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January 20, 2002

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
     
      - Benjamin Miller Winburn, 71, of Elk Rapids, formerly of North Shore, Ill., died Jan. 10; William H. Scott Funeral Home in Wilmette, Ill.
      - Concepcion M. Zepeda, 31, of Jordan Township, in Antrim County, died Jan. 12; Penzien Funeral Homes, PC, East Jordan.
      - Betty Tilley, 87, of Elk Rapids, died Jan. 13; Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - John K. Hannah, 69, of Elk Rapids, died Jan. 14; Elk Rapids Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Grace Wilkerson, 78, of Mancelona, died Jan. 16; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc., Mancelona.
     
      BENZIE
      - Leona May Berry, 90, of Frankfort, died Jan. 14; Benzonia Chapel, McElduff Funeral Homes.
      - Irma E. Lentz, 82, of Frankfort, died Jan. 15; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
      - Robert I. Snell, 74, of Beulah, died Jan. 17; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home.
      - Custer T. Carland, of Frankfort, died Jan. 18; Frankfort Chapel, McElduff Funeral Homes.
      - Dackota Charles Jones Irish, stillborn infant, of Frankfort, died Jan. 18; Benzonia Chapel, McElduff Funeral Homes.
     
      CHARLEVOIX
      - Thelma S. Bentley, 91, of Grand Blanc, and formerly of Boyne City, died Jan. 14; Hill Funeral Home, Grand Blanc.
     
      CHEBOYGAN
      - Walter C. Napthen IV, 27, of Indian River, died Dec. 31, 2001.
      - Julius Blanke Jr., 82, of Kankakee, Ill., and formerly of Cheboygan, died Jan. 9, 2002.
      - Muriel Melms McRae, 85, of Mackinaw City, died Jan. 9; Nordman Funeral Home.
      - Freda Louise Woodruff, 83, of Cheboygan, died Jan. 11; Nordman Funeral Home.
      - William J. Duncan, 66, of Cheboygan, died Jan. 12, Nordman Funeral Home.
      - Byron L. Cole, 99, of Burt Lake, died Jan. 13; Lintz Funeral Home.
      - Isadore Clark, 92, former long-time resident of Cheboygan, died Jan. 13, 2002.
      - Laurence W. Davis, 74, of Mackinaw City, died Jan. 14; Nordman Funeral Home.
      - Irene C. Lennon, 83, of Aloha Township, died Jan. 14; Christian Funeral Home.
     
      CRAWFORD
      - Marguerite M. Cook, 93, of Grayling, died Jan. 14; Sorenson Funeral Home, McEvers Chapel.
      - Raymond John Apley, 76, of Grayling, died Jan. 15; Sorenson Funeral Home, McEvers Chapel.
     
      EMMET
      - Alice Ann Sholberg, 87, of Harbor Springs, died Jan. 10; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
      - Richard “Dick” C. Oelke, 73, of Petoskey, died Jan. 11; Stone Funeral Home.
      - Lucille M. Shier, 88, of Petoskey, died Jan. 14; Stone Funeral Home.
      - Frank S. Marshall, 82, of Levering, died Jan. 14;
      - Maxine Mae Kellogg, 60, of Petoskey, died Jan. 15; Stone Funeral Home.
      - Neil Gillingham Johnson, 62, of Harbor Springs, died Jan. 15; Schiller Funeral Home.
      - Emily Ellen Pangborn, 97, of Petoskey, died Jan. 15; Stone Funeral Home.
      - Margaret F. Gokee, 77, of Petoskey, died Jan. 16; Stone Funeral Home.
     
      GRAND TRAVERSE
      - Jonathan Lawton Dalzell, 20, of Phoenix, Ariz., and formerly of Traverse City, died Jan. 7; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Ann Kitchen, 74, of Traverse City, died Jan. 14; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Irene Gladys Keffer, 86, of Kingsley, died Jan. 15; Covell-Smith Funeral Home, King- sley.
      - Frederick H. Laine, 47, of Traverse City, died Jan. 15; Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Joseph G. Lucsy, 93, of Williamsburg, died Jan. 15; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Robert D. Snyder, 71, of Traverse City, died Jan. 15; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Thelma C. Schroeder, 98, of Traverse City, died Jan. 16; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Emil C. Niederer, 64, of Grawn, died Jan. 16; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Joshua Nathan Bursian, 28, of Traverse City, died Jan. 17; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Ka- leva.
      - Lillian Geraldine Knitz, 86, of Traverse City, died Jan. 17; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
      - Michelle “Chelle” Rene` Heinisch, 38, of Williamsburg, died Jan. 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Tsgt. F. Todd Reeves, USAF, Ret., 37, of Traverse City, died Jan. 17; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - John H. Lemcool, 85, of Grawn, died Jan. 18; Covell-Smith Funeral Home, Kingsley.
     
      KALKASKA
      - Patricia Rose Landers, 74, of Kalkaska, died Jan. 9; Wolfe Funeral Home.
      - Patricia Raye Tanner, 42, of Kalkaska, died Jan. 12; Wolfe Funeral Home.
      - Claud Lyle Hall, 88, of Kalkaska, died Jan. 13; Wolfe Funeral Home.
      - John David Kimball, 64, of Rapid City, died Jan. 15; Wolfe Funeral Home.
      - Myrna Louise Russell, 63, of Kalkaska, died Jan. 18; Wolfe Funeral Home.
     
      LEELANAU
      - Lucy A. Coulston, 87, of Northport, died Jan. 12; Ramsey Funeral Home, Harbor Beach.
      - Bette Jo Brey, 88, of Melrose, Fla., and formerly of Empire, died Jan. 13, 2002.
     
      MANISTEE
      - Ernest E. Ware, 77, of Bear Lake, died Jan. 13; Ware-Smith-Woolever Funeral Directors, Midland.
      - Shirley Fay Wilson, 74, of Bear Lake, died Jan. 14; The Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Manistee.
      - Thomas De Paetschow, 73, of Manistee, died Jan. 14; Herbert Funeral Home.
      - Mary Lou Popielarz, 69, of Sylvan Lake, and formerly of Manistee, died Jan. 14; Herbert Funeral Home.
      - John “Roscoe” Lamont, 85, of Bear Lake, died Jan. 15; Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake.
      - Lenore G. Wendel, 89, of Onekama, died Jan. 15; Edwards-Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake.
     
      MISSAUKEE
      - Julia VanderMeulen, 84, of Falmouth, died Jan. 18; Burkholder Funeral Home, McBain.
     
      OTSEGO
      - Randy L. Kemper, 43, of Vanderbilt, died Jan. 13; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc., Gaylord.
      - Ronald L. Dittmar, 66, of Gaylord, died Jan. 13; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
      - Helen West, 91, of Gaylord, and formerly Roseville, died Jan. 14; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
      - Marie Oberheim, 88, of Waters, died Jan. 17; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
     
      WEXFORD
      - Patricia Ann Sogge, 72, of Cadillac, died Jan. 17; Peterson Funeral Home.
     
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