David Scott
Oct 19, 2026
David Martin “Marty” Scott was born May 11, 1945, in Traverse City, Michigan, and passed away October 19, 2026, at Medilodge in Suttons Bay, Michigan.
Marty graduated from Northport High School in 1963 and married Cherry Lee Nelson in December 1964. He enlisted in the United States Army, where he attained the rank of sergeant in the Military Police Corps and...
George "Brit" Eaton, Jr.
Oct 18, 2026
George "Brit" B. Eaton, Jr., 84, of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Brit's complete obituary will appear at a later date.
A Funeral Mass honoring Brit will take place at 11:00 a.m., with visitation starting at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Joseph Catholic Church, 12675 Center Rd, Traverse City, Michigan 49686. Rev....
Floyd D. "Doug" Wallace, Jr.
Oct 16, 2026
Floyd Douglas "Doug" Wallace Jr., 101 of Williamsburg, Michigan passed away October 16, 2026 at Autumn House in Williamsburg. Doug was born February 22, 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Floyd D. Wallace and Lela E. (VanKirk) Wallace. He graduated from Shortridge High School in Indianapolis and Purdue University with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Doug married Betty (Ferguson)...
Robert Rahaley Schwenter
Oct 16, 2026
Robert R. Schwenter, 88, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully at home on October 16, 2026. He was born on June 19, 1938 in Detroit to Robert N. Schwenter and Charlsie Howard Schwenter. His father was killed in a WWII training accident in Montana in 1943.
Bob moved to Traverse City in the fall of 1946 and graduated from Traverse City...
Catherine "Kay" Claire Cupp
Oct 15, 2026
Catherine “Kay” Claire Cupp, 70, of Traverse City, passed away on October 15, 2026, at Munson Medical Center with her loving family at her side.
Kay was born on October 24, 1955, in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Harold Reed and Sarah Florence (Muren) Cupp. One of five children, she grew up with strong family bonds and remained especially close to...
William "Bill" Ray Parrish
Oct 15, 2026
William “Bill” Ray Parrish, 85, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2026, at Orchard Creek.
Bill was born on June 8, 1941, in Paducah, Kentucky, to the late LaFayette and Virginia (Verhines) Parrish. He grew up in Metropolis, Illinois, and graduated from Massac High School in 1959. He went on to earn an Associate Degree in Business from...
Patricia Irene Pierce
Oct 14, 2026
Patricia I. Pierce, 82, of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away surrounded by her family on October 14, 2026.
Born in Port Huron, Michigan, Pat later moved to Northern Michigan to raise her family. Throughout her career, Pat was a hairdresser, small business owner, and jeweler. In her free time, she enjoyed sewing, gardening, and reading, especially her beloved Agatha Christie mysteries....
Daniel Christian Schropp Jr.
Oct 13, 2026
Daniel Christian Schropp, “Dan”, was born in Muskegon on 12/9/1957 and passed into eternal life on 10/13/2026 at age 68. He lived and worked and retired in Traverse City, Michigan.
Dan was a knowledgeable “fixer” of many things: cars, appliances, plumbing. And if he didn’t know something, he often had that enviable ability to figure it out. He worked in several...
Lenore Elizabeth Berlin
Oct 13, 2026
Lenore was born in Alexandria, Ontario, Canada, June 17, 1931, to Donald R. and Elizabeth MacDonald. Although she emigrated to the United States when she was a toddler, Lenore was very proud of her Canadian heritage and returned often to the family farm.
Lenore grew up mainly in Warren, Michigan, where she attended Fitzgerald Elementary and Lincoln High School, graduating in...
Mary K. Parker
Oct 13, 2026
Mary K. Parker, 95, of Traverse City, Michigan passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Traverse Manor. Mary's complete obituary will appear at a later date.
Wendy Jo Williams
Oct 12, 2026
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Wendy Jo Williams, Oct. 12, 2026 at her beloved Burt Lake home following a courageous four-year battle with lung cancer despite being a non-smoker. Wendy was 61. She was surrounded by her partner Dave Hoppe, her son Zach, and her three older sisters in her final days.
Born in November 1964, in Midland,...
Rosalie Jane Stempin
Oct 10, 2026
Rosalie Jane Stempin, born December 13, 1938, in Hamtramck, Michigan, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on October 10, 2026, in Traverse City, MI. She was the daughter of Jane and Stephen Sliwinski. She lived a life filled with love, laughter and family.
Rosalie married her high school sweetheart Carl, at St. Rita Catholic Church in Detroit, Michigan on August 31,...
Scott Emerson
Oct 10, 2026
Scott “Scootie” Emerson, 69, a multi-generation native of Traverse City, passed away at home on October 10, 2026 surrounded by love after a lengthy cancer journey. Despite his illness, he nevertheless found a way to use his unique, dry and matter-of-fact sense of humor to cope with his family’s new reality. Whether or not his jokes were hilarious or totally...
Bob Pierce
Oct 10, 2026
With heavy hearts and profound gratitude for a life well-lived, we honor the memory of George Robert Pierce (Bob), who passed away peacefully on October 10, 2026. Born on January 29, 1933, in Detroit, Bob was the beloved son of Clarence and Janet Pierce.
On October 31, 1953, Bob married the love of his life, Patricia (Pat), embarking on a beautiful...
Frederick "Fred" Alan Utting
Oct 9, 2026
Frederick "Fred" Alan Utting, 80, of Suttons Bay, Michigan, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2026, at Munson Medical Center. Fred's complete obituary will appear at a later date.
George William Wertman
Oct 8, 2026
George William Wertman, 79, passed away on October 8, 2026. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 24, 1947, the son of John and Helen (nee Glasser) Wertman.
George spent his professional life in sales, working for Keebler, Jay’s Potato Chips and Grand Traverse Distillery. Throughout his life, George dedicated countless hours to the communities he loved, starting young by...
Robert "Bob" Eugene McDonald
Oct 8, 2026
Robert (Bob) Eugene McDonald, the patriarch of the Tawas Point McDonald Clan passed away peacefully on October 8, 2026 at his home in Traverse City, Michigan. He let us know that he'd had a good life and was ready to join his sweet Carolyn. Family members kept round the clock vigil with him and he passed quietly with his oldest...
Wilma M Blood
Oct 8, 2026
Wilma M Blood, 98, of Traverse City passed away October 8, 2026.
Wilma was born in 1928 in Muskegon MI, the daughter of William Garber and Bernice Whitman Garber. She graduated from Muskegon High School and worked for the law office of Cyrus Poppen. In September 1950 she married William R Blood also of Muskegon. In October 1953 Bill and Wilma...
Virginia Lou Wilson Bennett
Oct 7, 2026
Virginia Lou (Swaney) Wilson Bennett, 99, of Fort Bragg, California, and Traverse City, Michigan, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2026 in Traverse City with her loving family at her side.
Virginia was born on March 30, 1927, in Traverse City to the late Elmer Alexander and Lillian Thelma (Magee) Swaney. She graduated from St. Francis High School in 1945 and...
Donna Jean Krogel
Oct 6, 2026
Donna J. Krogel, 80, of Williamsburg, MI, died peacefully on October 6th, 2026 with her son, David, by her side. Donna was born on July 11th, 1946 in Grayling, MI to the late Donald and Glenna (Johnson) Warne.
Donna was the eldest of 3 girls, she grew up in Flint, MI. She married Allen Hoffman and had Tim, Don, and Jeff....
