge of important situations. She was...
Elaine Innes
Feb 12, 2023
Elaine Innes passed away peacefully on Sunday February 12, 2023 in Traverse City. Elaine was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 11, 1945 to the late Emory and Lucille Hurt. Elaine married William (Bill) Innes who proceeded her in death on January 9, 1992 in Traverse City. Elaine and Bill lived in the Detroit area before moving to Traverse City...
Robert L. Goff
Feb 12, 2023
Robert LeRoy Goff, 98, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Traverse Manor. Robert was born on April 22, 1924 in Billings, Oklahoma to the late Robert and Rose (Schilling) Goff. He married the love of his life Jeane Louise Inauen on July 2, 1955 in Miami, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death in 2000....
Virginia "Jean" R. Serocki
Feb 11, 2023
Virginia "Jean" R. Serocki, 90, of Shelby Township formerly of Maple City, Michigan passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Jean was born on November 2, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Thomas and Johanna (Balcerowiak) Moskwa. She married the love of her life, Ernest J. Serocki on November 11, 1950 in Detroit. He preceded her in death...
Shirley Roberts
Feb 11, 2023
Shirley Jean Roberts (DeBoer, Webster) Age of death: 86 Died at home in Traverse City from kidney disease/cancer on Saturday February 11, 2023 at 920am. Shirley was born in Mancelona, Michigan on January 20th, 1937 to Gerrit "Dutch" and Rosamond DeBoer. She graduated from Mancelona High School in 1955 and was married to Harry Gardner Webster in 1955 in East...
Edward "Bud" Stych Jr.
Feb 10, 2023
Edward Joseph "Bud" Stych Jr., age 89, of Traverse City, Mich., died Feb. 10 at home. He died of complications from pneumonia. Bud was a longtime business owner in Traverse City, a talented engineer, and a tireless worker for the preservation of the Old Mission Peninsula, where he lived for 58 years. He and his late wife of 61 years,...
