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August 31, 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
      - Leo C. Coyne, 91, of Kewadin, died Aug. 22; Covell Funeral Homes, Elk Rapids.
      - Helen Rose Van Buren, 85, of Alden, died Aug. 22; Oak Grove Cremation Center, Manistee.
      - Ruby Short, 72, of Mancelona, died Aug. 24; Mortensen Funeral Homes, Mancelona.
      - Stanley W. Moffat, 69, of Eastport, died Aug. 26; Mortensen Funeral Homes, Central Lake.
      - Charles E. DeVerney, 66, of Mancelona, died Aug. 27; Mortensen Funeral Homes, Mancelona.
     
      BENZIE
      - Jonathan Jessen Dall, 40, of Frankfort, died Aug. 23; McElduff Funeral Homes, Frankfort.
      - Laura Lynn Krause, 27, of Benzonia, died Aug. 24; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
     
      CHARLEVOIX
      - Frances Helen Bray, 85, of Boyne City, died Aug. 21; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
      - Delores L. Nichols, of Joplin, Mo., formerly of Boyne City, died Aug. 23.
      - Warren E. Towns, 87, of Boyne City, died Aug. 27; Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
     
      CHEBOYGAN
      - Thomas R. Bur, 77, of Burnsville, Minn., formerly of Riggsville, died Aug. 24; Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Raymond D. Potter, 64, of Cheboygan, died Aug. 25; Nordman Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
      - Stanley R. Lowe, 71, of Cheboygan, died Aug. 26; Christian Funeral Home, Cheboygan.
     
      EMMET
      - Mark Allen, 48, of Petoskey, died Aug. 24; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Patricia M. Dopke, 80, of Petoskey, died Aug. 25; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
      - Lester Perrault, 84, of Petoskey, died Aug. 26; Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
     
      GRAND TRAVERSE
      - Joan Reay, 65, of East Lansing, formerly of Traverse City, died July 29; Gorsline-Runciman Co., Lansing.
      - Dale Henry Smith, 47, of Traverse City, died Aug. 14.
      - Cecil E. Nickel, 89, of Acme, died Aug. 22; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
      - Virginia M. Tafelsky, 70, of Curtis, formerly of Traverse City, died Aug. 22; Beaulieu Funeral Home, Newberry.
      - John Raymond Arlt, 69, of Frankenmuth, formerly of Kingsley, died Aug. 25; Cederberg Funeral Home, Frankenmuth.
      - Harold A. Evans, 93, of Traverse City, died Aug. 26; Johnson Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Richard A. Steele, 83, of Traverse City, died Aug. 27; Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, Beulah.
     
      KALKASKA
      - Daniel Gerald Judge, 23, of Kalkaska, died Aug. 20; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - Joyce Ann DeCamp, 67, of Bancroft, formerly of Kalkaska, died Aug. 21; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - Edith June Grisham, 95, of Meade, Kan., formerly of Kalkaska, died Aug. 21; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - Gary D. Kirts, 55, of Rapid City, died Aug. 26; Mortensen Funeral Homes, Bellaire.
      - Bruce Lantzer, 72, of Kalkaska, died Aug. 27; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
      - Calvin V. Greiner, 76, of Rapid City, died Aug. 28; Covell Funeral Homes, Elk Rapids.
      - Roger L. Severns, 44, of Rapid City, died Aug. 28; Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska.
     
      LEELANAU
      - Angelina McSweeney, 69, of Portsmouth, Va., formerly of Lake Leelanau, died Aug. 17.
      - Elizabeth E. Barbulesco, 78, of Gainesville, Fla., seasonal Northport resident, died Aug. 22; Forest Meadows Funeral Home, Gainesville.
      - Harold B. Wright, 69, of Royal Oak, seasonal Lake Leelanau resident, died Aug. 22.
      - Dean A. DeWitt, 45, of Maple City, died Aug. 23; Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, Traverse City.
     
      MANISTEE
      - Joseph Paul Adamski, 83, of Manistee, died Aug. 23; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Cecilia G. Tomaszewski, 93, of Manistee, died Aug. 23; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Genevieve Patricia Lipski, 78, of Manistee, died Aug. 25; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - William C. O'Herron, 68, of Manistee, died Aug. 27; Herbert Funeral Home, Manistee.
      - Ethel Lola Sturdevant, 90, of Brethren, died Aug. 28; Terwilliger Funeral Home, Kaleva.
     
      MISSAUKEE
      - Marilyn C. Sarbaugh, 71, of McBain, died Aug. 28; Corey Funeral Home, Evart.
     
      OTSEGO
      - Erwin E. Haskill, 79, of Vanderbilt, died Aug. 23; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
      - Norman Rudd, 85, of Gaylord, died Aug. 28; Nelson Funeral Home, Gaylord.
     
      WEXFORD
      - Marybeth Kohler Kerr, infant daughter of Adam J. and Julianne (Kohler) Kerr, died Aug. 21; Peterson Funeral Home, Cadillac.
      - Clara Mathews, 85, of South Bend, Ind., formerly of Manton, died Aug. 21; Hall Funeral Chapel, Manton.
      - Dorothy Laventure, 93, of Harrietta, died Aug. 26; Hitesman Funeral Home, Cadillac.
     

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