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
"¢ Harmon S. Dawson, 90, of Magdalena, N.M., formerly of Central Lake, died March 19; Daniels Family Funeral Services, Socorro, N.M.
"¢ Theresa (Terry) Mary Grafenauer, 64, of Central Lake, died March 27; Mortensen Funeral Home, Central Lake.
BENZIE
"¢ Evelyn E. Hall, 92, of Honor, died March 22; Jowett Family Funeral Homes, Frankfort and Benzonia.
"¢ Charles L. "Chuck" Drews, 81, of Lake Ann, died March 26; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
"¢ Lois B. Osborn, 95, of Benzonia, died March 27; Jowett Family Funeral Homes, Frankfort and Benzonia.
"¢ The Rev. Paul Wilmer Bennehoff, 93, of Frankfort, died March 28; Jowett Family Funeral Homes, Frankfort and Benzonia.
"¢ Douglas E. Joy Jr., 67, of Benzonia, died March 28; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
"¢ Raymond Karl Kage, 92, of Beulah, died March 29; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
CHARLEVOIX
"¢ Olive Margaret Bernier, 92, of Boyne City, died March 12; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
"¢ Genevieve "Jennie" Richards, 94, of East Jordan, formerly of Drayton Plains, died March 22; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., East Jordan.
"¢ Thora Helen Brown Kotowich, 92, of East Jordan, died March 24; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., East Jordan.
"¢ Patrick H. Symons, 34, of East Jordan, died March 25; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., East Jordan.
"¢ Alma Glazier, 95, of Boyne Falls, died March 30; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
CHEBOYGAN
"¢ June F. Zenow, 72, of Cheboygan, died March 20; Nordman-Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
"¢ Janice R. Girard, 75, of Cheboygan, died March 21; Nordman-Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
"¢ Rudolph "Rudy" Hemmer, 85, died March 22; Nordman-Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
"¢ Herbert L. "Herb" Lee, 89, of Cheboygan, died March 22; Norman-Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
"¢ Claude R. Passino, 76, of Munro Township, died March 23; Lintz Funeral Home, Indian River.
"¢ Barbara Miller, 35, of Wolverine, died March 28; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
CRAWFORD
"¢ Roger Redinger, 65, of Frederic, died March 25; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
EMMET
"¢ Eileen M. "Lee" Wilderotter, 92, of Harbor Springs, died March 20; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
"¢ Michael John Magill, 60, of Alanson, died March 23; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
"¢ Richard Joseph Morris, 51, of Alanson, died March 23; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
"¢ Deborah Ann (Harris) Danforth, 50, of Bayshore, formerly of Petoskey, died March 24; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
"¢ Stanley Dickinson, 82, of Petoskey, died March 25; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
"¢ Ronald T. Walsh, 81, of Good Hart, died March 25; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
"¢ Kathryn Ann Smith, of Harbor Springs, died March 26; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
"¢ Jayne Zink, of Levering, died March 28.
"¢ Roland Lee Lindemuth, 65, of Pellston, died March 29; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
"¢ Mary Snyder, of Alanson, died Thursday, March 29; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
GRAND TRAVERSE
"¢ Irene E.M. (Parrish) Baker, 93, of Paulding, Ohio, formerly of Traverse City and Elk Rapids, died March 21; Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding, Ohio.
"¢ Virginia A. (Oberlin) Bishop, 82, of Traverse City and Acme, died March 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Estella Pickard Miller, 98, of Williamsburg, died March 24; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Dorothy J. Schmuker, 77, of Traverse City, formerly of Taylor, died March 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Mary Louise Thornell, 85, of Traverse City, died March 24; Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Frankfort and Benzonia.
"¢ Norman Jay VerMerris, 81, of Traverse City, formerly of Grand Rapids, died March 24; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City, and Metcalf-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Grand Rapids.
"¢ Erasmo Joseph "Eddie" Navarro Jr., 64, of Grawn, died March 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Wayne J. Gray, 79, of Fife Lake, died March 26; Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home, Cadillac.
"¢ Milton F. "Bud" Lasco, 79, of Traverse City, died March 26; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Jean M. Mathiesen, 80, of Traverse City and Glen Lake, died March 27; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ K. Terry Middaugh, 72, of Kingsley, died March 27; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.
"¢ Keith Leland Mosher, 40, of Fife Lake, died March 27; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
"¢ Robert M. Mielke, 73, of Traverse City, died March 27; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Evelyn Dean, 95, of Williamsburg, died March 29; Covell Funeral Homes.
"¢ Wadsworth Wheeler Rogers Jr., 89, of Traverse City, died March 29; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
"¢ Virginia M. Jensen, 89, of Traverse City, died March 31; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Joseph Edward Rink, 92, of Traverse City, died March 31; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Virginia E. Waples, 91, of Traverse City, died March 31; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
KALKASKA
"¢ Floyd Wilmer Tippit, 81, of Kalkaska, died March 22; Kalkaska Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
"¢ Jack Miller, 92, of Rapid City, died March 28; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
MANISTEE
"¢ Alberta Jackson, 82, of Wellston, died March 28; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
MISSAUKEE
"¢ Errol Emery, 94, formerly of Falmouth, died March 29; Burkholder Funeral Home, McBain.
OTSEGO
"¢ Dennis Savoy, 63, of Gaylord, died March 22; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
"¢ Violet McMurphy, 73, of Gaylord, died March 25; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
"¢ Irene D. Kleinsorge, 94, of Gaylord, died March 27; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
"¢ Susan Parks, 68, of Johannesburg, died March 28; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
WEXFORD
"¢ Merle Louise Schwartz, 98, of Cadillac, died March 25; Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home, Cadillac.
"¢ Lois E. Weidner, 96, of Cadillac, died March 27; Hitesman-Holdship Funeral Home, Cadillac.
"¢ Thomas J. Duff Sr., 90, of Mount Clemens, formerly of Manton, died March 28; Hall-Holdship Funeral Home, Manton.
Archive: Sunday
Deaths in the Region: 04/01/2012
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Depasse, Leib take top spots at Cherry-Roubaix
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Editorial: Medicaid expansion vote makes sense
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Letters to the Editor: 06/16/2013
Appalled by remark; Gratuitously inhumane; A common bond.
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Doug Luciani: Our youth can come home now
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Green reunion committee searches for classmates
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TC West surges into 5th at golf finals
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Business in Brief: 06/16/2013
Health care reform; Biz after hours; NCMC program.
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Program aims to keep tenants in their homes
Charles Alexander sat in 86th District Court and uttered that he'd rather be dead than homeless.
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Jason Tank: Economics a dizzying display of acronyms
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Forum: Waste of fossil fuels cannot continue
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Garret Leiva: Best gift on dad's day is fatherhood
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State golf finals results
How area teams finished in the state golf championships this weekend:
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Acme beach buildings demo set
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Beach Bums slam Slammers, 6-2
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Business Memoranda: 06/16/2013
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Free fishing day hooks young anglers
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Sports in Brief: 06/16/2013
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Best Sellers: 06/16/2013
Northwest Michigan — Hardcover fiction: 1. “And The Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead Books, $28.95.
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Fire damages Garfield Township home
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Terry Wooten: Native heirlooms spark imagination
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Community in Brief: 06/16/2013
Summer crafts; geneaology group meets; Haas Quintet performs; and more.
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