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July 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
     
      - Robert W. Fuller, 62, of Mancelona; died June 26; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - Albert J. Scharbat, 85, of Mancelona, died June 27, Penzien Funeral Home.
      - Geraldine H. Lockman, 83, of Alden; died June 29; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.
      - Jon H. Oetting, 56, of Mancelona; died June 29; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., Mancelona.
      - Helen Hofstetter, 83, of Elk Rapids; died June 30; Covell Funeral Home, Elk Rapids.
      - Arthur Kowall, 82, of Bellaire; died June 30; Mortensen Funeral Home, Bellaire.
      - Elaine A. Bauer, 90, of Helena Township; died July 1; Penzien Funeral Homes, Mancelona.
      - Jason A. Snarey, 25, of Central Lake, died July 3, Mortensen Funeral Home.
      - Genevieve (Jenny) Rose Thomas, 37, of Kewadin, died July 5, Elk Rapids Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      BENZIE
     
      - Andrew J. Yalch, 93, of Honor; died June 30; McElduff Funeral Home, Benzonia.
      - Berneta DeWindt, 73, of Benzonia; died July 1; McElduff Funeral Home, Benzonia.
      - Diana J. Hendershott, 54, of Beulah, died Sunday, July 1, 2001; Oak Grove Cremation Center.
      - Mildred M. Huppert, 93, of Benzonia; died July 1; McElduff Funeral Home, Benzonia.
      - Stan Vokoviak, 59, of Frankfort; died July 1; McElduff Funeral Home, Frankfort.
      - Frances Adaline O'Callaghan, 84, of Frankfort, died July 3, Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Lexus Marie Samonie, 2, of Honor, died July 3, Bennett-Barz Funeral Home.
      CHARLEVOIX
     
      - Ruth H. Bulow, 92, of Charlevoix, died June 26, Winchester Funeral Home.
      - Joseph Wagstaff, Sr., 88, of Saginaw, formerly of Boyne City, died June 27, Hastings Funeral Home.
      - June L. Russel, 83, of East Jordan, died June 30, Penzien Funeral Home.
      CHEBOYGAN
     
      - Marie M. Malecek, 93, of Cheboygan, died July 2, Nordman Funeral Home.
      - Douglas Korte, 55, of Cheboygan, died July 4, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Charles Sherman, 74, of Wolverine, died July 5, Nelson Funeral Home.
      CRAWFORD
     
      - David W. Salamin, 65, of Grayling; died July 1; Sorenson Funeral Home, Grayling.
      - Florien P. DeGripp, 78, of Grayling; died July 1; Sorenson Funeral Home, Grayling.
      EMMET
     
      - Robert Cowen Bowden, 78, of Harbor Springs and formerly of Plymouth, died June 27, Schiller Funeral Home.
      - Martin J. King, Jr., 66, of Petoskey, died June 28, Charles G. Parks Funeral Home.
      - Herman Heuvelhorst, of Petoskey, died July 2, Stone Funeral Home.
      GRAND TRAVERSE
     
      - Charlan Joyce Ulman, 50, of Traverse City; died June 28; Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Violet S. Tezak, 83, of Interlochen; died June 30; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
      - Constance "Connie" H. McCort, 91, of Traverse City; died July 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - David A. Ferguson, 78, of Traverse City; died July 2; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - James "Jim" Jones, 51, of Traverse City, died July 2, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Larry E. Langdon, 72, of Traverse City, died July 2, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - E. N. (Van) Rumanes, 71, of Traverse City, died July 2.
      - Josephine Celene Fox, 64, of Traverse City, died July 4, Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Maudie S. Wysong, 99, of Traverse City, died July 4, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Larissa Anne Sudekum, of Traverse City, died July 4, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Letitia E. Brown, 81, of Traverse City, died July 5, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Muriel E. Lakey, 75, of Traverse City, died July 5, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      KALKASKA
     
      - Walter O. Douglas, 91, of Kalkaska, died June 25, Wolfe Funeral Home.
      LEELANAU
     
      - Leo C. Whalen, 55, of Empire; died July 1; Reynolds-Johnkoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Nathan Joel Schwarz, 27, of Leland, died July 3, Martinson Funeral Home.
      - Donald L. Cheek, 68, of Glen Arbor, died July 5, Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      MANISTEE
     
      - Douglas L. Bowerman, 59, of Manistee; died June 30; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Dorothy Ann Osborn, 73, of Bear Lake, died July 2, Terwilliger Funeral Home.
      - A. Marie Shoults, 91, of Arcadia, died July 4, Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home.
      OTSEGO
     
      - Joseph F. Barraw Jr., 21, of Vanderbilt, died June 26, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Barbara Lee Gelow, 68, of Johannesburg, died June 27, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - George O. Chouinard, 82, of Gaylord, died June 27, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Jeffrey Hill, 46, of Gaylord, died June 27, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Jolynn Crumbaugh, 62, of Gaylord, died June 30, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Danielle Geikowski, 17, of Lewiston, formerly of Gaylord, died June 30, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Robert Frost, 84, of Gaylord, died July 2, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Grace A. Burris, 86, of Gaylord, died July 6, Nelson Funeral Home.
      - Iva Norton, 94, of Gaylord, died July 7, Nelson Funeral Home.