Traverse City Record-Eagle

Deaths in the Region

March 27, 2011

Deaths in the Region: 03/27/2011

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a list of deaths reported during the past week by funeral directors in the 13-county northwest Michigan region.



ANTRIM

"¢ Bertha Henrickson, 95, of Bellaire, died March 19; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

"¢ Richard R. Rogers, of Bellaire, died March 20; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.



BENZIE

"¢ Lowell "Ray" Cook, 85, of Benzonia, died March 10; Jowett Family Funeral Homes, Benzonia.

"¢ Sylvia Smith Comings, 99, of Frankfort, died March 18; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Bear Lake.

"¢ William Durant, 64, of Lake Ann, died March 18; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

"¢ Clifford Duford, 89, of Benzonia, died March 20; Jowett Family Funeral Home, Benzonia.

"¢ Ole A. White, 92, of Lake Ann, died March 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Hazel P. Coats, 98, of Marion, formerly of Honor, died March 21; Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home, Cadillac.

"¢ Winston George Gleason, 68, of Elberta, died March 25; Jowett Family Funeral Home, Benzonia.



CHARLEVOIX

"¢ Jere Dwain Bennett, 70, of Boyne City, died March 16; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

"¢ Carole Jeanne Hague, 61, of Boyne City, died March 16; Dodson Funeral Home, St. Ignace.

"¢ Lawrence Boss, 92, of Charlevoix, died March 17; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

"¢ Alice E. Reid, 84, of East Jordan, died March 20; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc, East Jordan.

"¢ Lorraine Klekotka, 80, of Boyne Falls, died March 21; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.

"¢ Patrick E. 'Pat" Halcin, 58, of Ellsworth, died March 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Edna Marie May, 93, of Boyne City, died March 24; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.

"¢ Florence E. Peterson, 82, of Charlevoix, formerly of Detroit, died March 24; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.



CHEBOYGAN

"¢ Donald McKinnon, 69, of Cheboygan, died March 18; Nordman-Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

"¢ Myrna R. Maynard, 66, of Cheboygan, died March 19; Nordman-Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

"¢ Richard "Dick" Strom, 82 of Cheboygan, died March 20; Nordman-Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

"¢ Carolyn M. "Sandy" Jones, 90, of Indian River, died March 21; Lintz Funeral Home, Indian River.



EMMET

"¢ George Leonard Menzi, of Harbor Springs, died March 16.

"¢ Forest Glen Morse, 81, of Harbor Springs, died March 18; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.

"¢ Susan L. Martinchek, 67, of Resort Township, died March 19; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey

"¢ Alta Brecheisen, 88, of Petoskey, died March 22; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

"¢ Robert Whitehill Woodruff , 69, of Kalamazoo, formerly of Petoskey, died March 22; Harper Funeral Home, Kalamazoo.



GRAND TRAVERSE

"¢ Henry "Hank" Burdick, formerly of Traverse City, died Jan. 15.

"¢ William Goldsborough III, of Traverse City, died March 12; Kalkaska Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kalkaska.

"¢ Edward Joseph Green Jr., 85, of Cape Coral, Fla., and Fife Lake, died March 15.

"¢ Cameron Isaac Scott Elkins, infant son of Tracy Miller and Michael Elkins, was stillborn March 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Gloria Ivah Fern Moening, 83, of Traverse City, died March 17; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Robert C. "Bob" Bursian, 88, of Traverse City, died March 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ The Rev. Willa Mikowski, 85, of Traverse City, died March 18.

"¢ Shirley Florence Riggs, 86, of Kingsley, died March 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Hannah K. Rinckey, 89, of Traverse City, died March 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ John William Satter, 60, of Interlochen, died March 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Pauline R. Friley, 88, of Traverse City, died March 19; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Elmer Anthony Schmuckal, 94, of Traverse City, died March 19; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Raymond L. Keffer, 94, of Kingsley, died March 20; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

"¢ Gordon P. Lau, 62, of Traverse City, died March 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Donna Fay Pearson, 61, of Fife Lake, died March 20; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

"¢ Lucille Marie Luna Waldo, died March 20.

"¢ Tracy Gourlay, 21, of Traverse City, died March 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Carleen S. Lemmen, 87, of Traverse City, died March 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Glen Reed Dodd, 70, of Traverse City, died March 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Francis "Fritz" Joseph Fasel, 86, of Traverse City, died March 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Mary Helen Sherman, 82, of Traverse City, formerly of Royal Oak and Prudenville, died March 22; Christler Funeral Home, Houghton Lake.

"¢ Martha Viola Derry, 72, of Interlochen, died March 24; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.

"¢ Randal Scot Hart, 49, of Traverse City, died March 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Vera A. Weaver, 96, of Traverse City, died March 24.

"¢ Dolores Clara Wolf, of Traverse City, died March 24; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Fontella Wheelock Wren, 97, of Traverse City, died March 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Joseph John Waslawski, of Traverse City, died March 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

"¢ Oneita M. Dirr, 80, of Kalkaska, died March 7; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

"¢ Sandra L. (Roote) Barron, 62, died March 22.

"¢ Scott Alan Reeves, 36, of South Boardman, died March 24; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.



LEELANAU

"¢ Allen A. "Andy" Oscar, 82, of Suttons Bay, died March 16; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

"¢ Elizabeth Cardwell, 94, of Leelanau Co., died March 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ Barbara J. Brown, 82, of Empire, died March 21; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.



MANISTEE

"¢ Bridget Marie Kruse, 92, of Manistee, died March 19; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

"¢ Lucille M. Snay, 83, of Manistee, died March 19; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

"¢ Sean Gabriel Hernandez, 33, of Copemish, died March 22; Jowett Family Funeral Homes.

"¢ Howard Theodore Swanson, 90, of Manistee, died March 22; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

"¢ Robert Edward Walter, 80, of Wellston, died March 22; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

"¢ Regina J. Oleniczak, 82, formerly of Manistee, died March 23; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

"¢ Barbara J. Polcyn, 81, of Manistee, died March 23; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.



MISSAUKEE

"¢ Leonard S. Snyder, 70, of Lake City, died March 22; Young Funeral Home, Lake City.



OTSEGO

"¢ John Vail James, 93, of Gaylord, formerly of Lebanon, Ohio, died March 18; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

"¢ Janet E. Hatfield, 61, of Vanderbilt, formerly of Grayling, died March 19; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

"¢ David Wayne LaPradd, 50, of Gaylord, died March 19; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

"¢ Diane Fitzek, 69, of Gaylord, died March 22; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

"¢ Ron Mullen, 30, of Kalamazoo, formerly of Gaylord, died March 24; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.



WEXFORD

"¢ Cole Lee Culver, 92, of Cadillac, died March 15; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.

"¢ Deborah R. Dishman, 60, of Cadillac, died March 18; Harold W. Vick Funeral Home, Mt. Clemens.

"¢ Eugene DeVere Green, 78, of Harrietta, died March 20; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.

"¢ Joyce M. Newman, 55, of Buckley, died March 20; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.

"¢ John M. Martin Jr., 90, of Cadillac, died March 22; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

"¢ Astrid M. Stanton, 83, of Cadillac, died March 22; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.

"¢ Richard Allen Alpers, 65, of Buckley, died March 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

"¢ James D. Olson, 61, of Manton, died March 24; Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home, Cadillac.

"¢ Mary J. Welch, 64, died March 24.

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