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September 24, 2000

Deaths in the Region

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
     
      - Teddy Pobud, 83, of Mancelona; died Sept. 14; Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.
      - Florence Jean Lewis, 68, of Mancelona; died Sept. 16; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., Mancelona.
      - Electa B. Cantrell, 89, of Mancelona; died Sept. 18; Penzien Funeral Home, Inc., Mancelona.
      - Florence Ide, 76, of Big Twin Lake; died Sept. 18; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.
      - Dana E. Burmester, 76, of Wyoming, formerly of Mancelona; died Sept. 21; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., Mancelona.
      BENZIE
     
      - Peter Q. Creech, 67, formerly of Frankfort; died Sept. 12; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
      - Beatrice Marian Bigelow, 90, of Thompsonville; died Sept. 17; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
      - James Anthony Dowdal, 84, of Frankfort; died Sept. 17; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.
      - Richard 'Dick' Leask, 66, of Frankfort; died Sept. 18; Frankfort Chapel, McElduff Funeral Homes.
      - Carol Ann Zirkel, 59, of Honor; died Sept. 18; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
      - Debra S. Barth, 45, of Frankfort; died Sept. 20; Benzonia Chapel, McElduff Funeral Homes.
      - Arthur Raymond Cox, 74, of Lake Ann; died Sept. 21; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
      CHARLEVOIX
     
      - Sally A. Frederick, 47, of Boyne City; died Sept. 17; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
      - Mark Goodman, of Boyne Falls; died Sept. 18; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
      CHEBOYGAN
     
      - Ethan D. Edson, 82, of Indian River; died Sept. 10; Lintz Funeral Home, Indian River.
      - Bernard 'Jug' Ross, 71, of Cheboygan; died Sept. 11; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Arthur E. Schmidt, Jr., 41, of Cheboygan; died Sept. 12; Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Charles N. Couture, 79, of Cheboygan; died Sept. 14; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Ruth B. Lugibihi, 77, of Wolverine; died Sept. 14.
      - Vera Richards, 83, formerly of Cheboygan; died Sept. 16; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Charles J. Winkler, 69, of Wolverine; died Sept. 19; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
      CRAWFORD
     
      - Donald L. Smith, 77, of Grayling; died Sept. 15; Sorenson Funeral Home, McEvers Chapel, Grayling.
      EMMET
     
      - Evelyn Andrews, of Harbor Springs; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
      - Patricia Malcolm Egan, 73, of Harbor Springs; died Sept. 14; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
      - Lucille M. Vorce, 96, of Petoskey; died Sept. 14; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Norene E. Norton, 83, of Petoskey; died Sept. 16; Charles G. Parks Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Allen E. Buchinger, 80, of Petoskey; died Sept. 17; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - William Carl Schubert, Jr., 74, of Harbor Springs; died Sept. 17; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
      - James M. Griswold, 86, of Petoskey; died Sept. 18; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      GRAND TRAVERSE
     
      - Ileene Apple Klepfer, 77, formerly of Fife Lake; died Sept. 12; Harry W. Moore Funeral Home.
      - Dorothy T. Durrett, of Traverse City; died Sept. 14; Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Dennis Dale Johnson, 57, of Pentwater, formerly of Traverse City; died Sept. 15; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Rosalia 'Rosie' Ferguson, 73, of Traverse City; died Sept. 16; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Fred H. Hundley, 73, of Traverse City; died Sept. 16; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Schuyler A. Schmall, 9, of Traverse City; died Sept. 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Ronald K. Alpin, 57, of Traverse City; died Sept. 18; Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Lillian V. Heller, 81, of Traverse City; died Sept. 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - George B. Wilson, 77, of Traverse City; died Sept. 18; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Otto Hampel, 81, of Traverse City; died Sept. 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Gertrude Hennes, 87, of Traverse City; died Sept. 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Joyce A. Ingersoll, 68, of Traverse City; died Sept. 20; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - Brenda E. Porter, 41, of Traverse City; died Sept. 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Bernard C. Rademaker, 86, of Traverse City; died Sept. 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Edna L. Anderson, 82, of Traverse City; died Sept. 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Michael Everett Wilson, 21, of Traverse City; died Sept. 21; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Eloise J. Guernsey, 84, of Traverse City; died Sept. 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      KALKASKA
     
      - Peter Niemershien, Jr., 78, of Kalkaska; died Sept. 15; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - John L. 'Bebo' Petraski, 82, of South Boardman; died Sept. 16; Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.
      LEELANAU
     
      - Daisy Corrine Poineau, 67, of Maple City; died Sept. 15; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
      - Helen Louise (Sylt) Schaub, 89, of Cedar; died Sept. 18; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
      - Dennis E. LeJeune, 58, of Glen Arbor; died Sept. 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      MANISTEE
     
      - Gary Lee Bevans, 43, of Manistee; died Sept. 11; The Herbert Funeral Home, PC, Manistee.
      - Helen Alice Garner, of Bear Lake; died Sept. 11; Edwards Funeral Home, Bear Lake.
      - Ilah Mae Bahr, 73, of Copemish; died Sept. 12; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
      - John C. Pomeroy, 81, of Manistee; died Sept. 12; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Edward 'Ted' Richley, 82, of Arcadia; died Sept. 16; Edwards Funeral Home, Bear Lake.
      - John C. 'Jack' LaDue, 86, of Manistee; died Sept. 17; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
      - Betty P. Mathewson, 68, of Manistee; died Sept. 17; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Geraldine R. Miehlke, 81, of Manistee; died Sept. 18; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Donald G. Coombs, 82, of Manistee; died Sept. 21; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Harriet R. Howell, 86, of Manistee; died Sept. 21; Johnson Funeral Home of Manistee.
      OTSEGO
     
      - Loretta June Mankowski, 61, of Gaylord; died Sept. 21; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      WEXFORD
     
      - Robert E. Yokeum, 65, of Buckley; died Sept. 17; Covell-Smith Funeral Home, Kingsley.
      - Lyle A. Kibbe, 79, of Manton; died Sept. 20; Hall Funeral Chapel, Manton.