February 25, 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

- Thelma M. Potrakus, 84, of Central Lake; died Feb. 19; Mortensen Funeral Home.
- Harold R. Nyland, 93, of Central Lake, died Feb. 19, Mortensen Funeral Home.
- Elizabeth Ann Davis, 71, of Bellaire, died Feb. 22, Penzien Funeral Homes Inc. in Mancelona.

BENZIE

- Albert W. (Pete) Orr, 84, of Beulah, died Feb. 15, Oak Grove Cremation Center.
- Marilyn Ann “Skip” Bennett, 76, of Frankfort, died Feb. 19.

CHARLEVOIX

- Devere Leroy Washburn, 76, of Walloon Lake, died Feb. 14, Stackus Funeral Home in Boyne City.

CHEBOYGAN

- Florence C. Garnicki, 71, of Cheboygan, died Feb. 8, Christian Funeral Home.
- Sharon Lyons, 53, of Cheboygan, died Feb. 11, Nordman Funeral Home.
- Lorain Dean Ramey, 60, of Cheboygan, died Feb. 12.
- Lawrence J. Raishe, 77, of Cheboygan, died Feb. 13, Nordman Funeral Home.
- Glenn Harold Fisher, 92, of Hot Springs, Ark. and formerly of Cheboygan, died Feb. 14, Caruth-Hale Funeral Home in Hot Springs, Ark.
- Janet Bernice Mushlock, 86, of Cheboygan, died Feb. 15, Christian Funeral Home.

EMMET

- Ruth A. Hardy, 91, of Lecanto, Fla. and formerly of Petoskey, died Feb. 14.
- Patricia E. Rinock, 83, of Petoskey, died Feb. 15, Schiller Funeral Home.
- Lydia H. Grimmer, 97, of Petoskey and formerly of Bay City, died Feb. 15, Squires Fu-neral Home in Bay City.
- Donald ‘Tub´ Croff, 75, died Feb. 15, Schiller Funeral Home in Harbor Springs.
- Helen Hankins, 86, of Petoskey, died Feb. 15, Stone Funeral Home.
- Jean M. Wood, 80, of Petoskey, died Feb. 17, Stone Funeral Home.
- Janet Bernice Mushlock, 86, of Inverness Township, died Feb. 18, Christian Funeral Home.

GRAND TRAVERSE

- Robert Hall Harris, 88, of Traverse City, died Feb. 11.
- Jeanette Galbraith, formerly of Traverse City, died Feb. 11.
- Marguerite A. Rossan, 54, of Traverse City; died Feb. 13; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.
- Charles Wesley “Wes” Bullock, 88, of Traverse City, died Feb. 14, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
- Helene E. Hughes, 80, of Traverse City; died Feb. 16; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
- Betty J. Melton, 66, of Rochester, Ind., formerly of Traverse City; died Feb. 16; Foster and Good Funeral Home, Rochester, Ind.
- Edna Agnes Wright, 79, of Traverse City; died Feb. 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
- Neva E. Towne, 100, of Traverse City, died Feb. 19, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
- Patrick Michael Murchie, 19, of Traverse City, died Feb. 21, Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
- Edward F. Anderson, 60, of Kingsley, died Feb. 21, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.

MANISTEE

- Margaret (Anderson) Matson, of Palm Desert, Calif. and formerly of Manistee, died Jan. 13,Johnson Funeral Home.
- Robert “Catfish Mallory” Moule, 58, of Manistee; died Feb. 15; Herbert Funeral Home.
- Betty Kneidel, 95, of Manistee; died Feb. 17; Herbert Funeral Home.
- Irene M. Strzyzewski, 77, of Manistee; died Feb. 17; Herbert Funeral Home.
- Mary Ann Skrzycki, 76, of Bear Lake, died Feb. 19, Herbert Funeral Home.

OTSEGO

- Sister Rosalyn Nowak, 81, of Harrison, died Feb. 11, Nelson Funeral Home.
- Terry James Elliott, 34, of Gaylord, died Feb. 11, Ware-Smith-Woolever Funeral Chapel.
- Harriet Couch, 87, of Gaylord and Bushnell, Fla., died Feb. 17, Nelson Funeral Home.
- Fon Caudill, Jr., 48, of Johannesburg, died Feb. 21, Nelson Funeral Home.
- Andrew Sharrow, 85, of Vanderbilt - Gaylord, died Feb. 22, Nelson Funeral Home.