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
"¢ Dale R. Klopschinski, 51, of Bellaire, died Oct. 17; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.
"¢ Russ Mikesell, of Central Lake, died Oct. 19; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.
"¢ Sally J. Skinkle, 77, of Bellaire and Florida, died Oct. 20; Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.
"¢ Guy Walter Sinclair, 83, of Elk Rapids, died Oct. 22; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
BENZIE
"¢ Eleanor Guined, 80, of Lake Ann, died Oct. 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Tommy Glenn Melton, 63, of Hazel Park, formerly of Benzonia, died Oct. 24; Jowett Funeral Home, Port Huron.
"¢ Renald H. Frederickson, 95, of Frankfort, died Oct. 25; Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Frankfort.
CHARLEVOIX
"¢ Peter J. VanderArk, 62, of East Jordan, died Oct. 19; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.
EMMET
"¢ M. Ella Plichta, 85, of Petoskey, died Oct. 22; Mortensen Funeral Homes, Bellaire.
GRAND TRAVERSE
"¢ William Irving Toedebusch, 49, of Traverse City, died Oct. 12; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Sandra J. Werth, 65, of Traverse City, died Oct. 13; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Kerri Ann (Klemko) Crane, 35, died Oct. 14.
"¢ Robert Knight, 70, of Kingsley, died Oct. 16; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
"¢ Richard William Christy, 77, of Traverse City, died Oct. 18; Kalkaska Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Kalkaska.
"¢ Evelyn A. Petersen, 76, of Traverse City, died Oct. 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Thomas "Tim" Corrado, 89, of Old Mission Peninsula, died Oct. 19; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Brianne Elizabeth Lyons, 29, of Traverse City, died Oct. 19.
"¢ Paula Lynn Schmaltz Lyons, 58, of Traverse City, died Oct. 19.
"¢ Debra L. Radcliffe, 59, of Traverse City, died Oct. 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Patricia "Patty" Ward, 49, of Traverse City, died Oct. 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Frederic Keith Franks, 85, of Traverse City, died Oct. 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Alvin Richard Cobb, 66, of Traverse City, died Oct. 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Beatrice I. Pickard, 86, of Traverse City, died Oct. 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Marilyn K. Novack, 83, of Traverse City, died Oct. 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Elizabeth "Bid" Scamehorn, 94, of Traverse City, died Oct. 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Richard W. Swanson, 87, of Rapid City, died Oct. 24; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.
"¢ Henry "Hank" J. Bruggeman, 81, of Traverse City, died Oct. 25; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
"¢ John Walter Lace, 71, of Traverse City, died Oct. 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Eileen W. Patterson, 93, of Traverse City, died Oct. 25; Steuernol and McLaren Funeral Home, West Branch.
"¢ Judith L. Jenkins, 57, of Traverse City, died Oct. 26; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
KALKASKA
"¢ John Raymond Boos, 65, of Rapid City, died Oct. 24; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.
"¢ Ann Elizabeth Chalker, 93, of Kalkaska, died Oct. 24; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
LEELANAU
"¢ Nancy L. Fishburn, 65, of Maple City, died Oct. 20; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
"¢ Edward J. Krajewski, 84, of Leelanau County, died Oct. 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Arvid A. Horn, 82, of Northport, died Oct. 23; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
"¢ Gerald Edwin Eggert, 80, of Northport, died Oct. 24; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
MANISTEE
"¢ Robert Lyle McCleary, 93, of Copemish, died Oct. 19; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
"¢ Vera Dust, 85, of Manistee, died Oct. 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Traverse City.
"¢ Charles E. "Chum" Madsen, 83, of Onekama, died Oct. 25; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.
OTSEGO
"¢ Charlene Thomas, 73, of Vanderbilt, died Oct. 20; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
"¢ Ernest "Bud" Edwards, 90, of Gaylord, died Oct. 23; Gaylord Funeral and Cremation Service, Gaylord.
WEXFORD
"¢ Jeffery W. Overla, 71, of Manton, died Oct. 25.
Archive: Sunday
Deaths in the Region: 10/21/2012
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