Mary S. Kimball Denham
Jul 20, 2022
Mary Susan Kimball Denham was called home to heaven on July 20, 2022 after a courageous battle against cancer. She was born on January 26, 1966 in Chicago. At the age of 11 she moved to Interlochen and attended Traverse City Central Elementary and Traverse City Central High School. She married Mark Denham on October 11, 1986 at Trinity Lutheran...
Joan Ellery
Jul 19, 2022
Joan Ellery of Traverse City, Michigan, aged 91, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. She was born to Cassious Hillard and Hellen (Oelke) Hillard on June 24, 1931, in Ypsilanti, MI. Joan spent her formative years on her family's farm in the "Hobart Community" near Cadillac and Tustin. She graduated from Tustin High School in 1949, and was married...
James Newland
Jul 18, 2022
James E. Newland "Jim," 91, passed away July 18, 2022 in Traverse City, Michigan. Jim was born August 31, 1930 to James Lacey and Mary Jane Newland. He arrived on his mother's birthday in Allais, KY, a coal mining camp (later a part of Hazard, KY). Jim was the third of four children and the only son. All four children...
Karen L. Hogue
Jul 16, 2022
On September 1, 1946 God worked through nine months of preparation in Don and Mary (Purdum) Lantz's lives to give birth to daughter Karen and join brother Bill in the Lantz family. Don and Mary were very good yet very wounded people. They had courted at Ohio Wesleyan University. They knew they needed help and went to church to learn...
Kathleen Dougherty
Jul 16, 2022
On July 16, 2022, our mom, Kathleen Janssens Dougherty, passed away surrounded by family at her favorite place in Old Mission, Michigan. Kathy was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, went to school and met her husband, David, at Michigan State University. She was most proud of being a mom and raising her three children in Lexington Kentucky. She was preceded...
Kathryn Bishop Omoto
Jul 15, 2022
Born in Detroit, Michigan on August 4, 1935, to William R. and Azalia C. Bishop, Kathryn was the oldest of three girls. She and her sisters spent every summer of their youth at Camp Chippewa Trail for Girls on Elk Lake. In the bucolic splendor of northern Michigan, she discovered her passion for horses, the pleasure of swimming and golf,...
Marjorie L. Gould (Meachum)
Jul 14, 2022
Marjorie L. Gould (Meachum), passed away peacefully at the age of 84 and a half on July 14, 2022 with her kids by her side in Weatherford, Texas. Marjorie was born in Traverse City on December 31, 1937 to the late Jesse and Grace Meachum. She was the 4th of 12 children. She was a proud veteran of the Women's...
Betty Jean Fielstra
Jul 14, 2022
Betty Jean Fielstra, 91, of Traverse City, Michigan, went to her eternal home in Heaven on July 14, 2022. She was born May 11, 1931 in Charlevoix, Michigan, and married the love of her life, Gerald Fielstra, on January 12, 1951. Her legacy of kindness and dedication to family leaves her loved ones with wonderful memories of a life well...
Kenneth Leroy Cole Jr.
Jul 14, 2022
Kenneth Leroy Cole Jr., 77 of Traverse City passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022 at home with his loving family at his side. Ken was born on June 2, 1945 in Kilgore, TX to the late Dr. Kenneth (Irene) Cole Sr. Honorably, he served our country in the United States Army in Vietnam, Germany and Virginia. While he was Stationed...
Stephen Joseph Galla
Jul 13, 2022
Stephen J. Galla, 90, of Traverse City passed away peacefully at French Manor Terra on July 13, 2022 with family by his side. Steve was born on January 13, 1932 in Isadore, Michigan to the late Michael and Regina (Brzezinski) Galla. He grew up on the family farm in Leelanau County with his parents and 11 siblings. On August 6,...
Metta Tomlinson Lansdale Jr.
Jul 13, 2022
Metta Tomlinson Lansdale Jr. Metta died on July 13, 2022 at home in Traverse City due to the recurrence of cancer. She was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio on August 28, 1947 to John and Metta Virginia Tomlinson Lansdale. Following High School, Metta attended Transylvania College and graduated with a BA in English Literature. After working a short time at...
Steven "Big Steve" Fabiszak
Jul 13, 2022
Steven "Big Steve" Edmund Fabiszak, 57, passed away on July 13, 2022 at home. Steve was born on April 19, 1965 in Traverse City to Gerald and Helen (Glazier) Fabiszak. On July 1, 2005 he married the love of his life Janet Gallaher and they were inseparable. Having met only a few months prior on a blind first date, it...
Joseph "Joe" Hanchett
Jul 13, 2022
Joseph "Joe" Miles Hanchett , 91, passed away, Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at home due to Parkinsons Disease. He was born in Pontiac, Michigan, May 8, 1931, the son of Bryant Miles and Margaret Lucile (Derr) Hanchett. On August 27, 1955, Joe married Katharine Lucille Crain, who preceded him in death. Together they raised their four children, David (Deb) Hanchett,...
Thomas Theodore Streling
Jul 12, 2022
Thomas Theodore Streling, 78, a hardworking and respectful man, passed away July 12, 2022 at Munson Medical Center with his beloved wife by his side. Tom was born on April 24, 1944 in Detroit to the late Ottis Helmer and Marjorie Marilyn (MaLaughlin) Streling. Tom graduated from Flat Rock High School and then enlisted in the United States Airforce. He...
Elizabeth Saylor
Jul 10, 2022
Elizabeth MacKay Saylor of Traverse City, Michigan, died July 10, 2022, at the age of 91. She lived in Traverse City for more than 30 years. For many years she had lived in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, outside of Detroit. She was born in Detroit on October 24, 1930, the daughter of Lisle K. MacKay and Laura Boyd MacKay. Her...
Janet Larrabee
Jul 10, 2022
Janet Margaret Larrabee, 64, passed away early Sunday morning, July 10th 2022 in Portland, OR. A longtime resident of Traverse City, Janet was proud to call this place home. Janet was born September 6th, 1957 in Royal Oak Michigan, to parents Norman and O'Neta Vial. Janet was the baby of the family and wore that like a badge of honor....
George Dewitt
Jul 10, 2022
George Edward DeWitt, 84, of Maple City passed away in his home 7/10/2022. George was the last born of five children of the late Clifton Allen DeWitt and Letty Mae (Reed) DeWitt. He was born in Lansing, MI on 2/21/1938. He was preceded in death by his brothers Jim and Bob. Surviving are his sister Gloria DeWitt of Horton, MI...
John L. Hartl, Jr.
Jul 9, 2022
Traverse City, Michigan - On July 9th, 2022, after a brief illness, John Ludwig Hartl, Jr. entered into eternal life with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. John was born on August 29th, 1932, the son of John and Mary (Enders) Hartl of Green Bay, Wisconsin. After graduating from Green Bay Central Catholic High School, he studied business at St....
Darlene Hill
Jul 6, 2022
Darlene Hill, (81) those whom she loved, called her, 'Hon, Mom, Nan, Nanner Bananer, Nanny, Sis, Aunt and Friend, ventured through life with her infectious smile, is now with her Lord and Savior, and loved ones gone before her, in her eternal home. Heaven needed an angel, so God sent for her; making heaven shine brighter. Darlene had been battling...
