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April 8, 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
     
      - Esther R. Fifelski, 69, of Lakes of the North, died March 11, Beyers Funeral Home.
      - Patricia A. Grice, 73, of Mancelona, died March 20.
      - Mary E. Kitchen, 72, of Mancelona, died March 25, Wolfe Funeral Home.
      - Sarah Robbins, 99, of Mancelona, died March 26, Penzien Funeral Home.
      - Coral L. Merchant, 62, of Kewadin; died March 30; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.
      - Ethel Mae Brooks, 64, of Central Lake; died March 31; Mortensen Funeral Home, Central Lake.
      - Richard "Dick" Tubbs, Sr., 74, of Mancelona; died March 31; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., Mancelona.
      - Norman O. Mayes, 83, of Elk Rapids, died April 2, Elk Rapids Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Richard M. Graham, 78, of Kewadin, died April 2, Elk Rapids Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Dwight Henry Beckmann, 84, of Elk Rapids, died April 2, Elk Rapids Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Eugene "Spike" Primrose, 68, of Mancelona, died April 3, Penzien Funeral Home in Mancelona.
      - Mildred M. Aenis, 96, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Central Lake, died April 3, Mortensen Funeral Home.
      - Stanley Babcock Smith, 95, of Eastport, formerly of Dearborn, died April 3, Winchester Funeral Home.
      - Winsor S. Dunbar, 94, of Elk Rapids, died April 4, Clark Funeral Chapel.
      BENZIE
     
      - Estelle Banasiak, of Thompsonville, formerly of Grand Rapids; died March 23; McElduff Funeral Home, Benzonia.
      - Robert A. Lytle, 72, of Honor, died April 4, Bennet-Barz Funeral Home.
      - Michael Poswoski, 50, of Frankfort, died April 5, Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      CHARLEVOIX
     
      - Violet M. Hinckley, of East Jordan, died March 17.
      - Clara Naomi Harrison, 80, of Charlevoix, died March 27, Winchester Funeral Home.
      - Lucille M. Cunningham, 92, of Charlevoix; died March 28; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.
      - Marian Ruth (Fox) Hartwell, 86, of Boyne City, died March 28, Stackus Funeral Home in Boyne City.
      - Lauretta R. Swanson, 87, of Charlevoix; died March 29; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.
      - Lynn F. Carpenter, 88, of Charlevoix, died March 31, Hastings Funeral Home.
      - Ella Sweet, 87, of Ranchos de Taos, N.M., formerly of Charlevoix, died April 1.
      CHEBOYGAN
     
      - Fusako "June" LeBlanc, 67, of Cheboygan, died March 27, Christian Funeral Home.
      - Virginia Armstrong, 96, formerly of Cheboygan, died March 30, Nordman Funeral Home.
      - Robert James Arildsen, 32, of Toledo, Ohio, formerly of Cheboygan, died March 30, Beuhler Funeral Home.
      CRAWFORD
     
      - George A. Hanson, 83, of Grayling, died April 1, Penzien Funeral Home.
      EMMET
     
      - Thomas G. Murphy, 79, of Alanson; died March 27; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Gilbert C. Morford, 90, of Petoskey; died March 29; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Juanita S. Wiseman, 73, of Harbor Springs, died March 30, Stone Funeral Home.
      - Esther M. Martinchek, 81, of Petoskey, died April 1, Stone Funeral Home.
      - Sadie (McDonald) Blumke, 78, of Alanson, died April 2, Stone Funeral Home.
      - Barbara Sue Rafacz, 43, of Petoskey, died April 2, Stone Funeral Home.
      GRAND TRAVERSE
     
      - Robert Hall Harris, of Traverse City, died Feb. 11.
      - Joseph J. Brewer, 74, of Alaska, formerly of Fife Lake, died March 14, Evergreen Memorial Chapel.
      - Dorothy J. Crocker, 81, of Traverse City; died March 26; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Buddy H. North, 63, of Anchorage Alaska; died March 27; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Violet M. Bossingham, 78, of Traverse City, died March 28, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Cheryl M. Foss, 54, of Traverse City; died March 29; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Carole Hofpner, 66, of Traverse City; died March 29; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - William H. "Bill" Devries, 89, of Traverse City; died March 30; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Florence M. VanCamp, 63, of Traverse City; died March 30; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Alfred "Doc" Jannausch, 79, of Traverse City, formerly of Charlevoix and Grand Rapids; died March 31; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - L. F. "Bud" Schwab, 85, of Traverse City; died March 31; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Magdalene Caroline Woodman, 96, of Traverse City; died March 31; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - James Patrick "Pat" Easterday, 49, of Traverse City; died April 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Daina Jean Flores, 41, of Kingsley; died April 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Edward Karcheski, 86, of Traverse City; died April 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Carl Van Wezel Jr., 77, of Traverse City, formerly of Ferndale, died April 2, Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Ronald A. Haines, 43, of Traverse City, died April 2, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Dwight Henry Beckmann, 84, of Elk Rapids, died April 2, Elk Rapids Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Joseph H. Houle, 76, of Kingsley, died April 2, Covell-Smith Funeral Home in Kingsley.
      - Stanley Steed, Sr., 83, of Traverse City, died April 3, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Ronald C. Satter, 84, of Traverse City, died April 4, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Daisy M. Durga, 92, of Traverse City, died April 4, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Thelma Smith, 98, of Stuart, Fla., formerly of Traverse City, died April 5, Wallace and White Funeral Home of Stuart, Fla.
      KALKASKA
     
      - Phyllis Bernhardt Gungel, 73, of Kalkaska County, died March 9.
      - Pauline L. Alexander, 71, of Kalkaska, died April 1, Wolfe Funeral Home.
      - John J. Stankewitz, 88, of Kalkaska, died April 5, Wolfe Funeral Home.
      MANISTEE
     
      - James D. Alsup, 74, of Bear Lake; died Feb. 14.
      - John Lakos, 84, of Manistee; died March 25; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Fred William May, 69, of Bear Lake, died April 3, Edwards Funeral Home.
      - Irene E. Bishop, 77, of Manistee, died April 4, Herbert Funeral Home, PC.
      OTSEGO
     
      - Curtis Terry, 89, of Gaylord, died March 27, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - J.D. Paugh, 86, of Johannesburg, died March 30, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Eileen Fox, 73, of Johannesburg, died March 31, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Marjorie Hergenroeder, 89, of Gaylord, died April 3, Nelson Funeral Home.