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April 29, 2001Deaths in the RegionEDITOR'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 - Marjorie Ann Tubbs, 71, of Mancelona, died March 1, Penzien Funeral Home. - Richard "Dick" Tubbs, Sr., 74, of Mancelona, died March 31, Penzien Funeral Home. - Richard Potrafke, 68, of Alden, died April 15, Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc. in Mancelona. - Margaret J. (Gleason) Allen, 76, of Mancelona, died April 16, Penzien Funeral Home. - Leonard E. Madagame, 74, of Alba; died April 20; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., Mancelona. - Florence E. Robbins, 82, of Mancelona; died April 20; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., Mancelona. - Ardith B. Westcott, 74, of Mancelona; died April 21; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., Mancelona. - Fr. Joseph Philip Marx, 73, of Elk Rapids, formerly of Milwaukie, Ore.; died April 22; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids. - Richard S. Wagerson, 73, of Torch River, died April 25, A.J. Desmond and Sons Funeral Home. BENZIE - Dorothy K. Johnson, 92, of Beulah; died April 20; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah. - Bernard G. Eckhout, 87, of Benzonia, died April 24, Benzonia Chapel of McElduff Funeral Homes. - Sara Gwendolyn "Gwen" Frostic, 94, of Benzonia, died April 25, Bennett-Barz Funeral Home. - Franklin O. Scruggs, 42, of Beulah, died April 26, McElduff Funeral Home. CHARLEVOIX - Fern Roberts, 92, of East Jordan, died April 10, Penzien Funeral Home. - Robert "Bob" Pancoast, 76, of Hilton Head, S.C. and Charlevoix, died April 11. - Sandra Rose Puhl, 55, of Charlevoix, died April 12, Winchester Funeral Home. - Jack M. Rick Sr., 68, of Boyne Falls, died April 15, Witzler-Shank Funeral Home. - Gordon D. Boydston, 63, of Charlevoix; died April 19; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix. - Verna L. Slack, 85, of East Jordan, formerly of Echo Township, died April 24, Mortensen Funeral Home. CHEBOYGAN - Dr. Yukio Umemori, 72, of Cheboygan, formerly of Japan and Detroit, died April 8. - Christopher Robert Arthur McCain, 35, of Topinabee and Hood River, died April 9. - Norma J. LeBlanc, 79, of Cheboygan, died April 10, Nelson Funeral Home. - Lucille J. Ditta, 88, of Cheboygan, died April 14, Nordman Funeral Home. - Carl Schaefer, 77, of Cheboygan, died April 17, Nordman Funeral Home. - Mrs. Fannie N. Stacey, 86, of Cheboygan, died April 18, Nelson Funeral Home. - Shirley Mae Jones, 77, of Cheboygan, died April 21, Nelson Funeral Home. CRAWFORD - Douglas D. "John" Harmer, 72, of Frederic; died Dec. 18, 2000; Sorenson Funeral Home, Grayling. EMMET - Pearl Cameron, 86, of Carp Lake, died April 10, Nordman Funeral Home. - Margaret M. Splinter, 77, of Oden, died April 12, Stone Funeral Home. - Dorothy Scott, 88, formerly of Wolverine and Petoskey, died April 15, Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River. - George R. Milliman, 80, of Petoskey, died April 15, Stone Funeral Home. - Janet F. Frye, 74, of Petoskey, died April 17. - Dolly May Murray (Findlay), 88, of Petoskey; died April 18. GRAND TRAVERSE - Sherril "Matt" Mattingly, 92, of Traverse City, died April 9, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home. - Marion R. Simon, 89, of Williamsburg; died April 19; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska. - Jean Lorene Carlton, 66, of Traverse City; died April 20; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City. - Melvina Downey, 70, of Fife Lake; died April 20; Hall Funeral Home, Manton. - Eileen V. Nelson, 81, of Traverse City; died April 21; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City. - Carl W. Smith, 86, of Traverse City; died April 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City. - Laurence E. Taylor, 93, of Kalamazoo, formerly of Traverse City; died April 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City. - William Weathers, 51, of Traverse City; died April 22; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City. - Dale Knepp, 81, of Traverse City, died April 22, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home. - John F. "Jack" Corcoran, 75, of Traverse City; died April 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City. - Arthur Richard Thomas, 24, of Traverse City, died April 24, Swartz Funeral Home in Flint. - Ellen Murphy, 66, of Traverse City, died April 25, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home. - Margaret L. Page, 79, of Traverse City, died April 26, Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes. - Mary Pickford McGowen, 81, of Traverse City, died April 26, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home. - Irma Barratt, 85, of Kingsley, died April 27, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home. KALKASKA - John J. Stankewitz, 88, of Kalkaska, died April 5, Wolfe Funeral Home. - Arlene R. Carrier, 72, of Kalkaska, died April 6, Wolfe Funeral Home. - Mary Susan Baryj, 52, of Kalkaska, died April 8, Wolfe Funeral Home. - James L. Waltz, 47, of Kalkaska, died April 9, Wolfe Funeral Home. - Bernard L. Andrews, 76, of Kalkaska, died April 9, Wolfe Funeral Home. - Josephine R. Montgomery, 60, of Rapid City, died April 10, Bellaire Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Home. - Edith M. Tuffts, 88, of Kalkaska, died April 11, Wolfe Funeral Home. - Joyce I. Long, 73, of Kalkaska, died April 25, Wolfe Funeral Home. - Gladys C. Stewart, 26, of Rapid City, died April 26, Wolfe Funeral Home. - Verna L. Ellis, 94, of Waynes Ville, Ohio, formerly of South Boardman and Ann Arbor, died April 26, Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home in Waynes Ville, Ohio. LEELANAU - Jean C. Raftshol, 81, of Suttons Bay; died April 18; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay. - Pauline B. Garvin, 100, of Cedar; died April 24; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City. - Madeline Wendels, 72, of Empire, died April 26, Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes. MANISTEE - David C. LaFeir, 48, of Wellston, died April 8, Herbert Funeral Home. - Robert James Wilson, 82, of Manistee, died April 9, Herbert Funeral Home. - Florence (Valley) Prunski, 84, of Wellston, died April 11, Terwilliger Funeral Home. - Charlotte J. Coe, 82, of Kaleva, died April 11, Herbert Funeral Home. - Loris "Mike" Richard Goss, 70, of Kaleva, died April 13, Terwilliger Funeral Home. - Josephine P. Helminski, 74, of East Parkdale Avenue, died April 17, Herbert Funeral Home. - Milward William Austin, 79, of Onekama, died April 17, Terwilliger Funeral Home. - John Alexander Bolter, Jr., of Detroit, formerly of Copemish, died April 17. - Bernice Bachinski, 98, of Manistee; died April 20; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee. - Norah J. Condux, 69, of Manistee; died April 20; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee. - Dorris Mae Gumbus, 86, of Manistee; died April 20; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee. - Bruce Matthew Ross, 60, of Manistee; died April 20; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee. - John J. Smith, 87, of Manistee; died April 22; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee. - Rufina Castillo Delgado, 76, of Kaleva; died April 24; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva. - Lulu Irene Clements, 91, of Copemish, died April 26, Terwilliger Funeral Home. OTSEGO - Dorus C. "Buddy" Bocook, 52, of Gaylord, died April 7, Nelson Funeral Home. - Robert F. McKown, 88, of Grand Rapids and formerly of Gaylord, died April 8, Van Strien-Creston Chapel Funeral Home. - Susan Ella Ruth Schweihofer, 53, of Gaylord, died April 8, Nelson Funeral Home. - Regina D. Noa, 77, of Gaylord, died April 12, Nelson Funeral Home. - Mark V. Coultes, 44, of Hudson Township; died April 18; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord. - James E. Lucas, 28, of Gaylord, died April 21, Nelson Funeral Home. - Eugene Kwiatkowski, 73, of Gaylord and Lakes of the North, died April 21, Nelson Funeral Home. - Martha Barber, 64, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Gaylord, died April 25, Nelson Funeral Home. WEXFORD - Henry J. Malkowski, 84, of Cadillac; died April 19; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac. - Kathryn Wilcox, 92, of Kentwood, formerly of Manton; died April 19; Hall Funeral Chapel, Manton. |