Patty Easterday
May 20, 2023
Patricia "Patty" Lynn Easterday, 63, of Traverse City, passed away May 20, 2023. She was born in Garden City, April 22, 1960, daughter to Edward F. and Virginia B. (Sudduth) Thomas. She moved to Traverse City with her husband Dave in 1982 where they raised their sons Brandon of Traverse City and Grant of Grand Rapids. Patty worked for PC...
Stephen Wayne Howard
May 20, 2023
Stephen Wayne Howard, 55, formerly of Traverse City, passed away on May 20, 2023 in North Carolina. Steve was born on January 29, 1968 in Rochester, MI. He graduated from Traverse City St. Francis High School in 1986. Steve had a great sense of humor and was quite the storyteller! He loved to make people laugh. He enjoyed photography and...
Carol Jean Mikowski
May 19, 2023
Carol Jean Mikowski, 70, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023 at The Villas. She was born Carol Jean Stebner on August 3, 1952, in Traverse City, to Allen and Patricia Stebner. She was a graduate of Traverse City Senior High in 1970, and attended Northwestern Michigan College and Ferris State College. Carol worked at Cone Drive from 1978 until...
Michael "Mike" Martin
May 19, 2023
Michael "Mike" D. Martin, 75, of Traverse City, passed away May 19, 2023. Michael "Mike" D. Martin, beloved Husband, Father and Pop-Pop, 75 of Traverse City, passed away on Friday May 19, 2023 at home. Mike was born in Flint, MI to the late William Martin and Peggy J. Featherstone on March 21, 1948. Mike was enlisted and served honorably...
Alma B. Reid
May 18, 2023
Alma Beatrice Reid, 100 years young, left her earthly family to join her daughter and watch over all of us on May 18th, 2023. Alma was born on April 9, 1923 to the late Thorp and Beatrice (Rhoades) Throop. Some of her early childhood memories included marching in one of the very first Cherry Festival parades and walking the railroad...
Arden Elizabeth Ramey Atkinson
May 18, 2023
Arden Elizabeth Ramey Atkinson of Traverse City, Michigan (formerly of Okemos and of Bellaire, Texas) passed away on Thursday, May 18. Arden was born to Clara Nell Wells and Roy Arden Ramey on September 15, 1946 in Houston, Texas. She was awarded a bachelor's of nursing from Texas Woman's University in 1968 and worked in Orthopedics at Houston Methodist Hospital,...
Curt Gnepper
May 18, 2023
On May 18, 2023, beloved Papa Curtis Lee Gnepper, 77, passed peacefully in his Traverse City home surrounded by his loving family. Over the past 30 years, Curt battled multiple cancers, and did so with unbelievable, superhuman strength. Curt was born on November 27th, 1945, to Walter and Betty Gnepper (nee Hartley) in Sandusky, Ohio. Soon after, their strong farm...
Daryl "Jr" Anderson Jr.
May 17, 2023
Daryl "JR" James Anderson Jr- dedicated husband, father and friend of many- passed away on May 17, 2023 at the age of 76 in Traverse City. Daryl was born on Sunday, December 29, 1946 to the late Daryl and Emma (Lichty) Anderson in Traverse City MI. He was known to many as a jokester, collector and dedicated Nascar fan, especially...
Myrtle Mae Moore
May 15, 2023
Myrtle Mae Moore passed away on May 15, 2023, at the age of 87 years old. She was born August 30, 1935, in Cheboygan County the daughter of Charles and Alice Shann, nee Bolinger, the fourth of fifteen children. Myrtle attended Wolverine Public Schools, graduating in 1954. She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Cecil R....
Ann Chinn
May 15, 2023
Ottilie "Ann" Chinn, 96, of Traverse City passed away May 15, 2023. Ann was born on August 19, 1926 in Detroit to the late Alfred Otto and Florence (Burgy) Beutler. On April 22, 1960, Ann married Orson Kenneth Chinn in Witchita Falls, TX. Ann served our country honorably in the United States Air Force for nine years as a computer...
Elaine Grace Ray
May 15, 2023
Elaine Grace (Peacock) Ray, affectionately known as "Tootsie", passed away on May 15, 2023. Tootsie was surrounded by her loving family after a very brief illness as she entered the arms of the Lord and was reunited with her husband Clare. Elaine was born on January 12, 1940, in Detroit to Edward A. Peacock II and Doris I. (Sipley) Peacock....
Mark Randolph Johnson
May 14, 2023
Mark Johnson, 75, of Traverse City, passed away May 14, 2023. He was born on July 31, 1947 in Stambaug, MI to the late Harland and Erma (Erspamer) Johnson. Upon completing high school, Mark enlisted in the US Air Force. After serving a 4-year term he was honorably discharged. During his service time while stationed in Empire, MI, he met...
Jacqueline Wallace
May 14, 2023
Jacqueline Wallace, 67, of Manistee, formerly Traverse City, passed away May 14, 2023. A celebration of Jacqueline's life will be held June 26, 2023, 12-2pm, at the Manistee Beach Lions Pavilion, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, MI 49660.
Linda Kay Redmond
May 14, 2023
Linda Kay Redmond, 70, of Traverse City, Michigan passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Upon learning that her time was limited, family and friends came to her side to celebrate her irreplaceable love and light that she shared with all. Linda Kay Burns was born on April 10, 1953 in...
Leonard Alexander Galla
May 14, 2023
Leonard Alexander Galla of Traverse City, Michigan, age 83, passed away on May 14, 2023. He rests now, in the arms of his Lord and Savior. Len was born on March 27, 1940, to Peter and Bernadine (Kabot) Galla in Cedar, MI. After school, he proudly served his country in the United States Army Reserve for eight years. Len married...
Donald Charles Barron
May 13, 2023
In the hour of mercy on the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima, May 13, 2023, Donald "Red" Barron completed his earthly pilgrimage toward heaven at the age of 86. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the seventh of eight children born to David Barron and Irene (Kirby), all of whom preceded him in death. A man of deep...
Keith Barsheff
May 13, 2023
Keith Barsheff, 75, of Traverse City, long time shoreline resident of Silver Lake, passed away Saturday May 13, 2023 at Munson Medical Center with his family by his side. Keith was born April 28, 1948 to the late Edward and Eileen (Tegge) Barsheff in Detroit, MI. Keith, the middle child, of three boys. A family man to the core, he...
Dorothy Mikula
May 13, 2023
Dorothy Marie Mikula, 96, of Traverse City, passed away May 13, 2023. She was born in Clawson, MI, December 10, 1926, to parents Carl and Mildred (Hodges) Aeschliman. She graduated from Traverse City High School in 1944 and married Tom Mikula on March 24, 1945. They were happily married for 73 years until Tom's passing on June 8, 2018. Dorothy...
Marjorie "Margie" O'Henley
May 11, 2023
Marjorie Ann O'Henley, 84, of Traverse City, Michigan passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Marjorie was born to the late Charles S. and Margaret Mae (Doughty) French in Alpena, Michigan on December 11, 1938. She attended Alpena High School. In 1965 she married John Francis O'Henley. They lived in suburban Detroit. She worked as a beautician and then...
Steven T. Riecker
May 11, 2023
Steven T. Riecker of Thompsonville, Michigan passed away May 11, 2023 at Munson Medical Center following emergency heart surgery. He was 64. Steven was born on August 13, 1958, to Judith (Towsley) Riecker and James Riecker in Ann Arbor, home of his beloved Michigan Wolverines. He graduated from Greenhills School in 1976, and he was a 1980 Graduate of Hillsdale...
