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April 29, 2004ObituariesGraveside commital services for THETA IONE CRAKER FOUTS, who died on Feb. 29, 2004, will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2004, at Omena Hillcrest Cemetery.Arrangements are by Martinson Funeral Home in Suttons Bay. Graveside services for JOHN H. HICKERSON SR., who passed away on Dec. 13, 2003, after a courageous battle with cancer, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2004, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Leelanau Township. He was the beloved husband of Julie A. Hickerson and is deeply missed. Friends and family are welcome to attend. Graveside services for DIANA MARIE KYTE, 57, of Kalkaska, who died on Jan. 8, 2004, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2004, at Excelsior Township Cemetery. Arrangements are by Wolfe Funeral Home in Kalkaska. LOUISE L. OLIGNEY, of Frankfort, passed away on Jan. 21, 2004. A memorial service will be celebrated at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2004, at the Bennett-Barz Funeral Home in Beulah. VERA C. SCHNEIDER, 95, of Kalkaska, died on April 21, 2004, in Sebring, Fla. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 2, 2004, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Wolfe Funeral Home in Kalkaska. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 3, 2004, also at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Wolfe Funeral Home in Kalkaska. GUY LEROY WILLIAMS, 101, of Brookfield, formerly of Grayling, died on Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at The Harbor of Charlotte. Visitation will be held today, April 29, 2004, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Sorenson Funeral Home in Grayling. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 30, 2004, also at the funeral home. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Grayling. Arrangements are by Sorenson Funeral Home, McEvers Chapel, in Grayling. ELK RAPIDS - Charles Reid Williams, of Elk Rapids, died on April 26, 2004. Charlie was born on March 23, 1931, at home in Elk Rapids, the son of Helen (Pitman) and Bruce Williams. He served honorably in the U.S. Army, earned a bachelor's degree in teaching from Central Michigan University, and a master's degree in counseling from the University of Michigan. Charlie taught at the School For The Deaf in Flint, and worked in administration for Oakland Schools, before moving back to Elk Rapids in 1971. He taught math and was a guidance counselor for Elk Rapids schools until his retirement in 1985. In his earlier years, Charlie had a Christmas Tree Farm that he tended with his family. Charlie married Joan Streit in 1956; they had six children. Throughout his life, he enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, golf, playing tennis, biking, poker, bridge and chess. He was a very special and unique man with a keen sense of humor. Charlie had great appreciation for music. He was always a philosopher; he loved reading books and writing stories. He was the founder of the Elk Rapids Great Books Club which met at the Elk Rapids library for the last ten years. Charlie took great joy in watching and encouraging his children and grandchildren in their activities and accomplishments. We will miss him greatly. Charlie is survived by his loving partner, Treva Jaffe, with whom he shared the last fourteen years of his life; son, Dan (Shannon) Williams of Elk Rapids; daughter, Jenifer (Matt) Thomas of Traverse City; son, Dr. Chad (Dr. Kathy) Williams of Grand Rapids; daughter, Lindy (Mike) Bishop of Lake Forrest, Ill.; daughter, Tracy (Ron) Brodeur of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; daughter, Nicky (Bill) Tobin of Alameda, Calif; brother, Leslie (E.J.) Williams of Jackson; sister, Edna Willliams of Dilley, Texas; 15 grandchildren; a niece; and nephews. Charles was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Norma Williams. The family will receive friends from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday May 2, 2004, at the Elk Rapids Chapel of Covell Funeral Homes. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday May 3, 2004, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 403 Traverse Street, Elk Rapids. The family asks those wishing to give memorials to please remember the Conservation Resource Alliance, 10850 Traverse Hwy., Ste. 1111, Traverse City, MI 49684. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. TRAVERSE CITY - Arlene Elizabeth Orth was born on Aug. 20, 1914, to Goldie Wallace Orth, who died in childbirth, and Josiah Orth, who died when Arlene was nine. She was raised by relatives, attended Buffalo, N.Y., Public Schools through the ninth grade, and came of age in the Great Depression. She began work at age 16, in Pontiac, where she met Walter Alfred Kinch, with whom she was united in marriage in 1931. Theirs was a lifelong love; Arlene was deeply devoted to Walter, as he had been to her. She was a widow for the last 37 years of her life. The couple lived in Rochester, Mich., and Mt. Pleasant, settling finally in Traverse City, in 1948. A daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, died in 1937, at age two-and-a-half. A son, Richard (Linda Stengel) Kinch, was born in 1937, and a daughter, Catherine (Kenneth) Hamilton, in 1939. The former lives in Racine, Wis., the latter in Traverse City. Arlene had lived with Catherine since 1999. Arlene worked for 26 years as a Licensed Psychiatric Practical Nurse at the Traverse City State Hospital, retiring in 1975. She was a longtime member of Central United Methodist Church, which she regarded with great satisfaction, and which regarded her with kindness and attention. Besides the pleasure she took in her children, she was a happy grandparent to Frank Hardy of Traverse City, and Matthew (Angel) Sullivan of Jackson, Miss., Kimberly (Eric) Miller of Newberg, Ore., and Steven (Jeri) Hamilton of Beaverton, Ore., Judith (Mark Smithivas) Kinch of Chicago, and Rachael (Mark Kangas) Kinch, Claudio (Enid) Ramos, and Luis (Erika) Gonzales of Racine, Wis. Several great-grandchildren survive her; Arlene never saw the most recent, Amanda Smithivas, born in December 2003. She is also survived by a nephew, Jack Potter, and his family, of Ontario, Canada. Besides her husband, Walter, who died in 1967, her half-brother, Hayes, died in 1980. Arlene was grateful for the hospitality and affection extended her by his numerous family, mostly in Texas. Arlene was also grateful, as is her family, for the care and skill provided by Bortz Health Care Facilities, Munson Medical Center, and the various health care professionals who served her. To the end her intellect was clear, even as she was betrayed by her body. Visitation will take place this evening, April 29, 2004, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home in Traverse City. Visitation will continue at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 30, 2004, at Central United Methodist Church in Traverse City, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. The Rev. Tamara Williams will officiate. Following cremation, burial will take place at Mt. Avon Cemetery in Rochester, Mich. Although Arlene took great pleasure in flowers, her survivors suggest memorials be made, in her name, to Central United Methodist Church, 222 Cass Street, Traverse City, MI 49684. From the earth and grave and dust, The Lord will raise her up, we trust. TRAVERSE CITY - Arthur Lloyd Melkild, 78, of Traverse City, formerly of Northport, died Sunday, April 25, 2004, at his home. He was born Nov. 24, 1925, in Northport, the son of Martin and Inga (Sievertson) Melkild. Arthur served in the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force, respectively, from 1944-76, fighting in WWII and the Korean War, and retiring as Staff Sergeant. He was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Northport. Arthur is survived by a sister, Thora Bukoff of Shreveport, La., and a brother, Martin (Beth) Melkild of Traverse City. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Oliver Melkild and John Weik, and two sisters, Margaret Carson and Ina Powell Bell. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Northport, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Rev. Ruth Overdier will officiate. Burial will be in Leelanau Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to Bethany Lutheran Church in Northport. Arrangements are being handled by Martinson Funeral Home, Suttons Bay.
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