TRAVERSE CITY —
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
• Wendell C. Richards, 78, of Elk Rapids, died July 1; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.
• Edwin Lee Lyman, 72, of Mancelona, died July 5; Kalkaska Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kalkaska.
• Charles S. Badura, 87, of Mancelona, died July 11; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.
• Patricia Watkins, 74, of Mancelona, died July 14; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.
BENZIE
• Gregory Thomas “Tom” Stibitz, of Holt, formerly of Frankfort and Munising, died July 5.
• Lucille L. (Vollmer) Glazier, 82, of Benzonia, died July 7; Jowett Family Funeral Homes, Frankfort and Benzonia.
• Douglas Patrick Gott, 41, of Thompsonville, died July 7; Jowett Family Funeral Home, Benzonia.
• Grayce Marie Nye, 90, of Frankfort, died July 11; Jowett Family Funeral Homes, Frankfort and Benzonia.
CHARLEVOIX
• Stephen D. Landon, 51, formerly of Charlevoix, died July 8; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.
CHEBOYGAN
• Scott R. Coe, 54, of Indian River, died July 7; Lintz Funeral Home, Indian River.
CRAWFORD
• Pamela Holzman, 61, of Grayling, died July 9; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.
EMMET
• Frances Shirley Barton, 83, of Petoskey, died July 5; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
• Frances D. Londo, 84, of Petoskey, died July 6; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
GRAND TRAVERSE
• Alton “Tony” Solem, of Traverse City, died July 20, 2011.
• Mark R. Sommers, of Traverse City, died Dec. 2, 2011.
• Cheryl Lee Jasmund, 63, of Traverse City, died Dec. 6, 2011.
• Clifford Leroy Merrick, 90, of Kingsley, died Jan. 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Restituta “Christina” Tapaoan, 90, of Williamsburg, died June 3; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Michael Dennis Champ, 43, of Traverse City, died June 24; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• James R. “Jim” Serbin, 76, of Cape Canaveral, Fla., formerly of Traverse City, died July 4; Ammen Cremation Center and Funeral Care, Melbourne, Fla.
• Muriel K. Barnum, 95, of Lake Leelanau, died July 7; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Helen Glowacki, 89, of Traverse City and Lake Ann, died July 7; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Eldora L. Murringer, 77, of Copemish, died July 7; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Phyllis Jeanne Neason, 89, of Traverse City, died July 7; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Laura E. Owen, 91, of Traverse City, died July 7; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• David Elliott, 48, of Traverse City, died July 8; William Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, Royal Oak.
• Gerald L. Stuber, 88, of Traverse City, died July 8; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Arleen Eleanora Lacey, 86, of Traverse City, died July 9; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Jane King, 92, of Traverse City, died July 10; Wolfe-O’Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
• Bernetta Lardie, 84, of Traverse City, died July 10; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Evelyn L. Zeits, 90, of Traverse City, died July 10; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Robin Stewart Ennis, 52, of Traverse City, died July 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Wayne Arthur Strait, 75, of Williamsburg, died July 11; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Ross Robert French, 80, of Traverse City, Grawn and Galion, Ohio, died July 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Fred Waldo Cook, 88, of Traverse City, died July 13; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.
• Raymond Wayne Nelson “Jimmy” Byers, 76, of Traverse City, died July 13; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Margaret J. (Ockert) Nelson, 86, of Traverse City, died July 13; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Jack M. Schlosser, 74, of Traverse City, died July 13; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
KALKASKA
• Glen Arthur Woodin, 69, of Grandville, formerly of South Boardman, died July 10; Barto Funeral Home.
LEELANAU
• Langdon G. Southwell, 87, of Suttons Bay, died June 16; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
• Robert G. “Bob” Whittaker Sr., 103, of Bingham Twp., died July 4; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
• Muriel K. Barnum, 95, of Lake Leelanau, died July 7; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
• Edward Stanley Walters, 89, of Cedar, died July 7; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
• Catherine A. Caraher, 80, of Northport, died July 9; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
MANISTEE
• John G. Rulison Jr., 76, of Manistee, died June 27; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.
• Dennis Carl “Buck” Niemi, 63, of Kaleva, died July 7; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
• Boyd Ervin Snover, 63, of Copemish, died July 7; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
• Hazel Iola Wallace, 88, of Bear Lake, died July 8; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
• Brenda Lee Smith, 53, of Copemish, died July 9; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
• Carl David Teadt, 76, of Wellston, died July 9; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
• John J. Albaites, 91, of Manistee, died July 10; Oak Grove Funeral Home, Manistee.
• Elizabeth P. Roe, 90, of Manistee, died July 11; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.
MISSAUKEE
• Lloyd H. Cowley, 80, of Lake City, died July 7; Young Funeral Home, Lake City.
OTSEGO
• Betty Decker, 83, of Gaylord, died July 7; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
• Albert Slack, 71, of Vanderbilt, died July 7; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
• Donna Hoyem, 54, of Gaylord, died July 11; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
• Edwin Weisel, 87, of Gaylord, died July 13; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
WEXFORD
• Sophia J. “Bubbles” Grahek, 92, of Cadillac, died July 6; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.
• Gloria Louise Breon, 75, of Cadillac, died July 12; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.
