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
"¢ Richard W. Swanson, 87, died Oct. 24; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.
"¢ William H. Dansak, 40, of Mancelona, died Oct. 25; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
"¢ Roy L. Rains, 83, of Ellsworth, died Nov. 1; Mortensen Funeral Home, Central Lake.
BENZIE
"¢ RD John Griffin, of Almira Township, died Oct. 25; Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Frankfort and Benzonia.
"¢ David Keith Wilcox, of Frankfort, died Oct. 31; Jowett Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Frankfort and Benzonia.
CHEBOYGAN
"¢ Eugene Litwa, 85, of Indian River, died Oct. 27; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
CRAWFORD
"¢ Bernard Lasich, 78, of Grayling, died Oct. 31; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.
"¢ Murray Bindschatel, formerly of Frederic, died Nov. 1; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.
"¢ Carl Leroy Leslie, 92, of Grayling, died Nov. 2; Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home, Grayling.
GRAND TRAVERSE
"¢ Thomas Harrington, 64, of Traverse City, died Oct. 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Cynthia Jacobs-Burkett, 64, of Traverse City, died Oct. 26; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Judith K. Sanders-Todd, 65, of Fife Lake, died Oct. 27; Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.
"¢ Perry C. Simons, 62, of Traverse City, died Oct. 27; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Veronica "Vernie" Hagen, 62, of Traverse City, died Oct. 28; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Joyce M. Link, 85, of Cleveland, formerly of Traverse City, died Oct. 28; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Constance J. Schneider, 80, of Traverse City, died Oct. 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Violet M. Bolek, 91, of Traverse City, died Oct. 29; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Alice L. Cleland, 80, of Traverse City, died Oct. 29; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Ruth Mae (Van Maren) Gilmore, 86, of Traverse City, died Oct. 29; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Dorothy Elizabeth Waite, of Traverse City, formerly of Lansing, died Oct. 29; Tiffany Funeral Home, Lansing.
"¢ Virginia R. "Ginny" Johnson, 82, of Traverse City, died Oct. 31;Sytsema Funeral Home, Walburn Chapel, Muskegon.
"¢ Georgia Mae Bell, 75, of Traverse City, died Nov. 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Philip Bowden, 93, of Kingsley, died Nov. 1; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.
"¢ Doris M. Brackett, 108, of Traverse City, died Nov. 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Helen L. Burr, 87, of Traverse City, died Nov. 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Colleen Douglass, 59, of Kingsley, died Nov. 1; Covell Funeral Home, Kingsley.
"¢ Daniel Patrick McCarthy, 45, of Traverse City, died Nov. 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Maxine Rae Redfield, 92, of Traverse City, died Nov. 1; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
KALKASKA
"¢ Richard W. Swanson, 87, of Rapid City, died Oct. 24; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.
"¢ Bernice G. Helsel, 86, of Kalkaska, died Oct. 28; Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
"¢ Emil T. Walters, 81, of Ypsilanti, formerly of Kalkaska, died Oct. 30.
LEELANAU
"¢ Sonya Yvonne Stanz, 57, of Maple City and Alachua, Fla., died Oct. 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Donald J. Peplinski, 59, of Maple City, died Oct. 26; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Suzanne T. Giegerich, 76, of Glen Arbor, died Oct. 29; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Manistee.
"¢ Leroy "Leslie" Haney, 97, of Empire, died Oct. 31; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ Thomas Edward Tharp, 73, of Lake Leelanau, died Oct. 31; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
"¢ Norman W. Christensen, 94, of Suttons Bay, died Nov. 1; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
MANISTEE
"¢ Margaret Minnie Krupski, 94, of Manistee, died Oct. 22; oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Manistee.
"¢ William Lee Green, 57, of Manistee, died Oct. 25; Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City.
"¢ William E. Pearce, 91, of Manistee, died Oct. 25; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.
"¢ Doris M. Erickson, 90, of Arcadia and Kalamazoo, died Oct. 26; Jowett Funeral Home, Frankfort.
"¢ Charles Robert Perkins, 65, of Manistee, died Oct. 29; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
"¢ Deborah Ann Mackey, 59, of Bear Lake, died Oct. 30; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Bear Lake.
"¢ Carol Lorraine Darrow, 67, of Bear Lake, died Oct. 31; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Manistee.
"¢ Hedwig Holmes, 86, of Manistee, died Oct. 31; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Manistee.
"¢ Patricia Ann Reister, 75, of Manistee, died Oct. 31; Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Manistee.
OTSEGO
"¢ Marlene Ambrose, 71, of Gaylord, died Oct. 30; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
"¢ Marie "Reggie" Kwapis, 86, of Gaylord, died Oct. 30; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
WEXFORD
"¢ Jeffrey W. Overla, 71, of Manton, died Oct. 25.
"¢ Lorraine Tanya Storrs, 78, of Mesick, died Oct. 26; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
"¢ Dorothy H. Bradford, 99, of Cadillac, died Oct. 29; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.
Archive: Sunday
Deaths in the Region: 11/04/2012
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Letters to the Editor: 05/12/2013
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Prep Sports Roundup: Huskies, Leland claim tourney titles
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Book documents history of local electric cooperative
It's hard to envision the darkness of night that blanketed the region's rural areas 75 years ago.
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Jason Tank: Pay off mortgage — or not?
Q: My husband and I are 60 years old and we have a $100,000 mortgage with about six years left on it. Should we just use some of our investments to pay it off now?
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Business in Brief: 05/12/2013
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Zoning conflict frustrates restaurant owner
Michael Hennink put a sign in front of his new Village Grill restaurant to draw customers for what he calls the “best whitefish in town.”
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TBAISD may share part of cash stash with local districts
Big fund balances -- tens of millions of dollars worth -- in Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District coffers prompted some area school officials to ask why cash-strapped local districts aren’t receiving more money from the ISD.
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VFW opposition pushes "welcome home" sign into corner
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Keeping memories alive on Mother's Day, all year long
Some spend Mother’s Day with their mothers. Others devote the day to remembering them.
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Editorial: TCAPS bond requests reflect voter feedback
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Nothing's off-limits on mother-daughter podcast
Shelley Watkins grew up reading and discussing a wide range of topics at her family’s cottage on Lake Leelanau.
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Marta Hepler Drahos: Tiny dogs teach big lesson
Linda Gottwald was out of town when her Pine Cone Farm rescue facility got a call asking for help with several Pomeranians from a backyard breeder who had more than 40 dogs.
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Forum: Don't look to Germany as energy model
The average cost of electricity for a German household has risen by 66 percent since they established a feed-in-tariff (FiT) system in 2000.
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Writers Series welcomes Nathaniel Philbrick
The National Writers Series welcomes author Nathaniel Philbrick to the City Opera House on May 14.
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Jack Lessenberry: EEA raises questions
Ellen Cogen Lipton didn’t get a lot of notice during her first two terms in the Legislature.
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Filter at East Bay Park to reduce E. coli
A new filter system at East Bay Park could help keep the popular swimming beach clear of a main culprit for E. coli contamination.
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Goodwill event benefits women, children
Mary VanderKolk and her two daughters found a way to celebrate Mother’s Day early for a good cause.
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Ed Hungness: Heinous acts tarnish American staple
Recently a friend of mine was in the national news. Sadly, the two Boston terrorists made use of two pressure cookers to construct improvised explosive devices. The result was tragic.
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Best Sellers: 05/12/2013
Hardcover fiction: 1. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25.
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Business Memoranda: 05/12/2013
McDonald’s owner/operator Jason Richards has taken ownership of McDonald’s restaurants in Manistee and Benzonia.
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Community in Brief: 05/12/2013
Kids' books sought; Torch area potluck; wildflower walks; and more.
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Village hosts Green Elk Rapids Days
It takes a village to keep one green. That’s the message an Elk Rapids group hopes to deliver with its fifth annual Green Elk Rapids Days.
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Horizon Books the independent bookstore that could
Vic Herman and Amy Reynolds dug in after J.C. Penney pulled out. It’s been 20 years since the couple relocated Horizon Books to its current location in downtown Traverse City.
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Leelanau officials on jobs: Not our business
Leelanau County Commissioner Melinda Lautner said she thinks Leelanau County already has enough wealth.
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