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November 25, 2000ObituariesSTEPHEN H. LEISMER, 82, of Traverse City, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000, at home.Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home in Traverse City. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Faith Reformed Church in Traverse City. A full obituary will appear in Sunday's Record-Eagle. flag Robert H. Bergstrom Died November 16, 2000 FARMINGTON HILLS - Robert H. Bergstrom, 71, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, as a result of severe diabetes and Huntington Disease, which he had courageously battled for the past ten years, the last seven while a resident at the Botsford Continuing Health Care Center in Farmington Hills. Bob was born in Detroit on April 18, 1929, the third son of Elmer and Edith Bergstrom. He attended Detroit Public Schools, never missing one day of school from first grade until his graduation from Detroit Central High School in 1947. During his teenage years and beyond, he was an amazing athlete in such sports as baseball, basketball and track and field. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1950 to 1954, where he met his future wife, Nancy, from Providence, while he was stationed in Newport, R.I. On Dec. 20, 1952, they were married in Providence, R.I. After his release from the service in 1954, they moved to the Farmington Hills area, where they lived and worked until Bob's death. Throughout his life, Bob was active in many community, charitable and church activities and endeavors. He was a charter member and chairman of the Kiwanis Club of Farmington Hills, chairman at his church, Faith Covenant, where he served in numerous other capacities, past chairman of the Farmington Founders Festival and longtime member of the Board of the YMCA in Farmington Hills. He was also a coach for Little League Baseball and coached his church softball and basketball teams. He was also involved in numerous other community and charitable activities too numerous to list. In 1958, he found Bergstrom Insurance Agency, and later found and added Farmington Hills Insurance Agency to the company. He and his wife Nancy retired from the agency in 1990, at which time his youngest child, son Steven and his wife, Kim, took over the agency. Bob will be remembered as a modest man of great faith and integrity whose priorities were his children, his grandchildren, his faith, and his belief in giving back to the community and to those less fortunate. Believing that travel was an indispensable part of one's education, he took his three children, Cindy, Gary and Steven, on various trips to all of the 48 contiguous states by the time they had reached their middle teen years. He taught his children the value of hard work and the need and obligation to give back to one's community. Bob is survived by his wife of 48 years, Nancy; his daughter, Cynthia Yorke (Mike) of Beverly Hills; son Gary of Traverse City; son Steven (Kim) of Farmington; and five grandchildren, Adam, Erica, Andrew, Hayley and Tyler; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements were handled by McCabe Funeral Home in Farmington Hills, where visitation took place on Saturday, Nov. 18. An in-state ceremony was held on Sunday, Nov. 19, at Faith Covenant Church in Farmington Hills followed by a memorial service at which many tributes to and memories of Bob were shared by the hundreds in attendance. A private committal service and burial was held on Monday, Nov. 20, 2000. Memorial contributions in Bob's name may be made to the Hereditary Disease Foundation-The Cure Huntington's Disease Initiative. Marie C. Jarvis Died November 23, 2000 TRAVERSE CITY - Marie C. Jarvis, 88, of Traverse City, formerly of the Detroit area, died Thursday at Munson Medical Center. She was born July 1, 1912, in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of Charles and Marie (Hiller) Oehler. On Sept. 4, 1937, in Detroit, she married Michael Jarvis, who preceded her in death on April 1, 1998. A homemaker, Mrs. Jarvis had been a secretary in her early years, was a former member of St. Matthew's Parish in Detroit and a former member of the Harper Woods Garden Club. Mrs. Jarvis is survived by a son, Richard (Judy) Jarvis of Traverse City; a daughter, Mary Ellen (Benedict) Temerowski of Chesterfield; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and a brother, Raymond Oehler of Detroit. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Charles. Family services will be held in the spring. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Parkinson's or Alzheimer's Foundations. Arrangements are being handled by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home in Traverse City. flag James F. Kilmury Died November 23, 2000 TRAVERSE CITY - James F. Kilmury, 76, of Traverse City, died Thursday. Mr. Kilmury was born Aug. 23, 1924, at his home in Peninsula Township. He was the son of Frank James Sr. and Maise Anne (Buchan) Kilmury. James served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater and was a retired cherry farmer. He was also a life member of the National VFW, the Traverse City VFW Cherryland Post No. 2780 and also a member of the American Military League. James enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and feeding the birds. He is survived by his son, Michael Kilmury of Traverse City; a daughter, Michelle Kilmury of Ann Arbor; and grandchildren, Laura Kroesing and James and Shanna Kilmury. James was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Joyce (Palm) Kilmury; a daughter, Mary Lou Goodman; and a son, Timothy Patrick Kilmury. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be announced in the spring. Memorial contributions may be directed to Munson Hospice. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes. Jayn Lapham LaBudda Died November 21, 2000 LAKE ANN - Jayn Lapham LaBudda, of Lake Ann, died Tuesday. Born Jan. 23, 1916, she was the daughter of Cleavland and Bertha (Bock) Lapham. She is survived by her sister, Kaye Austin; a son, Steven Karl LaBudda; a daughter, Jayn (John) Strunk; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Her wishes were to be cremated. Memorials may be made to Redeemer Lutheran Church in Interlochen or the Humane Society. Rosalie Langworthy Lemmen-Mead Died November 23, 2000 TRAVERSE CITY - Rosalie Langworthy Lemmen-Mead, 84, of Traverse City, died Thursday surrounded by her devoted family. Born Sept. 5, 1916, in Clare, she was the daughter of George and Nora (Wood) Langworthy. On Dec. 24, 1943, she married Murray W. Lemmen in San Diego, Calif., where he was stationed in the U.S. Navy. Rosalie taught in one-room schools in Houghton Lake and Six Lakes before World War II and first and fourth grades in Kearsley Community Schools in Flint from 1953 to 1974. She taught hundreds of children how to read. Mrs. Lemmen-Mead is survived by her second husband, Dr. James Mead of Traverse City; daughter and son-in-law, Susan (Lemmen) and Jeffry Corbin of Suttons Bay; daughter-in-law, Nancy Lemmen of Grayling; granddaughter, Heather Heffner of Traverse City; step-granddaughter, Misha (William) Moran of Milwaukee, Wis.; and many nieces and nephews and their children. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Murray W. Lemmen, in 1989; and her beloved son, David Murray Lemmen in 1994. Visitation followed by a memorial service will be at 1 p.m. today at First Congregational Church in Harrison. A luncheon will be served at the church after the service. Memorials may be directed to the Sabin Elementary School Library Media Center, PO Box 32, Traverse City, MI 49685-0032 in care of Kathy Sinclair. The family is being served by the Stephenson-Wyman Funeral Home, Inc. of Clare. Anita Y. Widger Died November 20, 2000 GAYLORD - Anita Y. Widger, 60, of Gaylord, died Monday due to injuries sustained in an auto accident. Mrs. Widger was born Nov. 6, 1940, in Honor, and moved to Gaylord 16 years ago from Petoskey. She is survived by her husband, Robert; four children, Anita Salisbury of Mobile, Ala., Charlotte (Chris) Luchenbill of Kewadin, Pat Willis of Slidell, La. and Frank R. Willis lII of Mobile, Ala.; her parents, Ford and Alma Meteer of Cedar; two brothers, Neil Meteer and Scott (Kim) Meteer - all of Traverse City; three stepchildren, Karen (Micki) Caldwell of Ann Arbor, David (Anne) Widger of Kalamazoo and Stephanie (Scott) Prusakiewicz of Big Rapids; seven grandchildren, Christine, Samantha, Travis, Ashley "Ali", Alex, Camille and Grace; and six step-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Colin, Dakota, Emily, Madison and Andrew. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Nelson Funeral Home of Gaylord, where visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association or to the Otsego County Humane Society, through the Nelson Funeral Home, 135 N. Center, Gaylord, MI 49735. |