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
"¢ Z. Katherine Smyth, 93, of Mancelona, died Nov. 8; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.
"¢ Irene Effie Wildfong, 93, of Mancelona, died Nov. 8; Mortensen Funeral Home, Mancelona.
CHARLEVOIX
"¢ Margaret M. Haggerty, 91, of Charlevoix, died Nov. 3; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.
"¢ James D. Stackus, 90, of Boyne City, died Nov. 4; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
"¢ Burr C. Blanchard, 98, of Charlevoix, died Nov. 8.
CHEBOYGAN
"¢ Alice Sumerix, 72, of Wolverine, died Nov. 2; Lintz Funeral Home, Indian River.
"¢ John A. Kozacki, 71, of Burt Lake Township, died Nov. 4; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
"¢ Christine M. Michalak, 62, of Mackinaw City, died Nov. 4; Dodson Funeral Home, St. Ignace.
"¢ Addie L. Sailler, 87, of Mackinaw City, died Nov. 7; Nordman-Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
EMMET
"¢ Thomas D. Beatty, 71, of Petoskey, died Nov. 4; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
"¢ Stephen L. Beer, of Petoskey, died Nov. 7; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
"¢ William Wallace Tulloch Jr., of Harbor Springs, died Nov. 8; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
GRAND TRAVERSE
"¢ Helen Lorraine Burr, of Traverse City, died Nov. 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Barbara Ann Gilmore, 79, of Ft. Wayne, formerly of Traverse City, died Nov. 2; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ William "Wink" Avery, 68, of Miami, Fla., formerly of Traverse City, died Nov. 3.
"¢ Elizabeth Warwell Ewing, 104, of Traverse City, died Nov. 4; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ William A. Kunze, 85, of Traverse City, died Nov. 4; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ James E. Jackson Jr., 42, of Traverse City, died Nov. 5; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Thaddeus "Ted" Popa, 76, of Traverse City, died Nov. 5; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
"¢ Gaylia Ann (Fuller) Correll, of Traverse City, died Nov. 6; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ George R. Selkirk, 94, of Grand Traverse County, died Nov. 6; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Scott Alan Kraak, 50, of Traverse City, died Nov. 7; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Clara V. Halstead, 90, of Fife Lake, died Nov. 8; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
"¢ Freerk "Fred" Schaafsma, 65, of Traverse City, died Nov. 8.
"¢ David Stasinski, 50, of Traverse City, died Nov. 8; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
KALKASKA
"¢ Lillan Murphy, 82, of Kalkaska, died Nov. 9; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
LEELANAU
"¢ Adeline E. (Pertner) Alpers, 100, of East Leland, died Nov. 5; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
"¢ Margaret D. Tare, 96, of Empire, died Nov. 10; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
MANISTEE
"¢ William Lee Green, 57, of Manistee, formerly of Traverse City, died Oct. 25; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Dennis E. McCarthy, 94, of Onekama, died Nov. 10; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
MISSAUKEE
"¢ David Leroy Prause, 59, of Falmouth, died Nov. 8.
OTSEGO
"¢ Daniel Koronka, 84, of Otsego County, died Nov. 7; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
WEXFORD
"¢ Cindy May Philo, 49, of Mesick, died Nov. 9.
Archive: Sunday
Deaths in the Region: 11/11/2012
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Oryana celebrates 40 years in business
In the early 1970s, a small group of Traverse City families got together to drive to Ann Arbor and purchase the grains and beans they couldn’t find locally.
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Leelanau Birding Festival runs May 29-June 2
Robert Parsons has traveled to Texas, Arizona, Florida and even Costa Rica to seek out unusual birds. Now Parsons is adding Michigan to that list.
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Editorial: Airport should give vets prominent recognition
The issue: Cherry Capital relegates veterans sign to luggage area. Our view: Either do it right or not at all.
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New TC manager earned his gray along the way
Jered Ottenwess described himself during his interview for Traverse City manager as soft-spoken, lacking years of experience and perhaps not the most charismatic person.
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St. Francis rolls to regional track crown
The St. Francis girls set two school records, won 10 events and qualified 10 to the state meet en route to capturing the 17-team Division 4 regional track title Saturday at Brethren.
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Chamber View: Multiple opportunities for learning
The people who make up our local business community often wear many hats – boss, line worker, ambassador, bookkeeper, mentor … the list goes on.
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Sand in his veins: Mountz has 38 years at Sleeping Bear
Tom Mountz is the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s longest-serving employee. He can’t think of one other place in the world he would rather work.
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Benzie extends track championship streaks
Benzie Central’s seniors kept their regional streaks intact Saturday at East Jordan.
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Franz unresponsive; No Russian roulette.
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Kathy Gibbons: Time to say goodbye — once again
It’s been three years since I’ve actually lived here full-time in the summer. This year will mark the fourth.
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Beach Bums fall in Joliet, 6-3
Catcher Grant DeBruin went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs Saturday night as the Joliet Slammers made it two straight over the Traverse City Beach Bums, 6-3.
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Townships settle 12-year-old lawsuit with Cherryland
Three holdout local townships finally settled a drawn-out tax dispute with Cherryland Electric Cooperative prior to a full hearing before the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Forum: Clean energy, energy forums crucial
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Antrim officials make headway with meth convictions
Antrim County authorities answered a spike in methamphetamine activity with a series of arrests and convictions that they believe should send a message to meth producers and users.
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Jack Lessenberry: Pleasing voters not a priority
Once upon a time, legislators felt they had to try to give voters the laws they wanted. True, once in a great while. some took stands on principle that risked angering their constituents.
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Ron Dohm pitched a one-hit shutout Saturday as Traverse City Central captured its own baseball tournament with a 4-0 win over Muskegon Oakridge. (Plus more)
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Benzie drug death leads to heroin charges
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Terry Wooten: One poem leads to another — and friendship
I was watching my own kids ride a miniature tilt-a-whirl, when I heard this old man yell, “MIMI SIT DOWN!” I looked around to see who Mimi was, and there was this little carney girl slouched on a plastic chair on a merry-go-round.
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Students recognized for math club performance
Thirty math-hungry East Middle School students recently made history. The group of seventh- and eighth-graders was the first at the school to achieve national gold level status for a club called MathCounts.
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Business Memoranda: 05/19/2013
Custer Workplace Interiors has added Emily Heilig to its northern Michigan sales team.
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Business in Brief: 05/19/2013
Become a contractor; Solar projec tbeing offered; MMC joins Spectrum. (Plus more)
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Births: 05/19/2013
MILLER — A son, Elijah Thomas, to Tom and Amy (McNeil) Miller of Lake Ann, March 28.
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Local Sports Events: 05/19/2013
Golf outings and sports camps across northern Michigan:
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Building Permits: 05/19/2013
Building permits issued in Grand Traverse County:
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