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October 14, 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
      - James David Still, 72, of Mancelona, died Oct. 9; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc.
      - Romadell "Dale" Hill, 85, of Bellaire, died Oct. 9; Mortensen Funeral Home.
      BENZIE
      - Iris Roberta Cole, 78, of Beulah, died Oct. 7; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home.
      - Walter A. Russell, 55, of Beulah, died Oct. 8; Youngman-McCullough Chapel in Lakeview.
      - Edna Louise Dragoon, 95, of Beulah, died Oct. 9; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home.
      - Evelyn D. Little, 84, of Frankfort, died Oct. 9; Benzonia Chapel of McElduff Funeral Homes.
      CHARLEVOIX
      - Helen Massey Huckins, 71, formerly of Boyne Falls, died Oct. 1, in Lake City, Fla.
      - Robert William Dunnette, 65, of Boyne City, died Oct. 5; Stackus Funeral Home.
      - Rose Amelia Carpenter, 85, of Charlevoix, died Oct. 8; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.
      - Leston H. Brown, 66, of Charlevoix, died Oct. 8; Winchester Funeral Home.
      CHEBOYGAN
      - Clayton LaChance, 50, of Indian River, died Sept. 25, 2001.
      - Eleanor Louise Charles, 80, formerly of Cheboygan and Detroit, died Sept. 29, in Fairhope, Alaska.
      - Charles A. Scott, 79, of Indian River, died Oct. 4; Nordman Funeral Home.
      - Ellen Beatty, 76, of Inverness Township, died Oct. 6; Christian Funeral Home.
      - Mary F. Duffiney, 51, of Cheboygan, died Oct. 8; Nordman Funeral Home.
      EMMET
      - Clara M. Kuebler Schmidt, 88, formerly of Brutus, died Sept. 17, 2001.
      - Claudine Kruskie, 83, of Cross Village, died Oct. 4; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
      - Ileta Salsbury, 75, of Harbor Springs, died Oct. 5; Schiller Funeral Home.
      - Ross Drayton, 82, of Alanson, died Oct. 5; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Kenneth R. VanNess, 64, of Carp Lake, died Oct. 6, 2001.
      - Dale D. Reberg, 73, of Petoskey, died Oct. 6; Stone Funeral Home.
      - Helen Peariso, 79, of Petoskey, died Oct. 7; Lintz Funeral Home.
      - Della Mae Archer, 86, of Petoskey, died Oct. 8; Stone Funeral Home.
      - Jamie M. Martin, 85, of Petoskey, died Oct. 9; Stone Funeral Home.
      - Frances Forster, 90, of Cross Village, died Oct. 9; Nordman Funeral Home.
      - Margaret "Marge" Bennington, 55, of Conway, died Oct. 10, Schiller Funeral Home.
      GRAND TRAVERSE
      - Brock Safronoff, 26, of Traverse City, died in New York on Sept. 11, 2001.
      - Gary Neville Hays, 60, of Memphis, Tenn., and formerly of Traverse City, died Sept. 21, 2001, in Memphis.
      - Peter J. Yuresko, 72, of Traverse City, died Oct. 6; Covell-Smith Funeral Home, Kingsley.
      - Roger Allen Krueger, 62, of Houghton Lake, and formerly of Traverse City, died Oct. 7; Christler Funeral Home, Houghton Lake.
      - Dale "Pat" McManus, 54, of Traverse City, died Oct. 7; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Ogden Alger Hobson, 88, of Traverse City, died Oct. 10; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
      - Dorothy A. Curtis, 93, of Traverse City, died Oct. 12; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Leachman, 61, of Traverse City, died Oct. 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home of Traverse City.
      - Minard "Bud" Newhouse Jr., 62, of Williamsburg, died Oct. 12; Elk Rapids Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      LEELANAU
      - Theda L. Houdek, 92, of Ludington, formerly of Leland, died Oct. 5; Dorrell Funeral Home, Ludington.
      - Edward C. Egeler, 81, of Suttons Bay, died Oct. 6 ; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Gertrude Cecila Schlueter, 80, of Lake Leelanau, died Oct. 7; Martinson Funeral Home.
      - Clemence Ambrose Mikowski, 86, of Cedar, died Oct. 8; Martinson Funeral Home.
      - Lurena M. Swanson, 94, of Maple City, died Oct. 12; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      MANISTEE
      - Matthew Cooper Swanson, 11, formerly of Manistee, died Aug. 11, in Pinckney.
      - Mildred F. Lindeman, 78, of Stronach, died Oct. 5; Johnson Funeral Home.
      - Joseph S. Vargo, 83, of Manistee, died Oct. 7; Hall Funeral Home, Gladwin.
      - Cherryl L. Mikula, 53, of Manistee, died Oct. 7; Herbert Funeral Home.
      - Gerald Allen Holso, 66, of Kaleva, died Oct. 11; Terwilliger Funeral Home.
      - Caroline (Carrie) Jankowiak, 91, of Manistee, died Oct. 11; Herbert Funeral Home.
      OTSEGO
      - Daniel Keffer, 50, of Gaylord, died Oct. 6; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
      - Helen Moss, 88, of Gaylord, died Oct. 12; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
      WEXFORD
      - Belva N. (Church) Short, 94, of Mesick, died Oct. 9; Young Funeral Home, Lake City.
     
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