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November 15, 2003ObituariesCLAIR A. CALKINS, 70, of Lakes of the North, Antrim County, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, in Mancelona.Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Mancelona. Visitation will take place from 9 a.m. to mass time at the church. CLAUDIA BELLE CRONKHITE, 84, of Cadillac, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, at Lakeview Lutheran Manor in Cadillac. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 at Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the funeral home. Pastor Nate Walker will officiate. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac. RAYMOND JOSEPH DAHLKE, SR., 65, of Manistee, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Herbert Funeral Home in Manistee. Prayers from the Order of Christian Funerals will be prayed at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Mass from the Order of Christian Funerals will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manistee. Burial with graveside military services will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. ALVIN L. PETERSON, 77, of Kalkaska, died Friday, Nov. 14, 2003, at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center-Long Term Care. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, at Wolfe Funeral Home, Kalkaska, with visitation from 1 p.m. until the start of the service. A full obituary will appear in the Sunday edition of the Record-Eagle. TRAVERSE CITY - Virginia M. Biggers, 80, of Traverse City and most recently of Ft. Myers, Florida, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, at Munson Medical Center. Virginia was born on July 31, 1923, in Flint, the daughter of Chelsea and Lucy (Wyman) McIvor. She married Arthur William Biggers on Dec. 9, 1950, in Port Huron. Virginia is survived by her husband, Bill; three children, Brenda (John) Redman of Traverse City, Bill (Kathy) Biggers Jr. of Wixom, Sheila (Gary) Leppanen of Lehigh, Florida; three sisters, Maxine (George) LaVere, Helen (Leo) Carpa, Barbara Burns and one brother, Edward (Doris) McIvor, all of Port Huron; nine grandchildren, Robert, Rodney, Chris, Amy, Tom, Chris, Brett, Morgan, Courtney; and two great-grandchildren, Robert and Heather. At Virginia's request, cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003, at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Larry Ross officiating. In remembrance of Virginia, memorial contributions may be directed to Munson Hospice. TRAVERSE CITY - Roxanne Gabrielle Sich, infant daughter of Michael Sich and Regina Gisoni, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003. Our dear baby girl, there's a spot in our hearts that will always be saved just for you. And when we finally meet you in heaven, we'll all be together - a happy family. We love you, Roxanne Gabrielle. Your mommy and daddy and your big brother Gabriel. Funeral services are private. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery. TRAVERSE CITY - Eugene Campbell Willings died Thursday evening of complications of congested heart failure. He was born in Millersburg, Mich. on Aug. 25, 1909, and as Millersburg's oldest living native was parade marshal for the Millersburg Centennial in 2001. Gene attended Millersburg and Onaway schools as well as Western Michigan University. After being honorably discharged from the Navy in 1944, Gene married Mabel Ruth Doyle in Alpena. They started dating because they both enjoyed dancing and always said they hoped they'd never be too old to dance. When the Michigan Employment Security Commission was formed, he was one of the first employees. He served as branch manager in Alpena until his retirement in 1981 after 42 years with the commission. Most important to Gene was his family: daughters Barb Chrzan (Carl) in Alpena and Bonnie Willings (Lou Colombo) in Traverse City, granddaughter Heather Chrzan Kirschner (Travis) also of Traverse City, and grandson Eric Chrzan, a student at Central Michigan University. Mabel Ruth preceded him in death in 1995. He is also survived by his sister Esther Magnuson in Minneapolis. Gene was an avid card player, especially enjoying bridge, euchre, smear and spitzer. He was a regular member of the Friday night euchre game at the senior center and just one week ago played bridge with his weekly group of 20 men. Gene never missed an opening day of hunting or fishing season, though what he did at camp was always a mystery to his family since he never owned a gun or fishing pole and didn't cook. He was an active member of the Congregational Church in Alpena, serving on the deacon board. He regularly attended the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City since moving to Traverse City two years ago. He was a member of the Lions and Elks Clubs, Alpena Yacht Club and Winyah. Other relatives preceded him in death include his parents Richard and Lizzie B. (Canham) Willings and siblings Gertrude, Charles, Bonnie and Dorothy. A memorial service will be held Monday, Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City with Rev. Becky Chamberlain officiating. After cremation, burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery in Alpena. Memorials may be made to your local library or hospital. Arrangements by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home in Traverse City.
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