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April 6, 2003

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
      - Durand R. Gotts, 101, of Elk Rapids, died March 30; Covell Funeral Homes, Elk Rapids.
      - Arnold Potts, 90, of Norwood Township, died March 30; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.
      - Reginald 'Ben' Robinson, 91, of Kewadin, died April 2; Covell Funeral Homes, Elk Rapids Chapel.
      - Luella M. Fales, 77, of Ellsworth, died April 3; Hastings Funeral Home, Ellsworth.
      BENZIE
      - Lucile Stratton Hawley, 93, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and longtime summer resident of Crystal Lake, died Feb. 13.
      - Ethel K. Sicha Cooper, 88, of El Cerrito, Calif., and longtime summer resident of Crystal Lake, died Feb. 14.
      - Albert B. McKinnon, 91, of Frankfort, died March 29; McElduff Funeral Home, Frankfort.
      - Irene Marion Cripps, 74, of Honor, died April 4; McElduff Funeral Homes, Benzonia Chapel.
      CHARLEVOIX
      - Martha R. Cawthra, 87, of Walloon Lake, died March 13; Fuller Funeral Home, Naples, Fla.
      - Hal M. Hill, 84, of Charlevoix, died March 21; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.
      - John D. Swanson, 77, of Charlevoix, died March 26; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.
      - Carolyn VanDyke, 54, of Walloon Lake, died March 26; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
      - Louis S. Orlowski, 85, of Charlevoix, died March 28; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.
      - Betty J. Barkley, 79, of Boyne City, died March 29; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
      - Bettye Jo Lenon Basham, 75, of Sikeston, Mo., formerly of Charlevoix, died March 31; Richards Funeral Home, New Madrid, Mo.
      - Gertrude Upton Kent, 79, of East Jordan, died March 31; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
      - John Kenneth 'Jay' Mosoryak, 51, of Charlevoix, died April 1; Winchester Funeral Home, Charlevoix.
      CHEBOYGAN
      - Susan I. Hubbel, 44, of Cheboygan, died March 28; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Eileen Davis Mathany, 80, of Cheboygan; died March 28; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Marian A. Jewell, 79, of Cheboygan, died March 31; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      CRAWFORD
      - Lisa Ann Phillips, 37, of Grayling, died March 27; Sorenson Funeral Home, McEvers Chapel, Grayling.
      EMMET
      - Marilyn M. Peterson, 65, of Petoskey, died March 28; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Bert B. Pierce, 80, of Petoskey, died March 28; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Clarence E. Hughey Jr., 65, of Alanson, died March 29; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      GRAND TRAVERSE
      - Goldie Greilick, 88, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Kingsley, died March 12.
      - Wheatley N. 'Skip' Hemmick IV, 54, of Traverse City, died March 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - William E. Brooks, 35, of Grawn; died March 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Judithe Couturier, 61, of Interlochen, died March 28; Covell Funeral Homes, Traverse City Chapel.
      - Gerald Wayne Eveleigh, 48, of Traverse City and Cadillac, died March 28; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Gertrude Engle, 79, formerly of Traverse City and Ulysses, Pa., died March 30; Covell Funeral Homes, Traverse City Chapel.
      - Donald Dale Lake, 56, of Williamsburg, died March 30; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Jean M. Merchant, 78, of Williamsburg, died March 30; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Victor A. Rokos, 88, of Traverse City, died March 30; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Kay Marie Connell, 59, of Traverse City, died March 31; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Iva Pauline Crouch-Ducheney, 86, of Traverse City, died March 31; Covell Funeral Homes, Traverse City Chapel.
      - Merle Bolton Keffer, 88, of Kingsley, died April 1; Covell-Smith Funeral Home, Kingsley.
      - Helen L. Kroupa, 86, of Traverse City, died April 2; Covell Funeral Homes, Traverse City Chapel.
      - Douglas William Frantz, 85, of Traverse City, died April 3; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      KALKASKA
      - Zachary Allen Udell, infant son of Stephanie E. Merriam and Scott A. Udell of Rapid City, died March 28; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - Charles B. Curtis, 100, of Kalkaska, died March 30; Ashley-Scott Funeral Home, Hazel Park.
      - Doris A. Kusch, 75, of Kalkaska, died April 1; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - Margret Anna Hoppe, 64, of South Boardman, died April 2; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      LEELANAU
      - Robert L. Vanderlaan, 72, of Cedar, formerly of Muskegon, died March 27; Sytsema Funeral Home, Muskegon.
      - Thomas J. Wheeler Sr., 65, of Cedar, died March 29; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Leroy A. 'Lee' Allington, 79, of Leland, died March 31; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
      - Anna P. Kraitz, 84, of Bohemian Settlement, died March 31; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
      - Elsie Belanger-Lederle, 89, of Lake Leelanau, died April 2; Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
      MANISTEE
      - Joyce Crampton Butterfield, 76, of Minneapolis, Minn., formerly of Manistee, died March 27.
      - Germaine M. Rutowski, 86, of Filer City, died March 28; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Mildred D. GeBott, 96, of Manistee, died March 29; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Joanne Frances Jarvis, 64, of Bear Lake, died March 29; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
      - Donald Hugh Kenny III, 49, of Manistee, died March 30; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Clayton J. Lamont, 96, of Lansing, formerly of Bear Lake, died March 30.
      - Carl Edwin Johnson, 84, of Kaleva, died April 2; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
      OTSEGO
      - Rosie L. Gapinski, 81, of Gaylord, died March 28; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - Ralph Blackmore, 80, of Gaylord, died March 30; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - Paula VanMeter Cherniak, 71, of Gaylord, died March 30; Kaul Funeral Home, St. Clair Shores.
      WEXFORD
      - Anthony J. Plazibat, 50, of Cadillac, died March 29; Hitesman Funeral Home, Cadillac.
     

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