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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
• William Allen Avery Jr., 72, of Grand Rapids and Bellaire, died March 17.
• Lillian M. Sitzema, 95, of Banks Township, died July 15.
BENZIE
• Donald Byron Jones, 92, of Frankfort, died May 4; Jowett Family Funeral Homes.
• Robert J. Mitchell, 51, of Benzonia, died July 20; Jowett Family Funeral Homes.
• John Edward Tracy, 86, of Benzonia, died July 22; Jowett Family Funeral Home, Benzonia.
CHARLEVOIX
• Rebecca Bour Rogalla, 59, of Charlevoix, died July 22; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.
CHEBOYGAN
• Robert L. “Bob” Boyd, 77, of Inverness Township, died July 14; Beck Funeral Home, Rogers City.
• Theodore M. “Ted” Mushlock, 76, of Cheboygan, died July 14; Nordman-Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
GRAND TRAVERSE
• Cleo M. Kelenske, 89, of Traverse City, died May 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Bessie Mae Olsen, 88, of Traverse City, died July 10; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
• Connor Joseph Miller, 17, of Interlochen, died July 15; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Larry E. Priest, 70, of Traverse City, died July 16; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Lois T. Alpers, 86, of Traverse City, died July 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Ricky A. Kiel, 48, of Grawn, died July 17; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.
• Wallace “Wally” McKim, 86, of Traverse City, died July 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• William M. Green, 91, of Traverse City, died July 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Keith Ackerman Williams, of Traverse City, died July 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Carol Ann Zientek, 74, of Old Mission Peninsula, died July 18; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• R.J. Ramey, 59, of Traverse City, died July 19; Wolfe-O’Neill Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Alexandria “Ali” Catherine Ward, 21, of Traverse City, died July 19; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Daniel E. Doherty, 19, of Grawn, died July 20; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Alice M. Drake, 88, of Traverse City, died July 20; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Patricia Elsenheimer, 84, of Traverse City, died July 20; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Joan Elizabeth Flagg, 72, of Interlochen, died July 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Dudley “Skip” Lisle McCully Jr., of Traverse City, died July 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Richard D. Olson, 82, of Traverse City, died July 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Charlotte Haag, 92, of Traverse City, died July 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Leona Mathews, 91, of Kingsley, died July 21; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.
• Charlotte G. Basel, 89, of Fife Lake, died July 22; Kalkaska Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kalkaska.
• James ‘Bud’ Howard Cole, 88, of Traverse City, died July 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Eva Charline Royce, 96, of Traverse City, died July 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Alton “Tony” N. Solem, of Traverse City, died July 22; Kalkaska Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kalkaska.
• F. Gordon Cornwell, 93, of Traverse City, died July 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
KALKASKA
• Phillis “Bobby” Elkins, 80, of Kalkaska, died July 18; Wolfe-O’Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
LEELANAU
• Charleen Hale, 82, of Glen Lake and Fort Wayne, Ind., died July 15; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Gilbert A. Deibel, 89, of Omena, died July 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• William M. Nesper, 88, of Suttons Bay, died July 20; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Eugene L. Petroskey, 79, of Lake Leelanau, died July 21; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
MANISTEE
• Ronan Christopher Bush, of Wellston, died July 14.
• Alice M. (Gunnersen) Ketz Snyder, 89, of Manistee, died July 16; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
• Timothy J. Makinen, 68, of Manistee, died July 17; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.
• Nancy Marie Thayer, 73, of Eastlake, formerly of Manistee, died July 18; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
• Thomas Henry Foster Sr., 81, of Brethren, died July 20; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.
• Bruce Charles Querio, 64, of Bear Lake, died July 20; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Bear Lake.
MISSAUKEE
• Toni Lee Hancock-Elliott, 41, of Lake City, died July 17; Young Funeral Home, Lake City.
• Earl A. “Bart” Bartholomew, of Clarkston, formerly of Lake City, died July 18; Wint Funeral Home, Clarkston.
OTSEGO
• Leroy Black, 80, of Vanderbilt, died July 15; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
• Marshall J. Gouin, 82, of Gaylord, died July 19; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
WEXFORD
• Darlene Rae Burton, 55, of Mesick, died July 16; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Tracy Jean Murray, 45, of Manton, died July 16.
• Hildegard E. “Hilde” Beardslee, 94, of Cadillac, formerly of Traverse City, died July 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Joanne Lesney, 73, of Mesick, died July 17; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.
• Ruth Mildred (Morrow) Premoe, 88, of Kentwood, formerly of Manton and Cadillac, died July 19; Hall-Holdship Funeral Home, Manton.
• Angela Elaine Westbrook, 53, of Manton, died July 19.
• Mildred V. (Fagerman) Anderson, 96, of Cadillac, died July 21; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.