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September 8, 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
     
      - Donald W. Sheldon, 83, of Central Lake, died Sept. 1; Central Lake Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.
      BENZIE
     
      - Erling J. W. Johnson, 86, of Frankfort, died Aug. 21; Frankfort Chapel, McElduff Funeral Home.
      - Gerald E. Miller, 63, of Beulah, formerly of Flint, died Aug. 30; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
      - Wallace "Wally" Benjamin Cook, 70, of Thompsonville, died Aug. 31; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
      - Lenore E. Eckhout, 87, of Benzonia, died Sept. 1; Benzonia Chapel, McElduff Funeral Home.
      - Gerald L. Rockwell, 65, of Benzonia, died Sept. 1; McElduff Funeral Home, Benzonia.
      - Aida Corona, 45, of Honor, died Sept. 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Dallas V. Smith, 83, of Frankfort, formerly of Elberta, died Sept. 2; McElduff Funeral Home, Frankfort.
      - James J. Ewing, 84, of Frankfort, died Sept. 4; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
      CHARLEVOIX
     
      - Victoria Ann "Vickie" Kosc, 94, of Boyne Falls, died Sept. 2; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
      - Joseph J. Kirby, 52, of East Jordan, died Sept. 4; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc. in East Jordan.
      - Kenneth W. Councilor, 67, of East Jordan, died Sept. 6; Penzien Funeral Homes, Inc. in East Jordan.
      CHEBOYGAN
     
      - Donald J. Harn, 27, of Cheboygan, died Aug. 26; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Ginny LaCross, 61, of Cheboygan, died Aug. 28; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Joan Ross, 54, of Cheboygan, died Aug. 28; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Leonard C. Van Slembrouck, 78, of Cheboygan, died Aug. 28; Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Connie Louise Dahlman, 78, of Cheboygan, died Aug. 30; Beck Funeral Home, Rogers City.
      - John "Piney" Freeworth, 56, of Cheboygan, died Aug. 30; Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Frances Kaplita, 90, of Cheboygan, died Sept. 2; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Ronald R. Herring, 86, of Cheboygan, died Sept. 4; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      EMMET
     
      - Britton L. Gordon, 92, of Harbor Springs, died Aug. 28; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
      - Benjamin John Beattie, 28, of Alanson, died Aug. 30; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Patricia J. Doyle, 79, of Petoskey, died Aug. 30; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Irene Readmond, 68, of Levering, died Aug. 31; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Imogene T. Clarke, 91, of Harbor Springs, died Sept. 2; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
      - Jone Elaine Phillips, 68, of Littlefield Township, died Sept. 3; Schiller Funeral Home, Harbor Springs.
      - Vivian Collins, of Petoskey, died Sept. 4; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Carol Jean (Feather) Harrington, 61, of Petoskey, died Sept. 4; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      GRAND TRAVERSE
     
      - Robert M. "Bob" Seward, 89, of Traverse City, died Aug. 11, 2002.
      - Capt. Robert James Loomis, 81, of Fredericksburg, Va., formerly of Big Rapids, Traverse City and Leelanau County, died Aug. 24; Covenant Funeral Chapel, Fredericksburg, Va.
      - Marjorie Maxine Mauch, 74, of Traverse City, died Aug. 25; Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Gary "Tex" Joe Balderach, 53, of Traverse City, died Aug. 31; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Wallace "Wally" Benjamin Cook, 70, of Thompsonville, died Aug. 31; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
      - Madeline Chappel, 82, of Kingsley, died Sept. 1; Covell-Smith Funeral Home, Kingsley.
      - Blandine Janicki, 85, of Kingsley, died Sept. 1; Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Judith E. "Judy" Shocko, 51, of Traverse City, died Sept. 1, Covell Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Frances M. Walters, 80, of Traverse City, died Sept. 1; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Floyd I. Collinsworth, 76, of Interlochen, died Sept. 2; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Dorothy J. Marlow, 74, of Traverse City, died Sept. 2; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Richard Elvin Dietz, 57, of Traverse City, died Sept. 2; Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Pearl L. Low, 86, of Traverse City, died Sept. 3; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      - Murial W. Cicotte, 91, of Traverse City, died Sept. 4; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Homes.
      - Bill Hambrecht, 61, of Traverse City, died Sept. 4; Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Jenny "Babe" Taylor, 64, of Traverse City, died Sept. 5; Traverse City Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes.
      - Raymond Aloysius "Rex" Newman, 82, of Traverse City, died Sept. 6; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
      KALKASKA
     
      - George Arthur Dragoo Jr., 57, formerly of Kalkaska, died Sept. 4; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - Doris Jean Gerlach, 75, of South Boardman, died Sept. 6; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      LEELANAU
     
      - Nakia "Nick" Lee Chippewa, 26, of Peshawbestown, died Aug. 31; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
      MANISTEE
     
      - Kathleen L. Gray, 50, of Manistee, died Aug. 23; Nelson Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Norman E. Ware, 53, of Manistee, died Aug. 30; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Bethel I. Grage, 90, of Manistee, died Aug. 31; Johnson Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee.
      - Carole J. Bradford, 77, of Manistee, died Sept. 1; Johnson Funeral Home, P.C., Manistee.
      - Charles William Kinnunen, 63, of Bear Lake, died Sept. 1; Edwards Oak Grove Funeral Home, Bear Lake.
      - Joseph Frank Zupin, 78, of Brown Township, died, Sept. 1; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
      - Stewart Christopher Dunsmore, 46, of Manistee, died Sept. 2; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.
      OTSEGO
     
      - Michael Noa, 44, of Gaylord, died Aug. 31; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
      - Mathew Harlukowicz, 85, of Gaylord, died Aug. 31; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
      - Alice MacRae, 85, of Gaylord and Cape Coral, Fla., died Sept. 3; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
      - Johanna Mackowiak, 86, of Gaylord, died Sept. 4; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
      - Philip Knapp, 67, of Gaylord, died Sept. 4; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
      - Gertrude Thorpe, 94, of Gaylord, died Sept. 6; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
      - JB Hanback, 75, of Gaylord, died Sept. 7; Nelson Funeral Home, Inc.
      WEXFORD
     
      - Edith Alvina Burton, 78, of Mesick, died Sept. 6; Hitesman Funeral Home, Cadillac.
      - Maryellen Marie Shattuck, 38, of Cadillac, died Sept. 6; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.
     
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