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November 26, 2000ObituariesROSE ADAMISIN, 98 of Trav- erse City, formerly of Allen Park, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000.Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Voran Fu- neral Home in Allen Park. Fu- neral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Our Lady of Hope Cemetery in Wyandotte. Local arrangements have been entrusted to the Tra- verse City Chapel of Covell Fu- neral Homes. DORIS ANN HARLAND, 71, of Grayling, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000, at Mercy Hospital in Gray- ling. A retired food service clerk for the Crawford AuSable school system, she was born April 9, 1929, in Flint. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Sorenson Funeral Home, McEvers Chapel, Grayling. Fu- neral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Catholic Church in Grayling, where visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. MONICA KITCHEN, 36, of Tra- verse City, formerly of Elk Rap- ids, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. A complete obituary will ap- pear at a later date. Arrange- ments have been entrusted to the Elk Rapids Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes. ROSE M. LOUNSBERY, 94, of Kalkaska, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000, at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center. She was born Nov. 27, 1905, in Isabella County. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Wolfe Funeral Home in Kalkaska. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church in Kal- kaska. Burial will be at Lodi Cemetery. ROBERT ‘BOB’ WALTER SCHUELKE, 65, of Brethren, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at West Shore Medical Center in Manistee. He was born Feb. 3, 1935, in Chicago, Ill. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Terwilliger Funeral Home in Kaleva. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Wellston Cemetery. Gertrude Bixby Died November 24, 2000 TRAVERSE CITY - Gertrude Bixby, 94, of Traverse City, died Friday at her home. She was born Jan. 3, 1906, in Harland, the daughter of Edward and Ida (Lewis) Stiver, and has lived in the Leelanau County and Traverse City area since 1928. She came here from Harland and Copemish. Mrs. Bixby was a homemaker and a nurse’s aid, having been employed at the Solom Nursing Home (now Bortz Health Care). She was a member of First Lu- theran Church of Suttons Bay, the Farm Bureau, the Bingham Ladies Aid and had been a 4-H leader. On Aug. 26, 1928, in Harland, she married Kirk Bixby, who preceded her in death in 1970. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Louise Bixby; a granddaughter, Jessica; a grandson, Ken; her brothers, Warner, Frank and Harold Stiver; and a nephew Harold Stiver. Survivors include her daughter, Betty (Torval) Bensen of Trav- erse City; a son, Ken Bixby of Grawn; six grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home in Traverse City. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with her Pastor, The Rev. Ken Pederson officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church in Suttons Bay. Stephen H. Leis- mer Died November 24, 2000 TRAVERSE CITY - Stephen L. Leismer, 82, of Traverse City, died Friday at home. Born May 20, 1918, in Pe- toskey, he was the son of Clarence and Bessie Leismer. On July 14, 1945, in Beverly Hills, Ill., he married Elizabeth A. “Libby” Bossi. Before retirement, Mr. Leismer was a private accountant. Prior to private business he was an accountant for the Chevrolet dealers in Traverse City and Petoskey. A longtime Traverse City resident, he was an active member of Faith Reformed Church and a member of the Gideon organization. Surviving are three sons, Ken Leismer of Chassell, Bill (Lorraine Harper) Leismer, and Carl (Kathie) Leismer - both of Holland, Mich.; and three grand- children. He was preceded in death by his wife and parents. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home in Traverse City. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Faith Reformed Church with the Rev. Philip Noordmans officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Petoskey. Memorial gifts may be directed to the Gideon organization and to the Northwestern Michigan Symphony in honor of “Libby” Leismer. Anna Evaleen Stuive Died November 23, 2000 BELMONT - Anna was born on March 9, 1999. She returned to heaven on Thursday, Nov. 23. Thus, Anna stayed with us for one year, eight months, fifteen days, one hour and 44 minutes. Every minute was an incredible gift. This may not seem like a long time to live but it was exactly as long as Anna was supposed to live because the amino acids were mixed up in the mito- chondrial DNA of Anna’s cells. The “mix up” has been de- scribed to us as a defect, a mu- tation, or a disease. But, to us, because it was written into her cells from the moment she was conceived, it was a much a part of Anna as her blue eyes or her pudgy fingers. Even though Anna did not live very long, she lived very well. She loved her dolly, her bal- loons, and ribbons. She loved to watch the sunlight filter through the leaves of the big maple trees in the front yard. She loved to be sung to, read to and she loved to be held. Anna especially loved to be held while she watched football games on television. As much as Anna loved to be held, she loved to hold others. She would always be sure to firmly grasp the fingers of anyone holding her, to let them know that being held was a two-way street. During July of 1999, Anna learned to laugh. She forgot how to laugh a month later, but for that one month Anna loved to make people laugh by laughing first. Anna also loved her family; her parents, John C. Stuive, Esq. and the Hon. Kathleen A. Feeney of Belmont; her grandparents, Johanna and John Stuive of Wyoming and Delores and Verne Feeney of Traverse City; and her aunts and uncles, Lauran and Oscar Bittinger of Grand Rapids, Dr. Ronald and Lisa DeVries of Seattle, Wash., Dr. Brian and Crystal Feeney of Traverse City, and Patrick Feeney of Traverse City; her cousins, Kaitlin and Kenzie Feeney of Traverse City and Drew DeVries of Seattle, Wash.; and her Bernese moun- tain dogs, Ruby and Jas- per. Anna brought all who knew her indescribable joy. Anna never walked, she never talked, she could not hold her head up, and for the last year of her life she could not even smile; nonethe- less, she spoke volumes to us, she taught us many lessons, and she touched an entire lifetime’s worth of people. We thank God for giving us Anna and we thank you all for your prayers and sup- port. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Pederson Funeral Home in Rockford. On Tuesday at 8 p.m. a Remem- brance Service will be held at the funeral home so Anna’s friends can share their special memories of Anna with those who love her. The funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednes- day at Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Belmont, with visitation at the church prior to the Mass begin- ning at 9:15 a.m. Following the Mass, interment will be held at Plainfield Township Cemetery and a luncheon at the church. Memorial contributions may be sent to The Anna’s Friends Foundation, 6132 Rogue Lane, NE, Belmont, MI 49306. The foundation funds research, edu- cation and services for children who have been diagnosed with terminal or life-altering ill- nesses. Return to Re- cord-Eagle home page Send questions and comments to: webmaster@record- eagle.com Copyrig ht © The Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights re- served. |