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April 1, 2001

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
      - Mary E. Kitchen, 72, of Mancelona; died March 25; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - James D. Stackhouse, 69, of Elk Rapids; died March 26; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.
      - Sarah "Tina" Robbins, 99, of Mancelona, died March 26, Penzien Funeral Home.
      - Robert F. Lehman, 79, of Mancelona, died March 26, Penzien Funeral Home.
      - Dorothy B. Bellingham, 83, of Belltower Ave., Delton, Fla., formerly of Elk Rapids, died March 27, Baldauff Funeral Home in Orange City, Fla.
      - Barbara J. Lash, 64, of Mancelona, died March 29, Wolfe Funeral Home.
      BENZIE
     
      - Estelle Banasiak, of Thompsonville, died March 23, Benzonia Chapel, McElduff Funeral Home.
      - Lawrence Hoffman, Sr., of Thompsonville, died March 27, Terwilliger Funeral Home.
      - Dorothy Marguerite Nevius, 84, of Lansing, formerly of Benzie County, died March 27, Bennett-Barz Funeral Home.
      - Lawrence Hoffman, Sr., of Thompsonville, died March 27, Terwilliger Funeral Home.
      - Stollie C. Larson, 47, of Frankfort, died March 29, McElduff Funeral Home.
      CHARLEVOIX
     
      - Kathryn E. (Clark) Oless, 66, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Charlevoix, died Feb. 23.
      - Alisha Jewel Johnson, 19, of Boyne City, formerly of Charlevoix, died March 25, Winchester Funeral Home.
      - Neta Hill, 43, of East Jordan, died March 25, Penzien Funeral Home.
      - Clara Naomi Harrison, 80, of Charlevoix, died March 27, Winchester Funeral Home.
      - Lucile Cunningham, 92, of Charlevoix, died March 28, Winchester Funeral Home.
      CHEBOYGAN
     
      - Raymond J. LaHaie, 84, of Almont, formerly of Cheboygan, died March 3.
      - Mark E. Pennell, 33, of Cheboygan, died March 19.
      - Highland E. Robinson, 80, of Cheboygan, died March 19, Stebbins and Simpson Funeral Home in Sheridan.
      - Rose A. Wixson, 89, of Cheboygan, died March 21, Christian Funeral Home.
      - Margaret Fletcher Cowell, 78, of Mackinaw City, died March 22, Nordman Funeral Home.
      - Kathryn D. Prested, 93, of Cheboygan, died March 27, Charles G. Parks Funeral Home.
      CRAWFORD
      - Leslie R. Elmy, 73, of Grayling, died March 27, Sorenson Funeral Home, McEvers Chapel in Grayling.
      - Betty L. Worden, 65, of Grayling, died March 28, Sorenson Funeral Home, McEvers Chapel in Grayling.
      EMMET
     
      - Marian F. VanOsenbruggen, of Phoenix, Ariz. and a summer resident of Harbor Springs, died March 18, Best Funeral Home in Phoenix, Ariz.
      - Peter Forster, 53, of Cross Village, died March 24, Nordman Funeral Home of Cheboygan.
      - Warren A. Gero, 77, of Petoskey, died March 25, Stone Funeral Home.
      GRAND TRAVERSE
     
      - Vernise R. Hanna Conant, 82, of Williamsburg; died March 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Mary Ellen Smith, 74, of Traverse City; died March 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Joe Wolf, 81, of Traverse City; died March 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Jonathon Issiah Loveland, infant; died March 23; Covell-Smith Funeral Home, Kingsley.
      - Susan Mary Randels, 55, of Traverse City; died March 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Isadore A. Lardie, 74, of Traverse City; died March 25; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Edmund W. Siegrist, 72, of Traverse City, formerly of Bay City; died March 24; Penzien & Steele Funeral Home, Bay City.
      - John F. Abernethy, 76, of Traverse City, formerly of Detroit; died March 25; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Harlan G. Drake, 72, of Traverse City, formerly of Shiawassee County; died March 25; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Alfred M. Romanowski, Sr., 79, of Traverse City, died March 26, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Elmer Ward Johnson, 84, of Grawn, died March 26, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Richard J. Rokos, 84, of Traverse City, died March 27, Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Marta L. Hallett, 48, of Traverse City, died March 27, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Linda Jean Spaulding, 55, of Interlochen, died March 27, McElduff Funeral Home.
      - Esther Wells, 94, of Traverse City, died March 28, Covell Funeral Home.
      - Eleanor G. Russell, 82, of Traverse City, died March 28, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Burrell D. Rushing, 80, of Williamsburg, died March 29, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      KALKASKA
     
      - Ireta T. Mathis, 80, of Kalkaska, died March 29, Wolfe Funeral Home.
      LEELANAU
     
      - David "Frenchy" Lee Moyers, 57, of Mogadore, formerly of Empire, died Jan. 14.
      - Charles Robert McMillan, 76, of Empire; died March 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Gerald Neil Henshaw, 70, of Suttons Bay, died March 26, Martinson Funeral Home.
      MANISTEE
      - Milford L. Reed, 85, of Keillor Road, Bear Lake, died March 20, Edwards Funeral Home.
      - Clarence Raymond Peterson, 89, of Manistee, formerly of Ludington, died March 20, Herbert Funeral Home.
      - Henry T. Ax, 86, of Manistee, died March 21, Johnson Funeral Home.
      - Holland P. Capper, 95, of Manistee, died March 22, Johnson Funeral Home.
      - John Lakos, 84, of Manistee, died March 25, Johnson Funeral Home.
      OTSEGO
     
      - Susie R. Bishop, 99, of Gaylord, formerly of Owosso, died March 18.
      - Larry Krys, 49, of Gaylord, died March 16.
      - Benjamin P. Russell, 88, of Johannesburg, died March 23, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Vera McKenzie, 87, of Johannesburg, died March 24, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Curtis Terry, 89, of Gaylord, died March 27, Nelson Funeral Home.
      WEXFORD
      - Betty Jane "Stub" Odell, 64, of Manton, died March 25.
      - Elsie Ellen Deeren, 87, of Buckley; died March 26; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.