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April 3, 2005ObituariesLORETTA CHRISTIAN, of Grayling, died Wednesday, March 30, 2005. A funeral service will be held Friday, April 8, 2005, at 11 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Grayling. Arrangements are by the Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home in Grayling. JOSEPHINE ALICE GOODRICH, 85, of Manistee, died Thursday evening, March 31, 2005, at Orchard Hill Adult Foster Care. Memorial services will be held Monday, April 4, 2005, at 11:30 a.m., at the Oak Grove Cremation Center in Manistee, where the family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until the time of service. Cremation took place at Oak Grove Cemetery with final interment in the Old School House Cemetery in Brown Township. The Oak Grove Cremation Center is serving the family. JAYNE ISOBEL HAYES, 90, of Grayling, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005. A memorial service will be held in June. The Sorenson-Lockwood Funeral Home in Grayling is in charge of arrangements. ALBERT WILLIAM KORN, 76, of Traverse City, died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at Birchwood Nursing Center A full obituary will be in a future edition of the Record-Eagle. Arrangements are pending at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home in Traverse City. WALTER R. MIKULA, 85, of Manistee, died Friday, April 1, 2005, at the Manistee County Medical Care Facility. Visitation will be held Monday, April 4, 2005, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Herbert Funeral Home in Manistee, where evening prayers from the Order of Christian Funerals will be prayed at 8 p .m. Mass from the Order of Christian Funerals will be celebrated Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at 10 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manistee. Graveside military services will follow the Mass at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Manistee. Arrangements are by the Herbert Funeral Home in Manistee. LaVern "Chili" Chilcote Died March 23, 2005 FRANKFORT - On March 23, 2005, LaVern "Chili" Chilcote passed from this earth due to complications brought on by brain cancer. Through his valiant and courageous struggle, Chili was fortunate to spend his last days at home, surrounded by his family. A celebration of Chili's life will take place Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at 5 p.m., at the Frankfort-Elberta Area High School, 534 11th St., in Frankfort, where the family will be present beginning at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the Munson Hospice and Palliative Care, 1105 Sixth St., Traverse City, MI 49684 or to the City of Frankfort Recreation Board/Trails, Beaches and Parks, 412 Main Street, Frankfort, MI 49635. The family would like to thank Nancy Patterson, Dr. Fraser and all the staff from Munson Hospice and Palliative Care. The services offered by all at Munson Hospice and Palliative Care helped Chili and his family make his final days as special as possible. Also, a special thanks to the staff of 4-West at Munson Medical Center and the many friends and family who have been so very helpful and supportive. The Frankfort Chapel of McElduff Funeral Homes & Cremation Service is handling the arrangements. Joseph L. Schwartz Died April 1, 2005 COPEMISH - Joseph L. Schwartz, 77, of Copemish, formerly of Shelby Township, died Friday, April 1, 2005, at his residence. He was born July 22, 1927, in Washington Township, the son of Joseph B. and Evelyn (Dechousin) Schwartz. Joseph was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army. He was an avid auto-racing fan and loved being up north spending time outdoors hunting and fishing. On Oct. 1, 1949, in Utica, Joseph married Gloria Ann Decker, who survives him. He is also survived by two daughters, Susan (Mark Balicki) Schwartz of Utica and Connie (Todd) Humphrey of Copemish; one granddaughter, Shawn (David) Wernert of Marine City; two great-grandsons, David and Kyle Wernert; two sisters, Shirley (Robert) Jackson of Armada and Charlotte Hagle of Frasier; two brothers, Ed (Elaine) Schwartz of Alden and Lawrence Schwartz of California; and numerous nieces and nephews. Joseph was preceded in death by his son, John Joseph Schwartz in 2005; and his grandson, Jason Joseph Schwartz in 1991. Funeral services will be conducted, today, April 3, 2005, at 4 p.m., at the Terwilliger Funeral Home in Kaleva, where visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until the time of services. The Rev. Floyd Soper will officiate. Interment will be in the Cleon Township Cemetery on Monday at 3 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Munson Hospice. Envelopes are available at the Terwilliger Funeral Home. Margaret Marie Stumbo Died March 28, 2005 TRAVERSE CITY - Margaret Marie Stumbo, 90, of Traverse City, died Monday March 28, 2005, at Munson Hospice House. Margaret is survived by two daughters, Marjorie Janice (Vincent) Amalfitano of Traverse City and Diane Janet Lee of Southgate; six grandsons; five great-grandchildren; and one nephew, James Troher of Traverse City. Private graveside services have been held at Oakwood Cemetery. In remembrance of Margaret, memorials may be directed to Munson Hospice House. Arrangements were handled by the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home of Traverse City. Bradley Allen Schaub Died March 27, 2005 TRAVERSE CITY - Bradley Allen Schaub, of Traverse City, returned back to Heaven and was stillborn at Munson Medical Center Sunday, March 27, 2005. Bradley is survived by his mother and father, Angela (Sheets) and Tony Schaub; a sister, Amanda; and brothers, Anthony and Collin. Also surviving are grandparents, Celestine and Thelma Schaub, and Rev. Bruce and Judy Sheets; great-grandparents, William and Olive Bacon; along with many aunts, uncles and cousins. Private funeral services were held at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home. Burial will be held at the Oakwood Catholic Diocesan Cemetery in Traverse City. Rene Joseph Boisvert Nov. 18, 1929 - March 13, 2005 TRAVERSE CITY - Rene, 75, was born and raised in Pawtucket, R.I., where he worked his way into the carpentry trade with his father and brothers. In his early 20s, he moved to Michigan with his wife, Ann Cecelia (Gervais) and their first three children. After two more children, many carpentry jobs, and 18 years in the automotive industry, Rene found his way to northern Michigan, where he bought Pine Hollow Resort in Elk Rapids. He eventually retired to enjoy many springs, summers and falls in northern Michigan. He preferred Florida winters. Rene enjoyed good friends and working. He was always there when people needed help and had a project to work on. Surviving are his wife Doris; brother Ernie; five children, Renee' (Jeffery) Stone, Robert (Lee), Wayne (Pam), Dennis (Shelley) and Rene Jr. (Evelyn); eight grandchildren, Ken, Katie, Adam, Jason (Amanda), Tammy, Brian, Brant and Angela; and one great-grandchild, Tyler. Rene was preceded in death by his wife, Ann; his parents; and all siblings except one. Burial will take place over Memorial weekend at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Kewadin. Wendy Susan Prather Campbell Died March 23, 2005 TRAVERSE CITY - Wendy Susan Prather Campbell, 54, of Traverse City, died after a short illness Wednesday, March 23, 2005, surrounded by her family at Munson Hospice House. Born in Detroit Dec. 4, 1950, Wendy was the eldest daughter of Mrs. E. Ann Prather of Traverse City, and the late Perry E. Prather, M.D. Wendy lived and worked in Santa Cruz, Calif., for many years. She moved to Traverse City a year and a half ago with her daughter, Amy A. Campbell, a senior at Traverse City West Senior High School. Wendy was raised in Detroit and Saginaw, where she graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School in 1969. She studied art at Hope College in Holland, Mich., and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1973. After graduation, she worked in quality control at Hayworth, an office furniture manufacturer in Holland. Wendy moved to California, and for more than 15 years worked in a substance abuse treatment clinic. She started as an office manager at Triad Community Services' Santa Cruz County Methadone Clinic, and progressed to assistant program manager, director of operations, and executive director. In Santa Cruz, she was a member of St. Stephens Lutheran Church. Wendy touched many lives through both her professional work and her personal life. She subtle humor, her caring and her competence were a blessing to the methadone clinic's patients, her co-workers, her friends and her loving family. She is survived by her daughter, Amy A. Campbell; her mother, E. Ann Hennig Prather of Traverse City; her brother, Douglas R. Prather of Ann Arbor; her sister and brother-in-law, Ann Prather Bisese and John Bisese, M.D., of Chattanooga, Tenn.; her former husband, Ken Campbell of Tucson; a niece; three nephews; and seven cousins. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Traverse City. Memorial contributions may be given to Munson Hospice House, 1105 Sixth St., Traverse City, MI 49684. Envelopes will be available at the service. Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, 305 Sixth St., Traverse City, made the arrangements. Virginia Shimunek Died April 2, 2005 MANISTEE - Virginia Shimunek, 85, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2005, at West Shore Medical Center in Manistee. Virginia was born on May 5, 1919, in Elk Rapids, the daughter of Amil and Floy (Jolly) Bachi. She married Frank Shimunek in 1941. Virginia is survived by a daughter, Sheryl (Mike) Zimmerman of Manistee; two sons, Jim (Judy) Shimunek of Weidman and Gary (Kathy) Shimunek of Elwell; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Shirley Harris of Lansing and Marge Paradis of Elk Rapids. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 5, 2005, from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., at the Lux-Moody-Wolfel Funeral Home. Funeral services for Virginia will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at 11 a.m., at the Alma United Methodist Church, with Pastor Phil Friedrick officiating. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery. Raymond Musser Died April 1, 2005 MANCELONA - Raymond Musser, 90, of Mancelona, died Friday, April 1, 2005, at his home. He was born on June 20, 1914, in Fargo, N.D., the son of Fred and Luella (Jones) Musser. He was a resident of Mancelona most of his life. He was a farmer for many years and was employed by the Mancelona Cheese Company as well as Slims Butcher Shop in Kalkaska. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking, and was best known as a "jack of all trades." On Feb. 10, 1938, in Kalkaska, he married Vera Marcella Kiel, who survives. Also surviving are four children, Raymond Jr. (Priscilla) Musser of Traverse City, Frances M. Marshall of Mancelona, Dale D. (Iris) Musser of Central Lake and Sharon (Walter) Hardy of Mancelona; a brother, Robert (Peggy) Musser of Kalkaska; three sisters, Viola Wittmer Chervenka of Traverse City, Helen Sandeen of Alden and Margaret Fleet of Mancelona; 16 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; two sisters, Hilda Thornburg and Marie Thornburg; and a brother, William "Bill" Musser. Visitation will take place on Monday, April 4, 2005, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at 2 p.m., also at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Mancelona. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mancelona Fire Department or the American Cancer Society. Mary Augusta Bott Died April 1, 2005 TRAVERSE CITY - Mary Augusta Bott, 75, of Traverse City, died early Friday morning, April 1, 2005, at Grand Traverse Pavilions with her loving and caring family by her side. Mary spent most of her life working as a Realtor and was associated with Century 21 in Clio and Real Estate One in Elk Rapids. A gifted artist, Mary thoroughly enjoyed painting with oil as well as water colors. Her paintings were a cherished gift, received by many friends and family members. She also enjoyed volunteering at the Traverse City Art Center. Born on May 21, 1929, on a farm near Big Rapids, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Margaret (Kizer) Schuberg. On Aug. 27, 1955, in Remus, she married Valentine J. "Jack" Bott, who survives. She is also survived by her two sons, John (Elaine) Bott and Charles (Jill) Bott; three sisters, Grace Dawson, Harriet (Maurice) Schiffer and Ruth Nostrant; four grandchildren, Amanda, Jessica, Cameron and Brittany; as well as many nieces and nephews. Mary will be deeply missed by her loving family and many friends. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Palmer and Roger Schuberg. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2005, at 1 p.m., at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gene Harris officiating. Robert B. Crawford Died March 31, 2005 ELBERTA -Robert B. Crawford, 68, of Elberta and formerly of Benzonia, passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2005, after a short battle with lung cancer. His courageous last days came while resting peacefully at home surrounded by his beloved family. Bob was born on April 25, 1936, at his home in Beulah to Bernard and Jean Crawford. He graduated from high school in Benzonia and attended college at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City. In 1955, Bob enlisted in the Army with his lifelong best friend, Arthur Hanmer. Following his years of military service, in 1961 he met Nancy Kay Stover. They married on Jan. 6, 1962, and became the proud parents of four children. Nancy passed away in 1994. Bob was blessed with love again and would meet Christeen Ruth Kibby. They married on May 24, 1997, and he spent the remainder of his life with her. Bob was a true entrepreneur. He became the proud owner of Frankfort Furniture in 1971, which later became Crawford's Flooring & Interiors in 1984. As a business owner, Bob illustrated the many trademarks of a small-town "mom and pop" business. He always had time for coffee and conversation while customers were shopping. Throughout Bob's 33-year career serving Benzie County, he would find himself involved in another passion of his that involved sports card collecting. In 1989, Bob opened Sportscard Studio in the Frankfort Mini-Mall. Over the years, Bob collected large amounts of sports cards and he wanted to share his excitement with the community. Over a period of several summer seasons, the card shop helped rekindle childhood days and motivated people to start collecting. This experience would become one of Bob's most fulfilling accomplishments of his career. He would often talk about his fondest memory of "watching many of the young Frankfort boys and girls grow up into great people over the years, and how everybody enjoyed hanging out at the card shop." Even though Bob became a successful businessman through the years, his proudest accomplishment had nothing to do with running a business. Bob wanted to be remembered for being Bob's, Deb's, Jim's, and Mike's Dad. His children were the "stars in his heart." While Bob himself never obtained a college education, all four of his children did. Bob's greatest achievement was "watching his beautiful family grow up, all achieving a higher level of education, and becoming great people while contributing to their own local communities." A man who loved the outdoors, Bob cherished all four seasons. He would often dream about spring, summer, winter, and fall, and how they motivated and inspired him. He really enjoyed hunting for snow shoe rabbits with his dad, sons, and beagles during the winter season. He especially loved the anticipation and excitement surrounding the return of his favorite bird, the Eastern Bluebird, as they arrived to their nesting boxes in the springtime. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Christeen; daughter, Debra (Ed) King of Owosso; three sons, Robert (Cindy) Crawford of Laingsburg, James Crawford of Grand Rapids and Michael (Marie) Crawford of Madison, Wis.; stepchildren, Eric (Susannah) McNitt of Tarpon Springs, Fla. and Narda (Kent) Hughson of Interlochen; sister, Betty (Mike) Humphrey of Manton; grandchildren; Amber Crawford, Courtney King, Brad King and Lucas Hughson; cousins; nieces and nephews; sisters and brothers in-law; and other relatives and friends. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard and Jean Crawford; first wife, Nancy Stover Crawford; and brother, Allen Crawford Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2005, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., at McElduff Funeral Home in Benzonia. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 7, 2005, at 11 a.m., also at the funeral home, and will be officiated by Reverend Steve Davidson. Visitation will also be available at 10 a.m. prior to the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the Michigan Bluebird Society, Friends of the Betsie Valley Trail or Little League of Benzie County. The Benzonia Chapel of McElduff Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling the arrangements. Jay H. Montgomery Died March 31, 2005 ELK RAPIDS - Jay H. Montgomery, 73, of Elk Rapids, formerly of Rapid City, died on Thursday, March 31, 2005, at Munson Medical Center. Jay was born in Flint on April 26, 1931, the son of Harold A. and Carolyn (Opitz) Montgomery. Jay married the former Patricia Carleton on Aug. 11, 1984, in Central Lake. Jay owned and operated Montgomery Pharmacy in Owosso until his retirement in 1979, after which he helped out at the River Pharmacy in Elk Rapids. He was a member of the Owosso Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite, the Shrine, Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club. He was very active in the Boy Scouts and enjoyed playing golf and traveling. He graduated from Ferris State College of Pharmacy. He truly loved his family and grandchildren. Jay is survived by his wife, Patricia "Pat" Montgomery of Elk Rapids; two sons, Jeffrey (Sarah) Montgomery of Medfield, Mass., and Scott (Ruth) Montgomery of Sarasota, Fla.; one daughter, Kathy (Richard) Montgomery-Bigliano of New York, N.Y.; three stepchildren, Larry Blankenhagen of Houston, Texas, Thomas Blankenhagen of Kewadin and David (Sue) Blankenhagen of Petoskey; seven grandchildren, Kendall, Kendyl, Kaylyn, Robert, Tricia, Grace and Sam. He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Helen Montgomery in 1983. The funeral service will be held today, April 3, 2005, at 2 p.m., at the Covell Funeral Home in Elk Rapids, where visitation will be held from noon until the time of service. The Rev. Arthur Covell will officiate. Full Military Honors will be held by the Am Vets and the VFW Cherryland Post 2780. Burial will take place in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Flint. Memorials may be directed to the Am Vets in Elk Rapids. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Covell Funeral Home in Elk Rapids.
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