Traverse City Record-Eagle

Deaths in the Region

March 13, 2009

Deaths in the Region: 03/15/2009

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

-- Ronald Allen Adams, 48, of Mancelona, died March 8; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Olga E. Mills, 88, of Bellaire, died March 10; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.

-- George H. Jeruzal, 87, of Kewadin, died March 11; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.

BENZIE

-- Deane Kendall Haswell, of Benzie County, died March 6.

-- Bruce L. Walton Sr., 80, of Frankfort, died March 11; Jowett Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Frankfort.

CHARLEVOIX

-- Peter A. Gagne, 83, of East Jordan, died Feb. 24; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., East Jordan.

-- George Daniel Hamlin, 79, of Charlevoix, died March 5; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- Marion Beatty, 95, of Charlevoix, died March 7; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.

-- LaVerne Margaret (Kaiser) Shank, 78, of East Jordan, died March 10; Penzien Funeral Home, East Jordan.

CHEBOYGAN

-- Richard T. Lovelly Sr., 51, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Cheboygan, died Feb. 19; Arlington Park Funeral Home, Jacksonville, Fla.

-- Frieda Hoffman, 78, of Cheboygan, died March 1; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

-- Ernest E. Stewart, 90, of Cheboygan, died March 2; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

-- Aurora Phyllis Dukes, 70, of Mullett Lake, died March 4; Lintz Funeral Home, Indian River.

-- Walter P. Wildey, 88, of Cheboygan, died March 4; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.

CRAWFORD

-- James Richard "Rick" Cox, 53, of Frederic, died Feb. 26; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

-- James Edward Knibbs, 95, of Roscommon, formerly of Frederic, died Feb. 27; Walsh Funeral Home, Roscommon.

-- Sonny Hatfield, 73, of Three Rivers, formerly of Grayling, died March 10; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

-- George Watson, 83, of Grayling, died March 10; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.

EMMET

-- Lorna E. Taylor, 83, of Miromar Lakes, Fla., and Harbor Springs, died Feb. 28.

-- Leon Fettig, 90, of Petoskey, died March 5; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

-- Beverly Wiesner, 85, of Petoskey, died March 8; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.

GRAND TRAVERSE

-- Robert A. Murtha, of Traverse City, died.

-- Kadonna "Kaie" Diane Swanson Primeau, 70, of Traverse City, died Jan. 30.

-- Dorothy L. McKnew, 101, of Traverse City, died March 3.

-- William Beil Weisell, 96, of Bloomington, Ind., summer resident of Old Mission, died March 3; Day Funeral Home, Bloomington, Ind.

-- Beatrice Mae "Bea" LaForest, of Traverse City, died March 5; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- R. Kenneth Skay, 75, of Traverse City, died March 5.

-- Joyce L. Glandon, 91, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Traverse City, died March 6.

-- Robert F. "Bob" Leden, 78, of Interlochen, died March 7; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Thomas J. Crandall, 55, of Traverse City, died March 8; Cremation and Burial Society of Michigan, Traverse City.

-- James Edward Sivyer, 91, of Traverse City, died March 8; Peters and Murray Funeral Home, Grand Ledge.

-- Chris Ansorge, 61, of Arbutus Lake, died March 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- James C. Coffin, 91, of Traverse City, died March 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Virginia Rose Franklin, 90, of Traverse City, died March 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Adeena Minervini, 88, of Traverse City, died March 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Thomas Jay Parks, 56, of Kingsley, died March 9; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- William L. Waters, 75, of Traverse City, died March 9; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Clarabell Ann Lewis, of Traverse City, died March 10; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Lorraine Sharpe, 90, of Traverse City, died March 10; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Pearl O. Wurm, 99, of Traverse City, died March 10; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- C. Paul Cunningham, 90, of Traverse City, died March 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Robert W. Lyon, 76, of Traverse City, died March 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Michael James Pollie, 58, of Traverse City, died March 12; local arrangements, Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Stanley I. Wood, 79, of Traverse City, died March 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Carmel A. Glass, 85, of Traverse City, died March 14; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

KALKASKA

-- Daniel John Timmerman Rabourn, 55, of Kalkaska, formerly of Whitehall, died March 6; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.

-- Elsworth M. Marsh, of Kalkaska, died March 11; Mortensen Funeral Home, Central Lake.

LEELANAU

-- Hugh Drum, 66, of Northport, died March 3; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Barton Calvin Housman, 61, of Glen Arbor, died March 5; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

-- Paul George Rothaug Jr., 69, of Northport, died March 5; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Albert D. Nemeskal, 73, of Maple City, died March 6; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.

-- Alice P. Gatzke, 91, of Cedar, died March 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

MANISTEE

-- Eunice Ursum Racine, 84, of Manistee, died March 2; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Lloyd J. Hughes, 99, of Manistee, died March 4; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Robert "Bob" Bigalke, 78, of Manistee, died March 5; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Bernard August Lenz, 83, of Kaleva, died March 6; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.

-- Nancy J. Deising, 72, of Manistee, died March 7; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.

-- Charlotte Ann (Englund) Hejl, 78, of Bear Lake, died March 7; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Bear Lake.

MISSAUKEE

-- Marian Klifman, 75, of Falmouth, died March 3; Burkholder Funeral Home, McBain.

-- Evelyn Venhuizen, 89, of Lake City, died March 5; Young Funeral Home, Lake City.

OTSEGO

-- Gerald Farrar Myers, 91, of Gaylord, died March 2; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Shirley J. Glidden, 85, of Gaylord, died March 3; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Michael John Harrelson, 61, of Gaylord, died March 3; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Charlotte Tokarski, 77, of Gaylord, died March 8; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Viola Flack, 89, of Gaylord, died March 10; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Paul Wolf, 82, of Gaylord, died March 11; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Willis "Bill" Allen, 80, of Gaylord, died March 12; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

-- Michael Vinecki, 40, of Gaylord, died March 12; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.

WEXFORD

-- Eva Josephine Cole, 99, of White Lake Township, died Feb. 26;

-- Jeffrey Paul Becker, 46, of Cadillac, died March 1; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.

-- Nicasio Estrada, 67, of Manton, died March 1; Hall Funeral Chapel, Manton.

-- Florence C. Fisher, 95, of Cadillac, died March 1; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.

-- Bobra J. Parker, 79, of Manton, died March 1; Hall Funeral Chapel, Manton.

-- William H. "Bill" Sharp , 71, of Cadillac, died March 2; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.

-- Robert W. Walters, 63, of Mesick, died March 13; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.

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